Theatre 2 / Stagecraft

Week of 5/8/17

Monday, 5/8

• Do Now: How should you behave for a guest teacher?
• Watch Into the Woods

Tuesday, 5/9

• Do Now: How does your bedroom reflect your personality?
• Staging Your Room Assignment

Wednesday, 5/10

• Do Now: What should you consider when staging a play?
• Staging Your Room Assignment

Thursday, 5/11

• Do Now: How can you come up with ideas for writing a play?
• Complete pre-writing for One Act Play Writing Assignment

Friday, 5/12

• Do Now: What should you include in the exposition of your play?
• Write exposition of One Act Play Writing Assignment

Week of 4/24/17

Monday, 4/24

• Do Now: Who is at fault for the events that occur in Act III, Scene 1? Why?
• Create and practice Adaption Scene

Tuesday, 4/25

• Do Now: Do you prefer to perform an original scene or an adaption? Why
• Perform Adaption Scene

Wednesday, 4/26

• Do Now: Which scene was your favorite yesterday? Why?
• Watch end of Romeo & Juliet

Thursday, 4/27

• Do Now: Do you think Romeo & Juliet is the greatest love story of all time? Why or why not?
• Review for Shakespeare / Romeo & Juliet quiz

Friday, 4/28

• Do Now: What do you predict you will get on the Shakespeare quiz? Why?
• Quiz on Shakespeare / Romeo & Juliet

Week of 4/17/17

Monday, 4/17

• Do Now: What should you consider when designing a costume?
• Complete Romeo & Juliet Mask Assignment (due Thursday, April 20)

Tuesday, 4/18

• Do Now: Why is the balcony scene from Romeo & Juliet so important?
• Perform Act 2, Scene 2 of Romeo & Juliet
• Compare and contrast Romeo & Juliet movies (1967, 1996)

Wednesday, 4/19

• Do Now: Do you believe in love at first sight? Why or why not?
• Complete Romeo & Juliet Text Message Activity

Thursday, 4/20

• Do Now: Which version of Romeo & Juliet do you prefer? Why?
• Perform Act III, Scene 1 of Romeo & Juliet
• Compare and contrast Romeo & Juliet movies (1967, 1996)

Friday, 4/21

• Do Now: Should Romeo & Juliet been honest to their families about their love? Why or why not?
• Finish 1996 Romeo & Juliet movie

Week of 4/10/17

Monday, 4/10

• Do Now: What is your favorite Shakespearean insult?
• Review Feature of Shakespeare's Language and complete handout

Tuesday, 4/11

• Do Now: What are the most common features of Shakespeare's language?
• Perform Act I, Scene 1 of Romeo & Juliet

Wednesday, 4/12

• Do Now: How are Tybalt and Benvolio different?
• Compare and contrast Romeo & Juliet movies (1967, 1996)

Thursday, 4/13

• Do Now: Which movie version of Romeo & Juliet do you prefer? Why?
• Perform Act I, Scene 5 of Romeo & Juliet
• Compare and contrast Romeo & Juliet movies (1967, 1996)

Friday, 4/14

• NO SCHOOL

Week of 3/27/17

Monday, 3/27

• Do Now: How do you feel about performing Shakespeare? Why?
• Watch Shakespeare in the Classroom and complete handout

Tuesday, 3/28

• Do Now: What do you predict you will get on the props dialogue? Why?
• Perform Props Dialogue

Wednesday, 3/29

• Do Now: Do you enjoy working with props? Why or why not?

Thursday, 3/30

• Do Now: What do you already know about William Shakespeare?
• Review Shakespeare Background and complete handout

Friday, 3/31

• Do Now: As an actor, how can you prepare to perform language that you are unfamiliar with?
• Watch Shakespeare movie

Week of 3/20/17

Monday, 3/20

• Do Now: What grade do you predict that you will get on the Bad Day Dialogue? Why?
• Perform Bad Day Dialogue

Tuesday, 3/21

• Do Now: How should an actor use props on the stage?
• Quiz #1 on vocabulary and stage directions (Review sheet below)
• Introduce Props Dialogue
• Review examples from Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Wednesday, 3/22

• Do Now: How can a prop make your scene better?
• Write Props Dialogue

Thursday, 3/23

• Do Now: How can a prop make your scene worse?
• Practice Props Dialogue

Friday, 3/24

• Do Now: Why is it important for actors to be able to improvise (improv)?
• Improv Games

Week of 3/13/17

Monday, 3/13

• Do Now: How is a drama different than a story?
• Read scenes from Exploring Theatre

Tuesday, 3/14

• Do Now: Do you like working with a partner? Why or why not?
• Introduce Bad Day Dialogue
• Review examples

Wednesday, 3/15

• Do Now: What causes you to have a bad day? Why?
• Write Bad Day Dialogue

Thursday, 3/16

• Do Now: How do you behave when you are having a bad day?
• Review for Quiz #1: Stage Directions and Terms (Review sheet below): quiz on Tuesday, 3/21
• Practice Bad Day Dialogue

Friday, 3/17

• Do Now: How can you prepare for a scene?
• Practice Bad Day Dialogue

Week of 3/6/17

Monday, 3/6

• Do Now: Why is it important to show emotion when you are acting?
• Discuss emotions in acting and play emotion acting games
• Introduce Animal Monologue

Tuesday, 3/7

• Do Now: How can you show what emotions your character is experiencing?
• Write Animal Monologue

Wednesday, 3/8

• Do Now: What animal will you portray in your monologue? Why did you choose that animal?
• Practice and give feedback on Animal Monologue

Thursday, 3/9

• Do Now: What grade do you predict you will get on your Animal Monologue? Why?
• Perform Animal Monologue

Friday, 3/10

• Do Now: What are the differences between a dramatic play and a story (short story, novel)?
• Quiz #1: Terms and Stage Directions (Review sheet below)
• Read Chapter 2 in Exploring Theatre

Week of 2/20/17

Monday, 2/20 - Tuesday, 2/21

NO SCHOOL

Wednesday, 2/22

• Do Now: How does a playwright reveal what type of character you are playing?
• Review Developing a Character presentation and complete handout
• Practice Audition Monologue

Thursday, 2/23

• Do Now: What type of character are you playing in your monologue? How do you know?
• Complete Character Sketch
• Practice Audition Monologue

Friday, 2/24

• Do Now: What is characterization?
• Complete Twitter Profile of your character from your monologue
• Practice Audition Monologue

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