Thursday, October 25, 2012

Thursday, October 25, 2012


Alice in Wonderland In-Class Rehearsal Schedule Monday, October 29 – Friday, November 9

DAY/DATE

SECTION
Monday
10/29
Tuesday
10/30
Wednesday
10/31
Thursday
11/1
Friday
11/2
12-C
 
4th Period
Act I, Sc. 8:
Alice: Elayne
Caleb
Nick
Lindsey
Act I, Sc. 8:
Alice: Elayne
Caleb
Nick
Lindsey
Act I, Sc. 9:
Alice: Sonia
Minh, Jack, Dheeraj, Gaspar, Sam, Eddie, Serena, Rosalie, Felipe
 
Act I, Sc. 9:
Alice: Sonia
Minh, Jack, Dheeraj, Gaspar, Sam, Eddie, Serena, Rosalie, Felipe
 
Run Scenes
Act I, Sc. 1-7
 
ALL
12-B
 
5th Period
Act I, Sc. 8:
Alice: Anikki
Claire
Matt
Andrew
Act I, Sc. 8:
Alice: Anikki
Claire
Matt
Andrew
Act I, Sc. 9:
Alice: Caroline L.
Forest, Hannah, Katie, Brianna, Ryan, Ahmari, Felicity. Akash
Act I, Sc. 9:
Alice: Caroline L.
Forest, Hannah, Katie, Brianna, Ryan, Ahmari, Felicity. Akash
Run Scenes
Act I, Sc. 1-7
 
ALL
12-A
 
6th Period
Act I, Sc. 8:
Alice: Marissa
Albern
Ben
Tyler
Act I, Sc. 8:
Alice: Marissa
Albern
Ben
Tyler
Act I, Sc. 9:
Alice: Alexa
Anthony, Kaitlin, ____
Levi, Disch, Maddie, Christian, Jeremy, Callan
Act I, Sc. 9:
Alice: Alexa
Anthony, Kaitlin, ____
Levi, Disch, Maddie, Christian, Jeremy, Callan
Run Scenes
Act I, Sc. 1-7
 
ALL

 

DAY/DATE
 

SECTION
Monday
11/5
Tuesday
11/6
Wednesday
11/7
Thursday
11/8
Friday
11/9
12-C
 
4th Period
Act I, Sc. 10
Alice: Carolyn R.
Run Act I
Scenes 8-9
Tea Party/Garden
 
Act I, Scene 11
Thru top p. 81
Alice: Laurel
All Cast
Act I, Scene 11
Top p. 81 - end
Alice: Laurel
 
 
Production Day
12-B
 
5th Period
Act I, Sc. 10
Alice:Hannah
Run Act I
Scenes 8-9
Tea Party/Garden
 
Act I, Scene 11
Thru top p. 81
Alice: Katie
All Cast
Act I, Scene 11
Top p. 81 - end
Alice: Katie
All Cast
 
Production Day
12-A
 
6th Period
Act I, Sc. 10
Alice: Mitzvah
Run Act I
Scenes 8-9
Tea Party/Garden
 
Act I, Scene 11
Thru top p. 81
Alice: Mikaelah
All Cast
Act I, Scene 11
Top p. 81 - end
Alice: Mikaelah
All Cast
 
Production Day

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

HOMEWORK

MEMORIZE YOUR HEADS OFF!!!

*Friday Lunch: ALL-CLASS MEETING
in Zelman Center - Production Meeting

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Thursday, October 4, 2012

HOMEWORK

WORK ON LINES!
Go over Jabberwocky!

If you have worked on stage this week,
be sure to write your blocking down in your script,
if you haven't done so already.

If you have lines in Act I, scenes 1, 2 & 3, you should be
working hard on getting those lines memorized ASAP,
since we blocked those scenes already.

Be prepared to work tomorrow!

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

HOMEWORK

WORK ON LINES!
Go over Jabberwocky!

If you have worked on stage the past three days,
be sure to write your blocking down in your script,
if you haven't done so already.

If you have lines in Act I, scenes 1, 2 & 3, you should be
working hard on getting those lines memorized ASAP,
since we blocked those scenes already.

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

HOMEWORK

WORK ON LINES!
Go over Jabberwocky!

If you have worked on stage the past two days,
be sure to write your blocking down in your script,
if you haven't done so already.

If you have lines in Act I, scenes 1 & 2, you should be
working hard on getting those lines memorized ASAP,
since we blocked those scenes already.

Monday, October 1, 2012

Monday, October 1, 2012

Happy October 1!

Can you believe we have just four days left
until Fall break?!

HOMEWORK

Memorize!

All Alice's, Act I, Sc. 1:
Go through your opening monologue
and mark beats and transitions.

Friday, September 28, 2012

Friday, September 28, 2012

SENIORS:

Please remember that your D.C. and Dress Rehearsal
forms are due on MONDAY, OCTOBER 1

HOMEWORK

Memorize!!!!
Go over Jabberwocky and other
lines you have memorized, so far,
out loud at least once every day.

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Thursday, September 27, 2012

HOMEWORK

MEMORIZE! MEMORIZE!
Memorize! Memorize!

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

HOMEWORK

No specific homework this evening, unless
you did not complete what was due today...
then: DO IT, please!

Work on memorizing lines.

Recite Jabberwocky out loud, at least once.

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Thursday-Tuesday, September 20-25, 2012

I will be off campus Friday, September 21 - Tuesday, September 25.
Please feel free to email/text me should you have any questions or concerns.

Have a wonderful HOMECOMING Weekend! Go Knights!!!

HOMEWORK

It will serves you well to read through your script,
or at least your scenes again. Get busy memorizing!

Friday: Read Packet #1 over the weekend
For: Monday, September 24

Monday: Research your character(s) and scenes -
Using the hand-out format you received in class.
DUE: Wednesday, September 26

Tuesday: Be sure to have AT LEAST the first five
of your lines memorized
By: Wednesday, September 26

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

HOMEWORK

Continue to recite Jabberwocky
out loud daily - at least once!

Begin memorizing lines. The sooner
you get on this, the better off you -
and all of us - will be!

Monday, September 17, 2012

Monday, September 17, 2012

HOMEWORK

If you did not complete the assignment
due today, please complete it by tomorrow.

If you made errors in your Jabberwocky
recitation today in class, be sure to go over
and over the poem this evening and be
ready to present one-on-one with Ms. P
Tomorrow, Tuesday, September 18

Friday, September 14, 2012

Friday, September 14, 2012

HOMEWORK
Do some research:
1. Look up five facts about Lewis G. Carroll
2. Look up five facts about the books
Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
(upon which our play is based).
3. TYPE these 10 facts up + your current favorite
quote from the play.
4. Be sure to include your first and last name, section
number and date in the upper right hand corner.
DUE: Monday, September 17
Go over Jabberwocky, out loud, every day.

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Thursday, September 13, 2012

HOMEWORK

Go over sides and prep for
tomorrow's Alice auditions.

Speak Jabberwocky
OUT LOUD at least once per day!!!!

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

HOMEWORK

Go over sides and prep for tomorrow's
Alice auditions.

Speak Jabberwocky OUT LOUD at least
once per day!!!!

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

September 11, 2012

HOMEWORK

Go over Alice sides. Make strong choices.
Prepare for auditions.
Wednesday-Friday, September 12-14

Monday, September 10, 2012

Monday, September 10, 2012

HOMEWORK

No homework this evening.
Finish reading Alice in Wonderland
(if you haven't already).

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Thursday, September 6, 2012

HOMEWORK

Study! Study! Study!
TEST: Tomorrow, Friday, September 7

Continue reading Alice in Wonderland
Complete by: Monday, September 10

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

HOMEWORK

Go over ALL of
Jabberwocky,out loud, once
this evening.

Read the packet on
Jabberwocky
By: Friday, September 7

Study! (Study and Pre-Test)
TEST: Friday, September

Continue reading Alice in Wonderland
Complete by: Monday, September 10

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

HOMEWORK

Go over ALL of Jabberwocky,
out loud, once this evening.

Read the packet on Jabberwocky
By: Friday, September 7

Go over Study Guide
If you have any questions, be
sure to ask them in class
Tomorrow, Wednesday, September 4
TEST: Friday, September 7

Begin reading Alice in Wonderland
Complete by: Monday, September 10

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

HOMEWORK

In the Spotlight performance
Tomorrow, Thursday, August 30

Go over and over Jabberwocky -
And I mean: OVER & OVER the
entire poem.
For: Friday, August 31

Fill out Study Guide #1
Due: Friday, August 31

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

HOMEWORK

Memorize Stanza 6: Jabberwocky -
"And, hast thou slain the
Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.

For: Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 29

Fill out Study Guide #1
Due: Friday, August 31

In the Spotlight assignment Steps 1- 2
Due: Wednesday, August 29
Steps 3-6
Due: Thursday, August 30

Monday, August 27, 2012

Monday, August 27, 2012

HOMEWORK

If you have not yet, you are very
fortunate to have one more night to
memorize Stanzas 4 & 5: Jabberwocky -
And, as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!
One, two! One, two!
And through andthrough
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.
For: Tomorrow, Tuesday, August 28

Also, one more day to read TIPS FOR ACTORS
hand out
By Tomorrow, Tuesday, August 28

Fill out Study Guide #1
Due: Friday, August 31

In the Spotlight assignmentSteps 1- 2
Due: Wednesday, August 29
Steps 3-6
Due: Thursday, August 30

Friday, August 24, 2012

Friday, August 24, 2012

HOMEWORK

If you did not complete Journal
Assignment #3 in class, complete
By: Monday, August 27

Memorize Stanzas 4 & 5: Jabberwocky -

And, as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!


One, two! One, two! And through and
through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.

For: Tomorrow, Monday, August 27

Read TIPS FOR ACTORS hand out
By Monday, August 27

Fill out Study Guide #1
Due: Friday, August 31

In the Spotlight assignment
Steps 1- 2
Due: Wednesday, August 29
Steps 3-6
Due: Thursday, August 30

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Thursday, August 23, 2012

HOMEWORK

Memorize Stanza 3: Jabberwocky
He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought --
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.

For: Tomorrow, Friday, August 24

Read TIPS FOR ACTORS hand out
By Monday, August 27

Fill out Study Guide #1
DUE: Friday, August 31

In the Spotlight assignment
Steps 1- 2
DUE: Wednesday, August 29
Steps 3-6
DUE: Thursday, August 30

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

HOMEWORK

Memorize Stanza 2: Jabberwocky
Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!

For: Tomorrow, Thursday, August 23

Read TIPS FOR ACTORS hand out
By Monday, August 27

Fill out Study Guide #1
Due: Friday, August 31

In the Spotlight assignment
Steps 1- 2
Due: Wednesday, August 29
Steps 3-6
Due: Thursday, August 30
Below is assignment in Google Doc formatting:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j4U0De4p11pBOGbHN5N_Da1Sgu8VnkpA6DHeRfhLRao/edit

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

One Side Does Not Fit All in Theatre - or in Life

Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie believes in the power of stories, and warns that hearing only one about a people or nation leads to ignorance. She says the truth is revealed by many tales.She illustrates this with a story about coming to the United States, as a middle-class daughter of a professor and an administrator, and meeting her college roommate. Adichie says that her roommate's "default position toward me, as an African, was a kind of patronizing, well-meaning, pity. My roommate had a single story of Africa. A single story of catastrophe."

(From: http://articles.cnn.com/2009-12-21/opinion/ted.talk.adichie.excerpt_1_roommate-story-random-house?_s=PM:OPINION)

Today, in drama class, we watched Chimamanda Adichie's powerful TED Talk on The Danger of a Single Story. (You can access the talk here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Ihs241zeg)

The implications of Adichie's talk in terms of acting - creating a character, mounting a show - as well as our work in drama class and in terms of our lives in general, are broad. When we determine a person - place, thing, or situation - as being just one way and only that which we - from our perspective - see and/or understand, we limit that person (place, thing, or situation) as well as ourselves. We only allow for part of the story. It is only in digging deeper, being open to learn more - or simply to be aware that there may be more - that we can come to know the bigger story, whether it is fiction or non-fiction. Whether it is about people we know or characters we are creating. As Adichie explains, we rob people of their dignity when we only know their single story. We restore dignity by acknowledging we are all made up of many stories.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

HOMEWORK

Memorize the first stanza of
Jabberwocky:
’Twas brillig, and the slithy
toves
Did gyre and gimble in
the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths
outgrabe.

For: Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 22

Monday, August 20, 2012

Monday, August 20, 2012

HOMEWORK

Read Kristin Linklater hand out
on Vocal do's and don'ts
For: Tomorrow, Tuesday, August 21

Friday, August 17, 2012

Friday, August 17, 2012

HOMEWORK

Read hand-out on The Group Theatre
For: Monday, August 20

Have a wonderful weekend!

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Thursday, August 16, 2012

HOMEWORK

Journal Assignment #2:
Title your entry: Assignment #2: From Here
Be sure to put today's date in the upper right hand corner

“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?"
"That depends a good deal on where you want to get to."
"I don't much care where –"
"Then it doesn't matter which way you go.”

―
Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

Please re-read what you wrote on
the first evening of your first day of school: the habit you want to let go and
the aspiration you chose to move towards this school year.
Write ½ a page to a full page of
how the quote above applies to your willingness to let go of the habit and
strive towards the aspiration.
THEN,
Write ½ a page to a full page of how
the quote also applies to actors in understanding the given
circumstances/character givens of a script as well as to the actor creating a
back story.
DUE: Tomorrow, Friday, August 17

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

HOMEWORK

Memorize Contentless Scene
(both A & B's parts) - by rote
For: Tomorrow, Thursday, August 16

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

HOMEWORK

Practice and be prepared to share
your talent, 1.5 minutes min. to 3
minutes max.
For: Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 15

“Artistic talent is a gift from God [or the Universe, or your innate being] and whoever discovers it in himself has a certain obligation: to know that he cannot waste this talent, but
must develop it.”
―
John Paul II

“Human resources are like natural resources; they're often buried deep.
You have to go looking for them, they're not just lying around on the
surface. You have to create the circumstances where they show
themselves.”
―
Ken Robinson

“Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how
much you are willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do
it.”
―
Lou Holtz

Monday, August 13, 2012

Monday, August 13, 2012

HOMEWORK

Bring in a photograph from a magazine,
of an UNfamous man or a woman. Color
or B & W photo - either is fine.
This is an O.T.O. exercise, so please DO IT!
For: Tomorrow, Tuesday, August 14

Remember to practice and be prepared to share
a talent, 1.5 minutes min. to 3 minutes max.
For: Wednesday, August 15

Friday, August 10, 2012

Friday, August 10, 2012

YAY! We made it through the first week of school!

HOMEWORK

Please read the hand-out on Konstantin
Stanislavski; be prepared to discuss
For: Monday, August 13

Take some time to think about - and practice -
a talent that you have. Prepare a piece or a
presentation that showcases your talent to share
with your class (1 1/2 minutes min., 3 minutes max.)
For: Wednesday, August 15

Enjoy your weekend!

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Thursday, August 9, 2012

No Homework this evening!...
unless,
you did not turn in your forms and/or
your journal (Ass. #1: Ensemble).

Encouraging Reminder:

You will serve yourself and your classmates better if you
stay current and up to date with all of your assignments.

I have a deadline. I'm glad. I think that will help me get it done.
- Michael Chabon

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

HOMEWORK

Seniors:
Journal Assignment #1
*MUST be written (neatly, in complete sentences) in your composition book.
Be sureto write your first and last name and class section on outside of composition
book. Be sure to title your journal entry: Journal Entry 1: Ensemble on top line of page; write today’s date on the upper right hand corner.
Please take time and care in writing a complete page (or more) reflecting on last night’s reading (No Small Parts) and the ensemble work we do in class. What did you get from the reading? How does that apply to our work in class? How will it apply when we begin work on Alice in Wonderland? Write whatever else comes to mind, and/or how you feel about the reading, our work, the process, etc.

Due: Tomorrow, Thursday, August 9

Make sure that you have given yourparents/guardian their copy of theParent-Student Handbook. Encourage them toread it before filling out and signing their form,and the Permission to Post to the Blog form.It is YOUR responsibility to return those two forms,as well as the Student form, to Ms. P

DUE: Tomorrow, Thursday, August 9

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

HOMEWORK

Seniors:

Read No Small Parts hand-out
THOUGHTFULLY and THOROUGHLY
Be prepared to discuss
Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 8

Make sure that you have given your
parents/guardian their copy of the
Parent-Student Handbook. Encourage them to
read it before filling out and signing their form,
and the Permission to Post to the Blog form.
It is YOUR responsibility to return those two forms,
as well as the Student form, to Ms. P
DUE: Thursday, August 9

Monday, August 6, 2012

Monday, August 6, 2012

Welcome back!

Homework, Seniors:

Write down the habit, behavior, or attitude
you wish to let go this school year; Write
Down your aspiration or goal that you would
Like to set for yourself this school year.
DUE: Tomorrow, Tuesday, August 7

Give your parents/guardian their copy of the
Parent-Student Handbook. Encourage them to
read it before filling out and signing their form,
and the Permission to Post to the Blog form.
Return those two forms, as well as the Student form,
to Ms. P
DUE: Thursday, August 9

Thursday, July 12, 2012

"There Are No Small Parts..."

Konstantin Stanislavski, the great theatre innovator and director from which almost all 20th century Western acting has stemmed, once said, "There are no small parts, only small actors."

For me, this adage is one that not only reflects what any good actor should adhere to, but a life lesson for each of us to practice. Whatever our "role" is at any given time or place in life, we have the ability to give our best - no matter how seemingly small a contribution we are making. It is not our business to judge the quantity of our giving, it is our job merely to show up and be our best selves. A simple smile from one person to another can be just as important as donating a million dollars to a charitable organization. We never know who we are going to impact or how big of an impact we are going to make.

Thus, the same holds true if we are cast in a role that seems small, when what we really wanted was a leading role in the school play. It is what we make of our time and talent. It is what we give not what we get. When we put our time and energy into serving something greater - the play, the playwright, the cast, the audience - we typically reap rewards we had not previously been aware of. Our perspective enlarges and our world becomes bigger.

In a theatrical ensemble, every part is integral to the whole. In our drama classroom at TPA, the same holds true. To those of you who have been in my drama classes or worked with me in the Spring Musical, you know that this is what I refer to as the O.T.O. Philosophy (Other Than Ourselves). What we do in class (and out) has a great effect on our peers and our classroom experience. Whether we bring a negative or positive approach to the class and the work we do, that attitude will affect the entire class' experience - in an either positive or negative way. If someone comes to class unprepared, that will slow down either one or all of the other people in the class as well. It is up to each of us to accept our responsibility as part of the creation and maintenance of the group. It is up to us to bring our best selves to the work.

That does not mean we are not allowed to have "bad days" or moments. It is important to be authentic and to allow ourselves to feel our feelings. When we do, thwe allow others to be themselves - and that, too, is part of the O.T.O. philosophy and much needed for ensemble work, where creating a strong rapport and trust is most definitely necessary. If we walked around acting as if we were all right when we weren't, that would set us up for fbecoming great fabricators and wall-builders - something that would be detrimental to ourselves and the group. Hence, it is our willingness to keep it real and find ways to channel that energy so that it impacts ourselves and the group in a beneficial way.

The ETA (Educational Theatre Association) posted an article by Michael Deahn on their website that I would emcourage you to read. Deahn shares his thoughts on the importance of ensemble work in an article entitled No Small Parts: In the World of the Play, Everyone Counts.

This fall, the senior drama class will begin their semester exploring and experiencing the theatre methods of the 20th century, beginning with Stanislavski. In September they will embark on a wild rehearsal process and production creation of the Eva Le Gallienne stage adaption of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. This experience will offer this multi-talented class the opportunity to share their talents, play well their parts, and hone their ensemble skills.

I look forward to an exciting new school year!

Cheers,
Nicky Pitman

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Just two more days left of classes!
Finals: Tuesday-Thursday, May 22-24
Friday, May 25: Awards Assembly & Graduation

*I will not be at school Friday, May 18.
I will not be posting on the blog again
until Monday, May 21.

HOMEWORK

6th Grade:

Memorize script!!!!
Be Off-Book: Monday, May 21

Juniors:

Study for Elizabethan Renaissance Unit Test
Test: Tomorrow, Friday, May 18

Work on Hamlet
Completely memorized by: Monday, May 21

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

HOMEWORK

6th Graders:

Memorize, memorize, memorize!!!
Off-Book Date: Monday, May 21

Juniors:

Bring binders to class, including
study guide questions and hand-outs/packets
For: Tomorrow, Thursday, May 17

Unit Test, Elizabethan Renaissance
Friday, May 18

Work on Hamlet monologue
Completely Memorized by: Monday, May 21

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

HOMEWORK

6th Graders:

Make sure your parents read the letter that went
home yesterday!
Return form by
TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, MAY 16
Work on MEMORIZING!
Off-Book by next Monday, May 21

Juniors:
Finish working on Dramasault scene
Performance: Tomorrow, Wednesday, May 16
Continue memorizing the sixth part of Hamlet
Answer study guide questions from Packet #2, p. 17-20
All Due: Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 15

Monday, May 14, 2012

Monday, May 14, 2012

HOMEWORK

6th Graders:

Bring home letter to parents.
Return form by WEDNESDAY, MAY 16

Begin MEMORIZING!
Off-Book by next Monday, May 21

Juniors:

Work on Dramasault scene
Performance: Wednesday, May 16

Memorize the sixth part of Hamlet
Answer study guide questions from the
weekend's reading.
Read Packet #2, p. 17-20 (last reading!)
All Due: Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 15

Friday, May 11, 2012

Friday, May 11, 2012

HOMEWORK

6th Graders:

None

Juniors:

Answer study guide questions for last night's
reading (Packet #2, p. 9-11)
Read Drama in Shakespeare's England hand out
Memorize 5th part of Hamlet speech
All For: Monday, May 14

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Thursday, May 10, 2012

HOMEWORK

6th Graders:

No homework

Juniors:

Memorize 4th part of Hamlet
Read p. 9-11, packet
For: Tomorrow, Friday, May 11

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

HOMEWORK

6th Graders:

6-A: Go over your script and make edits and create
new conflicts and characters.
Bring in to class
Tomorrow, Thursday, May 10

Juniors:

Memorize 3rd part of Hamlet
Complete study guide questions for last night's reading
Read hand-out on The Globe Theatre
All for: Tomorrow, Thursday, May 10

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

HOMEWORK

6th Graders:

6-A: Volunteer typists, type up scenes
and send in an attachment to Ms. P this
evening: tpjapitman@gmail.com

6-B: Continue memorizing scenes we
completed in class over the past two days.

Juniors:

Answer Study Questions, packet #2, p.1-3
Read p. 3-5, packet #2
Memorize 2nd part of Hamlet monologue
For: Tomorrow, Wednesday, May 9

Monday, May 7, 2012

Monday, May 7, 2012

HOMEWORK

6th Graders:

6-A: Write script for your scene (typed or written).
Due: Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 8

6-B: Start memorizing first two scenes
and/or work on Book of Three scene

Juniors:

Answer study questions for Packet #1
Read p. 1-3, Packet #2
Memorize first part of Hamlet monologue
Memorize Elizabethan insult
ALL DUE: Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 8

Friday, May 4, 2012

Friday, May 4, 2012

HOMEWORK

6th Graders:

6-B: Begin memorizing your script!!

Juniors:

Read packet hand-out on The Elizabethan Beliefs, etc.
For: Monday, May 7

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Thursday, May 3, 2012

HOMEWORK

6th Graders:

None

Juniors:

Study for tomorrow's quiz:
Italian Renaissance Theatre

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

HOMEWORK

6th Graders:

None

Juniors:

Read p. 12-17, Italian Renaissance packet
For: Tomorrow, Wednesday, May 2

*QUIZ this Friday (Italian Renaissance)

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Sunday, April 29, 2012

My apologies for the lack of postings this past week. I messed up the blog somehow this week and lost the template, but I was able to get it back to it's original format with some slight changes.

HOMEWORK (from Friday):

6th Graders:

None

Juniors:

Read p. 5-12 in Italian Renaissance Packet
For: Monday, April 30

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

OOPS! Forgot to post yesterday! So sorry.

HOMEWORK

6th Graders:

No homework

Juniors:

Study commedia materials:
Quiz tomorrow, Wednesday, April 25

Prepare for Lazzi performance
Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 24

Friday, April 13, 2012

Friday, April 13, 2012

HOMEWORK

6th Graders:

No homework!

Juniors:

Work on commedia Lazzi Project
Performance: Tuesday, April 24

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

HOMEWORK

6th Graders:

None

Juniors:

Complete your reading of the
Italian Renaissance Theatre packet
p.1-top of 5; 17-19
For: Tomorrow, Thursday, April 12

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

HOMEWORK

6th Graders:

Memorize your lines for
yourSpoken Word poem.
Performance: Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 11

Juniors:

Open-Book Homework Test
Due: Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 11

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Monday, April 9, 2012

HOMEWORK

6th Graders:

Memorize your lines for your
Spoken Word poem.
Performance: Wednesday, April 11

Juniors:

Open-Book Homework Test
Due: Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 11

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Thursday, April 5, 2012

R & R WEEKEND
~ No Homework ~
ENJOY!!

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

HOMEWORK

6th Graders:

Write (at least) five sentences, phrases,
or words down on paper that could
contribute to your group poem
For: Tomorrow, Thursday, April 5

Juniors:

Complete reading Theatre of the Middle Ages
packet.
For: Tomorrow, Thursday, April 5

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

HOMEWORK

6th Graders:

Look up, and write down, the definition
of CHOREOGRAPHY
(and if you are in 6-A, also look up the words
"terrestrial" and "celestial.")
Due: Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 4

Juniors:

Reda p. 10-14, Theatre of the Middle Ages
For: Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 4

Monday, April 2, 2012

Monday, April 2, 2012

HOMEWORK

6th Graders:

Look up (and write down) the definition
of "surreptitious."
For: Tomorrow, Tuesday, April 3

Complete and type up poem #1 for
Poetry Month.
Be sure to include title and style of poem.
Due: Tomorrow, Tuesday, April 3

Juniors:

Go over (and over) Mother T.
Be prepared to...
Recite tomorrow, Tuesday, April 3