Monday, May 24, 2010

Exam Revision! Join in and help each other!

Exam time is approaching, so here is an optional, ungraded small writing assignment that might help you in focusing on the sorts of issues that will be addressed in your exam. My suggestion is that you try to approach each as a timed writing (in order to further accustom yourself to this mode) and then post it here so that your classmates can read and benefit from your ideas. Good luck everyone!

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Exam time is approaching, so here is an optional, ungraded small writing assignment that might help you in focusing on the sorts of issues that will be addressed in your exam. My suggestion is that you try to approach each as a timed writing (in order to further accustom yourself to this mode) and then post it here so that your classmates can read and benefit from your ideas. Good luck everyone!

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Question 1 (30-40 minutes)

Imagine that you have been given the job of directing a full production of The Winslow Boy at our school that the entire school community (students, parents, teachers) will attend. Describe your production of this play in as much detail as possible. The questions below are some of the things you may like to discuss. You don't have to answer them all and you may want to discuss other aspects of your production too.

Who will you cast in which roles? Why? Where will you place your stage? Why? What will it look like? What costumes and makeup will you use? What lighting? Set? Props? What advice will you give to actors playing different roles? How will you block Act 1 (the scene we worked with in class)? etc.

Question 2 (30-40 minutes)

Imagine that you have been given the job of directing one short scene as part of a drama night at our school that the entire school community (students, parents, teachers) will attend and that your scene will need to be based on one of your three small group scenes based on IGCSE Drama exam pre-release stimuli. In other words, you will have to present either your group's "A Night on the Mountain" or your group's "All the World's a Stage I'm Going Through" or your group's "The Hitman". Describe your production of this scene in as much detail as possible. The questions below are some of the things you may like to discuss. You don't have to answer them all and you may want to discuss other aspects of your scene too.

Which scene will you choose? Why? Which aspects of the scene will you change? What will remain the same? Will you keep the same actors in the same roles? Why? Why not? Who will you cast in which roles? Why? What costumes and makeup will you use? What lighting? Set? Props? What advice will you give to actors playing different roles? etc.

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Reflection - Monday, April 19

Today's double period was devoted to tying loose ends on coursework, particularly picture scenes. Some students may also have filmed scenes after school. Submit your reflection here, please.

Friday, April 16, 2010

Reflection - Friday, April 16

Here it is. Don't forget!

Absent: Ema, Desiree

Monday, April 12, 2010

Reflection, Monday, April 12

We weren't able to do much with our single period today since more than half of our group were absent, but still discussed or worked on enough to reflect upon. Put it here, please.

Absent: Isabella, Desiree, Matilda, Ema, Beatrice, Ashlie, Denis,

Friday, March 26, 2010

Reflection - Friday, March 26

Put today's reflection here please, then have a great break!

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Reflection - Thursday, March 25

Today we worked on all five of our current projects.

Please submit your reflection on the work of today's class here.

NOTE: Please remember that "Picture Scenes" in particular need to be ready for performance soon after our return from break.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Change of Plans (Don't worry. It's nothing to get upset about!) (...And Thursday's Reflection!)

As we discussed today, our performance of the picture scene depends on the deadline for coursework. It turns out that April 27 is too late, so we will now have to do the Picture scene on Tuesday, April 20.

And yes...Please put your reflections here!

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Quarter 4 - A Fresh Start!

Grade 10 Drama - Quarter 4

I don't think that the date to which Grade 10 attends classes has yet been determined exactly. For our purposes, let's assume that we will continue having class-meetings through Thursday, May 6. (We will have to make further changes if it turns out that we don't have so much time.)

Assessments:

- Reflections (EVERY class meeting day)

Let's assume that every performance will take place BOTH in the class meeting of the listed date AND for an audience at Lunchtime on the same date.

- "Picture Scene" - April 27
- The Winslow Boy, Act 1 - April 28
- "A Night on the Mountain" - April 29
- "All the World's a Stage I'm Going Through" - May 5
- "The Hitman" - May 6

All work for coursework beyond the picture scene will take place outside class-time. Lunchtime recording can be scheduled one week in advance for any day other than Day 6.

Schedule of Remaining Class Meetings

Day 2 (Thursday, March 18) - Talk about quarter plan, rehearse The Winslow Boy
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Day 6 (Thursday, March 25) - Rehearse all five scenes
Day 1 (Friday, March 26) - Rehearse all five scenes
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BREAK
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Day 2 (Monday, April 12) Rehearse The Winslow Boy (Everyone off-book on everything from here on!)
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Day 6 (Friday, April 16) - Rehearse all five scenes
Day 1 (Monday, April 19) - Rehearse all five scenes
Day 2 (Tuesday, April 20) -Rehearse The Winslow Boy
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Day 6 (Tuesday, April 27) -Perform Picture Scene
Day 1 (Wednesday, April 28) - Perform The Winslow Boy
Day 2 (Thursday, April 29) - Perform "A Night on the Mountain"
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Day 6 (Wednesday, May 5) - Perform "All the World's a Stage I'm Going Through"
Day 1 (Thursday, May 6) - Perform "The Hitman"
Day 2 (Friday, May 7) - ?

My Coursework (I think)!

Those eight students taking the IGCSE Drama exam, please answer the following.

1. What monologue, so far, do you think is your strongest?

2. Might you want to make a new monologue recording? What monologue?

3. What group scene, so far, that you have written do you think is your strongest? (This cannot be from one of the exam stimuli.)

4. Might you want to make a new devised scene (one that you have written) recording? What scene? With whom? (This cannot be from one of the exam stimuli.)

5. What group scene, so far, from the repertoire of dramatic literature (someone's published script) do you think is your strongest?

6. Might you want to make a new repertoire scene recording? What scene? With whom? (This cannot be from one of the exam stimuli.)

Reflection - Wednesday, March 17

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Today we discussed the requirement of writing reflections after every class, rehearsed picture scenes, rehearsed "A Night on the Mountain", developed "All the World's a Stage I'm Going Through" and developed "The Hitman".

Please put today's reflection here.
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Groups for "All the World's a Stage I'm Going Through"

- Megan, Rebecca, Matilda and Sam

- Blue, Astrid, Isabella and Ashlie

- Desiree, Beatrice, Patrick, Denis and Ema


Groups for "The Hitman"

- Ema, Denis, Desiree, Patrick and Beatrice

- Isabella, Ashlie, Megan and Astrid

- Sam, Matilda, Rebecca and Blue

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Reflection - Tuesday, March 16

Today's double period was especially interesting. Put your reflections here, please.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Reflection - Wednesday, March 10

Sorry for putting this one up late!

In this single period, we worked on group projects of "A Night on the Mountain". Please put your reflection here. (Copy and paste it here if you have already put it somewhere else, please.)

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Reflection - Tuesday, March 9

(Sorry for putting this one up late!)

Today we worked further on picture scenes. Submit your reflection here.

Monday, March 8, 2010

Reflection - Monday, March 8

In today's double period, Beatrice, Denis and Patrick performed their picture scene.

We then discussed whether any of the picture scenes would be re-performed for an improved grade during a lunch period this week and made a schedule for these performances.

We then performed and discussed our scripts for "A Night on the Mountain" to determine that all players were off-book as scheduled.

Finally, we spent our remaining time rehearsing our scene from The Winslow Boy.

Please submit your reflection as a comment here.

Please remember that tomorrow (Tuesday) we will be rehearsing "All The World's A Stage" and The Winslow Boy, that on Wednesday we will be rehearsing "A Night on the Mountain" and that next Tuesday (DAY 6), March 16 we will be performing "A Night on the Mountain" for a grade.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Reflection - Tuesday, March 2

Today we worked on our scene from The Winslow Boy. All players were meant to have been off-book by today, and many, though not all, were. Please write your reflection on today's class here.

(Ashlie, Ema and Matilda also put on a great performance of their repertoire scene at lunch today, so they can write about that if they like.)

Absent today: Izzy, Beatrice, Astrid (I'll try doing it this way from now on, but please leave a comment indicating that you were absent if I miss you.)

Monday, March 1, 2010

Reflection - Monday, March 1

Today, we were to have been off-book on The Winslow Boy and Shelter was performed. Please write your reflection here.

Friday, February 19, 2010

"Picture Scenes" FINAL DRAFTS

A number of people were absent today and a number of groups were not as far as they needed to be, so the following adjustment was made. The FINAL version of the script is now due to be submitted as a comment HERE BEFORE SUNDAY NIGHT. The assessment concerning being off-book on this scene will also be removed from MySchool.

The FINAL PERFORMANCE of this scene will still take place NEXT FRIDAY, so be sure to communicate and rehearse with your partner if she was absent.

Revised Schedule - Upcoming Class Meetings

Today (DAY 1, Friday, Feb 19) - Rehearse Picture Scenes
DAY 2, Monday, Feb 22 - Quiz - The Winslow Boy

DAY 6, Friday, Feb 26 - PERFORM (Final) "Picture Scenes" AND "Repertoire Scenes"
DAY 1, Monday, Mar 1 - OFF-BOOK on The Winslow Boy (We will rehearse for a double period.)
DAY 2, Tuesday, Mar 2 - Rehearse "A Night on the Mountain"

DAY 6 Monday, Mar 8 -"A Night on the Mountain" OFF-BOOK (We will rehearse this scene and The Winslow Boy.)
DAY 1, March 9 - We will rehearse "All the World's a Stage I'm Going Through" and The Winslow Boy.
DAY 2 Wednesday, Mar 10 - Rehearse "A Night on the Mountain"


DAY 6 Tuesday, Mar 16 - PERFORM (Final) "A Night on the Mountain"

We will, of course, be working on much other stuff after this, but let's just concentrate on this work for now.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

On-line Quiz - The Winslow Boy

For the remainder of this period, please answer the following questions about the 1999 film The Winslow Boy to the best of your ability. Please use all your time and do not speak to your classmates during this period. Please remember that though some of these questions are specifically about the film and though having watched this film helps give us context in thinking about the play, the film is not the play and does not represent a definitive interpretation of the play.

1. (12) Summarize as best you can the story of The Winslow Boy in exactly twelve sentences.

2 - 10. (18) If you were directing a production of The Winslow Boy and were allowed to give each actor exactly three sentences description so that that actor could under stand his/her character what would your three sentences be for each of these characters?

2. Arthur
3. Catherine
4. Ronnie
5. Dickie
6. Grace
7. Violet
8. John
9. Desmond
10. Sir Robert

11. (10) What do you think is the climax of this film? Why?

12. (20) Though we had only read Act One of the play before seeing the film, there are bound to have been some differences, however small, between the film's interpretation of the story and yours. What were some of the decisions made by the screenwriter, director, editor, actors in this film that differed from the way you had imagined The Winslow Boy? Is there anything that you would have done differently if you had been making this film? What? Why?

13. (10) Which character in The Winslow Boy do you think would be the most challenging for an (appropriately cast) actor to play? Why?

14. (20) Describe one relationship between characters in The Winslow Boy. How do we know about this relationship through the text? What extra-textual aspects of a dramatic production could enhance our understanding of this relationship?

15. (20) Describe a second relationship between characters in The Winslow Boy. How do we know about this relationship through the text? What extra-textual aspects of a dramatic production could enhance our understanding of this relationship?

Reflection - Friday, February 19

Today, we worked for one period on the "picture scenes" that will serve as "devised group" coursework for most students working toward the IGCSE. We then spent our second period viewing the conclusion of the film The Winslow Boy based on the play of the same name. Please write your reflection on today's work here.

Please remember that on Monday you will be given a quiz on The Winslow Boy! If you missed viewing part of the film in class, be sure to view the portion you missed. Consider how you would summarize the story to one who was unfamiliar with it. Consider how you would describe the characters. Consider how you would produce the play if you were a director. Consider which of the roles might be challenging and how. Consider how, as an audience, we understand the relationships between these characters based on the script but also on other dramatic elements.

Reflection, Thursday, February 18

Today we viewed the first portion of the 1999 film version of The Winslow Boy. (I still highly recommend the 1948 version, but it has been taken down from youtube.)

Please write your reflection on what we watched today here. (Remember that reflective writing is meant to go beyond summary and that these posts are meant to represent ten minutes of thinking and writing.)

Please remember also that by tomorrow (the original deadline was today) ALL students are meant to have a full "picture scene" script written and are meant to be "off-book" on lines from this "picture scene". We need to have these to work on tomorrow, so if you need to put in extra work tonight, please do it.

Please also remember that on Monday we will be having a quiz on The Winslow Boy. In preparation for this quiz, please be sure to watch the remainder of this film thoughtfully. Consider how you would summarize the story to one who was unfamiliar with it. Consider how you would describe the characters. Consider how you would produce the play if you were a director. Consider which of the roles might be challenging and how. Consider how, as an audience, we understand the relationships between these characters based on the script but also on other dramatic elements.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Reflection, Tuesday, February 9

Today we worked on "Picture Scenes". Please submit your reflection here.

PLEASE NOTE: ALL THIRTEEN students agreed today to submit a ten-minute reflection EVERY CLASS DAY with the understanding that ALL THESE REFLECTIONS will be GRADED. Please REMEMBER THIS AGREEMENT and submit your reflections!

Monday, February 8, 2010

Reflection - Monday, February 8

Today, the majority of our group were away on a Geography trip. Those who were present worked further rehearsing our scene from The Winslow Boy, and making decisions about how roles will be divided. Please submit your reflection here.

PLEASE ALSO NOTE:

1. Tomorrow (Tuesday, DAY 2), we will be working on "Picture Scenes". These scenes are particularly important to those taking the IGCSE, as your picture scene will almost certainly serve as a piece of your coursework and, as such, account for 20% of your course grade. Please take these seriously and have them reflect your best ideas.

2. I have sent a large set of monologues to those students taking the IGCSE. If you feel as though you would be well served by performing another monologue to serve as your IGCSE coursework monologue, please look through these and choose one you would like to work with. If you don't find any here, I have others. Ask me!

3. I have also sent out to those taking the IGCSE the scene from The Queen Must Die with which a set of students have been having success. Please consider learning one of these roles in order to have another potential piece of strong coursework.

4. TOO MANY STUDENTS ARE NEGLECTING THESE REFLECTIONS! Please start participating in this NOW! If you do not, it will negatively affect your grade.

Friday, February 5, 2010

Reflection - Friday, February 8

Please submit your reflection on today's class here. Your reflection should represent TEN MINUTES of THINKING and WRITING and must be submitted ON THE DAY of the class meeting. A grade for reflections written to date will appear on MySchool this weekend. All future reflections will appear on MySchool as homeworks and will not be accepted beyond the day of class. If you are absent from class, please simply write a comment stating that you were absent.

Monday, February 1, 2010

The Winslow Boy - Roles

Let's work with the following roles for our scene from The Winslow Boy. Where single roles are split between two students, please decide between the two of you who will work with which sections. If this presents a problem, I'll be happy to help you in deciding.

By the way, we still seem to be having a problem with students submitting a reflection for each class day. These reflections (or their absence) will affect grades. Please be sure to submit one for today and for all future days. This is not something on which you can submit late "catch-up" work. Those students who were absent today (Isabella and Rebecca) please just submit a comment indicating that you were absent.

Violet - Sam
Ronnie - Isabella, Beatrice
Arthur - Ashlie, Blue
Grace - Ema, Desiree
Catherine - Matilda, Astrid
Dickie - Megan
John - Denis, Rebecca
Desmond - Patrick

Start learning your lines now!

Reflection - Monday, February 1

Today we worked discussed work on repertoire scenes and worked with our scene from The Winslow Boy. Please leave your reflection here.

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Reflection - Thursday, January 28

Today we worked on The Repertoire scene from Shelter, and on small-group "A Night on the Mountain" projects. Please leave your reflection here.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

"A Night on the Mountain" - Script

Please have one member of each group submit the working-script (as it sands) for your scene here.

Reflection - Wednesday, January 27

Today we worked on scenes titled "A Night on the Mountain". Please submit your reflection here.

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU SHOULD SUBMIT A COMMENT FOR ALL REFLECTIONS EVEN IF IT ONLY SAYS "I WAS ABSENT FOR TODAY'S CLASS."

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Reflection - Wednesday, January 20

Today we finished reading our scene from The Winslow Boy, reviewed last year's exam questions, and rehearsed repertoire scenes. Please put your reflection here.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Reflection,- Tuesday, January 19

In today's double period, we read (and almost finished) Act I of The Winslow Boy. Put your reflection here, please.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Reflection - Tuesday, January 12

Whoops! I forgot to put this one up. Please put the Tuesday reflections here!

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Script - "All the World's a Stage I'm Going Through"

Please have one member of each group submit the working-script of "All the World's a Stage I'm Going Through" here. (This isn't necessarily the final draft of this script.)

Reflection - Wednesday, January 13

Today groups continued scripting and rehearsing scripts titled "All the World's a Stage I'm Going Through". Please submit your reflection on today's class here.

Monday, January 11, 2010

Pictures!

Here are the pictures we have chosen for our scenes.

Desiree and Sam - Picture 71


Rebecca and Denis - Picture 53


Isabella and Blue - Picture 31


Matlida and Astrid - Picture 18


Ema and Megan - Picture 50

Ashlie, Beatrice and Patrick - To be determined

Picture Scene Scripts!

Today we wrote scripts for our picture scenes. Please have one member of each pair submit the FULL SCRIPT as a comment here.

Monday, January 11 - Reflection

Today pairs planned and scripted Picture Scenes. Leave your reflection about today's class here.

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Picture Scenes

Matilda was right. (OK...That means I was wrong.) We meet again on Day 6 which is MONDAY, NOT TUESDAY, so please submit your one paragraph plan for each of THREE pictures here by this weekend! The photo album is at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=147802&id=1219322756&l=6520216a3e .

Tuesday, January 5 - Reflection

Today we discussed our tentative schedule and worked in the following groups on repertoire scenes.

"The Queen Must Die"
Matilda, Ashlie, Ema (absent)

"Daddy Long Legs"
Desiree, Astrid, Rebecca, Isabella, Beatrice (absent)

"Shelter"
Patrick, Blue, Denis, Sam, Megan

Please submit your reflection on today's work as a comment here.

Monday, January 4, 2010

"A Night on the Mountain"

The following are the groups for our project titled "A Night on the Mountain".

Group 1
Ema, Isabella, Matilda

Group 2
Desiree, Patrick, Astrid

Group 3
Denis, Rebecca, Megan

Group 4
Beatrice, Ashlie, Blue, Sam

"All the World's a Stage I'm Going Through"

The following are the groups for our project titled "All the World's a Stage I'm Going Through".

Group 1
Ema, Ashlie, Patrick

Group 2
Desiree, Megan, Matilda

Group 3
Denis, Astrid, Sam

Group 4
Beatrice, Rebecca

Group 5
Blue, Isabella

After School Movies - The Winslow Boy

I plan to begin showing films in our classroom after school on Thursday afternoons from 3:15 to 4:00. I will begin showing these films NOT this Thursday, Jan 7, but NEXT Thursday, January 14 when we will view the first part of a film version of The Winslow Boy. Students will be expected to view certain of these films, but will not be required to view them at the after-school showing. In the case of The Winslow Boy, students are expected to watch the film, but can do so either after-school or at home on youtube. Here is the first of eleven youtube sections of the whole film.

Tentative Schedule

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

(This is the planned schedule as of January 4. It remains subject to change. You will be notified of any changes.)

From now on there will be homework on every Day 1, Day 2 and Day 6. This homework will be fifteen minutes of reflective writing on that day's class(es) submitted to the class blog. For the purpose of our class, fifteen minutes of reflective writing means fifteen minutes of your best writing and ideas that in some way go beyond just summary.

Quarter 2, Cycle 6

Day 1 - Mon, Jan 4
Period 3 - "All the World's A Stage..." - Grouping, Planning, Script Writing
Period 4 - "A Night on the Mountain" - Grouping, Planning, Script Writing
Day 2 - Tues, Jan 5 - Repertoire Scene - Rehearsal
Day 6 - Tues, Jan 12 - HW (By Day 6) = Plan 3 possible scenes from the pictures in facebook photo album at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=147802&id=1219322756&l=6520216a3e .
Period 7 - Picture Scene - Grouping, Planning, Script Writing
Period 8 - The Winslow Boy - Reading and Casting

Quarter 3, Cycle 1
Day 1 - Wed, Jan 13
Period 3, Period 4 - Repertoire Scene Rehearsal (Everyone MUST BE OFF-BOOK)
Day 2 - Thurs - Jan 14 "All the World's a Stage" - Script Writing and Rehearsal
Day 6 - Tues, Jan 19
Period 7, Period 8 - Repertoire Scene Rehearsal

Quarter 3, Cycle 2
Day 1 - Wed, Jan 20
Period 3 -"A Night on the Mountain" - Script Writing and Rehearsal
Period 4 - Picture Scene - Script Writing and Rehearsal
Day 2 - Thurs, Jan 21 - The Winslow Boy - Rehearsal
Day 6 - Wed, Jan 27
Period 7, Period 8 - Repertoire Scene - FINAL PERFORMANCE

Quarter 3, Cycle 3
Day 1 - Thurs, Jan 28
Period 3, Period 4 - Picture Scene Rehearsal
Day 2 - Monday - Feb 1 - "All the World's a Stage" - Rehearsal
Day 6 - Friday, Feb 6
Period 7, Period 8 - Picture Scene Rehearsal (Everyone MUST BE OFF-BOOK)

Quarter 3, Cycle 4
Day 1 - Monday, Feb 8
Period 3 - "All the World's a Stage" - Rehearsal
Period 4 - "A Night on the Mountain" - Rehearsal
Day 2 - Tues, Feb 9 - The Winslow Boy - Rehearsal
Day 6 - Thursday, Feb 18
Period 7, Period 8 - Picture Scene - Rehearsal

Quarter 3, Cycle 5
Day 1 - Friday, Feb 19
Period 3 - "All the World's a Stage" - Rehearsal (Everyone MUST BE OFF-BOOK)
Period 4 - "A Night on the Mountain" - Rehearsal (Everyone MUST BE OFF-BOOK)
Day 2 - Monday, Feb 22 - Picture Scene Rehearsal
Day 6 - Friday , Feb 26
Period 7, Period 8 - Picture Scene - Rehearsal

Quarter 3, Cycle 6
Day 1 - Monday, Mar 1
Period 3, Period 4 - The Winslow Boy - Rehearsal (Everyone MUST BE OFF-BOOK)
Day 2 - Tuesday, Mar 2 - Picture Scene- Rehearsal
Day 6 - Monday, Mar 8
Period 7, Period 8 - Picture Scene - FINAL PERFORMANCE

Quarter 4, Cycle 1
Day 1 - Tuesday, Mar 9
Period 3, Period 4 - "All the World's A Stage" - Rehearsal
Day 2 - Wednesday, Mar 10 - "The Hit Man" - Grouping, Planning, Script Writing
Day 6 - Tuesday, Mar 16
Period 7, Period 8 - "All the World's A Stage" - FINAL PERFORMANCE

Quarter 4, Cycle 2
Day 1 - Wednesday, Mar 17
Period 3, Period 4 - "A Night on the Mountain" - Rehearsal
Day 2 - Thursday, Mar 18 - "The Hit Man" - Script Writing and Rehearsal
Day 6 - Thursday, Mar 25
Period 7, Period 8 - "A Night on the Mountain" - FINAL PERFORMANCE

Quarter 4, Cycle 3
Day 1 - Friday, Mar 26
Period 3, Period 4 - The Winslow Boy - Rehearsal
Day 2 - Mon, Apr 12 - "The Hit Man" - Rehearsal
Day 6 - Friday, Apr 16
Period 7, Period 8 - The Winslow Boy - Rehearsal

Quarter 4, Cycle 4
Day 1 - Mon, Apr 19
Period 3, Period 4 - "The Hit Man" - Rehearsal (Everyone MUST BE OFF-BOOK)
Day 2 - Tues, Apr 20 - The Winslow Boy - Rehearsal
Day 6 - Tues, Apr 27
Period 7, Period 8 - The Winslow Boy - FINAL PERFORMANCE

Quarter 4, Cycle 5
Day 1 - Wednesday, Apr 28
Period 3, Period 4 - "The Hit Man" - FINAL PERFORMANCE
Day 2 - Thurs, Apr 29 - EXAM REVISION (ALL REMAINING CLASSES will be devoted to revision.)

PLEASE NOTE: For the purposes of our class, "OFF-BOOK" means knowing ALL LINES and not needing a script at all. It DOES NOT mean knowing some or most or even almost all lines. Rehearsal on ALL DAYS after which students are meant to be OFF-BOOK will be assessed. Students who are not OFF-BOOK at rehearsals by which they need to be will fail that day's assessment. This means that not being OFF-BOOK by the set date on several occasions will seriously bring down a quarter grade. Please make sure that this doesn't happen. Everyone has demonstrated that they can learn lines. Knowing all lines by a set date just means getting a certain part of the work out of the way early. Having time to rehearse without worrying about lines any more will greatly improve everyone's work.

Monday, January 4 - Reflection

For the remainder of the year, we will submit fifteen minutes of reflective writing each class day on that day's class(es). Today, we created groups for two projects titled "All the World's a Stage I'm going Through" and "A Night on the Mountain" and began planning and scripting them. Please submit your reflection as a comment here.