Drama+7

**7th GRADE DRAMA EXPLORATION!** //Welcome actors and students. Look below 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.//

__**5 September 2012**__ Warm-ups Partner tag One word storytelling 3 Random words storytelling Magic Bus Who-What-Where ** Journal: **None **Homework**: None

__**3 September 2012**__ Warm-ups  Storytelling   Know-it-all 3000   Family Photo Album   Tag Team pictures (then with dialogue) ** Journal: ** None **Homework**: None

__**30 April 2012**__ Warm-ups "All Together Now" What Are You Doing? Opening Lines __5 Rules of Improv__ Park Bench ** Journal: ** None - notes from the 5 rules **Homework**: None

__**28 April 2012**__ Warm-ups "Focus" and 30 seconds on stage Journal housekeeping Improvisation notes ** Journal: ** None - Just finish getting those notes on Improv vocabulary in your Journal **Homework**: None

__26 April 2012__ //Finish Coat of Arms//

Warm-ups Pass clap, noise Cross the circle Think about the past 4 classes in Drama. How do you feel you have been doing as a student/performer? What has been the most difficult part of the class? What has been the easiest part of the class for you? Pick one exercise or activity and describe why you liked it.Tell me one thing you have learned, either about yourself or drama, in the last 4 classes. What would you like to do more of in class? AT LEAST ½ PAGE - May take more! (remember 1/4 sized journals need 1 full page)
 * Journal: **
 * Homework: **Finish the Journal

Warm-ups Body Fusion Ooooh, Ahhhhh The Wave Partner/Team building Share Coat of Arms
 * __22 August__**
 * Journal: **None
 * Homework: **None

Warm-ups Drama exercises Share your skills Acting exercises/ensemble building Homework assignment Finish with a quick game
 * __15 August__**
 * Journal **: None - finish personal coat of arms
 * Homework **: Personal coat of arms - assignment is attached. Be prepared to share.


 * August 13 **

Welcome Drama exercises Journaling


 * Journal: ** What are you good at? I want you to write everything you feel you are good at. Pick one thing you are good at and describe it. How do you know you are good at it? Give an example of a time that you had to be or were "good at it". **JOURNALS SHOULD BE 1/2 A PAGE. Be prepared to share. Homework: ** Finish decorating your Journal, finish "title page" and finish Journal #1. Be prepared to turn in next class period.

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