KRISTA D. PRICE
Today in Acting Class...
Tuesday, April 19, 2016 (Improvisation)
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Improv Warm-up: Gibberish (with partners)
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Discussed learning goals for today's improv: 1.) to "give" and USE gifts in an improvised situation/scene 2.) to push yourself to TRY (you must earn an GREEN ticket by participating today if you didn't last class)
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Reviewed improv "rules"
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Improv Activity #1: Gibberish Interpreter (focus: giving gifts)
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Improv Activity #2: Shifting Focus (focus: sharing the scene)
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Improv Activity #3: Party Quirks (focus: sharing the scene)
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Completed exit questions (in Acting journal)
Homework: None
Daily Schedule for this Unit...
(from first to last day of unit)
Monday, March 28, 2016 (Improvisation)
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Reminder: Your written critique is due on March 31. Miss Price WON'T accept late.
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Students performed their prepared (30 second) monologues and received coaching from Ms. Price on ways to adjust and enhance their character/performance.
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Discussed learning goals for today's improv: 1.) to "say yes" in an improvised situation/scene 2.) to have fun
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Reviewed tips on "giving gifts" (character, environment, etc.) in an improvised scene
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Handout: Improv "Rules" (learned and filled in "rules")
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Learned about the first "rule" of improv: "say YES!" (i.e. agree to the situation established; accept the "reality" created by your partner)
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Activity: Improvised tug of war / Discussed activity in relation to improv / improv rules
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Watched a clip from "Whose Line is it Anyway?" and discussed the ways in which the improvisers said "yes" in the scene
Homework: See #1 above
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 (Improvisation)
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Reminder: Your written critique is due on March 31. Miss Price WON'T accept late.
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Students performed their prepared (30 second) monologues and received coaching from Ms. Price on ways to adjust and enhance their character/performance.
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Discussed learning goals for today's improv: 1.) to "yes, and..." in an improvised situation/scene 2.) to have fun
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Handout: Improv "Rules" (learned and filled in "rules")
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Learned about the second "rule" of improv: "say YES, AND!" (i.e. agree to the situation established; accept the "reality" created by your partner BUT also add on to it)
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Improv Activity (all-class): Partner Yes, and... (partnered up and practiced the skill of rule #2 with prompts given by Ms. Price)
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Learned about the third rule of improv: "Always seek to make your PARTNER look good"
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Discussed ways in which improvers could accomplish this goal (focus on gift-giving, avoid questions, etc.)
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Watched a clip from "Whose Line is it Anyway?" that showed how difficult questions can be on your partner. The game is called "Questions" (clip 1 & clip 2)
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Improv Activity (volunteers): Practiced playing "Questions" to learn the difficulty of questions in an improvised scene.
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Completed exit questions (in Acting journal)
Homework: See #1 above
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 (Improvisation)
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Reminder: Your written critique is due on March 31. Miss Price WON'T accept late.
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Students performed their prepared (30 second) monologues and received coaching from Ms. Price on ways to adjust and enhance their character/performance.
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Discussed learning goals for today's improv: 1.) to "yes, and..." in an improvised situation/scene 2.) to have fun
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Reviewed improv "rules"
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Warm-up activity (all-class): What are you doing? (focused on pantomimed action)
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Improv Activity (all-class): Practiced "giving gifts" in a scene (1-line character & 1-line environment "gifts")
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Activity (volunteers): One-line scene starters (Using the one lines given in the above activity, volunteers improvised scenes for an audience)
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Completed exit questions (in Acting journal)
Homework: See #1 above
Thursday, March 31, 2016 (Improvisation)
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Ms. Price collected written critiques & Theatre Hours (for musical)
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Students performed their prepared (30 second) monologues and received coaching from Ms. Price on ways to adjust and enhance their character/performance.
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Discussed learning goals for today's improv: 1.) to "give gifts" in an improvised situation/scene 2.) to have fun
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Reviewed improv "rules"
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Warm-up activity (all-class): Emotional Fruit Salad (focused on making big choices)
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Improv Activity (all-class): Practiced "giving gifts" in a scene (1-line character & 1-line environment "gifts")
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Activity (volunteers): One-line scene starters (using line prompts given by Ms. Price)
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Completed exit questions (in Acting journal)
Homework: None - enjoy spring break!!!
Monday, April 11, 2016 (Improvisation)
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Ms. Price passed back critiques & Theatre Hours (for musical)
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Improv Warm-up: Equilateral Triangle & Sheriff/Bandit/Victim
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Discussed learning goals for today's improv: 1.) to "give gifts" in an improvised situation/scene 2.) to have fun (you must earn an ORANGE ticket today or tomorrow by participating)
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Reviewed improv "rules"
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Improv Activity #1: One-line Scene starters (focus: "saying yes")
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Improv Activity #2: Bell Change (focus: committing to varied choices)
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Completed exit questions (in Acting journal)
Homework: None
(Note: Missed classes due to testing this week)
Thursday, April 14, 2016 (Improvisation)
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Ms. Price passed back critiques & Theatre Hours (for musical) if absent last class.
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Improv Warm-up: ABC game (with partners)
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Discussed learning goals for today's improv: 1.) to "give" and USE gifts in an improvised situation/scene 2.) to push yourself to TRY (you must earn an ORANGE ticket by participating today if you didn't last class)
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Reviewed improv "rules"
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Improv Activity #1: Bell Change (focus: committing to varied choices)
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Improv Activity #2: Lines in a Pocket (focus: consider everthing a gift)
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Completed exit questions (in Acting journal)
Homework: None
Monday, April 18, 2016 (Improvisation)
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Improv Warm-up: All in One Voice (with partners)
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Discussed learning goals for today's improv: 1.) to "give gifts" in an improvised situation/scene 2.) to push yourself to TRY (you must earn a GREEN ticket today or tomorrow by participating)
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Reviewed improv "rules"
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Improv Activity #1: Freeze Frame Lines (in preparation for "Freeze")
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Improv Activity #2: Freeze (focus: committing to varied choices)
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Completed exit questions (in Acting journal)
Homework: None
Tuesday, April 19, 2016 (Improvisation)
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Improv Warm-up: Gibberish (with partners)
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Discussed learning goals for today's improv: 1.) to "give" and USE gifts in an improvised situation/scene 2.) to push yourself to TRY (you must earn an GREEN ticket by participating today if you didn't last class)
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Reviewed improv "rules"
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Improv Activity #1: Gibberish Interpreter (focus: giving gifts)
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Improv Activity #2: Shifting Focus (focus: sharing the scene)
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Improv Activity #3: Party Quirks (focus: sharing the scene)
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Completed exit questions (in Acting journal)
Homework: None