Beginning Drama

2011-05-02T11:18:00.001-07:00

Friday, April 29
Aging

2011-04-28T13:54:00.000-07:00

Took flat and platform labeling quiz
Unit 4 Vocabulary quiz on Friday
Finished creating a character from a picture
Instruction on aging - you will age on Friday

2011-04-25T11:42:00.001-07:00

Spring play work
Took Unit 5 Vocabulary quiz
Flat and Platform labeling quiz on Wednesday - reviewed for it
Continued with creating a character from a picture
Character/Card activity

2011-04-20T14:23:00.000-07:00

Spring play work
Unit 5 vocabulary review - quiz on Monday
Parts of a flat and a platform - quiz on Wednesday
Creating a character from a picture

2011-04-19T14:59:00.001-07:00

Monday, April 18

Set work day for spring play

2011-04-12T11:30:00.000-07:00

Talked about play performance, drama hours, permission slips, set work dress
Unit 5 Vocabulary
Character card activity

2011-04-08T11:20:00.000-07:00

Talked about drama hours
Practiced class play - performance is today

2011-04-04T11:31:00.000-07:00

Class play practice - performance 4th block April 8th
Memorize your lines and cues if you have not done so yet

2011-03-31T13:57:00.000-07:00

Class play practice - performance 4th block April 8th
Memorize your lines and cues if you have not done so yet

2011-03-30T09:51:00.000-07:00

Tuesday March 29th

Talked about hour opportunities
Class play practice - performance 4th block April 8th

2011-03-18T13:50:00.000-07:00

Worked on class play - performance will be at the middle school on Friday, April 8th

2011-03-16T11:47:00.000-07:00

Class play work - be memorizing your lines

2011-03-14T12:15:00.001-07:00

Makeup vocabulary - quiz on Friday
Blocking/working class play
Friday - bring items needed since you will be aging this day

2011-03-10T11:22:00.000-08:00

Talked about opportunities to earn 10 drama hours for the class
Class play - finished reading it through, started blocking it

2011-03-02T14:15:00.001-08:00

Duet activity
Finished up some past performances/quizzes
Auditioned for our class play

2011-02-25T09:35:00.000-08:00

Improvised Duet Acting

2011-02-22T11:25:00.000-08:00

Duet activity about construction workers
Took Unit 3 Vocabulary Quiz
Filled out audition forms
Pantomime
Voice preparation

2011-02-16T12:15:00.000-08:00

Duet activity about hair
Activities - Cup Rhythm, Electrical Current
Reviewed for Unit 3 vocabulary quiz - quiz will be on Tuesday
Pantomime

2011-02-14T12:39:00.000-08:00

Duet activity about getting married
Activity - Park Bench
Blocking quiz
Unit 3 Vocabulary words - quiz on Feb. 22

2011-02-10T15:59:00.000-08:00

Duet activity about a drawing
Using lines of dialogue
Blocking information
Blocking worksheet completed in class for credit
Blocking quiz will be on Monday
Physical warm-ups

2011-02-08T13:50:00.000-08:00

Duet about damaging a car
Activity - Press Conference
Fairy Tale Pantomime

2011-01-25T13:09:00.000-08:00

Duet activity about escaping prison
Activity - Egg/Chicken/Dinosaur/Princess/Soldier
Took quiz over theatre space layout
Reviewed Unit 1 vocabulary - Quiz on Thursday
Charades

2011-01-19T11:02:00.000-08:00

Duet activity about speeding
Activity - Freeze Frame
Genre Skit
Charades preparation
Theatre space layout - went to the stage, auditorium/house, lobby, and balcony
Quiz over theatre space layout will be on Tuesday

2011-01-14T11:46:00.001-08:00

Duet activity about someone staring
Activity - Car Characters
Genre skits
Took play structure and classification test
Physical preparation - ice cube, imaginary ball toss

2011-01-12T09:21:00.000-08:00

Duet activity about an exam
Reviewed play structure and classification - test on Friday
Activities - Shake-Start with 8, Sound & Action, Dude!/Act out a death, Scissors

2011-01-10T11:24:00.000-08:00

Duet activity about a salesperson
Activities - Never Have I Ever, When I Go to the Moon
Information about play classification
Quiz over play structure and classification on Friday

2011-01-06T13:14:00.000-08:00

Duet activity about jumping out of a plane
Information about the structure of a play
Activities - What are you doing?, Hitchhiker

2010-12-16T15:20:00.000-08:00

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

2010-12-14T09:40:00.001-08:00

Took Unit 6 Vocabulary Quiz
Improvised Duet Acting

2010-12-13T11:31:00.000-08:00

Friday, December 10

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

2010-12-08T09:02:00.000-08:00

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

2010-12-06T09:16:00.000-08:00

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

2010-12-03T13:37:00.000-08:00

Unit 4 Vocabulary Quiz
The students practiced aging themselves with makeup
Created characters for an activity

2010-12-03T11:43:00.000-08:00

Tuesday, November 30
Duet activity about house alarm
Makeup instruction
Quiz over Unit 4 vocabulary on Thursday

2010-11-23T09:15:00.000-08:00

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

2010-11-18T09:13:00.000-08:00

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

2010-11-11T14:24:00.000-08:00

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

2010-11-09T09:38:00.000-08:00

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

2010-11-05T14:05:00.001-07:00

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

2010-11-03T09:49:00.000-07:00

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

2010-11-01T13:37:00.001-07:00

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

2010-10-28T09:28:00.000-07:00

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.

2010-10-26T09:23:00.000-07:00

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.

2010-10-20T09:41:00.000-07:00

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

2010-10-18T13:52:00.001-07:00

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

2010-10-14T13:50:00.000-07:00

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

2010-10-13T11:57:00.001-07:00

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

2010-10-08T09:53:00.000-07:00

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

2010-10-06T09:06:00.000-07:00

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

2010-10-04T09:27:00.000-07:00

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

2010-09-30T09:38:00.000-07:00

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

2010-09-28T09:46:00.000-07:00

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

2010-09-24T13:19:00.000-07:00

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

2010-09-22T14:12:00.000-07:00

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

2010-09-21T13:42:00.000-07:00

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

2010-09-16T09:19:00.000-07:00

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)

2010-09-14T09:27:00.000-07:00

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

2010-09-10T09:47:00.000-07:00

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)

2010-09-08T09:08:00.000-07:00

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

2010-09-03T09:19:00.000-07:00

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)

2010-09-01T10:22:00.000-07:00

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

2010-08-30T09:28:00.001-07:00

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

2010-08-26T11:26:00.000-07:00

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

2010-08-24T09:46:00.000-07:00

-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

2010-08-20T09:39:00.000-07:00

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

I hope you enjoyed class today!