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