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Advanced Theater (Theatre IV Honors)

Instructor: Todd Ford

 

Course Objective:

Advanced Theater is designed to expand on what students learned in theater III. 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

  • One Acts (October 20th) & Theatre Showcase (November 18th)
    • During rehearsals for the class show, One Acts and Theatre Showcase, students will receive a daily rehearsal grade. 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. 
  • NCTC Play Festival: NCTC is October 28th & 29th this year. NCTC is an all day event and participation is mandatory.
  • Monologue
  • Duet Scenes
  • Morality Plays
  • Advanced Playwriting
  • Playwriting Project II
  • Set Design (perspective drawing)
  • Lighting (light cues for a play)
  • Directing
  • Arthur Miller
  • Noh Theatre

   

Mandatory Events:

Theatre III/IV's performance opportunity will be One Acts (Oct. 20th and Theatre Showcase (November 18th). All students will be required to perform in One Acts October 20th and Theatre Showcase November 18th. Students will need to arrive at school at 6:00 PM and the show will begin at 7:00 PM. If a student is unable to participate in One Acts, NCTC or Theatre Showcase due to unavoidable circumstances they need to let Mr. Ford know a minimum of four weeks prior except in case of emergency.

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 four 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:

  • 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.

 

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

  1.       Loose leaf notebook paper
  2.       Pens or pencils
  3.       A folder with prongs

 

Grading scale

90-100                  A

80-89                    B

70-79                    C

60-69                    D

0-59                      F

 

Grade breakdown:

Homework 30%

Tests and Projects 50%

Journals 20%

*Class 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:

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