May 2

1. Role of Greek Chorus in modern theatre.

2.  Warm up:  What are you doing? is good for warming up the brain and body, and practising using the brain and body differently at the same time.

3. Meet with your group members (20 minutes) to make final decisions.

4.  Statement of Artistic Intent   -  Due May 2 (end of class)

Write a 1 page Statement of Artistic Intent that includes the following:

What you are going to do,
Why you are going to do it,
What you want to audience to know or learn,
How you are going to do it.

* You may use the template below to help develop your ideas.  You are NOT limited by this template. It is merely another tool for you to utilize. 

Why are you doing this piece? 

• What ideas explored throughout the unit and your individual research (including technical theatre) do you intend to further explore in developing your performance concept to a point of realization?

What message/theme do you want to convey when presenting this piece? 

• What is the main message/theme you wish to communicate in your performance?
• What lasting impact do you want your performance to have on your audience?

• Why do you think it is important to communicate this message/theme to your ‘targeted’ audience?

What production elements will you use to present the piece effectively?

• How do you intend to work with the "production elements" to help communicate your ideas?

What performance elements will you include to effectively communicate your message/theme?

• How do you intend to work with the "performance elements" to help communicate your ideas?

5.  Process Journal entry.  Focus on criterion B and criterion C.

PS:  themes from Oedipus the King:  http://www.shmoop.com/oedipus-the-king/themes.html
        list of literary themes:  http://homeworktips.about.com/od/writingabookreport/a/themelist.htm

April 25, 27

April 25 - Happy 25th of April   (National Holiday)

April 27
1.  Story-telling:  Blame.  The moral of the story is that you cannot find a solution to a problem if you are more worried about who is to blame . . .

2.  Get into your group (red, blue, orange, purple)  and brainstorm ideas. Create a basic outline and characters for your soap opera.  Remember that next week you will have to write an Statement of Artist Intention and will need to incorporate some of these ideas.


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3.  Create a storyboard for the action of your story. One possible storyboard site is: http://generator.acmi.net.au/storyboard.

4. April 27 Process Journal entry

PS: To read Oedipus Rex online click HERE

April 21

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1.  Get into your group (red, blue, orange, purple)  and brainstorm ideas. Create a basic outline and characters for your soap opera.  Remember that next week you will have to write an Statement of Artist Intention and will need to incorporate some of these ideas.

2.  Create a storyboard for the action of your story. One possible storyboard site is: http://generator.acmi.net.au/storyboard.

3. April 21 Process Journal entry

PS: To read Oedipus Rex online click HERE

April 18

 

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1.   Warm Up
Post by Theatre Studies Online at Rose Bruford College. 

2.  Greek Theatre

Greek Theatre from mharring

3. Sophocles - Oedipus Rex (the short version)

4.  Let's look at an an example of a Greek Tragedy



5.  Process Journal entry


Homework:   Pop Quiz!
http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/nadrama/content/review/shorthistory/antiquity-18c/greek.aspx 
Cool link that provides lots of information and an online quiz;)

Homework:  Word Search

April 11, 13

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1.  The Lisbon Players:Auditions - The Misanthrope by Molière

Saturday 16th April at 17h00
and/or
Tuesday 19th April at 21h00

Nothing to prepare

For more info:  https://www.facebook.com/events/1720911911518711/

2.  You need to have a Term 3 Process Journal.  Once again you will provide a paper version. The Process Journal must be updated regularly (after each class).

3.  Warm up - Vocal Warm-up #4 Articulation from the National Theatre

(you can find more exercises like this online;)

4  Blue group and Purple group - You didn't finish your work from last week. Please submit your diaries and come in for lunch time detention on Tuesday to complete your work.

5. Begin Worksheet 1. Historical Context (Criterion A – Knowing and Understanding – strand i. and ii.)

• Research Greek Theatre and locate the following information. You may respond in short answer form but explain, be thorough, include details. Remember to include the question.
• You need a Works Cited page.

1.  What were the influences that led to the development of Greek Theatre?

2.  What was the main purpose of Greek Theatre?

3.  What were the techniques or conventions used by Greek Theatre and for what purpose?

4.  What is the role of the chorus in Greek Theatre?
5.  Who is known as the first actor? Why?

6.  Who are the 3 most influential Greek playwrights? What important plays did each produce?
7.  Who was the first literary critic? Explain.

8.  Why is Greek Theatre so significant to Western Drama and how has it continued to influence modern works?

9.  What are some modern examples of the Greek chorus?

6.  Process Journal Entry

Homework:  Word Search Puzzle

April 6

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Today you need to finish and print Task 4 - Criterion A and D.

Everything must be properly marked in your Process Journal.

I will mark Task 4 on Thursday evening.

April 4 (Period 7)

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1.  Intro to Greek Tragedy

2.  In groups answer the following and put your answer on this padlet:               (http://padlet.com/rddietrich/khjoqxttjcxo) :

Red - Which of the following was not a type of Greek theater? Explain what Greek theater is.
a. - Mystery
b. - Satyr
c. - Tragedy
d. - Comedy
e. - All of these are types of Greek Theatre

Blue - What is the structure of Greek tragedy? Explain.

Purple - What is the role of the chorus? Explain.
               
Orange - Which of the following lists the Athenian tragedians in chronological order? Why is this important information? Explain.
a. - Sophocles, Aeschylus, Euripides
b. - Aeschylus, Euripides, Sophocles
c. - Euripides, Sophocles, Aeschylus
d. - Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides
e. - Euripides, Aeschylus, Sophocles

3. In your process journal answer the following:  My Term 3 expectations.  Explain what you would like to accomplish during Term 3.

April 4

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Before we move on:

Period 6

Answer one of these questions:

Conceptual: Can artists shape the world through story telling? How does culture influence the interpretation of the story?
Debatable: Does culture determine aesthetic preference and understanding of the story?