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Proficient Theatre (Theatre III Honors)

Instructor: Todd Ford

 

Course Objective

 

Proficient Theater is designed to expand on what students learned in theater I and II. Students will learn about all areas of theater including acting and technical theater.

 

Theatre Arts Goals and Objective:

North Carolina Standard Course of Study for Theatre Arts

 

Tentative Course Overview

 

  • Touchstone & The Most Dangerous Game (Week of October 30th)
    • During rehearsals for the class show, Beginning Theatre Showcase, 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
  • NCTC Play Festival: NCTC is taking a virtual format this year. Once details are supplied we will determine when/if we will be participating
  • Monologue
  • Duet Scenes
  • Roman Theater
  • Advanced Playwriting
  • Playwriting Project II
  • Set Design (show design)
  • Lighting (show design)
  • Directing Two Person Scenes
  • Arthur Miller

 

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 III/IV's performance opportunity will be Touchstone and The Most Dangerous Game. All students will be required to perform in Touchstone or The Most Dangerous Game on the week of October 30th. 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.

If we choose to participate in the NCTC virtual theatre festival students will be required to perform in it as well.

 

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):

  • Be on time
    • The expectation is for students to attend class via google 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

1-inch 3-ring binder (for acting notebooks)

A student makeup kit (see link below you should order one shade darker than skin tone)

Mehron Kit

https://www.stagemakeuponline.com/02-KMP/Mehron-Mini-Pro-Student-Makeup-Kit.html?ref=%2Fsearch%3Fkeywords%3Dstudent+makeup+kit%26x%3D0%26y%3D0

 

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:

EmpowerED Family Portal

North Carolina Theatre Conference Website

 

Contact Information:

Email: todd.ford@ucps.k12.nc.us

Phone: 704-292-7662

Course Summary:

Date Details Due