Wed., August 6, 2014

Today's Agenda:

Warm-Up:  Physical Stretching & Vocal Flexing

Improvisation Games:

• The Mirror (part 2): Silent Emotion
• Join In
• Postcards

Activity/Skill Work:

 The Neutral Play (30 minutes)

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

Share & Notice the Differences
Debrief:  Compliments

Next Challenge:

Personal Experience Speech

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