Select 2-3 poems, 1 non-fiction essay or speech + 1 poem (or 1 short story); 1 short story + 1 poem, or 1 short story + 2 poems; or 1 longer short story. Select your BEST work. After attendance, let's go to the ensemble theater to practice. We will go in alphabetical order (just like during the coffeehouse!)
Rehearse.
Are you pleasing your audience? Can we hear you? Can we understand you? Are you holding our attention? Are you too unfocused and confusing? Have you put energy into your performance or delivery? Are you boring? Are you making occasional eye-contact with your audience?
Rehearse.
Are you pleasing your audience? Can we hear you? Can we understand you? Are you holding our attention? Are you too unfocused and confusing? Have you put energy into your performance or delivery? Are you boring? Are you making occasional eye-contact with your audience?
- Are you matching your TONE of voice to the TONE of your speech or story?
- Are you sincerely trying? [Avoid just going through the motions--an audience can tell that a performer just doesn't care or would rather be doing anything other than speaking...why should we listen to a person like this?]
- Are you reaching the goals you set out for yourself? Are you following the advice I gave you?
- Practice.
- Memorize your titles and the first and last lines of your stories/poems.
Period 4:
1. Go the library and check out the play: The Zoo Story by Edward Albee.
2. Get together in reading groups of 2 or 3. These groups are only for a day, so please work with someone you know you can trust to focus on the assignment. If you are in a group of 4, I will split you into two groups of 2. I prefer no one work alone, as it is important for you to practice reading out loud.
3. Read The Zoo Story together in your groups today. Assign parts as follows:
a. 3 students: one play Jerry, one play Peter, one read the stage directions where appropriate (only the longer directions).
b. 2 students: one play Jerry, the other play Peter, read the stage directions silently.
c. If you have been stubborn and must work alone, you may either join a group of two, or read alone, but realize you are missing part of your practice and cheating yourself out of more effective performance skills.
4. AS YOU ARE READING THE PLAY: In your group discuss how the author uses conflict in his play. Plays are based on conflict. Conflict can come in 4 “flavors” or types:
2. Get together in reading groups of 2 or 3. These groups are only for a day, so please work with someone you know you can trust to focus on the assignment. If you are in a group of 4, I will split you into two groups of 2. I prefer no one work alone, as it is important for you to practice reading out loud.
3. Read The Zoo Story together in your groups today. Assign parts as follows:
a. 3 students: one play Jerry, one play Peter, one read the stage directions where appropriate (only the longer directions).
b. 2 students: one play Jerry, the other play Peter, read the stage directions silently.
c. If you have been stubborn and must work alone, you may either join a group of two, or read alone, but realize you are missing part of your practice and cheating yourself out of more effective performance skills.
4. AS YOU ARE READING THE PLAY: In your group discuss how the author uses conflict in his play. Plays are based on conflict. Conflict can come in 4 “flavors” or types:
5. Be able to answer how each type of conflict is used in the play. Also, consider what the title means, as a signpost pointing to the play's theme and message.
- i. Person vs. Person
- ii. Person vs. Self
- iii. Person vs. Nature
- iv. Person vs. Society or God
HOMEWORK: If you did not finish reading The Zoo Story, please complete the play on your own time by yourself. There will be a quiz next class on the play and we will continue rehearsing Wednesday (Gamzon) & Thursday (Craddock) for our upcoming coffeehouse performance on Thursday, Nov. 8 (7:00 in the Ensemble Theater).l
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