
KRISTA D. PRICE
ACTING CLASS
PURPOSE OF THE COURSE:
Acting is an introductory course designed to encourage individuals of ALL talent levels to "step out of their comfort zones" in order to develop individual and group performance skills through the art of theatre.
UNITS:
Acting class is broken into three units: STAGE, STORY, aaand SCENE! (See syllabus above for description of each.)
(for Face-to-Face AND Absence Learning)
Unit 1: STAGE
WEEK 1: Aug. 25-26, 2022 (Advisory + Hours 1-7) Welcome & "Composition"
WEEK 2: Aug, 29 - Sept. 1, 2022 (Hrs 1-7 / No school Fri.) Art on Stage / Exploration of Ideas
WEEK 3: Sept. 6-9, 2022 (Hours 1-7 / No school Mon.) Artistic Intention / Types of Stages
WEEK 4: Sept. 12-16, 2022 (Assembly Friday) Stage Directions / Believability
WEEK 5: Sept. 19-23, 2022 Motivated Movement / Stage Terms
WEEK 6: Sept 26-30, 2022 Unit Test Review
Unit 1 Summative Test (IB: Knowing/Understanding)
Unit 2: STORY
WEEK 7: October 3-7, 2022 (Wed=Adv.+1-7; 1st hr = short) The "building blocks" of a good story / Unit 1 Summative (IB: Thinking Creatively)
WEEK 8: Oct. 12-14, 2022 (Off M&T / Full Wed. / Hrs 1-7) Read a Play / Plot
WEEK 9: Oct. 17-21, 2022 Analyze character / How to Physically Portray a Character
WEEK 10: Oct. 24-28, 2022 Monologues (Characterization Techniques & Rehearsal)
Unit 2 Summative (Monologue) Performance (IB: Developing Skills)
Unit 3: ....AAAND SCENE!
WEEK 11: Oct. 31 - Nov. 4, 2022 Scene Studies: Determining Subtext
WEEK 12: Nov. 7-11, 2022 Scene Studies: A character's Wants & A scene's Beats
WEEK 13: Nov. 14-18, 2022 Scene Studies: A scene's Beats, Opening Beat, Build, Climax, & Blocking
WEEK 14: Nov 21-22, 2022 (Hrs 1-7) Unit 2/3 Summative (Play Review) - click HERE (IB: Responding to Art)
WEEK 15: Nov. 28 - Dec 2, 2022 (No school Wed. / Hrs 1-7) Scene Studies: Stage Business (and Rehearsal)
WEEK 16: Dec. 5-9, 2022 Rehearsal of Final Scenes (and Scene Studies)
WEEK 17: Dec 12-16, 2022 Rehearsal of Final Scenes (and Scene Studies)
Unit 3 Summative Directed Scene Study (IB: Developing Skills)
WEEK 18: Dec 19-22, 2022 (No School Friday / Hrs 1-7) Unit 3 Summative (Final) Performance (IB: Know/Understanding, Thinking Creatively)
WEEK 19: Jan 9-13, 2023 Unit 1-3 Summative (IB: Responding to Growth)
WEEK 20: Jan 17-20, 2023 (No Mon /Wed SE/Exams on Th/F) Course Growth Reflection / Final Exam (Exam Study Guide)