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Acting 1 / Oral Interpretation ~ Block 1

Acting 1 ~ Cover Sheet

Cover Sheet Signature Form


December 13-17, FINALS WEEK

What we did in class
M~
1. 1st half of Poetic Interpretations performances
W~
1. Finish Poetic Interpretations performances


Items Due this week
1. Poetic Interpretations Final

Homework
Due ~~
1. Poetic Interpretations Final


December 6-10

What we did in class
M~
1. Improvisation Pairs ~ in class performances (20 minute prep)
W~
1. Improvisation Pairs ~ in class performances (10 minute prep)
F~
1. Improvisation Pairs ~ in class performances (5 minute prep)
2. Volunteer Poetic Interpretations Presentations
3. Discuss Procedures for finals week


Items Due this week
1. You must be in class to receive credit for the Improv Pairs unit... there is no way to make it up.

Homework
Due ~~
1. Find a poem
2. 10 Personality cards


November 29 - December 3

What we did in class
Tu~
1. Turn in personality cards
2. Final day to have a poem approved
3. Write out poem 15 times by hand... torture, I know, but it does help in memorization! I promise!
Th~
1. Improv unit


Items Due this week
1. Find a poem and clear it through Frenchie... personality cards due Tuesday.

Homework
Due ~~
1. Find a poem
2. 10 Personality cards


November 22-26

What we did in class
Tu~
1. Watch Dead Poet's Society


Items Due this week
1. Find a poem and clear it through Frenchie... start on your personality cards.

Homework
Due ~~ Find a poem, personality cards


November 15-19

What we did in class
M~
1. Introduce Poetic Interpretations (your final)
Poetric Interpretations Instructions
2. Lost in Space
W~
1. Finish Lost in Space
2. Stereotypes discussion
3. 10 note cards with person, attitudes, dress, body language, voice... due when you come back from Thanksgiving Break
4. Improvisation Unit
5. Whose Line Is It Anyway
F~
1. Special schedule for early release
2. Improv


Items Due this week
1. Find a poem and clear it through Frenchie

Homework
Due ~~ Find a poem


November 8-12

What we did in class
Tu~
1. Final film day
2. Grade your group sheet
Th~
1. Watch and grade Infomercials


Items Due this week
1. Final Script (typed)
2. Att. & goal log
3. Production notes
4. Final product for filming
5. Grade your group

Homework
Due ~~


November 1-5

What we did in class
M~
1. Final day to prep
W~
1. Prep day
F~
1. Infomercial Filming


Items Due this week
1. Final Script (typed)
2. Att. & goal log
3. Production notes
4. Final product for filming

Homework
Due ~~ Anything not finished by Monday (11/1) is homework!


October 25-29

What we did in class
Tu~
1. Continue Infomercial prep-work
a. Time the script
b. Attendence & goal log
c. Type script
d. Production notes
Th~
1. Continue pre-work


Items Due this week
1. Finish Script

Homework
Due ~~


October 18-22

What we did in class
Tu~
1. Start Infomercials
Infomercial Requirements
Must select a different group than those you were in for Rock Star
Th~
1. Continue Infomercial prep-work


Items Due this week
1. Infomercial product & group selection
2. Initial planning
3. Start of script

Homework
Due ~~


October 11-15

What we did in class
M~
1. ROCK STAR FILMING
W~
1. Finish ROCK STAR FILMING
2. Group Evals...
Give each group memeber a % grade and explain in detail why they deserve that grade... this is your chance to tell me if you had slackers in your group and their grade will be adjusted to reflect that. Provide a detailed account of what each memeber contributed to this project.
3. Write Self Evals
F~
1. ROCK STAR Viewing
2. Complete viewing worksheet
Rock Star Viewing Worksheet

Items Due this week
1. Rock star filming Monday.
BRING COSTUMES AND MUSIC... if you are not ready to present (for whatever reason) you will receive a ZERO for the project and WILL NOT be able to re-do it! 2. Group Evals
3. Self Evals

Homework
Due ~~ You must bring your song and a CD/Tape player with you all week.
1. Group Evals due Wednesday in class
2. TYPED Self Evals due start of class on Friday.
Self Evaluations need to be in the following format and should be an essay, NOT a bulleted list...
1. One typed page,
2. Double Spaced,
3. Times New Roman font,
4. 12 point font,
5. 3 things you think you did well,
6. 3 things you think you did not do well,
7. Specific things you plan to do to improve for the next assignment.
THESE ARE DUE THE NEXT CLASS AFTER YOU PRESENT... I WILL NOT ACCEPT THEM LATE.



October 4-8

What we did in class
Tu~
1. ROCK STAR
Th~
1. Time in auditorium for Rock Star
2. Last day for practice


Items Due this week
1. Rock star finishing touches.

Homework
Due ~~ You must bring your song and a CD/Tape player with you all week.


September 27 - October 1

What we did in class
M~
1. Start New Unit ~ ROCK STAR
a. Groups of 4
b. No songs after 1995
c. Song must be school appropriate (no drugs, alcohol...)
d. Find lyrics (lyrics.com is a good source to look)
e. Song must have lyrics
f. Choreograph a dance sequence
g. Staging
h. Blocking
i. Costumes required
j. Make-up
HINT: Older songs (Sinatra, the Rat Pack, oldies from the 50's or 80's) are easier to put a routine together from.
W~
Continue Rock Star
F~
1. Special schedule for Homecoming Parade
2. Continue Rock Star


Items Due this week
1. Rock star group, song and initial planning must be finished this week.

Homework
Due ~~ You must bring your song and a CD/Tape player with you on Wednesday and Friday.


September 20-24

What we did in class
Tu~
1. Test Correctives (Keep in mind that those of you who received an F may only retake the test if you finish the correctives)
2. Those who don't finish correctives will need to come in to ELO to finish
3. Pep Assembly
Th~
1. Guesstures


Items Due this week
NVT TEST Correctives

Homework
Due ~~
1. Test Correctives

Here are the deadlines for taking/retaking the tests ... you may retake a test if you received an F for a max of 60%. Once these dates pass, the take/retake opportunity will be over. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR LEARNING AND YOUR GRADE. Do not come to me 2 months from now and ask if you can take these tests, the answer will be no.
Acting 1 / Oral Interp
- 1st test = last day to take is 9/27
- retake = last day to take is 10/1


September 13-17

What we did in class
Tu~
1. ECOS training
2. Test review
Th~
1. NVC TEST
NVC Lecture Power Point


Items Due this week
NVC TEST THURSDAY

Homework
Due ~~
1. Study for test (September 16).

Here are the deadlines for taking/retaking the tests ... you may retake a test if you received an F for a max of 60%. Once these dates pass, the take/retake opportunity will be over. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR LEARNING AND YOUR GRADE. Do not come to me 2 months from now and ask if you can take these tests, the answer will be no.
Acting 1 / Oral Interp
- 1st test = last day to take is 9/27
- retake = last day to take is 10/1


September 6-10

What we did in class
M~
Labor Day, No School
W~
1. Finish Hook
2. Finish Hook Assignment
3. Study for test on September 16
NVC Lecture Power Point
F~
1. 9/11 Presentation


Items Due this week
Hook worksheet

Homework
Due ~~
1. Hook assignment
2. Study for test (September 16).


August 30-September 3

What we did in class
M~
1. Nonverbal Communication (NVC) Lecture
W~
1. NVC Lecture
2. Hook assignment
F~
1. Shortened classes due to year book signing at 2pm
2. Finish Hook assignment


Items Due this week
Hook worksheet

Homework
Due ~~ Study for test (September 16).


August 23-27

What we did in class
Tu~
1. Communication Model
2. NVC Lecture
Th~
1. NVC Lecture
2. Class meetings


Items Due this week
1. Show up to class on time.
2. Get parents/guardians to read cover sheet and sign cover sheet signature form... due Monday (8/23)

Homework
Due ~~
1. Print out cover sheet
2. You and your parents should read it
3. You and your parents should sign the cover sheet signature form
4. TURN IN COVER SHEET


August 16-20

What we did in class
M~
Freshman Day
W~
Went over cover sheet and website
Interviewed partners for upcoming Mini-Speech of Introduction
F~
1. Finalize/practice speech
2. Improvisation games/Guesstures


Items Due this week
1. Show up to class on time.
2. Get parents/guardians to read cover sheet and sign cover sheet signature form.

Homework
Due ~~
1. Print out cover sheet
2. You and your parents should read it
3. You and your parents should sign the cover sheet signature form
4. Remember that the wooden thing at the front of the room is called a lectern, not a podium.


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