20 september

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20 September

•Cast list for 3 Oranges will be up by lunch tomorrow--please come see me to get your envelope

•Move to the beat...

•LXD & Dramatic Structure

Paper Passers

•Theatre 411 Thespis on page 33

•Stage Map Test #1 [130 point map] on page 35

•Stage Map Test #2 [50 point binder paper] on page 39

1. A critical characteristic of the dramatic structure element of climax includes ___.

2. Falling action...

3. Critical attributes of an inciting incident include ___ and ___.

4. Dramatic Structure is defined or described as __

On pages 24 - 31 in your

notebook, please pick 3 of the following to complete

September 20

Roll Out Movement Unit

•We will:

•watch professional movers in a variety of styles

•apply dramatic structure elements to film clips

•create & perform 2 different movement pieces

•incorporate movement techniques & vocabulary

LXD Questions•All LXD questions will go on pages 40

- 45

•Label each episode

•Answer all questions [no need for complete sentences

•You will get two points for each answer

•If you don’t label the episode, only 1 point for each answer...

The Tale of Trevor Drift

TheLXD.com

•Make a list of five expositional facts while you watch the episode

•include setting[s]

•include major characters

The Tale of Trevor Drift

TheLXD.com

•Make a list of five expositional facts while you watch the episode

•include setting[s]

•include major characters

Sometimes the acting is a bit “Out There...”

Please make a list of at least 15 ways one can move onstage. For example, one can walk or run, jump, skip...Come on, you can do it!

Draw a line under your ?s on page 24 - 30 in your notebook:

Warmups & Movement

•Walk @ varying tempos

•Freeze @ all 3 levels

•Walk set tempo & freeze every 8 counts

•Divide group & watch

Purpose: Expand your range of movement & levels

Warmups & Movement

•Walk @ varying tempos

•Freeze @ all 3 levels

•Walk set tempo & freeze every 8 counts

•Divide group & watch

•slice, melt, Purpose: Expand your range of

movement & levels

On page 26 or 27 in your notebook:

Select 2 questions to respond--complete sentences, please:

1.___ is my favorite freeze level because ___.

2.I was able to maintain my focus onstage today by ___ and ___?

3.It is important to follow the D-R-A-M-A rules because ___.

4.Moving in time with the music was ___ because ___.

1.Theatre games help us to ___.

2.Rehearsing theatre games will allow us to ___.

3.The theatre games made me feel ___ because___.

4.Playing theatre games gives us the skills to ___.

On page 26 - 28 in your

notebook, please select 3 of the following to complete:

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21 September

•Cast list for 3 Oranges will be up by lunch today--please come see me @ lunch to get your envelope

•Move to the beat...

•LXD

•Tabloid Tableaux

1. Rising action from yesterday’s film includes ___.

2. The key components of exposition from “The Tale of Trevor Drift” are ___ and ___.

3. An example of falling action from the film is ___.

4. Exposition is ___.


notebook, please select 3 of the following to complete.

September 21

Can you do it? Yes, you can! Try to fill in this chart w/o looking at your handout...

Under today’s questions in your notebook:

ActorBody

Positions

House

Reviewing isGOOD

Anti-Gravity Heroes

TheLXD.com

•What is the inciting incident of this drama?

•Describe 4 elements of exposition

pg 40 - 45

Keep the Connection1. Divide into partners and fan out in

the room.

2. Pretend that an invisible string connects partners’ elbow, and, as they move, the string stays the same length between you.

3. Partners explore movement with the string connecting their foreheads, knees, hip, etc.

Variations

•String can be rubber band

•Use different body parts to connect yourselves

•Keep it PG-13

Movement!

•Add slice & melt to movement

•Travel in slicing manner

•Melt into position to hold

•Explode out of position

•Work in 8 counts w/music

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24 September

•Shape Duet Project

•LXD

•Tabloid Tableaux

New seating chart

1. Falling action from Friday’s film includes ___.

2. The key components of exposition from “Antigravity Heroes” are ___ and ___.

3. An example of rising action from the film is ___.

4. Inciting incident can be described as ___.



September 24

Robot Lovestory

TheLXD.com

•Describe two examples of exposition.

•Describe two examples of falling action.

pg 40 - 45

Shape DuetPage 46

A word about partners...•Practice your exceptional

audience etiquette

•Theatre is all about collaboration

•Your partner may be just as nervous as you

•Please be open to all suggestions as you brainstorm

•Please be kind to one another as you collaborate & create

A word about partners...•You may fire your partner[s] if:

•he/she/they miss more than 2 rehearsals

•You must petition me by

•telling me orally

•completing the petition form

•finding a new group/partner

•telling your old partner he/she has been fired

Meet w/your partner•Get each other’s cell phone

numbers

•Decide who will be Stage Manager

•Stage Manager gets an extra 50 points

•Stg Mgr please get an envelope

•Stg Mgr write both your names/period in upper right hand corner of envelope--Circle & *

•Listen to the music

•Brainstorm ideas for story

D-R-A-M-A Rules for working in a

group...•Maintain your concentration while working

•Cell phone use after securing phone numbers loses all 20 participation points

•Your partner loses 1/2

•Being in another group’s work space or excessively conversing with another group loses you all 20 participation points


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25 September

•New Term: Locomotor Movements

•LXD: “The Uprising Begins”

•Create your scene

1. Two key things to remember about the Shape Duet project include ___ & ___.

2. Two things I like about my partner for this project include ___ and ___.

3. I am excited/nervous about this project because ___.

4. An inciting incident can be described as ___.



September 25

Locomotor Movements

Page 47

“The Uprising Begins”

TheLXD.com

1.Make a list of three expositional events.

2.What is the inciting incident?

3.Describe the climax.

4.Make a list of two falling actions.

D-R-A-M-A Rules for working in a

group...•Maintain your concentration while working

•Illegitimate Cell phone use loses all 20 participation points


•Being in another group’s work space or excessively conversing with another group loses you all 20 participation points


•Stage Managers: please get a label

•On the label, date & record what your team did today

•writing: “rehearsed,” will get you no points...

•Stage Manager--you need a label for each day your team works

•Daily Label = 20 points each day

•Please date each label or only 10 points

Today’s Tasks

By the end of today, you need 2 of these

1.Setting--where does your scene take place

One setting is less confusing to your audience

2.Characters--who are you--what is the relationship b/w you both?

3.Plot--what happens in your scene?

Record this info on an index card & put on lip of the stageDon’t forget name/period/date in UR corner

Stage Manager = starred & circled

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26 September

•Shape Duet Rubric

•No LXD--short class today...

•Work your story

1. Two key things to remember about the Shape Duet project include ___ & ___.

2. Two things our audience must know about our Shape Duet is ___ and ___ .

3. In my Shape Duet, I play a ___, who is/does ___.

4. The climax of our Shape Duet is when ___.



September 26

Performance Rubric

Page 48

Stick w/the

Winners...You want to be scored on this

side of the rubric when you perform

Green means

go!

Stick w/the

Winners...

Each little box in each section = 20 points for a grand total of

340 points

Stick w/the

Winners...


270 points

Stick w/the

Winners...


180 points

The Intro100 points

come from your intro

•These are the easiest ones to rehearse

•Pick your strongest speaker

•Write down & rehearse exposition info

Remember to say “Scene”

1.The introduction must include ___ and ___.

2. Elements to remember when performing the introduction are ___ and ___.

3. Some key differences between the three performance levels in the rubric include ___ and ___.

On page 49 in your notebook, please

pick 2 of the following to complete

Plot Development

Begin & end w/tableau

•Make sure audience knows who you are

•Your scene must use dramatic structure elements

•The intro info must match what you actually perform...

Qualities of Motion

You need to be in continuous locomotion unless in a tableau

•Vary how you move & how you strike a tableau

•Move in unison w/partner @ least 3X

•Use the entire stage

The apron = DS of the blue line

1. Examples of locomotion include__ and __.

2. Some dramatic structure elements to incorporate in your performance include ___ and ___.

3.Unison means___.

4.The audience must know___.

On page 49 in your notebook, please

pick 2 of the following to complete

PerformanceMake sure you know your part

•Don’t improvise your choreography

•Don’t cue your partner while performing

•Stage Managers: please get a label

•Stage Managers: get another rubric & record full names/period in UR corner

Today’s Tasks

By the end of today, you need the last one of

these1.Setting--where does your scene take place

One setting is less confusing to your audience

2.Characters--who are you--what is the relationship b/w you both?

3.Plot--what happens in your scene?Record this info on yesterday’s index card

& get your second stampStage Manager = keep card in envelope

Plot development textfrom your performance

rubric

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27 September

•LXD--The Lettermakers

•Rehearse your introduction

•Present your introduction



September 271.Critical characteristics of Locomotor movements include __ and __.

2. A tableau...

3.The D-R-A-M-A rules...

4. Elements of Dramatic Structure include__.

5.Two things to be mindful about while performing our Shape Duet include ___ and ___.

“The Lettermakers”

TheLXD.com

1.Describe three expositional elements.

2.Describe three rising actions.

3.What is left behind?

4.What is the climax?

Introductions•Create a clear & concise summary of your scene by including essential expositional elements

•This is what your speaker could say:

•Our scene takes place at the beach where we are cousins creating a sand castle. My character fights with my partner’s character over the shovel and it breaks, leaving us both sad. The title of our scene is,“Digging Our Way Out of Trouble.”

Intro Example•I am Sponge Bob.

•I am Patrick.

•The title of our scene is “Two Ridiculous Sea Creatures Get Caught With Butt Cramps.”

•Our scene takes place on the beach [setting] and is about two best friends [protagonists] who eat ice cream and suffer horribly from butt cramps after swimming two feet out into the ocean [rising/climax/falling action].

Intro Example•On an index card please write one sentence summary of your scene. Include the following:

•title

•setting

•protagonists [your characters]

•rising action, climax & falling action

•Example: Our scene takes place on the beach [setting] and is about two best friends [protagonists] who eat ice cream and suffer horribly from butt cramps after swimming two feet out into the ocean [rising/climax/falling action].

Stage Managers

•Get a new index card and write your names + period in upper right hand corner

•Work on your title and intros

•Remember: your intro = 100 pts!

•All groups will present their intros in 12 minutes. “Thank you 12!”

•Before you present your intro, hand me your index card

Don’t forget your label for today!!

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28 September

•LXD--The Duet

•Rehearse your scene

•Present your scene to another group

•Critique a group using a rubric

print out critique

1.Presenting your intro onstage is/was...

2.Some elements of the performance rubric we need to remember to get a good grade include...

3.An intro must have...

4.Our scene takes place in..

5.The title of our scene is...



September 28

“The Duet”

TheLXD.com

1.What significant exposition does our narrator present?

2.Describe the narrator’s message.

3.What happens when the ex-lovers meet?

Katana = Japanese battle swordJato = Jet-Fuel Assisted Take Off

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Critique

CritiquePage 50

CritiqueCriticizeCriticism

•Formal analysis and evaluation of a text, production, or performance. Critiquing criteria are the standards, rules, or tests that serve as the basis for judgments.

pg 49

http://grammar.about.com/od/ab/g/analysterm.htm

Can we do it? Yes we can!

•Use the information in the definition box to help fill out the remaining 3 boxes

•Complete 3 sentences

•We will debrief in 4 minutes

Review Performance Rubric

•Info on page 48

Find a group to critique

Perform your introduction and movement piece [we will all go at once]

Critics will fill out the performance rubric--be sure to tick a box in every section

pretend you are me--be honest

On the back, you must have names of all critics as well as 2 specific suggestions for improvement based on the rubric

If we have an uneven number, trios may divide up and critique separate groups

Debrief with your group--talk through each choice you made

Your Task1.Rehearse for 10 minutes

2.Find a group to critique

3.Perform your introduction and Shape Duet [we will all go at once]

4.Check the appropriate boxes on the rubric for each category

5.On the back, you must have names of all critics & 2 suggestions for improvement based on the rubric

Stage Managers:

Get your labels

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1 october•LXD--The Dark Doctor Deal


•Present your scene to your Friday’s group

•Critique a group using a rubric

•Sign up to perform Wednesday & Thursday

1.One important thing to remember about critiquing a group is to be sure to __.

2. Presenting/critiquing the Shape Duet was __ because __.

3.Specific feedback I gave or received included to __ and to __.

4.The title of our scene is __ because __.


notebook, please complete 3 of the following to complete.

October 1

“The Dark Doctor Deal”

1.What are two expositional elements of this tale?

2.Some rising action elements include__ and __.

3.The man in black is threatening because...

4.What does he do to her or what does she become? Remember these moves when you plan your next project...

Your Task1.Rehearse for 10 minutes--don’t be a stage

hog!

2.Find Friday’s group to critique

3.Perform your introduction and Shape Duet [we will all go at once]

4.Check the appropriate boxes on the rubric for each category

5.On the back, you must have names of all critics & 2 suggestions for improvement based on the rubric

I will stamp all your labels

today

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2 october•LXD--Elliot’s Shoes


•Stage Managers: Check your paper work

•Sign up to perform Wednesday & Thursday

1.According to your performance rubric, an introduction needs __ and __.


3.Your performance needs to include __ and __.

4.A tableau is defined as __.



October 2

“Elliot’s Shoes”


2.List three rising actions.

3.What is the climax of this film?

4.Who do you think the woman at the end is?

Stage Manager Check list

New Sticker Today

Stage Manager Check list

Every item in your envelope must have full names, periods & dates or lose 10 points

You should have five labels & five shiny stickers

Fill in all the blanks but the Performance Rubric

Get a new rubric for your performance--put your names, period & date on the front

When you perform, give me your paper

Your Task1.Rehearse intro for 3 minutes in the house

2.Say intro to another group

3.Rehearse with the music for 8 minutes

4.Switch places--if you are on stage, you then move to the house & rehearse for 8 minutes

5.Check your paperwork on new label

6.Stage Managers: get your performance rubric slugged for tomorrow

I will stamp any labels from yesterday

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4 october•No LXD

•Rehearse your scene 2 x

•Stage Managers: Check your paper work

•Critique & Perform

•Watch Yesterday’s Performances

1.According to your performance rubric, an introduction needs __ and __.


3.Your performance needs to include __ and __.

4.A tableau is defined as __.



NO TIME TODAY!

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5 october•LXD--FanBoyz

•Any last scenes to present?

•All envelopes must be turned in today

•Next week: Stage Makeup!

•Formally thank your partner

•See a play on Monday HERE 4th period!

•Notebooks due next Wednesday

1.I collaborated with my partner[s] in our rehearsals when I __ and __.

2.I thought my performance was __ because __.

3.I noticed that many of the performances yesterday [or the day before] were __ and __.

4.One thing I would change about my performance is __ because __.



October 5

“Fanboyz”


2.List three rising actions.

3.What is the climax of this film?

4.Who has the cutest PJs?

Movement Unit Check Sheet

Page 52

Thanks a heap!•You worked hard and now you need to formally thank your partner

•Follow the template and write a letter

•Please write your letter on a fresh piece of paper

•10 minutes to write this letter

•After 10 minutes, you will exchange your letters

•Read them aloud to each other

•Turn them in--make sure your name, period, date is on the top•DO NOT WRITE ON THE HANDOUT :)

On another piece of paper, follow this template.

Set it up like a real letter. Write your name, period & date at the

topDear Partner,

a dance that...

•DO NOT WRITE ON THE HANDOUT :)

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