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Day 19

1/29/2016

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Objective: Students will create masks to use in performance

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Day 18

1/28/2016

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Objective: Students continued to write Greek chorus

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

1/27/2016

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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 (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 their knowledge of Greek gods

Classwork: Students presented their google slideshows on their Greek God of their choice. 
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Day 15:

1/25/2016

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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
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Day 14

1/22/2016

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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.
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Day 13

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 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. 
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Day 9

1/15/2016

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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

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Day 1

1/5/2016

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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!  

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​HOMEWORK: Due 1/6: Signed syllabus form by YOU & your parent/guardian
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