Journals (#6, I think, but for 8's, I think it's #5):
Grade 8's: Which of the morals in the Aesop stories could you stand to learn? Explain why you need to learn that lesson.
Grade 9/10: Which role are you playing in Monster Chiller Horror Theatre? What are you expected to do? How will you look? What is your back story? (Why are you in the horror theatre?)
Theatre Production: Describe what you're going through to try to put the Monster Chiller Horror Theatre together. Describe the good and bad parts of how things are going. (There are lots of good things!)
Senior Drama: What scene are you doing from "The Homecoming"? (What happens in the scene?) Who are you playing? What do you want in the scene? How are you trying to get it? Are you going to be successful? Why or why not? What do you think of the style of the play?
Writers: You need to submit your one act play!
Thursday 26 October 2017
Thursday 12 October 2017
The wonderful world of metaphor
Grade 8 journals
How do you think the world was created? Could you make a play out of your ideas? Explain how.
Grade 9/10; Theatre production 11/12
What is your framework idea? (If your group hasn't discussed it yet, come up with an idea you could present to the group.) How will the stories fit in to this framework?
How did the performance of your second story go? What went well? What do you need to work on?
Senior Drama:
What is the most difficult emotion for you to play? Why do you think it is so challenging? What can you do to find a way to play that emotion?
Think of an actor who has presented the emotion you find difficult. (Give their name and the play, film or show in which they performed the emotional scene.) What did that actor do to show the emotion?
(An example is the one I often use of Marlon Brando's performance in "On the Waterfront". He played a romantic scene with Eva Marie Saint. He didn't kiss her or tell her he loved her. He joked around with her and he PUT ON HER GLOVE. When he did that, you knew he loved her. It was just amazing.)
How do you think the world was created? Could you make a play out of your ideas? Explain how.
Grade 9/10; Theatre production 11/12
What is your framework idea? (If your group hasn't discussed it yet, come up with an idea you could present to the group.) How will the stories fit in to this framework?
How did the performance of your second story go? What went well? What do you need to work on?
Senior Drama:
What is the most difficult emotion for you to play? Why do you think it is so challenging? What can you do to find a way to play that emotion?
Think of an actor who has presented the emotion you find difficult. (Give their name and the play, film or show in which they performed the emotional scene.) What did that actor do to show the emotion?
(An example is the one I often use of Marlon Brando's performance in "On the Waterfront". He played a romantic scene with Eva Marie Saint. He didn't kiss her or tell her he loved her. He joked around with her and he PUT ON HER GLOVE. When he did that, you knew he loved her. It was just amazing.)
Friday 6 October 2017
Instructions for Show and Tell
Your speech should be 2 minutes long. Practice what you want to say and time yourself to see if you have 2 minutes. More is not better. Brevity is the soul of wit.
Do not start your speech with "so". It is a good idea to start your speech with something that will engage your audience -- a joke, a question, a quotation.
Do not end your speech with "yeah" (as in "so that's what I wanted to say about my carpentry project . . . yeah"). Think of how you can come to a conclusion. "I learned that . . . " "This was one of the most important moments of my life" . . . "I will always remember . . . "
If you have an item that you cannot bring to school, a photograph is fine.
The item should inspire a story or ideas that can engage the audience. For example, you bring your grandfather's medals from the Second World War. You ask us to imagine an eighteen year old boy volunteering to serve in the army, describe a battle in which he took part, or the state he was in when he came back to Canada after the war. You don't need to spend too much time describing the item itself.
The goal of this project is to demonstrate that you've made progress in public speaking. That means you need to speak clearly and project your voice. You need to appear to be confident. You need to prepare a speech that does not use words and phrases inappropriately (phrases like "sort of" and words like "like").
If you are interested in what you have to say, we will also be interested. You need to show that you are interested by speaking with expression, by making eye contact with the audience, and by taking care to prepare your speech.
Do not start your speech with "so". It is a good idea to start your speech with something that will engage your audience -- a joke, a question, a quotation.
Do not end your speech with "yeah" (as in "so that's what I wanted to say about my carpentry project . . . yeah"). Think of how you can come to a conclusion. "I learned that . . . " "This was one of the most important moments of my life" . . . "I will always remember . . . "
If you have an item that you cannot bring to school, a photograph is fine.
The item should inspire a story or ideas that can engage the audience. For example, you bring your grandfather's medals from the Second World War. You ask us to imagine an eighteen year old boy volunteering to serve in the army, describe a battle in which he took part, or the state he was in when he came back to Canada after the war. You don't need to spend too much time describing the item itself.
The goal of this project is to demonstrate that you've made progress in public speaking. That means you need to speak clearly and project your voice. You need to appear to be confident. You need to prepare a speech that does not use words and phrases inappropriately (phrases like "sort of" and words like "like").
If you are interested in what you have to say, we will also be interested. You need to show that you are interested by speaking with expression, by making eye contact with the audience, and by taking care to prepare your speech.
Happy Thanksgiving
What are you thankful for? It helps us to think of all the things in our lives that make them beautiful things. Think of how much your family helps you, or how lucky we are to live in a safe place like Canada, or about the wonders of the natural world. All things that make our lives better!
Here are your journals:
Grade 8's:
Which fairy tale mime impressed you the most? Give two reasons why.
What was good about your own mime? What needed improvement?
Grade 9 and 10's:
Which of the heritage stories will you perform on Tuesday? Why did you choose it? Who will you play in the story? How will you create the character?
Theatre Production:
Which heritage story impressed you the most? Why? When did the story take place? Where? How will you give the audience a sense of time and place?
Senior Drama:
What emotion were you assigned for the upcoming scenes? Write about your experience with that emotion? When you experience that emotion, what physical results does it have?
(Writers: You will eventually have to come up with a realistic one act {under ten pages} that deals with a real life event. This is a good place to look for inspiration.)
Here are your journals:
Grade 8's:
Which fairy tale mime impressed you the most? Give two reasons why.
What was good about your own mime? What needed improvement?
Grade 9 and 10's:
Which of the heritage stories will you perform on Tuesday? Why did you choose it? Who will you play in the story? How will you create the character?
Theatre Production:
Which heritage story impressed you the most? Why? When did the story take place? Where? How will you give the audience a sense of time and place?
Senior Drama:
What emotion were you assigned for the upcoming scenes? Write about your experience with that emotion? When you experience that emotion, what physical results does it have?
(Writers: You will eventually have to come up with a realistic one act {under ten pages} that deals with a real life event. This is a good place to look for inspiration.)
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