Radio Plays continue Monday

With bus cancellations on Wednesday and the tech/dress rehearsal on Thursday, we are off-schedule, but will resume performances on Monday.  The radio play performed on Friday was very well done!  Bravo!

Interested in learning more about the Orson Welle's radio broadcast based on H.G. Wells' novel War of the Worlds?  Communications technology has really changed our world......I wonder what the future will hold for actors, directors and the multiple roles relating to theatre, film, radio broadcasting, webcasts........

Radio Plays Continue

Students had today and will have tomorrow to script and rehearse, as per schedule.  Remember, no one has to memorize anything, just be really well-rehearsed and avoid 'stabilizers', like "uh", "uhm...", that 'hemming and hawing' that we do while our mouths wait for our brains to catch up!   I loved all the ideas I heard today!

Performance on Wednesday, April 18, 2012.

NOTE:  Josh, Joel and Tyler--Adam is now also in your group, as he will be away sick for a few days.  He will be responsible for writing one 30 sec commercial and, of course, for delivering the lines of dialogue you create for him within the play.  Your performance date is set for Monday, April 23.  This is an auspicious date, since this is Shakespeare's birthday!

Reminder to everyone to scroll down to Thursday, April 12's blog entry to see the rubric and to access the links for radio shows, commercials, etc. 
Why no Level 2?  Because you are all aiming for at least a Level 3.  If you don't attain it, then I explain why in the open space....

If you have misplaced your hard copy, check the orange folder on the wall that contains copies of the Grade 9 tasks.

Mystery Radio Play Task

ADA 10                                                                                                            Bloomfield 2011

Genre: Mystery      Form:  Radio Play

Listen carefully to the radio play “Afraid to Live, Afraid to Die”.  (http://archive.org/details/otr_cbsradiomysterytheater    These plays include music, sound effects, etc.  Consider how characters are developed and how the plot is moved forward without visuals. This example does not have any live commercials, but if you go to http://www.oldradioworld.com/shows/Vintage_Commercials.php

Task:    Create a short mystery play which relies completely on dialogue, sound effects and narration.  You will also create two commercials from your show’s sponsors.  Have fun! 

April 12             – listen to example of classic radio play; 

                             Group of Brainstorm characters/setting/casting/commercial

April 13 and 16 – develop radio script and rehearse; collect sound effects; if someone is typing

                                the script,  be sure to send it to yourselves so a copy can be printed out at

                                school by the end of class April 16.

                         

April 17  – rehearsal with sound effects

April 18 – Performances (These are live, behind the curtains. J)

Tyler Josh Joel *alternate due dates to accommodate April 12 and 13 absences to be negotiated :)

Burt Erin Brennan Rachelle

Noah Bryan Krista Emma

Shawna Jenna Ilya Tristan Adam

Cole Marissa Shelby Kevin Cam

Please list the responsibilities of each group member below.  Responsibilities may include such things as: playing a role, developing the script, typing the script, photocopying the script, keeping people on track, writing the commercial, locating sound effects, selecting music, etc.

Group Member	Role/Responsibility

Performance Rubric – Radio Play

Criteria	Level 4	Level 3	Next Steps/Comments
Use of Radio Format (Group) (Application)	Excellent use of narration, dialogue and sound effects to bring us into the world of this story; interesting and entertaining	Narration, Dialogue and sound effects establish setting, characters and move plot along;
Mystery Genre (Group) (Thinking/Inquiry)	Excellent use of traditional elements of mystery genre, including detectives, clues, red herrings etc. to create superior mystery experience for listening audience	Mystery is created and solved using elements of mystery genre
Commercials (Group) (Communication)	Now that I’ve heard these commercials, I MUST buy this product!  As soon as this radio play is over, I am heading out to buy it!	Commercials for specific product are informative and persuasive
Vocalization (Individual) (Communication)	Superior use of pace, tone, pitch, emphasis, volume, to create character’s voice and/or sound effects	Appropriate use of pace, tone, pitch, emphasis, volume, to create character’s voice and/or sound effects

Application                                        4          3          2          1

Thinking/Inquiry                               4          3          2          1

Communication                                

         Commercial                               4          3          2          1

         Vocalization                               4          3          2          1

           

FARCES - the end :) MYSTERY/Radio: the beginning

The farces you created in your groups based on elements of black comedy and horror showed that you knew how to apply the basic concepts, along with slapstick and physical humour, into a performance.  They were truly horrible in a wonderful way!

Now we will focus on using voice and sound to create a performance for a listening audience while exploring the genre of Mystery!