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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.

 

SYLLABUS

UNITS:

Acting class is broken into three units:  STAGE, STORY, aaand SCENE!   (See syllabus above for description of each.)

 

 

ACTING CLASS SCHEDULE:

(for Face-to-Face AND Absence Learning)

Unit 1:  STAGE

WEEK 1:   Aug. 24-25, 2023  (Advisory + Hours 1-7)                    Welcome & "Composition"

WEEK 2:  Aug, 28 - 31, 2023  (Hrs 1-7 / No school Fri.)                Art on Stage / Exploration of Ideas

WEEK 3:  Sept. 5-8, 2023  (Hours 1-7 / No school Mon.)                Artistic Intention / Types of Stages

WEEK 4:  Sept. 11-15, 2023                                                                Stage Directions / Believability

WEEK 5:  Sept. 18-22, 2023 (Assembly Friday)                           Motivated Movement / Stage Terms / Unit Test Review

                                                                                                  Unit 1 Summative Test  (IBKnowing/Understanding)    

Unit 2:  STORY

WEEK 6:  Sept 25-29, 2023                                                      The "building blocks" of a good story / Unit 1 Summative (IB: Thinking Creatively

WEEK 7:  October 2-6, 2023 (Wed=Adv.+1-7)                           Read a Play / Plot

WEEK 8:  Oct. 11-13, 2023 (Off M&T / Full Wed. / Hrs 1-7)           Analyze character / How to Physically Portray a Character

WEEK 9:  Oct. 16-20, 2023                                                   Monologues (Physical Characterization Techniques)

WEEK 10:  Oct. 23-27, 2023                                                 Monologues (Rehearsal & Performance)

                                                                                                 Unit 2 Summative (Monologue) Performance (IB: Developing Skills)

 

Unit 3:  ....AAAND SCENE!

WEEK 11:  Oct. 30 - Nov. 3, 2023                                        Scene Studies:  Determining Subtext

WEEK 12:  Nov. 6-10, 2023  (Fall Play Nov 9-11)                       Fall Play Week (Help the Play Days) / Intro to Writing a Play Review

                                                                                                 Unit 2/3 Summative (Play Review) - click HERE  (IB: Responding to Art

WEEK 13:  Nov. 13-17, 2023                                                    Scene Studies: Intro to character's Wants / Fall Play Review Due by Friday (see above)          

WEEK 14:  Nov 20-21, 2023 (Hrs 1-7 / No school W-F)               Scene Studies: A character's Wants & A scene's Beats

WEEK 15:  Nov. 27 - Dec 1, 2023 (Hrs 1-7 / No school Thurs.)   Scene Studies: Blocking, Build, Climax 

WEEK 16:  Dec. 4-8, 2023                                                    Scene Studies:  Stage Business                           

WEEK 17:  Dec 11-15, 2023                                                       Rehearsal of Final Scenes (and Scene Studies)

WEEK 18:  Dec 18-22, 2023                                                    Rehearsal of Final Scenes (and Scene Studies)

WEEK 19:  Jan 8-12, 2024                                                    Rehearsal of Final Scenes (and Scene Studies)

WEEK 20:  Jan 16-19, 2024 (No Mon/full Wed/Exams on Th/F)    Course Growth Reflection / Final Exam (Exam Study Guide)      

                                                                                                Unit 3 Summative Directed Scene Study (IB:  Developing Skills)

                                                                                                Unit 3 Summative (Final) Performance  (IBKnow/Understanding, Thinking Creatively) 

                                                                                                Unit 1-3 Summative (IB: Responding to Growth)

                                                       

                               

                                                                                              

                            

 

 

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