August 29, 2016 - September 1, 2016 Weekly Agenda for 9th Grade Acting Class

Monday, August 29th: 

Warm-ups:

Bombs and Shields

Helpers: Shania, Hope, Anton, Abbey, Chynna, Dale,

Break into groups to work on "Three Scenes and a Phrase":

  One person from each group should write the name of each person in his/her group and the phrase you have chosen. Remember it should have three to six words. No profanity. No sex. No drugs. No bathroom humor.  Then create three scenes where the phrase is used in a different way. The first  scene might use the phrase in a sarcastic way to an annoying classmate. The second scene might use the phrase in a sweet, sincere way to your best friend. The third scene might use the phrase in a polite way to a teacher.

First Group:

Gina, Samantha, Tamia, Naiya, Kaiden

Second Group:

Ashanti, Onyx, Daniel, Brana, Jaspreet,

Third Group:

Ashley, Natividad, Cindy, Maria, Ashley

Fourth Group:

Davion, Kathy, Nali, Jade, Daylen

Fifth Group:

Lynette, Brigitt, Valerie, Karen, Kahliyah

Sixth Group:

Emily, Jeyden, Tyrae, Gerardo, Daniela

Seventh Group:

Jalyn, Yusuf,  Jessica, Stephanie,

 

Tuesday, August 30th: 

Taxi:

Keiden, Jeiden, Ashanti, Aspreet, Tyrae, Caliyah, Naiya

Broke into groups to work on scenes.

Performances of Three Scenes and a Phrase:

2^nd Group:

Daniel, Ashanti, Brana, Jaspreet, Onyx
Phrase: "I didn't do it!" 

1st Scene: Cheating on a test
2nd Scene: Shop Lifting

3rd Scene: Broken window

4^th Group:

Daylen, Cathy, Davion, Naiya

1st Scene: Students being rude to teacher

Finish up the last two scenes

Wednesday, August 31st: 

Warm-ups:

Sing-off

Stage Right won first round

Tie between Stage Right and Stage Left

Stage Left won third round with Bruno Mars number

Finish the sing-off tomorrow

10 minute rehearsal:

Worked with Davion’s group

Worked with Kahliyah’s group

Presented:

1^st group:

Gina, Samantha, Tamia, Naiya, Kaiden - C

“You spilled the beans!”

1st Scene: Party - someone "spilled the beans" about a surprise party
2nd Scene: Food Line - someone literally spills the beand
3rd Scene: Someone sits on a bean bag, causing it to split open    
     

3^rd Group:

Ashley, Natividad, Cindy, Maria, Maria

“I hate when….”

1.     Girl friend texts b/f (played by Ashley) who is playing video games.

Finish tomorrow

Conflict between Ashanti and Jordan

Thursday, September 1st: 
 Warm-ups:
Theatre Game: "What It's Not"
Students are given an object which they use as a prop in an improv. The prop can be anything that it's not; for example, a sweater can be a radio, a car, a jump rope, anything but what it is  - a sweater. The actors create a relationship and a situation involving the object. Actors tag one of the participants to jump into the scene to change the situation, the relationship, and object into something else.
Participants:

Jeiden, Ashanti, Tamia, Tyrae, Onyx, Khaliyah

Break into groups and rehearse

Presentations:

Group 5:

Lynette, Brigitt, Valerie, Karen, Kahliyah

First Day of School

Phase: “Nice to meet you!”

1^st scene: Middle School - bratty student crowd around the teacher

2^nd scene: High School – fell apart

3^rd scene: College – greeting new students at college

Group 6:

Emily, Jeyden, Tyree – good, Gerardo – absent, Daniela – good

“I don’t know”

1^st scene: funeral

2^nd scene: math class

3^rd scene: McDonald's  drive through 

August 22, 2016 - August 26, 2016 Agenda for World Theatre Class

Monday, August 22nd: 

Theatre Games

Zip Zap Zum

Do You Like Your Neighbor?

Emotional Cocktail

Tuesday, August 23rd: 

Played “Freeze”

Ashanti, Ashley, Yosuf, Davion, Keiden, Jaylen, Tyrae, Onyx, Natividad, Caliyah, Daniela

Played:

Assassin - outside

Abbey, Hope, Elizabeth came into help with the class

Wednesday, August 24th: 
 

Warm-ups:

“Titanic”

“Simon Says”

“Secret Agent” or “Follow the Leader”

Assignment:

Three Scenes and a Phrase

You are going to break into groups of five.

You are going to make up a phrase of three to six words.

Then you are going to create three scenes and in each scene you are going to use that phrase.

Example:

“Get out of my swamp, kid.”

Create three scenes:

Each scene has a beginning, a middle, and an end.

Each scene has a situation or a story

In each scene the characters have a relation with each other. Example: parents and children, siblings, friends, etc.

Sample of phrases:

“I love you.”

A nervous guy is proposing to the girl of his dreams.

“I love you.”

A loved one is leaving and going far away for a long time – a young soldier is saying good bye to her husband and her baby before deploying.

“I love  you.”

Showing gratitude to a loved one – a young guy is thanking his mom for giving him some much needed support during a rough time.

Mother showing love to her child.

A husband showing love to his wife.

I love you – you mean it.

I love you – you don’t mean it. You are being sarcastic!

Break into your groups and create a three to six word phrase which you will use in all three scenes.

One phrase per group!

 

August 16, 2016 - August 19, 2016 Weekly Agenda for World Theatre Class

Tuesday, August 16th:
Enroll students
Went over syllabus for class

Wednesday, August 17th:
Warm-ups:
Palm Trees
Pass the Clap
Zip-Zap-Zum

Thursday, August 18th: 
Theatre Games:

“1, 2, 3, 4, 5”

“Freeze”

“What Are You Doing?”

Friday, August 19th: 

Class rowdy and disrespectful:

Jessica, Katerin, Naiya, Brana, Jade

Emotional Cocktail:

Taught them how to do “Emotional Cocktail”:

1.     Amonie, Jade, Ashanti, Gina, Brana, Naiya

2.     Ashley, Keiden, Jeiden, Jade, Amonie, ?