Drama 1 Syllabus Presentation

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Drama 1 Syllabus Presentation

• By
• Robert Long

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Welcome to Drama 1! What are we going to learn?

• Energy
• Acceptance
• Risk-Taking
• Trust
• Concentration
• Focus
• Relaxation
• Observation Sense Memory
• Physical Involvement
• Memorization
• Spacework
• Gibberish Non-verbal communication

• Full Body Acting
• Blocking
• Awareness
• Voice
• Emotion Facial Expression
• Objective
• Character Development
• Costume Design
• Playwrighting
• Props
• Improvisation
• One-Act Production

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Grading

• Components
• 50 In Class Participation
• 50 Class Performances
• Criteria
• Personal Growth
• Effort
• Difficulty ramps up as the year goes on.
• You are responsible for ALL skills for the ENTIRE
  year.
• Skills are graded more harshly in the 4th quarter
  than in the 1st.

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Class Rules The Four Ps

• Be Punctual
• Be Prepared
• Be Polite
• PASS!
• Also all school rules No electronics, hats,
  hoods, adhere to dress code, no food or drink.
• Exception BRING WATER!
• I also recommend you dress in clothes you can
  move in.
• Bathroom Passes!

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The Principles of Class

• Honor
• Self
• Classmate
• School
• Teacher
• Respect
• Ditto
• Believe
• Yep, again.

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Make-up Work

• There are no guarantees regarding make-up work in
  this class.
• Attendance is key. If you miss an exercise, we
  may not have time to go back and get it.
• If your absence is excused, you MIGHT get a
  chance to make-up missed work.
• There are NO make-ups on class performances. If
  you miss a performance for ANY reason, you get a
  zero just like in the real world. The show must
  go on.

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Methods of Contact

• Email robert_long_at_kernhigh.org
• Phone [phone]
• I recommend the email. Phone contact takes
  longer for me to return.
• Back to School Night, 9/18. Yes, you get extra
  credit.
• Signed syllabus is due FRIDAY!!!!