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Page 1: OBSERVATIONS An Actor’s Tool Justification Actors create characters from their observations of people. Actors are researchers

OBSERVATIONS

• An Actor’s Tool

Page 2: OBSERVATIONS An Actor’s Tool Justification Actors create characters from their observations of people. Actors are researchers

Justification

• Actors create characters from their observations of people.

• Actors are researchers.

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Requirements

• Your observations will be two to three paragraphs in length.

• You should include, but are not limited to:– Explanation as to why you noticed this person/animal

(only one animal per quarter)

– Give a physical description of the person

– Explain unique characteristics/mannerisms

– Explain how they interact with others

– Any other bits of interesting information

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More Requirements

• Your observations must be live, not from movies, tv, etc.

• They should be observations from this semester.

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A Suggestion….

• Go and observe people outside of Century High School and your family.

• Sit in the subway level of the clinic or go to any of the floors at the clinic and people watch.

• Sit at the mall. Go to the dog park.• Visit a bus station or bus stop.• Visit a place of worship.

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More Requirements

• You will complete six observations each quarter.

• Late observations will lose 50%.

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Due Dates

3rd QuarterThursday, February 10th

Thursday, February 17th

Thursday, February 24th

Thursday, March 3rd

Thursday, March 10th

Thursday, March 17th

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Due Dates

• 4th QuarterThursday, April 7th

Thursday, April 14thThursday, April 21st

Thursday, April 28th

Thursday, May 5th

Thursday, May 12th

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Quality

Must be typed, double spaced, with a font no smaller than 12, no larger than 14.

Words must be spelled correctly.Please write your observation in complete

sentences.

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Grading

Each observation is worth 10 points.They add up, so it is in your best interest to

do your observations.Please remember that if you have a

prearranged absence that your observation should be turned in the day before.

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Who is this person?

• Consider these things--

- age, coloring (skin, hair, eyes), height, weight

- occupation (guess or make an assumption)

- what are the values of this person (again take a guess or make an assumption)

- what motivates this person (again guess)