Thursday, December 16, 2010

Duet activity about interviewing a nanny
Finished IDA presentations
Island Activity/Quiz makeup time

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Took Unit 6 Vocabulary Quiz
Improvised Duet Acting

Monday, December 13, 2010

Friday, December 10

Duet activity about work deadline
Unit 5 Vocabulary Quiz
Unit 6 Vocabulary Words - Quiz Tuesday
Character/Island Activity

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Duet activity about a first child
Took a quiz over labeling the parts of a flat and a platform
Reviewed for the Unit 5 Vocabulary Quiz - Quiz Friday
Character/Island Activity

Monday, December 6, 2010

Duet activity over payment for being helpful
Went over Unit 5 Vocabulary - Quiz Friday
Went over the parts of a flat and a platform - labeling quiz over both on Wednesday without a word bank
Character/Island Activity

Friday, December 3, 2010

Unit 4 Vocabulary Quiz
The students practiced aging themselves with makeup
Created characters for an activity
Tuesday, November 30
Duet activity about house alarm
Makeup instruction
Quiz over Unit 4 vocabulary on Thursday

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Duet about a patient thinking he has a disease
Activity - Roller Coaster
Feedback about class play
Discussed hours
Started makeup unit - received Unit 4 Vocabulary - quiz on Thursday
Cleanup

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Rehearsal for the class play - performance on Nov. 19 at Iola Middle School during 4B

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Rehearsal for the class play - performance on Nov. 19
Have your play lines memorized

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Technical work for the fall play
Rehearsal for the class play
Have your play lines memorized

Friday, November 5, 2010

Technical work for fall play and class play
Rehearsal for class play
Have your play lines memorized

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Technical work for fall play and class play
Line work for class play

Monday, November 1, 2010

Worked on set for the fall play.
Worked on lines/blocking for our class play.
Bring your permission slip if you haven't yet.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Watched "Mad Science: Star Trek Live", and an actor and actress from the show came and talked to the students and answered questions.
Have your play lines memorized for Monday.
Wear closed-toe shoes to class the next two weeks.
Bring your permission slip if I do not have it yet.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Talked about drama hour opportunities
Memorization strategies
Worked on blocking the play we will be performing Nov. 19.
I still need some permission forms for doing technical work during class
Be memorizing your lines for the play.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

We read Mother Goosed - our one-act play we will perform 4th block on Nov. 19 at the middle school
Duet activity about someone staring

Monday, October 18, 2010

Quarter 1 Evaluation
Beginning Drama play auditions - the performance will be Nov. 19
Bring in your permission slip if you haven't done so yet

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Tool safety information and quiz
Bring permission slips
Finished movie monologues
Activity - Freeze Frame

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Stage tour/Tool safety
Bring signed permission slips in
Movie monologues continued

Friday, October 8, 2010

Duet activity about ordering a meal
Activity - Electric Current
Handed out theatre tool consent form and safety pledge - please have it signed and return it
Took Unit 3 Vocabulary Quiz
Continued movie monologue performances
Please wear closed-toe shoes next class

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Duet activity about a movie
Activity - Only Asking Questions
Reviewed for the Unit 3 Vocabulary Quiz that will be on Friday
Took blocking quiz
Started presenting movie monologues

Monday, October 4, 2010

Duet activity about construction workers
Activity - Sound and Action
Selected movie monologues
Took Unit 2 Vocabulary Quiz
Blocking Quiz on Wednesday
Unit 3 Vocabulary - Quiz on Friday
Physical characterization

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Duet activity about escaping from prison
Activities - Machine, Props
Reviewed for Unit 2 Vocabulary Quiz - Quiz on Monday
Blocking - did worksheet in class - Blocking Quiz on Wednesday

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Duet activity about marriage
Activity - Park Bench
Unit 2 Vocabulary - Quiz on Monday
Acting - physical preparation

Friday, September 24, 2010

Duet activity about a vacuum cleaner salesperson
Activities - Dude!, Sally Walker
Auditioning
One IDA performance

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Duet Activity about a first date
Genre skit
Drama hour possibilities
Unit 1 Vocabulary Quiz
Activity - Press Conference

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Monday, September 20th
Improvisational Duet Acting
Unit 1 Vocabulary Quiz - next class

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Duet activity about someone with laryngitis
Activity - This is a . . .
Unit 1 Vocabulary - The quiz will be on Wednesday
Instructed on Improvised Duet Acting (IDA)

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Duet activity about a car accident
Activity - Car Characters
Took theatre space quiz

Friday, September 10, 2010

Duet Activity about running into someone on the street
Activity - Freeze Frame
Theatre Space - labeling quiz next time (there will not be a word bank)

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Duet activity about food
Activities - Group Count to 20, Who Did It?
Took test over play structure and classifications

Friday, September 3, 2010

Duet activity about jumping from a plane
Activities - Sissors, Pen Game
Genre skits
Reviewed for the test over the structure of a play and classifying plays - test will be next class (Sept. 8th)

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Duet activity over the last shot of a game
Activity - Translator
Play structure and classification - test will be next Wednesday

Monday, August 30, 2010

Duet activity about arguing over money
Activities - What Are You Dong?, Egg-Chicken-Dinosaur-Princess-Soldier, Hitchhiker, First Impressions
Play Structure

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Duet activity on being pulled over for speeding
Activity - When I Go To The Moon
Finished going over the class plan
I had the students write down goals and expectations for the class, expectations for the teacher, and other information they want me to know pertaining to the class and/or how they learn.
Started going over the notes on play structure

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

-Worked on poster for First Impressions activity
-Duet activity about making copies of an exam
-Name and action activity
-Procedures and expectations for the class

Friday, August 20, 2010

Activities -
Mail Game
Name with Action
Password
4 People on a Couch

I hope you enjoyed class today!