Monday, March 12, 2018 Agenda for 9th Grade Theatre Class

Monday, March 12th: 

Standard: 

Development of character and understanding of the scene.

Targeted Objective: 

Students will enhance their understanding of the character through the creation of the character's backstory. Students will also understand the structure of plot - exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.

Agenda: 

1. Students will perform their original, self-created back story of their character; this is called the "Inciting Event" which precipitates the scene in the play. The audience will provide constructive critical feedback on the student's creation of a precipitating event in the life of the character.

2. The students will then watch a rehearsal of a scene. By watching the rehearsal of the scene, the actors will learn stage conventions such as blocking, stage movement, vocal projection, character objectives, and how movement reveals intentions and unconscious desires.

Reflection: 

How has the event affected my character and precipitated the events in the story?

Homework: 

Learn your lines and continue working on your "Who, What, Where, When, How" Journals

For Monday, March 12^th: 
Second rehearsal: "Lunch" - Jay and Joseph 

Hilaryd and Giselle will perform: “Forever-n-Ever” 

The following Inciting Event scenes will perform

“Geniuses” - Idalia, Magdalina
Helpers: Jose, Dennis, Taylor, Lisbeth A. 

Tuesday, March 13th: 
Improvs: "Why Are You Late?"
Adolfo, Ilan, Vidal, Bryan, Hilaryd, Karen

Inciting Event:
"When We Grow Up"
Makenna, Allisa, AnnMarie
Helpers: Yessenia, Amanda, Jay

Performance:
"Geniuses" - Idalia, Magdalena

Second Rehearsal with:
"When We Grow Up"

Wednesday, March 14th:  
Social Restorative Justice


Thursday, March 15th: 
 

Tomorrow the following scenes are going:

“Lunch” – Joseph and Jay

“Blueberry Accord” – Mackenzie and Salamata

On Monday, March 19th, the following scenes are going: 

“Runaways” – Jose and Karen

When We Grow Up” – Alissa, Makenna, Annmarie

Tentative –

“Wave” – Dennis and Lisbeth

Today the following scenes will be checked for lines:

“Thirteen Ways” – Ublester and David

Tomorrow, the following scene will have its second rehearsal:
"Juliet, Revisited" - Issis, Andrea 

On Monday, March 19th, the following scene will have its second rehearsal: 

“A Room All By Myself” – Alinah and Taylor  

Those of you who have already performed your scenes, please do the following: 

Self Reflection on Your Performance

 Please answer in complete sentences, incorporating the questions in your answers. Please type your reflection and submit it to schoology, in the assignment box entitled "Self Reflection".  This will be due the day after your performance. Your reflection should be 250 words minimum. 

1.     Did you learn your lines? Why or why not? If you did not learn your lines, why didn't you? What kept you from learning your lines? What could be done to help you learn your lines? If you did learn your lines, what did you do that helped you learn your lines?

2.     Did you write down your blocking (movement) and business in your script? Each time you rehearsed, did you do the blocking and business given to you? Why or why not?

3.     How often did you rehearse? What kept you from rehearsing? What could you do to overcome not rehearsing?

4.     Did you like your script and your character? Why or why not?

5.     Did you believe in your environment as the character? Why or why not? What could you do to make it more believable for you?

6.     Did you believe in the situation that your character was in? Why or why not? If not, then what could you have done to make it more believable?

7.     Do you enjoy acting? If so, what makes acting fun for you? If not, what can be done to make it more enjoyable?

8.     What was the thing you most enjoyed about doing the monologue?

9.     What did you think you did well in the scene?

10.   What was the least enjoyable aspect of doing the monologue?

11.   What do you think you need to do to improve in acting?

You also need to turn in your acting notebook!

This is what you need to turn in the day after your performance: 

Your folder
Your xeroxed copy of your script

Your hand-copied script

Your character’s biography

Your character’s relationship with the other character

Your “Who, What, Where, When, How” journal

Friday, March 16th: 

Today the following scene will have its second rehearsal:
""Juliet, Revisited" - Andrea and Issis
 

The following scenes are going today: 

“Lunch” – Joseph and Jay

For Monday:
Performances:
 Blueberry Accord
When We Grow Up

Work with: Runaways

For Tuesday,
Performance: Runaways 

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