Friday, May 29

Students not exam exempt reviewed theater vocabulary and The Tempest quotes using Quizlet; reviewed the history of theater from Basic Drama Projects using their study sheets as a guide.
COLLECTED textbooks from those who were finished with them.

DUE DATES

MONDAY, June 1: FINAL EXAM.

Thursday, May 28

Students not exam exempt reviewed theater vocabulary and The Tempest quotes using Quizlet; reviewed the history of theater from Basic Drama Projects using their study sheets as a guide.
COLLECTED textbooks from those who were finished with them.

DUE DATES

MONDAY, June 1: FINAL EXAM.

Wednesday, May 27

Rehearsed and performed monologs.
COLLECTED textbooks.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, May 22: Theater History Worksheet #2 due, covering "Exploring Theater History"
TUESDAY, May 19: final draft essay on The Tempest was due.   

Tuesday, May 26

Monologs due tomorrow.

Worked on monologs, vocabulary, theater history review for the final.

Continued reading Our Town.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, May 22: Theater History Worksheet #2 due, covering "Exploring Theater History"
TUESDAY, May 19: final draft essay on The Tempest was due.   

Second theater review now optional; hand in as an alternate to The Tempest essay if desired.

Friday, May 22

Reminder: Theater History Worksheet #2 due.  

Worked on monologs, vocabulary review for the final.
COLLECTED theater history worksheet #2.

Continued reading Our Town.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, May 22: Theater History Worksheet #2 due, covering "Exploring Theater History"
TUESDAY, May 19: final draft essay on The Tempest was due.   

Second theater review now optional; hand in as an alternate to The Tempest essay if desired.

Thursday, May 21

Short classes today, due to Spring Fling schedule.

Reminder: FRIDAY, May 22: Theater History Worksheet #2 due.  
Tuesday, May 19: final draft essay on The Tempest was due.

Worked on monologs.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, May 22: Theater History Worksheet #2 due, covering "Exploring Theater History"
TUESDAY, May 19: final draft essay on The Tempest due.   

Second theater review now optional; hand in as an alternate to The Tempest essay if desired.

Wednesday, May 20

Reminder: FRIDAY, May 22: Theater History Worksheet #2 due.  
Tuesday, May 19: final draft essay on The Tempest was due.

Worked on essays, vocabulary, theater history, or monologs.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, May 22: Theater History Worksheet #2 due, covering "Exploring Theater History"
TUESDAY, May 19: final draft essay on The Tempest due.   

Second theater review now optional; hand in as an alternate to The Tempest essay if desired.

Tuesday, May 19

Reminder: FRIDAY, May 22: Theater History Worksheet #2 due.  
Tuesday, May 19: final draft essay on The Tempest due.

Warm-up: choice of work on essay revisions, vocabulary, theater history, or monologs.
Continued reading Our Town; finished Act 1.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, May 22: Theater History Worksheet #2 due, covering "Exploring Theater History"
TUESDAY, May 19: final draft essay on The Tempest due.   

Second theater review now optional; hand in as an alternate to The Tempest essay if desired.

Monday, May 18

Reminder: FRIDAY, May 22: Theater History Worksheet #2 due.  
Tuesday, May 19: final draft essay on The Tempest due.

Returned graded Theater History Worksheets.
Warm-up: choice of work on essay revisions, vocabulary, theater history, or monologs.

Continued reading Our Town.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, May 22: Theater History Worksheet #2 due, covering "Exploring Theater History"
TUESDAY, May 19: final draft essay on The Tempest due.  FRIDAY, May 22: LAST DAY TO HAND IN SECOND THEATER REVIEW!

Friday, May 15

Reminder: FRIDAY, May 22: Theater History Worksheet #2 due.  
Tuesday, May 19: final draft essay on The Tempest due.

COLLECTED Theater History #1.
Distributed final review vocabulary.
Warm-up: choice of work on essay revisions, vocabulary, theater history, or monologs.

Continued reading Our Town.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, May 22: Theater History Worksheet #2 due, covering "Exploring Theater History"
TUESDAY, May 19: final draft essay on The Tempest due.  FRIDAY, May 22: LAST DAY TO HAND IN SECOND THEATER REVIEW!

Thursday, May 14

Reminder: FRIDAY, May 15: Theater History Worksheet #1 due.  Tuesday, May 19: final draft essay on The Tempest due.

Warm-up: hoice of work on essay revisions, vocabulary, theater history, or monologs.
Began reading Our Town.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, May 15: Theater History Worksheet #1 due, covering "Exploring Theater History" (Basic Drama Projects 1--14).
FRIDAY, May 15: The Tempest vocab re-test.
TUESDAY, May 19: final draft essay on The Tempest due.  
FRIDAY, May 22: LAST DAY TO HAND IN SECOND THEATER REVIEW!

Wednesday, May 13

Reminder: FRIDAY, May 15: Theater History Worksheet #1 due.  Tuesday, May 19: final draft essay on The Tempest due.

Students signed up for final monologs, due Tuesday, May 26.
Writers' groups wrapped up work.
Students continued revising rough draft essays to hand in on Tuesday.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, May 15: Theater History Worksheet #1 due, covering "Exploring Theater History" (Basic Drama Projects 1--14).
FRIDAY, May 15: The Tempest vocab re-test.
TUESDAY, May 19: final draft essay on The Tempest due.  
FRIDAY, May 22: LAST DAY TO HAND IN SECOND THEATER REVIEW!

Tuesday, May 12

Reminder: Sign up for final monolog by Wednesday, May 13.
FRIDAY, May 15: Theater History Worksheet #1 due.  Tuesday, May 19: final draft essay on The Tempest due.

Writers' group:
Students began sharing rough draft essays with one another, and exchanging revision ideas.
Distributed copies of Our Town.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, May 15: Theater History Worksheet #1 due, covering "Exploring Theater History" (Basic Drama Projects 1--14).
FRIDAY, May 15: The Tempest vocab re-test.
TUESDAY, May 19: final draft essay on The Tempest due.  
FRIDAY, May 22: LAST DAY TO HAND IN SECOND THEATER REVIEW!

Monday, May 11

Reminder: Sign up for final monolog by Wednesday, May 13.
FRIDAY, May 15: Theater History Worksheet #1 due

Returned The Tempest quizzes.
Continued work on their 3--5 paragraph essays on The Tempest.

1. The challenges to staging the play in general
2. Some of the ways the productions we will be sampling on film approached those challenges
3. How you would handle the challenges for a small, local production of the play.

DUE DATES

TUESDAY, May 12: The Tempest essay due. 
FRIDAY, May 15: Theater History Worksheet #1 due, covering "Exploring Theater History" (Basic Drama Projects 1--14).
FRIDAY, May 15: The Tempest vocab re-test.

FRIDAY, May 22: LAST DAY TO HAND IN SECOND THEATER REVIEW!

Friday, May 8

Reminder: Tuesday, May 12 The Tempest production challenges essays due (tentatively).

Sign up for final monolog by Wednesday, May 13.

Quiz on The Tempest.
Assigned theater history reading and study sheet.
Continued work on their 3--5 paragraph essays on The Tempest.

1. The challenges to staging the play in general
2. Some of the ways the productions we will be sampling on film approached those challenges
3. How you would handle the challenges for a small, local production of the play.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, May 8: The Tempest quiz.
TUESDAY, May 12: The Tempest essay due. 

FRIDAY, May 15: Theater History Worksheet #1 due, covering "Exploring Theater History" (Basic Drama Projects 1--14).

FRIDAY, May 22: LAST DAY TO HAND IN SECOND THEATER REVIEW!

Thursday, May 7

Reminder: The Tempest quiz on Friday, May 8th. 
Tuesday, May 12 The Tempest production challenges essays due (tentatively).

Sign up for final monolog by Wednesday, May 13.

Students looked over available monologs in Basic Drama Projects (412--422) and read over likely possibilities.

Reviewed notes and discussed the productions challenges essay on The Tempest, analyzing:

1. The challenges to staging the play in general
2. Some of the ways the productions we will be sampling on film approached those challenges
3. How you would handle the challenges for a small, local production of the play.

Students began work on their 3--5 paragraph essays on The Tempest.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, May 8: The Tempest quiz.
TUESDAY, May 12: The Tempest essay due. 

FRIDAY, May 15: Theater History Worksheet #1 due, covering "Exploring Theater History" (Basic Drama Projects 1--14).

FRIDAY, May 22: LAST DAY TO HAND IN SECOND THEATER REVIEW!

Wednesday, May 6

Reminder: The Tempest quiz on Friday, May 8th. 
Complete live performance reviews ASAP! 
Friday quiz on The Tempest; Tuesday, May 12 The Tempest production challenges essays due (tentatively).
Bring textbooks to class Thursday to choose monologs for final!

Remember: at the end of The Tempest, you will hand in a 3--5 paragraph essay analyzing:

1. The challenges to staging the play in general
2. Some of the ways the productions we will be sampling on film approached those challenges
3. How you would handle the challenges for a small, local production of the play.

Finished watching the stage version of The Tempest.

Shared ideas for notes on how the production approached some of the challenges of the play.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, May 8: The Tempest quiz.
TUESDAY, May 12: The Tempest essay due.
FRIDAY, May 22: LAST DAY TO HAND IN SECOND THEATER REVIEW!

Tuesday, May 5

Reminder: The Tempest quiz on Friday, May 8th. 
Complete live performance reviews ASAP! 
Friday quiz on The Tempest; Tuesday, May 12 The Tempest production challenges essays due (tentatively).
Bring textbooks to class to choose monologs for final!

Introduced Quizlet study tools for this Friday's quiz on characters, quotations, and vocabulary from the play.

Remember: at the end of The Tempest, you will hand in a 3--5 paragraph essay analyzing:

1. The challenges to staging the play in general
2. Some of the ways the productions we will be sampling on film approached those challenges
3. How you would handle the challenges for a small, local production of the play.

Continued watching the stage version of The Tempest.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, May 8: The Tempest quiz.
TUESDAY, May 12: The Tempest essay due.
FRIDAY, May 22: LAST DAY TO HAND IN SECOND THEATER REVIEW!

Monday, May 4

Reminder: The Tempest quiz on Friday, May 8th. Complete live performance reviews ASAP!

Introduced Quizlet study tools for this Friday's quiz on characters, quotations, and vocabulary from the play.

Remember: at the end of The Tempest, you will hand in a 3--5 paragraph essay analyzing:

1. The challenges to staging the play in general
2. Some of the ways the productions we will be sampling on film approached those challenges
3. How you would handle the challenges for a small, local production of the play.

Continued watching the film version of The Tempest.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, May 8: The Tempest quiz.
FRIDAY, May 22: LAST DAY TO HAND IN SECOND THEATER REVIEW!

Friday, May 1

Reminder: Complete live performance reviews ASAP!

Remember: at the end of The Tempest, you will hand in a 3--5 paragraph essay analyzing:

1. The challenges to staging the play in general
2. Some of the ways the productions we will be sampling on film approached those challenges
3. How you would handle the challenges for a small, local production of the play.

Finished reading Acts 4 and 5 in our abridged script.
Continued watching the film version of The Tempest.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, May 22: LAST DAY TO HAND IN SECOND THEATER REVIEW!