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Day 18

1/29/2016

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Objective: Students will create masks that emulate Greek theatre masks that fit the Greek Chorus they wrote.

Classwork:
  • Students designed masks for their Greek chorus project (see Day 16)
  • Please see document below (or in Google classroom) for rubric on design of mask and description activity
  • Students created masks with material in class (if you were not in class you will need to make this with things at home.)
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Day 18

1/28/2016

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Objective: Students finished presentations and began writing Greek Chorus

Classwork:
  1. Students presented Greek god presentations
  2. Students selected new story and began writing (see day 17)

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Day 17

1/27/2016

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Objective: Students will create a modern version of a Greek Chorus.

Classwork:
  • Reviewed study guide for quiz on Friday. (see google classroom)
  • Greek Theatre Project:
In a group you will write 15 lines of a "Greek Style" chorus that MUST CONTAIN:

1. RHYTHM 

2. MOVEMENT/CHOREOGRAPHY

3. EMPHASIS (certain words should have importance over others. Must be loud)

4. MUSIC (SUNG/PlAYED/PERCUSSION/UNDERSCORE)

5. VOCAL VARIATION (SHOULDN'T BE MONOTONE)

6. UNISON SPEAKING

7. TELLS A STORY

8. ENTERTAINING

9. LEVELS (Meaning upstage and downstage also high and low)

WHAT YOU WILL DO IN GROUPS:

1. Research a CURRENT news story to base your chorus on (Something within the last three months)
2. Present a news story to your group.
3. Your group should select one story to base your chorus on
4. One person in your group should create a document and share it with every person in the group
5. Share the document with me (shacameron@kearneycats.com)
7. Write the chorus based on the above specifications
8. Decid who this chorus is (i.e. a group of bankers, passengers on a plane, animals in a forrest, etc.)
9. Write the chorus based on the above specifications
10. Design your mask
11. Start rehearsing your Greek chorus on your feet. (You should be moving a lot)
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Day 16

1/26/2016

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Objective: Students presented knowledge on Greek gods

Classwork: Students continued to create google slideshows on the Greed god/goddess of their choice (See Day 15)
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Day 15:

1/25/2016

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Objective: Students will create presentations on Greek gods

Classwork: Students split into groups and selected a Greek god to present on.
  • They researched the god
    • They created a google slide document that included
      • Title Slide
      • Family Tree
      • Story of god/goddess
      • Artwork through history that depicts the god/goddess
      • Symbols/Imagery of the god
      • Pop culture reference
  • How to find images labeled for reuse with modification: https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/29508?hl=en
    • Students will present later this week.
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Day 12

1/22/2016

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Objective: Students will be able to identify acting areas, body positions, and complete basic blocking notationClasswork:
  • Students took notes on stage areas, body positions and basic blocking notation (See video)
  • Students gave blocking direction to fellow students to asses their understanding of stage areas and body positions
  • As a class, we played "Simon Says" with stage areas and blocking notation.
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Day 13 & 14

1/21/2016

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Objective: Students will demonstrate knowledge of ancient Greek Theatre

Classwork: 
  • Students participated in discussion about the origins of Western Civilization. 
  • Students took notes and discussed powerpoint (below) about Greek Theatre
  • Students took a kahoot to assess knowledge. 
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Day 11-12

1/19/2016

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Objective: Students performed open scenes to demonstrate basic acting technique

Classwork:
  • Students rehearsed open scenes
  • Students read over rubric and gave feedback to their classmates 
  • Students performed for a grade. 
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Day 9

1/15/2016

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Objective: Students will apply physical story telling skills to open scenes

Bell work: Students finished performing pantomimes
​Classwork: Students were given Open Scene Handouts and paired up:

3A: 
Shailey and Lilu
Nathan and Echo
Brandon and Kayla
Haley and Trevor
Caitlin and Tatum
Carter and Taylor
Maleka and Grace
Miranda and Cassandra
Jadan and Matt
Justin and Sierra 
Caleb and Maliki
Jenny and Emma

3B:

Katie A/Halie Q. and Tyson
Landon R and Caitlen N.
Dumi and Grace C.
Dakota and Riley
Ashleigh and Reina
Ashton E. and Daylan
Kayla and Destiny
Trepper and Antonio
Michella and Aaron
Daniel and Claire

Students completed the handout and began rehearsing scenes

​Homework: Work on lines

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Day 1

1/5/2016

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Welcome to Theatre 1 with Ms. Cameron! 

I'm really excited to go on this 18 week journey with you! We did a lot in class on our first day! Bell work: Student info sheet  
Classwork: We went through a class guidelines/procedures powerpoint (view below). We went through the syllabus We played three theatre games: West Wind Blows, Rhythm Name Game, and Bibbity BIbbity Bob!  
​HOMEWORK: Due 1/6: Signed syllabus form by YOU & your parent/guardian
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