Assigned Feb 28, 2013. Class time to workshop and rehearse March 1 and 3. Performances on Tuesday, March 4, 2013. Evaluation for journal entries (reflection questions) and performance shown below.
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ADA
100: 3 Scene Play: Fairy Tale
Course Expectations: Rehearsal/Performance
A2.1 use the elements of drama to suit an
identified purpose and form in drama presentations
A3.2 use a variety of expressive voice and movement techniques to support the depiction of character (e.g., volume, tone, accent, pace, gesture, facial expression to reveal character and/or intention)
Course Expectations: Journal
C1.2
use correct terminology to refer to the forms, elements, conventions and
techniques of
drama (e.g., set, setting, upstage, downstage, casting, role, actor,
character….)
C3.2
identify and apply the skills and attitudes needed to perform various
tasks and responsibilities in
drama works (e.g., collaborative skills, respect for others,
negotiating, consensus-building…..)
Performance
Due: Tuesday, March
4, 2013 Length of Performance: 5 – 10 minutes
Focus: Storyline
and Setting with Characters portrayed physically and vocally
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Content
Characters/story line/setting
extrapolated from the Tic-Tac-Toe Board
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Application of Skills
Acting—physical/vocal; staging;
establishing setting and character for audience
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Who are the characters
in this drama?
What decisions do they
make and actions do they take that creates the story?
Where/when is it
set?
What is the beginning,
middle and ending of our story?
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What physical/vocal
choices do we make to portray these characters?
How do we use the
stage effectively and efficiently to establish the setting(s) of the drama?
How do we ‘show’ what
happens instead of ‘telling’ what happens?
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Nick
Keenan
Maddie
Kianna
Meagan
L
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Anthony
Jayson
Sarah
W
Randi
Jessica
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Jacob
Josh
Chelsea
Cara
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Trey
Alex
U
Jayme
Sarah
M
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Alex
P
Justin
Megan
S
Katie
Emily
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Complete the following as a group:
Thinking/planning
guide
1. What
is your tic tac toe base line?
2. List
your cast. Remember that the character’s
name is always on the left, the actor’s name is always on the right.
3. What
is the setting for each of your three scenes?
Explain how you will establish these settings for your audience.
a) Scene
One
b) Scene
Two
c) Scene
Three
4.
Write the plot of your play in three
sentences.
5.
If
this happened in real life and was covered by the newspaper, what would the
headline be?
Journal Questions:
1. In two or three complete sentences, explain
how your group determined the plot, casting and staging of your play.
2. What
has been your most important contribution to this group? (For example, are you an ‘idea person’, a
‘let’s get back to work now guys’ person, a person who makes sure everyone’s
idea is heard….?)
3. What
is the most challenging thing about working in a group? Did you meet this challenge successfully this
time? Explain.
4. Which
person in the group most surprised you?
How? (i.e., how was what they did
different from your expectations/assumptions about what they would do?)
5. Which
person in the group would you most like to work with again? Why?
6. List
the people with whom you have not yet had an opportunity to work in a group.
Performance
Rubric: Tic Tac Toe Fairy Tale
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Criteria
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Level 4
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Level 3
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To be improved
to reach provincial standard
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Storyline
(T/I) Group
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Extrapolates from tic tac toe base
line to create a superior original drama work that fully engages the audience
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Uses tic tac toe base line to
develop an engaging drama work for the audience
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Prepared
(App)
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Knows lines, blocking; exhibits high
degree of confidence; aware of
audience (e.g., holds for laughs)
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Considerable knowledge of lines and
blocking (may need a prompt); exhibits confidence
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Vocal
(App)
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Uses pace, tone, volume, pitch,
emphasis, accent, silence with a high degree of effectiveness to create
meaning for an authentic character throughout the performance; if playing
more than one character, stays ‘true’ to each as appropriate
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Uses pace, tone, volume, pitch,
emphasis, accent, silence to create a consistent character within the
situation(s) of the performance; if
playing more than one character, uses movement to differentiate appropriately
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Physicality
(App)
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Uses movement, gesture, facial
expression, stance to create an authentic character throughout the
performance; if playing more than one
character, stays ‘true’ to each as appropriate
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Uses movement, gesture, facial
expression, stance to create a consistent character within the
situation(s); if playing more than one
character, uses movement to differentiate appropriately
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Staging/
Blocking
(App) Group
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Staging/blocking enhances
establishment of setting and storyline for audience; effective and efficient
for actors and adds depth to plot, character relationships, etc.
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Staging/blocking establishes setting
for audience; effective and efficient for actors to communicate
plot/character relationships, etc.
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