Generic High School 100 Generic St. Generic City, SC, 29680 Drama 1 — Course Syllabus Course Description: Students will explore the basics of all heater experiences, irtluding playwriting, acting, designing, technical theatre, directing, researching, and viewing theatte history. Course Goals and Objectives: © Students will identify various time periods in theatre history. © Students will make Greek theatre masks. © Students will design a floor plan for a play. © Students will design costumes for a play. # Students will design make-up for a play. © Students will use.the lighting and sound board for a play. © Students will participate in improvisational acting exercises. © Students will perform in group and individual pantomime scenes. © Students will participate and perform in scenes with stage’ combat. © Students will perform contrasting nionologues. © Students will write and perform puppet shows. © Students will design and make puppets. © Students will perform a full production of an originally written show. Course Informat Meeting Dates and Times: Monday — Friday, 10:00 - 11:30 am. Intended Audience: 9th — 12th grade (High School Level 1) Prerequisites: None Jarrod Bennett jbenneti@ghmail.org Phone Number: (864-555-0123 ‘Time Available: Required Text/Materials: * Notebook © Paper © PencilCourse Outline: Week: ‘Week 1: ‘Week 2° Week 3: Week 4: ‘Week 5: Week 6: Week 7: Week 8: ‘Week 9: ‘Week 10: Week 11: Week 12: Week 13: Week 14: Intro/Ancient Greek theatre Elizabethan theatre/Shakespeare Moder theatre history Playwriting/performance Set design Costume design Make-up design Lighting design Sound design Improvisation Pantomime Stage combat Movement Voice Assignmeni(s): Greok masks’ Globe Theatré Assignment Fill out monologues Shakespeare scavenger hunt Unit timeline ‘Timeline performance ‘Theatre history test Write fairy tale scenes Perform scenes Set design homework Floor plan. Set design quiz Costume design homework Design costumes Costume design quiz Make-up design homework Design make-up ‘Make up Design Quiz Lighting design homework Design light cues Lighting design quiz ‘Write sound cues ‘Make sound track Review sheet for tech theatre Tech theatre test, None Individual pantomime scene Group pantomime scene ‘Write out combat scenes Perform stage combat scenes Observe everyday movement Perform movements scenes Practice vocal variety Shakespeare monologuesWeek 15: Monologues/Auditions ‘Mr. Crow for two monologues Perform two monologues Week 16: Puppetry Write puppet show script! Make puppets Perform puppet show Week 17: Final performance preparation Design/rehearse for final performance Week 18: Final performance Full productions of fairy tale scenes ‘Classwork/homework grades — 10% Quizzes/Tests — 20% . Projects — 30% Final performance 20% A=93~100 B=85-92 C=77-84 D=70-76 Fr 0-69 Class Rul Be in class and on time. Three tardies will result in lunch detention. Every tardy after that will result in a referral ‘You must sit in your assigned seat. Otherwise, I cannot take attendance properly and have to mark you absent, Using the bathroom is a necessity, but you must be mindful'of how it may affect the procedure of class activities. Ask me to use the restroom only at APPROPRIATE times (ie. during independent éxercises, and not during class discussions). No food, gum, or drinks (other than water) are allowed in class. Technology is a good aid for learning and communicating, but must be used, appropriately. Technology devices including but not limited to cell phones, iPods, iPads, and laptops that are used in class without permission will be confiscated for the day and can result in a referral, Class Procedures: Most of the class will be-spent working on projects. However, there will be occasional quizzes, tests, and homework assignments Notes should be taken in class discussions. Students are required to participate EVERY DAY in class activities.