Agenda: Session #4 January 30, 2014

Today's Agenda:

Warm-Up:  Physical Stretching & Vocal Flexing

Improvisation Games:

• Boom! Whole class
• The Stage Whisper  Two players
• 1-2-3-4 (zero)  Three players

1=ENVIRONMENT created through mime; 
2=RELATIONSHIP created through one sentence only; 
1=CONFLICT created through one sentence; 
2=CLIMAX raises the stakes; 
3=RESOLUTION accepts environment, relationship, conflict and resolves the scene in one line
"Scene"

Activity/Skill Work:

THE NEUTRAL SCENE

You were asked to analyze what was being communicated in the scene.

Let's see what you have come up with!

STRONG BODY LANGUAGE & CHARACTERS, PLEASE...

Order of appearance:

• Gabi & Dana
• Carolina & Aman
• Ellen & Laura

FIRST SPEECH: PERSONAL EXPERIENCE

Sample: Miss South Carolina has some trouble getting her thoughts out (Miss Teen USA 2007) (1. min) 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww

Sample: Personal Experience Speech (2.5 min)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbH__PIKb0M

Sample: Lina Amar's TedXYouth Personal Experience Speech (7 min.)

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0Jvo4SVM5w

Your Task--TODAY & TUESDAY--PERFORM THURSDAY

Personal Experience Speech
Student Sample from Last Semester

Agenda: Session #3 Tuesday, January 28, 2013

Today's Agenda:

Warm-Up:  Physical Stretching & Vocal Flexing

Improvisation Games:

• The Mirror (part 2): Silent Emotion
• Walking Through....
• Postcards

Activity/Skill Work:

2. Stage Fright

• Statistics
• Winning Stage Fright Moment
• An Expert 'to the Stars' Shares Some Tips on Stage Fright
• Let's try some of her 'Get the Butterflies to Fly in Formation' tips: 1. Inner Critic, 2. Inner Coach, 3. Breathing into the Fear, 4. Relax
• Tips for combating the nerves

 The Neutral Play--pairs will work with people whom you have not worked with

• Gabi & Lucca
• Carolina & Aman
• Ellen & Laura
• Dana & Ivanna

Questions to Discuss:

What is being communicated in these openings 4 exchanges?

Who are these people?  What is their relationship?

What is the specific conflict here?

Where are these characters as they deliver these lines?  (Time & Place)

What will happen next in this scene?

How will this scene end?

Your Task:

1. Share a Google document--share it also with shannon.hancock@graded.br
2. Collaboratively type a scene with at least 20 more exchanges between the actors.
3. Print & Prepare
4. Perform with strong VOICE & BODY LANGUAGE

for Next Session:

Personal Experience Speech

Agenda: Session #2: January 23, 2014

Today's Agenda:

Warm-Up:  Physical Stretching & Vocal Flexing

Improvisation Games:

• Blind Faith

• The Mirror

• Gobbledegook

Activity/Skill Work:

1. '30 By 30' Sharing---choose 5, introduce yourself & perform/share ''30 by 30  with style in front of class
2. Create 'Fortune' Chain Scenes

Agenda: Session #1, January 21, 2014

Welcome Students! 
I am Mrs. Hancock and this is going to be a great semester.

1) To begin, fill out the Quiz and Inventory (2 sides of the paper)---we will informally survey the class when you all finish

Copy down the blog address for this course where you will find all of the daily agendas.
steppinguptothestage.blogspot.com

2) Read aloud our Class Syllabus to understand what we will be doing and the expectations
Stepping Up to the Stage Class Syllabus
3) Let's begin a short warm-up! Choral Reading: "Totally Like Whatever You Know" by Taylor Mali
4) Activity: Icebreaker/Getting to Know You: "30 Before 30"

Homework: 
Finish "30 before 30" and choose 5 to share aloud with us Friday that showcase your unique sides (ie. on Friday you will briefly introduce yourself and the 5 things with short explanations---be as creative as you choose!).