Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Warm-Up & Vocal Flexing: 

Improvisation Work: 

1)Impromptu Speeches (Simple Topics)
Impromptu Topics

• Choose 2.  Pick one.
• Speak on the topic for 60 seconds
• Begin with a clever opening (not what is on the strip) 
• Incorporate the topic into the talk
• Include a main point and specific examples
• Try to set a tone--serious, comedic, light, mysterious
• appeal to your audience
• talk the whole time

2) Impromptu Speeches (Shakespeare Quotes)
Shakespeare Quotes

• Choose 2.  Pick one.
• Speak on this more complex quote for 45 seconds
• All the rest is the same

3) Pocket Lines

The Activity/Skill Work for Today's Session:
Challenge: Song Lyric Interpretations : PERFORM FOR ASSESSMENT & PEER FEEDBACK--videotaped

• Review requirements for the performance
• Practice for 5 minutes alone
• Videotape
• Debrief/Share Compliments
• Watch videos
• Blogfolio Post

Please analyze this assignment in a blog post in your Blogfolio

 Include the following:

·        Explain the goal(s) of this assignment from your perspective (ie. Not JUST what you were asked to do, but why you think you were asked to do it

·        Discuss insights or discoveries you made (self, others, theatre, world, other)

·        How you felt at the beginning, middle, and end of the process (each separately)

·        How did the finished product compare with your intentions/plans

·        If you were to prepare/present this piece of art again, how would you do things differently?

Next Class Assigned Two New Challenges: 

1. Design & Lead an Improvisation Lesson
2. 'Hard Candy'--Performing a 1 Act Play