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Drama 10 Journals (last updated on February 02, 2007)
Please note that you will need a duo-tang for your journal responses!
1. Why are you taking drama?
2. What areas of drama interest you?
3. Have you ever seen a stage play? If yes, please tell me about some of the things you have seen.
4. Do you have any drama / theatre experience? If yes, provide a few details.
1. Describe the types of “non-language” communication used in the activities such as the gibberish problem, cave people and the chain murder endowment scene.
2. What types of “non-language” communication did you find most effective? Why?
1. Write a one page (single-spaced) response to the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode “Hush”. What would it be like not to be able to speak? How would you communicate? What would the world be like if no-one could speak?
1. Complete the Be-a-Household-Appliance Group Pantomime idea sheet.
1. Complete the Character Study Sheet for Rocky (including the questions at the bottom of the page) and for Ferris Bueller's Day Off (do not do questions at bottom of page).
1. This was an in-class activity. The student finds an interesting picture of a person from a magazine, etc. and creates a unique character around what they see in the photo. The following questions get answered along the way: A) Who are you? Where are you? What are you doing? B) Get into the person’s head… What do you see, hear, touch, taste and smell? (What are your 5 senses telling you?) C) Now, staying in the moment: What are you thinking? What are you feeling (emotion)? D) Now, BE IN THAT MOMENT: Write the story of what you are experiencing. What is this person’s story (your story)? Why is this moment meaningful (and why is it worthwhile to share with an audience)?
1. Complete the Monologue Idea Sheet
2. Hand in your monologue script.
3. Complete the Character Concept Sheet
1. How does it feel to give feedback to other students about their monologue performances? Is it something that you are comfortable doing?
2. How does it feel to receive feedback about your own performance? Describe your comfort level.
3. Which monologue performances were your favourites? Why?
1. Describe what you have to do to make mirror mime believable.
2. Describe what you have to do to make slow-motion believable.
3. Why is it important to be able to control how your body moves on stage?
1. Complete the
Short Scenes Worksheet2. Hand in your Four Short Scenes Script with complete blocking notes for the 2 scenes you performed.
1. Hand in your Mime to Music Idea Sheet (due November 30, 2006)
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As a part of your participation in the
Short Play Performance you
will write a journal reflection of your role in the play, the experience
of
working with a group any difficulties or anything that you particularly
enjoyed about the process. Due day of performance.
Collage Journal 1 - Personal Survey of Beliefs
1. Complete the following statements:
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I really like these things about myself .... |
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I wish I could change ..... |
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I am most worried about ..... |
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I am most excited about .... |
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I am most creative when ... |
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I feel most vulnerable when .... |
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I feel strong when ..... |
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People in this world need to remember ..... |
Collage Journal 2 - Brainstorming
1. Record the brainstorming suggestions for the Collage Collective theme.
Collage Journal 3 - Reflection on Chosen Theme
1. Write a half-page response to the ideas that were shared in class about the theme topic. What ideas did you find most interesting? Were many people thinking of similar things? What ideas did you find surprising or unique?
Collage Journal 4 - Group Work
1. Describe your experience of working with your group. What has been positive? What has been negative?
Collage Journal Final Response
Answer the following questions with neat, well-written paragraphs in your journal duo-tang:
1. a) For you, what was the best part of the Collage Collective experience? (Or, if you had an absolutely awful experience, what was the “least worse” part?)
b) For you, what was the worst part of the Collage Collective experience?
2. What did you learn about yourself with regard to the Collage Collective experience?
3. What did you learn about yourself and your ability to work with a group?
4. Reflect on the pressures of putting on a play. Is it a worthwhile endeavor? What would you have done differently? How did the time pressure affect you?
