April 2, 4, 5

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https://www.dlandsborough.com/blog/2017/7/11/freytags-pyramid-and-the-three-act-plot-structure

April 2, 4, 5
1.  Warm-up:    

Seven-sentence story structure
Purpose:  Creativity, Story structure

Most stories can be boiled down to seven basic sentences. These sentences begin like this:

Once upon a time....

And every day...

Until one day...

And because of that...

And because of that...

Until finally...

And from that day...

It's good to use examples when explaining this, I will use 'Hannah Montana: The Movie' here:

Once upon a time there was a girl who was secretly a pop-star. And every day she was careful not to let anyone know her secret. Until one day she met a boy, and he discovered her double life. And because of that he was angry and felt betrayed. And because of that Hannah felt awful. Until finally she owned up to her double life. And from that day the people from her home have known and accepted her secret, and she and the boy are very happy.

a.  Have the students sit in a circle and ask them to come up with one sentence from the story structure each. If you have more than 7 students you can just begin from the first sentence again once you reach the eight student.

2.  Film Worksheet  - Criterion A       Due May 5 - 9:00am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga0rs2G8BGI&t=471s villain video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzRHGS-HUdE&t=505s scare video

March 19, 21, 22, 26, 28

Welcome to Year 9 Drama!  This term we will be focusing on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. The 1994 film was based on a novel written by Mary Shelley and published in 1818.

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March 19, 21, 22

Our lineup for today is:
1.  Intro to Year 9 Drama - Frankenstein
2.  Drama Process Journal 
3.  Access Managebac




4. Warm-up - I'm Cool and So Are You:  designed to help people get to know each other better (ice breaker)


5.  Write Criterion B  (Developing Skills) reflection on the warm-up (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? 

6.  Let's watch the film: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)

  http://www.watchfree.to/watch-6703-Frankenstein-movie-online-free-putlocker.html

https://123movie.cc/movies/mary-shelleys-frankenstein/ 

March 12, 14, 15

https://www.justwatch.com/ie/tv-series/the-middle

March 12
Watch episodes of the following sit-coms:  Modern Family, The Middle
What genre are these series?
What elements do they have in common?
How are they similar?
How are they different?

March 14, 15
Criterion D - Reflective Commentary  Due March 15

Brief introduction - 1 or 2 sentences explaining the purpose of this work (For example: The purpose of this commentary is to evaluate my work and its impact on my audience. . .)

Paragraph1
Write a paragraph detailing all your research (including the warm-ups) influenced your final performance.  Be specific, include details.  (Aiii)

Paragraph 2
Write a paragraph that connects your product (your play and your performance) to the statement of inquiry (When looking at plays and books one can see the impact of circumstances in the forming of a situation, character and person:  Circumstances sometimes affect the future.) and the global context (Identities and relationships).  (For example: Throughout this process I have gained an understanding that . . .)  (Di)

Paragraph 3 
You can talk about how your message either reflects on the world or impacts the world and your audience.  For example:  Throughout this process I have learned  that art can be created for a purpose and theater/performances/films can send a message . . .)  (Dii)

Paragraph 4
Critically analyse your own performance.  Look at your acting, voice control, facial expressions, acting techniques used, etc.  (Use the self-evaluation of your video and teacher feedback sheet to evaluate your strengths and weaknesses.   How would you improve?  What would you do differently next time?) Suggest ways to improve.  (Diii)