Q1-Drama+8

**8th GRADE DRAMA EXPLO****RATION!**
 * Welcome actors and students. Look blow for the activities for each class period (I will try to update this page as often as possible, but please let me know if some information is missing). If there is an assignment sheet that you would have gotten in class, I will try to post a copy of it here so that you can download another if you have lost the original. If you want to access the syllabus - click on the link at the left.**

** LAST CLASS NOTE ** If you would like to bring a treat to share with your classmates, we can spend the last 15 minutes celebrating the quarter.

19 October 2011
 * Bag of randomness!
 * Pile on!
 * No homework - last class.**


 * 17 October 2011**
 * Fantastic Polynomial!
 * Add dialogue
 * Choreography
 * Finish your scenes
 * Performance

**HOMEWORK** :
 * JOURNAL ** :


 * 13 October 2011**
 * Fantastic Polynomial!
 * Step 1 - Idea generation
 * Step 2 - Tableaus

**HOMEWORK** :
 * JOURNAL ** :


 * 11 October 2011**
 * Morning meeting
 * Finish. Any. Last. Pantomime. Scenes. **Finally**
 * Discuss "In Facebook Wii Trust"
 * Shared Dialogue

**HOMEWORK** :
 * JOURNAL ** :


 * 9 October 2011**
 * Morning meeting
 * Housekeeping
 * Finish Pantomime Scenarios
 * Playreading "In Facebook Wii Trust"

**HOMEWORK** :
 * JOURNAL ** :


 * 28 September 2011**
 * Morning meeting
 * Show me your written scenarios!
 * Acting exercise-STOP.
 * Final rehearsals
 * Performances
 * Hand in scenarios

**HOMEWORK** : NONE - enjoy your week long break. **IF YOU DID NOT PERFORM TODAY, YOU WILL WHEN WE GET BACK**
 * JOURNAL ** :


 * 26 September 2011**
 * Morning meeting
 * Hand back stage directions
 * Warm-ups
 * Discuss homework
 * It has been a while since we have been together
 * Scenario example on the screen
 * Work time

**HOMEWORK** : Write (TYPE) scenario to hand in/rehearse to perform
 * JOURNAL ** :


 * 22 September 2011**
 * Improvisation warm-up
 * Look at homework
 * What scenarios did you come up with?
 * Writing a solo scenario
 * Rehearsal
 * Performance
 * Solo Pantomime

**HOMEWORK** :
 * JOURNAL: **


 * 20 September, 2011**
 * Improvisation warm-up
 * Park Bench
 * Start watching scenarios
 * Critical reaction
 * Providing feedback
 * Skill development
 * Movement isolation, creating believable pantomimes
 * What makes a good scenario?
 * Write a long form scenario

**HOMEWORK** :
 * JOURNAL: **


 * 18 September, 2011**
 * Improvisation
 * Park Bench
 * Pantomime
 * Examples
 * Exercises
 * "Pulling Faces"

**HOMEWORK:** Generate 3 original scenarios that will make for good Pantomime routines.
 * JOURNAL: **


 * 14 September, 2011**
 * Improvisation warm-ups
 * Quick review of stage directions
 * Pantomime
 * Exercises and practice
 * Creating a scenario
 * ORAL/PHYSICAL QUIZ on stage directions
 * Start looking at scenarios
 * Start looking at scenarios

**HOMEWORK:**
 * JOURNAL: **


 * 12 September, 2011**
 * Warm-ups
 * Vocal and physical
 * Improvisation warm-up
 * Tag team photos?
 * Apology
 * Stage Directions
 * Worksheet - quiz on Sept 14
 * Pantomime
 * Look at routines

**HOMEWORK:** Study for Stage Directions quiz on 9/14
 * JOURNAL: **


 * 7 September, 2011**
 * Warm-ups
 * Vocal and physical
 * Big Booty - the game.
 * Pass the ball
 * Complete the picture
 * Pantomime objects from home
 * Park Bench Game

**HOMEWORK:**
 * JOURNAL: **


 * 5 September, 2011**
 * Announcements
 * Warm-ups
 * Vocal and physical
 * Round-up
 * Ball of clay
 * Park Bench - Improvisation

**HOMEWORK:** Examine 5 objects from around your house and be able to re-create them using your hands, body and expression.
 * JOURNAL: **


 * 28 August, 2011**
 * Choreography - in the form of handshakes
 * With a partner
 * With another group
 * Improvisation games
 * Storytelling, telephone game


 * JOURNAL: ** What was your best/favorite activity from today? Hardest/Least favorite? Which ones do you want to do again?

**HOMEWORK:** None


 * 24 August, 2011**
 * 1) Tie up any loose ends
 * 2) Video - //Center Stage//
 * 3) Discussion on "What is Theater? What does it mean to act?"
 * 4) Go over participation rubric
 * 5) Improvisation!
 * 6) Move through the space
 * 7) Freeze - what are they doing?
 * 8) Tag-team pictures

**HOMEWORK:** None
 * JOURNAL: ** What is theater? What does it mean to act?


 * 22 August, 2011**
 * 1) Welcome and attendance
 * 2) Present Personal Masks
 * 3) Warm-ups
 * 4) Exercises
 * One word story telling
 * Mirror story telling
 * Same time storytelling
 * Group walks
 * President's Bodyguards
 * 1) Game
 * 2) Cat Wants Corner

**HOMEWORK:** None
 * JOURNAL: ** None


 * 18 August, 2011**


 * 1) Attendance
 * 2) warm-ups
 * stretches, vocal warm-ups, diction
 * Breath control, 10 count breathing, hum, Ahhhhhh at ceiling
 * 1) Name and Motion, repeat around circle
 * 2) Egg, Bird, Supreme Being
 * 3) Trust circle, Blindfolded
 * 4) Hunter/Hunted

**HOMEWORK:** Personal Mask assignment - due next class period.
 * JOURNAL: ** None