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Day 12

8/31/2015

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Objective: Students will write a Greek chorus based on a current news story.

Bell work:
  • 1. Get out chromebooks
  • 2. Look at news websites such as cnn.com, nytimes.com, etc. and find interesting news stories to suggest to your group.


Classwork:
  • Students broke into groups
  • Students shared interesting news stories with each other.
  • Students wrote a 15 line speech that was based on the chosen news story.
  • Speeches must include: (Look in Google Classroom for more info)
  1. Rhythm
  2. Rhyme
  3. Movement/Choreography
  4. Unison Choral Speaking
  5. Music
  6. Vocal Variation/Emphasis
  7. General awesomeness!


Here's an example from last year written in regards to the plane crash in the French Alps:

150 Passengers thought it was a normal day, a little annoyed, having to leave 20 minutes late. 
Lift off from Barcelona, but they didn’t head that way, for the French Alps held their fate.

A young Co-Pilot, Lubitz, seemingly normal but oh so unfit, asked the Captain if he wanted a break for a bit

150 lives soon he would take, saddened by his girlfriend leaving him in heartache.

He said to her, Someday soon they'll know my name. 

Little did she know it would put him to shame.

The captain came back expecting to walk right in, only to find out that Lubitz had locked himself in.

He first knocked to see what was wrong, but he figured out Lubitz was not well and that didn’t take long.

He began pounding and pleading for him to open the door, but he was unheeded to say anymore

Lubitz had already made up his mind, and the captain sensed there wasn’t much time.

He realized there was nothing he could do and finally he began to panic too.

All of the passengers started screaming, inside the cockpit Lubitz was scheming.

Into the side of the mountain did the wing crash, soon enough it would all turn to ash

The passengers knew this was their end, as they began to rapidly descend

The mountain closed in to seal the deal, no more pain would they feel.

Finally all the sounds ceased, and all passengers on Flight 9525 were deceased.


Homework:


  • Look over text you created for performance tomorrow. 


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Day 11

8/28/2015

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Objective: Students will create 3D masks based on Greek gods.

Bell work:
  • Look over vocab.


Classwork:
  • Take weekly vocab quiz.
  • Finish creating of 3D mask.


Homework: 
  • None. :) Have a great weekend!
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Day 10

8/26/2015

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Objective: Students will create masks inspired by ancient Greek theatre and Greek mythology. 

Bell Work: 
  • Read choral selection from Antigone
  • Go to kahoot.it 
  • Enter game pin on projector

  • Please use your first name and last initial. 
  • Take kahoot quiz


Classwork:
  • Students created padlet to take notes on masks. 
Created with Padlet
  • Students worked on creating a rough sketch of their mask based on one of the 12 Olympians 


Homework: Study for vocab quiz.
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Day 9

8/25/2015

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Objective: Students presented google slideshows on Greek gods. 

Classwork: 
  • Students presented slideshows
  • Ms. Cameron discussed proper presentation style
  1. No hands in pockets
  2. Projection
  3. Confidence
  4. Don't just "read off" slide show
  5. Make eye contact with several members of the audience
  6. Gesture
  7. Maintain good posture. 
  8. ENGAGE your audience

Student examples of presentations:

Homework: Study Vocab.
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Day 8

8/24/2015

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Objective: Students will list elements of ancient Greek theatre. 

Bell work: Students read handout on tragedy and began contributing to the padlet (below)

Classwork:
  • Students contributed to the padlet



Created with Padlet
Created with Padlet
  • Watched the video below from the National Theatre and continued to contribute to the padlet.
  • Students discussed aspects of video.
  • Students listened to lecture and watched powerpoint on other elements of Greek Theatre.
  • Students broke into groups to create google slide shows on one of the 12 Olympian Gods/Goddesses. 
  • The presentation should contain five slides
  1. Title Slide (Name and god of...?)
  2. Family Tree Slide
  3. Story Slide
  4. Picture depictions
  5. Pop Culture
  • We will present on Tuesday. 
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Day 7

8/21/2015

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Students will demonstrate knowledge of theatre terms in a quiz and apply knowledge in scene work.

Classwork:
  • Students took the vocab quiz (see Ms. Cameron if you need to make this up!)
  • Students performed scenes in class for a final grade.


Homework:
  • Nothing today. Enjoy your weekend!
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Day 6

8/20/2015

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Objective: Students will apply proper vocal technique to scene work. 

Classwork:
  • Students read a handout on the anatomy of the voice. 
  • Ms. Cameron went over the physiology of the voice and how to take care of it usuing the below powerpoint. 
  • Students tried their hand at tongue twisters to work on vocal variation, enunciation, and projection.
  • Students rehearsed their open scenes applying vocal choices. 
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    Theatre 1 Class Page

    This is a great way to track classwork.

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