Drama: 4/22,23/13 Monday and Tuesday

Bell Ringer

• Write a descriptive paragraph about a performance (movie, TV, etc.) that you've watched in the past week. List what made the performance good and/or bad.

Activities

• Go over grades and missing assignments.
• Detail assignment for improvisations: due 4/26/13
• Chose a movie or TV program that is a favorite
• Give a basic summary of the plot
• Give a list of characters with a basic description of each's qualities
• List the themes or subthemes, or ongoing jokes like "Where's Perry?"
• Consider sub plots
• These items can be specific to the program or general to the genre
• You are looking for common elements we can make joke about
• Purpose
• Create a report for a grade
• Set up a series of improv's
• For future writing projects
• Outline Semester Exam to this point
• Choose a Shakespearean soliloquy between 25 and 60 lines long
• Give a summary of the play
• Give an analysis of the character
• Give an analysis of the scene
• Provide information regarding props, setting, and costume were the play to be performed
• Be prepared to perform the soliloquy from memory
• More details given in class
• Semester exam may be changed and adapted depending on student response and discussion
• Current play choice project
• Reminder of where we are in the process
• Due by 4/30/13
• List of potential plays each student has found
• Include the genre for each play
• Include brief summary of what the play is about
• If available, list how many actors are required to perform the play.
• We will put the full list of plays on the board and sort through them
• Goal 1 is to trim the list to 15 to 20 favorites
• Once we have trimmed the list
• Students will be divided into groups and each group will be given a play to evaluate in depth