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CLASSES
Current assignments:
Period 1 and 2 --TOEFL-Writing Workshop
Ongoing assignments:
Every Monday-- Reading Notes are due on assigned reading.
Most Wednesdays you will have a quiz over material from Monday and Tuesday.
Every Friday--A homework assignment is due, varying from reading comprehension to writing.
1/3--Five Journals due
1/12-1/16--Studying for Final Exam--
1/16-Both essays due # 1, page 432. # 5, page 420
Final Exam: You will have a thirty minute essay to write as well as an objective part of the test as stated on your review sheet.
Period 4--Drama as Literature
Ongoing Assignments: Tuesdays are Writing Workshop Days
Fridays are Lab Days
9/21--Draft # 3-- Senior Paper Due
9/22--Peer Editing continues
9/23--Peer Editing continues, possible Lab over The Alchemist
9/26--Senior Paper Due Draft # 4 The Alchemist Discussion
9/27--The Alchemist--Test--Writing Workshop
9/28--Socratic Seminar--Prepare by reading Questions # 4 , page 173 in The Alchemist Bring books to class.
9/29--Introduction to Greek Tragedy
9/30--Lab--The Greek Chorus
10/3--Reading notes due in textbook, pages 41-52, Senior Paper
10/4--Senior Papers and Discussion of Oedipus Rex
10/5--Reading Quiz over pages 52-58, Scene 2, Discussion
10/6--Writing Workshop--Scene from The Alchemist
10/10--Quiz over pages 58-66 of Oedipus Rex
10/11--Writing Workshop continued--scene from The Alchemist
10/12--No school for seniors
10/13--Socratic Seminar--Oedipus Rex
Question: How does Sophocles use language to teach us about the characters in his play? What are the qualities of a good leader according to the play?
10/14--Lab--Due: College Essay
10/17--Report back about on-line research, reading original scenes
10/18--Writing Workshop-Oedipus monologue
10/19--Reading due from text--pages 80-84, 112-115
10/20-Comedy discussion
10/21-Comedy Lab
10/25-Writing Workshop-Finish Essay and Oedipus poetry
10/26--Mask Due
10/27--Quarter Exam
11/1-Reading notes over textbook-pages 154-162
11/4-Reading notes over hand-out due and Original Monologue due
1/4--History Assignment Due
1/6--Quiz on The Imaginary Invalid, Act I
1/9--Quiz on The Imaginary Invalid, Act II
1/11--Quiz on The Imaginary Invalid, Act III
1/13--Lab over Comedy using Bergson's essay and The Imaginary Invalid
Final Exam: Due to snow we will have our essay exam on one day not two. Bring your script of The Imaginary Invalid with you to the exam. You may also bring your Bergson essay hand-outs to the exam. Remember to re-read the section about Comedy on page 16 in your textbook and review the play so you may find quotes needed for the test.
Period 6--Drama Performance
Daily warm-ups and ensemble exercises are practiced. Monday and Friday we will work with an accompanist.
Thursday--Performance assignment due every week. Themes vary.
8.31--Assignment # 1 Simple Action (2-3 minutes) or Monologue (Second year in class)
9.6--Goals for quarter due.
9.9--Song or Monologue # 1
9.13--Memorized selection from Zeitoun, Quiz over piece
9.20-- Quiz over Consider Yourself
9.21--Improvisation
9.22--Work on new scenes
9.23--Sing group songs
9.26--Sing-Run show
9.27--Work on Scenes
9.28--Scenes and Improvisations (Masks)
9.29--Show scenes # 1
9/30--Rehearse Show
10/3--Rehearse Show and individual rehearsals
10/4--Show #1 of scenes (continued)
10/5--Improvisation
10/6--Rehearsal time/Video
10/10--Sing -Rehearsal
10/11--Showing of Scenes
10/12--Testing
10/13--Rehearse Show and Scenes
10/14--Rehearse Show and Scenes
10/17 and 21--Invited audience for showing
1/5--Lines Due--The Music Man
Final: Lines will be checked for Iowa Stubborn the first day after break. We will add one more rehearsal day to the semester exam grade.
Enjoy the snow!
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