Irving's Drama 8 class Term 2, Winter 2025 Period 3 12:15-1:35 Period 4 class: 1:45-3:05
Feb. 24-28
Read over plays and work on remembering lines. Work on blocking, tone, volume, being in character, and improv. For 'Wizard of Oz' work on dances. Tornado dance, Glinda dance, Yellow brick Road, Bill Nye Science Guy, I Wanna Know What love Is, Eye of the Tiger, Witch dance, We Didn't Start the Fire.
Continue working in 4th period on 'The Shooting of Dan McGrew' and work on Can-Can dance, shooting scene, and 'Devil Went Down to Georgia' and for Tell-Tale Heart, memorizing the lines, and blocking the scenes.
On Friday Feb. 28th, we'll do a dress rehearsal of all plays. On Wednesday we will do self assessment of rehearsals. On Friday Feb 28th, self assessment on play, being on task, in character, tone, volume, body language, and knowing lines, cues, projector parts, volume and lights in the tech booth.
Feb. 17-21
Read over plays and work on remembering lines. Work on blocking, tone, volume, being in character, and improv. For 'Wizard of Oz' work on dances. Tornado dance, Glinda dance, Yellow brick Road, Bill Nye Science Guy, I Wanna Know What love Is, Eye of the Tiger, Witch dance, We Didn't Start the Fire. Continue working in 4th period on 'The Shooting of Dan McGrew' and work on Can-Can dance, shooting scene, and 'Devil Went Down to Georgia' and for Tell-Tale Heart, memorizing the lines, and blocking the scenes.
Feb. 11-14
Read over plays and work on remembering lines. Work on blocking, tone, volume, being in character, and improv. For 'Wizard of Oz' work on dances. Tornado dance, Glinda dance, Yellow brick Road, Bill Nye Science Guy, I Wanna Know What love Is, Eye of the Tiger, Witch dance, We Didn't Start the Fire. Start in 4th period 'The Shooting of Dan McGrew' and work on Can-Can dance, shooting scene, and 'Devil Went Down to Georgia'
Feb. 3-7:
Read over plays. Class after lunch will do 'Wizard of Oz.' Read over and pick parts. Class at end of the day will do 'Tell Tale Heart.' Read over and select parts.
Watch video versions of Tell Tale Heart. Watch movie of 'Wizard of Oz.'
Jan. 24-31:
to know you Keep playing Drama games and Improvisation games to build team in the class.
Jan. 21-24:
Go over intro games and getting to know you games in the first week. Games: Actor Needs a Director, Going to a Party Name Game, Fortunately- Unfortunately, 2 Truths and a Lie, Pattern Game
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Irving's Drama 8 class Term 2, Winter 2024 Period 3 12:15-1:35
March: Just work on Benjamin Bunny (we won't do Romeo and Juliet). Performance to take place Friday April 5 or Monday April 8th.
January-April: Work on drama games, interviews and improv for first few weeks. Start rehearing, memorizing lines and performing "Romeo and Juliet' and 'Benjamin Bunny'. These plays will be performed the 1st week of April, just before switching to term 4.
Irving's Drama 8 class Term 1, Fall 2023 Period 3 12:15-1:35
November-December/Jan: Do games to build trust and work on improv. Start rehearsing, building and then presenting 'THe Grinch' and 'Rudolph"
Irving's Drama 8 class Term 1, Fall 2023 Period 4 1:45-3:04
October:
Work on plays that we will perform. It is narrowed down to Tell Tale Heart and Cinderella. Work on stage presence, action, tech booth, lighting, sound, narration with a microphone, tone, volume and memorization of lines. Bring in props to make scenes come alive.
September:
Games continued, interviews for a self assessment mark, begin plays for performance--"Tell Tale Heart, Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde, and Cinderella'. Work on character, action, stage presence, voice, volume, tone, and exaggeration
August:
Introduction into Drama 8; what it's about, expectations, rules, anti bullying, and then we play games.
Games play:
2 Truths and a Lie
Duck Duck Cereal (improv game)
Everybody Switch
Beast and Hunter
Musical Chairs
Last Man Standing
Fortunately, Unfortunately
Improv Tag
Actor Needs a director
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Irving's Drama 8 class Term 3, Winter 2023 Period 3 12:15-1:35
Week 2: (Jan 23-27)
Games play:
2 Truths and a Lie
Duck Duck Cereal (improv game)
Everybody Switch
Beast and Hunter
Musical Chairs
Last Man Standing
Week 1: (Jan. 17-20)
Rules of class, introductions and play drama games:
Going to a Party (Name Game)
2 Truths and Lie
Actor Needs a Director
Everybody Switch
Irving's Drama 8 class Fall 2022
Sept 20-23: Work on Tell-Tale Heart and a second play, Hansen and Gretel or Monkey's Paw.
Sept. 12-16: Go over dialogue skits, work with a partner and try to mostly memorize skits, present to class for a self mark and teacher mark. One class is doing Tell-Tale Heart, other class is doing short version of Wizard of Oz
Sept. 6-9: Play musical chairs, improv games, Duck Duck cereal, Cat and Mouse, Counting game
August 30-Sept 3: Improv games, Beast and Hunter, character building, tone, volume in acting
August 22-26: Intro to Drama games and class outline. Games we will play:
-Name Game (going to a party and bringing something that starts with letter of your first name), woven into a story
-2 Truths and Lie
-Fortunately, Unfortunately
-Last man standing (chair game)
-Actor Needs A Director
Hit Man p. 167
Red Light, Green Light with characters
Everybody Switch
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Ms. Irving's Drama 8 class
April 4-14: Intro games in the new term. Along with games, interviews of 25 Questions where you interview your partner and present your partner to the class. This is for marks.
ntro to Drama games and class outline. Games we will play:
-Name Game (going to a party and bringing something that starts with letter of your first name), woven into a story
-2 Truths and Lie
-Fortunately, Unfortunately
-Last man standing (chair game)
-Actor Needs A Director
Hit Man p. 167
Red Light, Green Light with characters
Everybody Switch
Ball Clap game
-Intro to Improv
March 28-April 1: Keep rehearsing; do shows for audiences on March 31st and April 1st. Sign up for grade 8 audiences only and times to be annouced.
March 21-25: Work on Dan McGrew, Ice Ice Baby, YMCA, Respect, Little Big Skididi and add in Bohemian Rhapsody from Wayne's World
March 1- 4: Work on Dan McGrew, Ice Ice Baby, YMCA, Respect, Little Big Skididi and add in Bohemian Rhapsody from Wayne's World --do self assessment in class on acting, dancing, being in character, being on task in activities
Feb 21-24 Work on Dan McGrew, Ice Ice Baby, YMCA, Respect, Little Big Skididi
Feb 14-18: Work on Dan McGrew, Ice Ice Baby, and add in YMCA, and Aretha Franklin Respect
Feb. 7-11: Work on Dan McGrew, Ice Ice Bay and start adding in other songs.
Watch versions of 'Cremation of Sam McGee' and 'Shooting of Dan McGrew'. Start reading through and working on props, can- can dances, and characters. Work on Vanilla Ice song "Ice Ice Baby' for airband.
Feb. 2-4: Finish up interviews and self assessment and teacher assessment for them. Start working on 'Shooting of Dan McGrew' and 'Cremation of Sam McGee.'
Jan. 31/Feb 1: Go over interviews in class. In a pair, interview a partner and record their answers. You will be doing a verbal presentation of your partner and they will do one for you. You will be marking your presentation on: Verbal clarity, volume, eye contact, interesting content, and bonus marks for humour.
Jan. 24-28: Drama team building games:
-Actor Needs a Director
-Last Man Standing (chair game)
Duck Duck Cereal
-Hit man p 167
-Ball Clap Game and count to 50 successful throws
-Count to 20 as a group (no planning, random calling out)
-Improv games (taxi)
-Beast and Hunter
-Squeal piggy, squeal
Interviews--25 questions and present
Jan 17-21: Drama games for the first while for team building. Games played:
Intro to Drama games and class outline. Games we will play:
-Name Game (going to a party and bringing something that starts with letter of your first name), woven into a story
-2 Truths and Lie
-Fortunately, Unfortunately
-Last man standing (chair game)
-Actor Needs A Director
Hit Man p. 167
Red Light, Green Light with characters
Everybody Switch
Ball Clap game
-Intro to Improv
November: Day 1 class will do Grinch. They will work on parts, memorizing lines, doing the dances, and working on being in character.
November: Select plays to do. Day 2 will do Rudolph play so we are working on dances, lines, cues, and tech aspects of lighting, and sound. Lines have to be memorized for Dec. 13-17th when we do the play for audiences.
Oct-New term: do intro games--Party name game, 2 Truths and Lie, Last man standing, musical chairs, Red/Green light, Everybody Switch, Duck Duck Cereal, Pattern Change, Beast and Hunter, Squeal Piggy
Oct 16-25: Rehearse and then present our plays. Parents are invited to the day show.
Oct. 4-15: Rehearse plays in both classes. Self and teacher assessments will happen--know your lines and memorize them. Work on volume, tone, character expression, blocking in scenes and tech booth lights/sounds/songs. We will be performing our plays for grade 8's only Mon Oct 25th and/or Tues Oct 26th.
Sept. 20-24: Show 'Tell-Tale Heart' to Day 1 class, show 'Wizard of Oz' to Day 2 class. Rehearse plays and pick parts for who is doing which characters
Sept 17-Oct 1: Rehearse plays in both classes. Work on volume, tone, character expression, blocking in scenes and tech booth lights/sounds/songs. We will be performing our plays for grade 8's only Mon Oct 25th and/or Tues Oct 26th.
Sept. 20-24: Show 'Tell-Tale Heart' to Day 1 class, show 'Wizard of Oz' to Day 2 class. Rehearse plays and pick parts for who is doing which characters
Sept. 13-17: Finishing presenting interviews, start plays. One class is doing Tell-Tale Heart, other class is doing short version of Wizard of Oz
Sept. 7-10: Play musical chairs, improv games, do 25 question interviews with partners and present
August 30-Sept 3: Improv games, Beast and Hunter, character building, tone, volume in acting
August 23-27: Intro to Drama games and class outline. Games we will play:
-Name Game (going to a party and bringing something that starts with letter of your first name), woven into a story
-2 Truths and Lie
-Fortunately, Unfortunately
-Last man standing (chair game)
-Actor Needs A Director
Hit Man p. 167
Red Light, Green Light with characters
Everybody Switch
Nov. 23-Dec 4: Rehearse 'Grinch' and 'Rudolph' plays. Work on characterization, volume, tone and memorization of lines. Work on dances and blocking on the stage
Nov. 16-20: Start working on Christmas plays. Read over 'Grinch' and 'Rudolph' and get students to pick roles they want to play, including parts and tech booth.
Nov. 9-13: Do interviews with a partner in class, 25 questions, and then present your partner to the class. Work on improv., games, and script writing
Nov. 6: Team building games, start interviews
Nov 5: Team building games, interviews finish them up
Nov 4: Team building games--Last Man Standing, Duck Duck cereal, improv freeze game
Nov 3: Did a few games and started interviews--interview a partner and be ready to present them to Ms. Irving in a verbal presentation on Thursday.
Nov 2: Played last man standing, Duck Duck Cereal, everybody switch, Improv Freeze game
Oct. 26-31: work on getting to know you and team building games:
Name game, and going to a party
-Actor Needs a Director
-2 Truths and a Lie
-Everybody Switch (one in the middle, circle, IT says something and if it applies to you, you switch seats)
Fortunately Unfortunately
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October 15-23: We will do our plays in front of audiences. One class per audience, parents welcome to watch.
Oct 15, 19,21,23 Tell Tale Heart Oct 16, 20 22 Monkey's Paw
October: We are rehearsing and perfecting our plays, 'The Tell Tale Heart', and 'The Monkey's Paw.' We will be performing for audiences in our theatre on the following dates: (audiences are grade 8 students and parents, as well as MAD students)
Oct 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 with 2 shows each class. The show times for each date are: Show 1--2:00-2:20, Show 2--2:30-2:50
Oct 15, 19th, 21st, 23rd Tell Tale Heart Oct 16, 20, 22 Monkey's Paw
September: Worked on team building and games to get to know and trust classmates. The classes are working on 'The Monkey's Paw, ' and 'The Tell-Tale Heart.' We are working on becoming the characters, blocking, voice, tone, actions and gestures. We have added in lights/music/sound bites. We will be performing our plays for small audiences October 15th through October 23rd.
August 24-September 4th: The first 2 weeks is team building and getting to know you activities. Activities we've done and games we've played:
-Going to a Party or the Name Game
-Fortunately, Unfortunately
-Actor Needs a Director
-2 Truths and a Lie
-Everybody Switch (one in the middle, circle, IT says something and if it applies to you, you switch seats)
-Last Man Standing 9p. 216)
-Squeal Piggy Squeal p 64
-Murder Incorporated p 114
-Start Stop (or Red Light/Green) p. 88
-Hit Man p. 167
-Eye for an Eye (staring contest and concentration) p. 128
-Staring exercises p. 92
-Beast and Hunter p 65
-Whoosit (or Rhythm/pattern change)
-Boppity Bop Bop
-Zip, Zap, Zop, Boom!
Feb. 24-28
Read over plays and work on remembering lines. Work on blocking, tone, volume, being in character, and improv. For 'Wizard of Oz' work on dances. Tornado dance, Glinda dance, Yellow brick Road, Bill Nye Science Guy, I Wanna Know What love Is, Eye of the Tiger, Witch dance, We Didn't Start the Fire.
Continue working in 4th period on 'The Shooting of Dan McGrew' and work on Can-Can dance, shooting scene, and 'Devil Went Down to Georgia' and for Tell-Tale Heart, memorizing the lines, and blocking the scenes.
On Friday Feb. 28th, we'll do a dress rehearsal of all plays. On Wednesday we will do self assessment of rehearsals. On Friday Feb 28th, self assessment on play, being on task, in character, tone, volume, body language, and knowing lines, cues, projector parts, volume and lights in the tech booth.
Feb. 17-21
Read over plays and work on remembering lines. Work on blocking, tone, volume, being in character, and improv. For 'Wizard of Oz' work on dances. Tornado dance, Glinda dance, Yellow brick Road, Bill Nye Science Guy, I Wanna Know What love Is, Eye of the Tiger, Witch dance, We Didn't Start the Fire. Continue working in 4th period on 'The Shooting of Dan McGrew' and work on Can-Can dance, shooting scene, and 'Devil Went Down to Georgia' and for Tell-Tale Heart, memorizing the lines, and blocking the scenes.
Feb. 11-14
Read over plays and work on remembering lines. Work on blocking, tone, volume, being in character, and improv. For 'Wizard of Oz' work on dances. Tornado dance, Glinda dance, Yellow brick Road, Bill Nye Science Guy, I Wanna Know What love Is, Eye of the Tiger, Witch dance, We Didn't Start the Fire. Start in 4th period 'The Shooting of Dan McGrew' and work on Can-Can dance, shooting scene, and 'Devil Went Down to Georgia'
Feb. 3-7:
Read over plays. Class after lunch will do 'Wizard of Oz.' Read over and pick parts. Class at end of the day will do 'Tell Tale Heart.' Read over and select parts.
Watch video versions of Tell Tale Heart. Watch movie of 'Wizard of Oz.'
Jan. 24-31:
to know you Keep playing Drama games and Improvisation games to build team in the class.
Jan. 21-24:
Go over intro games and getting to know you games in the first week. Games: Actor Needs a Director, Going to a Party Name Game, Fortunately- Unfortunately, 2 Truths and a Lie, Pattern Game
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Irving's Drama 8 class Term 2, Winter 2024 Period 3 12:15-1:35
March: Just work on Benjamin Bunny (we won't do Romeo and Juliet). Performance to take place Friday April 5 or Monday April 8th.
January-April: Work on drama games, interviews and improv for first few weeks. Start rehearing, memorizing lines and performing "Romeo and Juliet' and 'Benjamin Bunny'. These plays will be performed the 1st week of April, just before switching to term 4.
Irving's Drama 8 class Term 1, Fall 2023 Period 3 12:15-1:35
November-December/Jan: Do games to build trust and work on improv. Start rehearsing, building and then presenting 'THe Grinch' and 'Rudolph"
Irving's Drama 8 class Term 1, Fall 2023 Period 4 1:45-3:04
October:
Work on plays that we will perform. It is narrowed down to Tell Tale Heart and Cinderella. Work on stage presence, action, tech booth, lighting, sound, narration with a microphone, tone, volume and memorization of lines. Bring in props to make scenes come alive.
September:
Games continued, interviews for a self assessment mark, begin plays for performance--"Tell Tale Heart, Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde, and Cinderella'. Work on character, action, stage presence, voice, volume, tone, and exaggeration
August:
Introduction into Drama 8; what it's about, expectations, rules, anti bullying, and then we play games.
Games play:
2 Truths and a Lie
Duck Duck Cereal (improv game)
Everybody Switch
Beast and Hunter
Musical Chairs
Last Man Standing
Fortunately, Unfortunately
Improv Tag
Actor Needs a director
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Irving's Drama 8 class Term 3, Winter 2023 Period 3 12:15-1:35
Week 2: (Jan 23-27)
Games play:
2 Truths and a Lie
Duck Duck Cereal (improv game)
Everybody Switch
Beast and Hunter
Musical Chairs
Last Man Standing
Week 1: (Jan. 17-20)
Rules of class, introductions and play drama games:
Going to a Party (Name Game)
2 Truths and Lie
Actor Needs a Director
Everybody Switch
Irving's Drama 8 class Fall 2022
Sept 20-23: Work on Tell-Tale Heart and a second play, Hansen and Gretel or Monkey's Paw.
Sept. 12-16: Go over dialogue skits, work with a partner and try to mostly memorize skits, present to class for a self mark and teacher mark. One class is doing Tell-Tale Heart, other class is doing short version of Wizard of Oz
Sept. 6-9: Play musical chairs, improv games, Duck Duck cereal, Cat and Mouse, Counting game
August 30-Sept 3: Improv games, Beast and Hunter, character building, tone, volume in acting
August 22-26: Intro to Drama games and class outline. Games we will play:
-Name Game (going to a party and bringing something that starts with letter of your first name), woven into a story
-2 Truths and Lie
-Fortunately, Unfortunately
-Last man standing (chair game)
-Actor Needs A Director
Hit Man p. 167
Red Light, Green Light with characters
Everybody Switch
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Ms. Irving's Drama 8 class
April 4-14: Intro games in the new term. Along with games, interviews of 25 Questions where you interview your partner and present your partner to the class. This is for marks.
ntro to Drama games and class outline. Games we will play:
-Name Game (going to a party and bringing something that starts with letter of your first name), woven into a story
-2 Truths and Lie
-Fortunately, Unfortunately
-Last man standing (chair game)
-Actor Needs A Director
Hit Man p. 167
Red Light, Green Light with characters
Everybody Switch
Ball Clap game
-Intro to Improv
March 28-April 1: Keep rehearsing; do shows for audiences on March 31st and April 1st. Sign up for grade 8 audiences only and times to be annouced.
March 21-25: Work on Dan McGrew, Ice Ice Baby, YMCA, Respect, Little Big Skididi and add in Bohemian Rhapsody from Wayne's World
March 1- 4: Work on Dan McGrew, Ice Ice Baby, YMCA, Respect, Little Big Skididi and add in Bohemian Rhapsody from Wayne's World --do self assessment in class on acting, dancing, being in character, being on task in activities
Feb 21-24 Work on Dan McGrew, Ice Ice Baby, YMCA, Respect, Little Big Skididi
Feb 14-18: Work on Dan McGrew, Ice Ice Baby, and add in YMCA, and Aretha Franklin Respect
Feb. 7-11: Work on Dan McGrew, Ice Ice Bay and start adding in other songs.
Watch versions of 'Cremation of Sam McGee' and 'Shooting of Dan McGrew'. Start reading through and working on props, can- can dances, and characters. Work on Vanilla Ice song "Ice Ice Baby' for airband.
Feb. 2-4: Finish up interviews and self assessment and teacher assessment for them. Start working on 'Shooting of Dan McGrew' and 'Cremation of Sam McGee.'
Jan. 31/Feb 1: Go over interviews in class. In a pair, interview a partner and record their answers. You will be doing a verbal presentation of your partner and they will do one for you. You will be marking your presentation on: Verbal clarity, volume, eye contact, interesting content, and bonus marks for humour.
Jan. 24-28: Drama team building games:
-Actor Needs a Director
-Last Man Standing (chair game)
Duck Duck Cereal
-Hit man p 167
-Ball Clap Game and count to 50 successful throws
-Count to 20 as a group (no planning, random calling out)
-Improv games (taxi)
-Beast and Hunter
-Squeal piggy, squeal
Interviews--25 questions and present
Jan 17-21: Drama games for the first while for team building. Games played:
Intro to Drama games and class outline. Games we will play:
-Name Game (going to a party and bringing something that starts with letter of your first name), woven into a story
-2 Truths and Lie
-Fortunately, Unfortunately
-Last man standing (chair game)
-Actor Needs A Director
Hit Man p. 167
Red Light, Green Light with characters
Everybody Switch
Ball Clap game
-Intro to Improv
November: Day 1 class will do Grinch. They will work on parts, memorizing lines, doing the dances, and working on being in character.
November: Select plays to do. Day 2 will do Rudolph play so we are working on dances, lines, cues, and tech aspects of lighting, and sound. Lines have to be memorized for Dec. 13-17th when we do the play for audiences.
Oct-New term: do intro games--Party name game, 2 Truths and Lie, Last man standing, musical chairs, Red/Green light, Everybody Switch, Duck Duck Cereal, Pattern Change, Beast and Hunter, Squeal Piggy
Oct 16-25: Rehearse and then present our plays. Parents are invited to the day show.
Oct. 4-15: Rehearse plays in both classes. Self and teacher assessments will happen--know your lines and memorize them. Work on volume, tone, character expression, blocking in scenes and tech booth lights/sounds/songs. We will be performing our plays for grade 8's only Mon Oct 25th and/or Tues Oct 26th.
Sept. 20-24: Show 'Tell-Tale Heart' to Day 1 class, show 'Wizard of Oz' to Day 2 class. Rehearse plays and pick parts for who is doing which characters
Sept 17-Oct 1: Rehearse plays in both classes. Work on volume, tone, character expression, blocking in scenes and tech booth lights/sounds/songs. We will be performing our plays for grade 8's only Mon Oct 25th and/or Tues Oct 26th.
Sept. 20-24: Show 'Tell-Tale Heart' to Day 1 class, show 'Wizard of Oz' to Day 2 class. Rehearse plays and pick parts for who is doing which characters
Sept. 13-17: Finishing presenting interviews, start plays. One class is doing Tell-Tale Heart, other class is doing short version of Wizard of Oz
Sept. 7-10: Play musical chairs, improv games, do 25 question interviews with partners and present
August 30-Sept 3: Improv games, Beast and Hunter, character building, tone, volume in acting
August 23-27: Intro to Drama games and class outline. Games we will play:
-Name Game (going to a party and bringing something that starts with letter of your first name), woven into a story
-2 Truths and Lie
-Fortunately, Unfortunately
-Last man standing (chair game)
-Actor Needs A Director
Hit Man p. 167
Red Light, Green Light with characters
Everybody Switch
Nov. 23-Dec 4: Rehearse 'Grinch' and 'Rudolph' plays. Work on characterization, volume, tone and memorization of lines. Work on dances and blocking on the stage
Nov. 16-20: Start working on Christmas plays. Read over 'Grinch' and 'Rudolph' and get students to pick roles they want to play, including parts and tech booth.
Nov. 9-13: Do interviews with a partner in class, 25 questions, and then present your partner to the class. Work on improv., games, and script writing
Nov. 6: Team building games, start interviews
Nov 5: Team building games, interviews finish them up
Nov 4: Team building games--Last Man Standing, Duck Duck cereal, improv freeze game
Nov 3: Did a few games and started interviews--interview a partner and be ready to present them to Ms. Irving in a verbal presentation on Thursday.
Nov 2: Played last man standing, Duck Duck Cereal, everybody switch, Improv Freeze game
Oct. 26-31: work on getting to know you and team building games:
Name game, and going to a party
-Actor Needs a Director
-2 Truths and a Lie
-Everybody Switch (one in the middle, circle, IT says something and if it applies to you, you switch seats)
Fortunately Unfortunately
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October 15-23: We will do our plays in front of audiences. One class per audience, parents welcome to watch.
Oct 15, 19,21,23 Tell Tale Heart Oct 16, 20 22 Monkey's Paw
October: We are rehearsing and perfecting our plays, 'The Tell Tale Heart', and 'The Monkey's Paw.' We will be performing for audiences in our theatre on the following dates: (audiences are grade 8 students and parents, as well as MAD students)
Oct 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 with 2 shows each class. The show times for each date are: Show 1--2:00-2:20, Show 2--2:30-2:50
Oct 15, 19th, 21st, 23rd Tell Tale Heart Oct 16, 20, 22 Monkey's Paw
September: Worked on team building and games to get to know and trust classmates. The classes are working on 'The Monkey's Paw, ' and 'The Tell-Tale Heart.' We are working on becoming the characters, blocking, voice, tone, actions and gestures. We have added in lights/music/sound bites. We will be performing our plays for small audiences October 15th through October 23rd.
August 24-September 4th: The first 2 weeks is team building and getting to know you activities. Activities we've done and games we've played:
-Going to a Party or the Name Game
-Fortunately, Unfortunately
-Actor Needs a Director
-2 Truths and a Lie
-Everybody Switch (one in the middle, circle, IT says something and if it applies to you, you switch seats)
-Last Man Standing 9p. 216)
-Squeal Piggy Squeal p 64
-Murder Incorporated p 114
-Start Stop (or Red Light/Green) p. 88
-Hit Man p. 167
-Eye for an Eye (staring contest and concentration) p. 128
-Staring exercises p. 92
-Beast and Hunter p 65
-Whoosit (or Rhythm/pattern change)
-Boppity Bop Bop
-Zip, Zap, Zop, Boom!
