Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Monologues!

You are rquired to write your own monologue. Be sure to brainstorm a variety of ideas before deciding on one. Next week, bring in a rough copy of the your monologue for revision. Performances will be January 6th.

You are to hand in upon performance:

  • your brainstorm.
  • your rough copy.
  • your good copy.
  • a character sketch.

Be sure to have a costume for your performance, have your monologue memorized and prepare a short introduction for your performance.

So! Due December 2nd: Rough copy of your monologue!

Also! Journals are due December 9th, as is your Daily Bell Work!

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Casting!

Congradulations to our cast of A Christmas Carol!

Simon- Scrooge
Sydney- Narrator
Evan- Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
Abby- Young Girl
Monica A- Marley
Jessica- Ghost of Christmas Present
Julia- Child
Sandra- Child
Symanthia- Wife
Malcolm- Fred
Andrew- Cratchit
Monica- Tiny Tim
Andrew P- Collector
Josh- Young Scrooge
Victoria- Ghost of Christmas Past

Learn your lines, we begin rehearsals next week!!!

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Accent ate goo

So you have a two week break and a two week opportunity to work on your accents! You've each chosen an accent ans a poem to do, due November 18th.

You need a 1 page write-up of your acting process. This includes where you looked for help, what websites, podcasts, books, movies, shows. What exercises you practised, when did you practise them, did you record yourself performing the poem, circle words you don't know how to say. Start slow! You don't have to jump in and speak really quickly at first. Get it right before you speed up your speech.

Poems:

Jessica, Julia, Monica A are doing Pennies From Heaven:

I put 10p in my Piggy Bank
To save for a rainy day.
It rained the very next morning!
Three Cheers, Hip Hip Hooray!

Malcolm, Simon, Evan, Sydney, Victoria, Symanthia are doing Rain:

There are holes in the sky
Where the rain gets in,
But they're ever so small,
That's why rain is thin.

Andrew, Monica, Sandra are doing Weather:

Whether the weather be fine,
Or whether the weather be not.
Whether the weather be cold,
Or whether the weather be hot.
We'll weather the weather
Whatever the weather,
Whether we like it or not.

Abby, Andrew P, Josh are doing A Man Said to Me:

A man said to me,
"Can you sing?"
I said, "Sing?"
He said, "Yes."
I said, "Who?"
He said, "You."
I said, "Me?"
He said, "Yes."
I said, "When?"
He said, "Now."
I said, "Now?"
He said, "Yes."
I said, "No."
He said, "Oh."

These are the accents:

German- Sandra
English proper- Evan
English cockney- Victoria
French- Jessica
American south (Texas etc.)- Andrew P
American L.A.- Sydney
Australian- Andrew O.
Scotish- Simon
Italian- Monica A.
Russian- Malcolm
Jamaican- Symanthia
South African- Josh
American New York- Julia
American Boston- Monica