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Drama 10 Journals (last updated on February 01, 2009)
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-verbal” communication used in the activities such as the gibberish problem, cave people and the chain murder endowment scene. (How were we able to communicate with each other?)
2. What types of “non-verbal” communication did you find most effective? Why?
1. In this episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", everyone in town wakes up to discover they can no longer speak. What different ways do they find to communicate with each other?
2. If you were suddenly to discover you were unable to speak, what difficulties would you encounter?
3. Actors often rely on words to convey emotion, generate humour and explain the story. How do the actors in this episode convey these things without words?
4. How did you react to watching a TV show without words?
5. What cannot be conveyed by non-verbal communication?
1. Complete the Be-a-Household-Appliance Group Pantomime idea sheet.
1. Complete the Character Study Sheet for the film Pirates of the Caribbean.
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. Describe the best ways to give feedback to someone on their performance.
2. What do you like and dislike about giving performance feedback?
3. What do you like and dislike about receiving performance feedback?
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 have full control over your movements when performing mime?
1. Complete the Short Scenes Worksheet (one per group)
1. Hand in your Short Scenes Script with complete blocking notes.
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. Brainstorm 10 -15 possible ideas that could be used as the Collage Collective theme. (In class activity)
Collage Journal 3 - Reflection on Chosen Theme
1. Write a one half-page reflection on the ideas that were shared in class about the theme topic (A Block - EMOTION, C Block - ADDICTION). 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 - Theme Ideas
1. Develop 6 new scene ideas for your Collage Collective theme. For each of these scenes, provide a brief description of what the scene is about AND the style you would use for its performance.
Collage Journal 5 - 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?
