Blog Archives - Shannon E. Cameron: Director & Teacher

Day 19

1/29/2016

Objective: Students will create masks to use in performance

Day 18

1/28/2016

Objective: Students continued to write Greek chorus

Classwork: Students worked in groups to finish Greek Chorus (see day 17)

Day 17

1/27/2016

Objective: Students created modernized Greek chorus speeches

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 ([email protected])
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)

Day 16

1/26/2016

Objective: Students presented their knowledge of Greek gods

Classwork: Students presented their google slideshows on their Greek God of their choice.

Day 15:

1/25/2016

Classwork: Students split into groups and selected a Greek god to present on
They researched the god/goddess
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 that are labeled for reuse without modification: https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/29508?hl=en
Students presented second half of class

Day 14

1/22/2016

Objective: Students will be able to identify acting areas, body positions, and complete basic blocking notation

Classwork:

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.

Day 13

1/21/2016

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.

Day 11 & 12

1/19/2016

Objective: Students performed open scenes to demonstrate mastery of beginning acting technique

Classwork:

Students rehearsed open scenes
Students read over rubric and gave feedback to their classmates
Students performed for a grade.

Day 9

1/15/2016

Objective: Students will apply physical acting skills to open scenes.

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

4th Block Partners:
Moises and Justice
Austin and Taylor T.
Andre and Summer
Gabriel and Baylee
Michael and Taylor L.
Noah and Christa
Dalton and Jade
Mackenzie and Rebecca
Kat and Karson
Ryan and Hallie
Kysia and Nick
Matilda and Devontay
Nicole and Hunter
Andrew and Summer

Students completed the handout and began rehearsing scenes

Homework: Work on lines

Day 1

1/5/2016

Day 1: Welcome to Theatre 1 with Ms. Cameron!

Welcome to Theatre 1 with Ms. Cameron! I'm really excited to go on this 9 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