Drama 2019-2020 (Period 2) Assignments
- Instructors
- Term
- Fall 2019
- Department
- English Department
- Description
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Welcome to Speech and Drama, you fabulama drama llamas!
Upcoming Assignments
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Past Assignments
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Have one minute of your recording ready to turn into a monologue. We'll work on it during class.
Use the worksheet and write out the one-minute section of the recording on the back of the worksheet.
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Complete the narrative monologue worksheet if you have not done so. This is worth 25% of your grade and it is necessary to create the best character you can!
We will continue to work on this during your next class.
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The Great Thanksgiving Listen!
Have your interviews recorded and uploaded and ready to go!
We will turn them into characters that week.
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Second round of Harold Improv Scenes!
Starting thinking of characters (using the attached worksheet that you have already used once)
and be prepared to do scene #2.
Bring props if you'd like!
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How to create a character for improv.
Keep working on the Character Organizer and have at least 3-5 characters ready to play for Monday/Tuesday.
Here's an idea: observe the world around you. Observe the people you see. See how they act, how they speak, how they move, what quirks they may have. How do they yell? How do they smile?
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The Rules of Improv Quiz
Know the Dos and Don'ts!!
Quizlet is for the big page of Players Guidelines.
You must memorize 5 of the Violations on the small page.
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Performance of your two person scene!!
Are you ready?
Blocking, memorized, all worksheets completed?
Get it done and be ready!
25% grade
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Perform your 30-second monologue!
Follow the rubric that is in your packet (it's also under POSTS)
45% of your grade!
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Complete the 30-second monologue packet so we can block it and memorize it and play with it! You must finish the packet in order to participate in the rehearsal process.
All information needed is posted under POSTS.
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One line monologue. Follow attached instructions. Be prepared to present your one line monologue!
Keep working on "Oh splendor of sunburst..."
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MEMORIZE THIS!!!!!!!!
(breath)O splendor of sunburst breaking forth this day
Whereon I lay my hands once more on Helen my wife. (breath)
And yet it is not so much as men think
For the woman's sake, I came to Troy, (breath)
But against that guest, proved treacherous,
Who, like a robber, carried the woman from my House.(breath)
Whereon I lay my hands once more on Helen my wife. (breath)
And yet it is not so much as men think
For the woman's sake, I came to Troy, (breath)
But against that guest, proved treacherous,
Who, like a robber, carried the woman from my House.(breath)
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Quiz on Page 3 of the Drama Terms Packet
Know the stage directions!
Know the technical terms.
Here's a study guide:
https://quizlet.com/417005599/acting-terms-for-drama-class-flash-cards/
27 Written questions
- UP LEFT
- DOWN LEFT
- LIGHTING
- MASKS
- STAGE RIGHT
- STAGE LEFT
- DRAMATURG
- UP RIGHT
- PLAYWRIGHT
- PROPS/PROPERTIES
- CUE
- HAMARTIA
- CENTER / CENTER STAGE
- DOWNSTAGE
- ACTOR
- ANAGNORISIS
- CAST
- DIRECTOR
- MEMESIS
- CATHARSIS
- STAGE MANAGER
- COSTUME
- UPSTAGE
- STAGE CREW
- DESIGN
- DOWN RIGHT
- STRIKE
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Complete reflection of THE KID
1. How does Charlie Chaplin communicate without words?
2.What parts of him convey the most emotion and how?
EXPLAIN in detail. 1-2 paragraphs.
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Page 2 of the Drama Terms
ALL words on page 2. Script terms (these will come in handy with your ELA class as well!)
We will explore them next class and you will have your quiz on the following class. Yay.
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Quiz on the first 19 Drama Terms on the first page of the packet. Spelling and definition will be counted! :)
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