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Drama 10 Journals (last updated on September 28, 2006)
Please note that you will need a duo-tang for your journal responses!
Journal 1
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. In your notebook, write down the feedback you would give yourself on your poetry presentation.
2. Write about some of the positive performances you saw. Which performances made a lasting impression on you. 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. 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. (Due Thursday, March 30, 2006)
1. Complete the Character Concept Sheet and hand in the rough draft of your monologue script (Due on the day you present your monologue)
1. Complete the Mirror Mime Student Feedback Sheet.
1. School of Rock Worksheet - Complete the worksheet that connects the movie, School of Rock, with the Five Elements of the basic scene structure.
In a journal entry approximately 250 words, respond to the following questions. Please note that your answers should show careful thought and consideration. (Due Tuesday, April 25)
1. What are some of the benefits of comedy as a dramatic genre?
2. What are some of the potential difficulties with comedy?
3. How would you like to incorporate comedy into your work for Drama ten and how do you plan to do so effectively and appropriately?
1. Blocking Notes for Short Scenes – Actors and directors will be responsible for recording their blocking notes on their scripts. Students must also hand in their Director's Worksheet or Character Concept Sheet for this assignment.
1. Complete the Character Study Sheet and Questions on the movie Rocky.
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. Hand in your script with your blocking notes from the Short Plays assignment. (due May 26, 2006)
1. Hand in your Mime to Music Idea Sheet (due May 29, 2006)
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 - Scene Ideas
1. List 6 scene ideas for the Collage Collective theme. Provide a brief description how each of these scenes might be performed.
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?
Drama 10 Final Reflection
Education can be described as being moved from one mindset or mental place to another. After one has been educated, he or she sees things differently. In a sense, the person has been given another lens or framework from which to see the world.
In a short (1-2 pages), well-written reflection, (rough drafts will not be accepted) describe how the experiences in Drama 10 have educated you. What new skills, knowledge, or attitudes have you uncovered or discovered about yourself, others, and the world through this course? If possible, relate your growth to one or two specific moments, activities, or assignments in class.
DUE DATE: No later than Monday, June 19
