Monday, March 18, 2019

March 19, 20, 21

Welcome to Year 8 Drama!  This term we will be focusing on storytelling.

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Welcome to Year 8 Drama!  This term we will be focusing on storytelling.

Who likes stories?  What's your favourite story?

March 19
1.  Let's talk a little about: Year 8 Drama expectations
2.  Let's talk a little about: Arts Process Journal
3. Can you access Managebac?

Warm-up for Drama class

4.  Warm-up - Three Things in Common:  designed to help people get to know each other better (ice breaker)




5.  Write Criterion B  (Developing Skills) reflection (include date of warm-up)
       Name of warm-up
       Purpose of warm-up
       What did you learn?
       How can this help you with your acting? 


March 20

1.  Warm-up   Exaggeration Circle -  good warm-up to work on taking something small and heightening it.




2.   Write Criterion B reflection.
       Name of warm-up
       Purpose of warm-up
       What did you learn?
       How can this help you?

3.  Guidelines for Storytellers - Explanation and Discussion


March 21
1. Irish story telling and Irish story tellers:

Muireann Murphy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyjrK_rmSPQ




 2.  Discuss

Let's look at the Guidelines for storytellers again. How does Ms. Murphy measure up? 
 
What are some of your favourite stories?  Why do you like them so much?  Can you identify any features of the stories that make them so enjoyable or memorable?

 3.  Research and choose a story that you would like to tell to the class. Guidelines:  Tell a story, 1-2 minutes in length, use your voice and body to add emphasis and make the story more appealing to your audience.


HOMEWORK:  Due Tuesday, March 26 at the beginning of the class.  Write 1 page (yellow notebook) or 1/2 page (A4)  typewritten fonts size 11 analyzing the video against the Elements of a Story document.  Include the following:
Theme of the story
Characters in the story
Conflict of the story
Resolution of the story.
Setting
Mrs Murphy's delivery of her story

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