Course Syllabus
Intermediate Theater (Theatre II)
Instructor: Todd Ford
Course Objective
Intermediate Theater is designed to expand on what students learned in Beginning Theater. Students will learn about all areas of theater including acting and technical theater. Students will also learn how to assemble a professional resume and evaluate each others work.
Theatre Arts Goals and Objective:
North Carolina Standard Course of Study for Theatre Arts
Tentative Course Overview
- Vocal & Physical Warm Ups Reasoning and Practice
- Monologue
- Modern scene work (two person scenes)
- Reflective journal
- Script analysis
- Evolution of acting (constant)
- Timeline
- The Bore by Moliere
- Perform a memorized monologue from the text
- Modern scene work (two person scenes)
- Journal
- Script analysis
- Playwriting Unit Short Plays
- Aliens in My Closet the week of December 11th
- During rehearsals for the class show, Aliens in My Closet, students will receive a daily rehearsal grade. These rehearsals will take place both during in person days and via Microsoft Teams on distance learning days. If a student misses a rehearsal they will be required to watch a video clip of a play, provided on canvas, and write a five sentence summary per day missed. If extenuating circumstances require you to watch the class stream at a time later than our standard class time please let Mr. Ford know so he can make arrangements for an alternate assignment during the rehearsal period.
- Comedia Dell’Arte
- Production concept
- Lighting design
- Costume design
- Set design (white models)
- Production scheduling
- Directing two person scenes
- Prompt book
- Rehearsal types
- Neil Simon
Mandatory Events:
We are still planning to do in class productions this year however the procedure will be slightly different. Each rotation will be a separate cast and productions will be live streamed from the school adhering to all social distance and mask guidelines.
Theatre II's performance opportunity will be Aliens in My Closet. All students will be required to perform in Aliens in My Closet on the week of December 11th. The current plan is to stream this event during the school day on your in person day. If you are distance learning only you will be given an alternate assignment.
Assessments and Assignments:
Students will be assessed in a variety of ways including but not limited to in class performances, public performances, written tests, projects and written essays.
Make Up Work Procedures:
Students will have two days to make up any work they have missed due to absence. Students may turn in late work wit a deduction of one letter grade per day up to three days after the assignments due date. Missed rehearsals will be made up using the procedure described in the class topics section.
Classroom Expectations (on in person days):
- Be on time
- Bring Necessary Materials to Class
- Take responsibility for yourself
- Be Courteous
- Follow stated procedures for entry and exit of the classroom
- Follow all safety guidelines including but not limited to social distancing and masks.
Classroom Expectations (on distance learning days):
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Be on time
- The expectation is for students to attend class via Microsoft Teams during their scheduled class time. If extenuating circumstance occur the stream will be posted on the Canvas page for students to obtain the information they missed.
- Bring Necessary Materials to Class
- Take responsibility for yourself
- Be Courteous
- Dress appropriately for class.
- Be participatory
- Be willing to present via streaming
- Be willing to give feedback via streaming
Online Learning Platform:
Canvas: The majority of assignments not completed on paper will be submitted on our learning platform, Canvas. Assignments can be submitted a variety of ways including, uploading files, typing into text boxes, and sharing Google documents/presentations. Students will be shown how to submit assignments on Canvas as needed. Individual assignments will indicate which method of submission on Canvas is expected. If students need a refresher or have questions, they can access the Canvas Student Guide for specific instructions. It is the student's responsibility to ensure assignments are submitted on time and to contact the instructor if there is a problem. Please note that student activity is logged while in Canvas so instructors will be able to see if the student opened the assignment, if there was any activity including a log of student activities during on-line tests and quizzes. Students are not allowed to leave the testing window during assessments. Doing so is considered cheating and will be handled as set forth in the Porter Ridge HS handbook.
NOTICE: Although many assignments are submitted and graded in our learning platform, Canvas, the "final" grades shown may not be properly weighted and do not contain assignments that were not graded in Canvas. For the student's official grades, please continue to access the parent portal through Powerschool. Login information is usually sent home with the students at the beginning of the year, and should be the same as last year. If you need assistance accessing the parent portal, please contact the school.
Necessary Materials
Loose leaf notebook paper
Pens or pencils
A student makeup kit (see link below you should order one shade darker than skin tone)
Mehron Kit
Grading Scale:
90-100 A
80-89 B
70-79 C
60-69 D
0-59 F
Grade breakdown:
Homework 30%
Tests and Projects 60%
Journals 10%
*The in class streamed performance will be counted as three test grades.
Tutoring Hours:
3:00-3:45 Monday and Wednesday
Resources:
North Carolina Theatre Conference Website
Contact Information:
Email: todd.ford@ucps.k12.nc.us
Phone: 704-292-7662
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