Welcome Freshmen!

Welcome to Performance, Word, & Text. Please read the course description, objectives, and requirements for this class. My teacher website and the Creative Writing Forum is also posted on the side links. You or your parents can check there for a PDF Course Criteria Files and more information about the Creative Writing department, our class, and SOTA.

Course Description:

This creative writing course will introduce students to such topics as performance (acting) techniques, spoken word poetry, speech communication, oral interpretation, and writing for a public forum. Through the course, the students will gain an understanding of the field of communication, improve communication and listening skills, build self-esteem and self-confidence writing and speaking in public. Students will compose their own speeches, plays, films, stories, presentations and poetry to be shared in class or read aloud in public venues like the Coffee House Readings. This course is paired with Writing for Publication.

Course Objectives:

1. Students will examine and engage in the communication process

2. Students will prepare and perform “readings” or “performances” in a public event (Coffeehouse Readings, Reader’s Theatre, SOTA’s Improv group, Speech and Debate, etc.) 

3. Students will be required to participate in class assignments, homework and/or projects

4. Students will gain confidence speaking in public and in front of an audience

5. Curricular material for this course meets the New York State Standards in English/Language Arts and the Common Core

 

Course Evaluation:

25% Participation, homework, behavior, attendance

25% Writing projects, performances

25% Tests, quizzes

25% Portfolio, journal

Long Range Curriculum:

1^st term:  the communication process, introduction to performance, speech writing, oral interpretation, improvisation games

2^nd term: interpersonal communication, techniques in voice and acting, character building, and performance poetry

3^rd term: performance or spoken word poetry (cont.), debate, theatre and mass communication; final assessment