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DRAMA

DRAMA. Why do you need to learn about Drama? Like dance, performing is a way to express Did you ever pretend as a child?…. Everyone is an artist….everyone can create!. Let’s talk: Performance Elements. Breath control- how much force you use in inhalation & exhalation

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DRAMA

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  1. DRAMA • Why do you need to learn about Drama? • Like dance, performing is a way to express • Did you ever pretend as a child?…. • Everyone is an artist….everyone can create!

  2. Let’s talk: Performance Elements • Breath control- how much force you use in inhalation & exhalation • Inhale- on stage---inhale more deeply than you do in regular breathing…. • builds volume & varies vocal sounds without running out of breath or straining voice

  3. Performance Elements • Exhale stronger & with more control than everyday breathing • Diaphragm- main muscle you must use to control breathing… b/t abdomen & ribcage

  4. Performance Elements • 3 ways to practice breath control: • 1) air release- inhale slowly, hold your breath & release air while slowly counting aloud from 1-6 • 2) snake- inhale as if you were about to speak…now exhale & make sound of a snake • 3) recite poetry

  5. Rapper’s Delight I said a hip hop the hippie the hippie to the hip hip hop, a you dont stop the rock it to the bang bang boogie say up jumped the boogie to the rhythm of the boogie, the beat

  6. Performance Elements • Diction- a person’s pronunciation of words, choice of words, & manner in which person expresses themselves • Articulation-shaping & molding of sounds into syllables; used to pronounce words • Daily articulation practice helps develop good vocal habits for the stage….reciting tongue twisters….

  7. Tongue Twisters • Six sick slick slim sycamore saplings. • A skunk sat on a stump and thunk the stump stunk,but the stump thunk the skunk stunk. • One smart fellow, he felt smart.Two smart fellows, they felt smart.Three smart fellows, they all felt smart. • A Tudor who tooted a flutetried to tutor two tooters to toot.Said the two to their tutor,"Is it harder to tootor to tutor two tooters to toot?"

  8. McDonald’s Rap http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjT2F7hnOPo&mode=related&search=

  9. Questions • How did the McDonald’s rapper use: • Breath control • Diction • articulation

  10. Performance Elements • Pitch & inflection affect the way words are delivered • Pitch-the musical tone of your voice…how high or low you speak on a musical scale • Born with a natural pitch—can’t do much to change that… • You can learn to manipulate your pitch for the stage

  11. Performance Elements • Inflection-the rising & falling of pitch • Can keep you from speaking in a monotone voice (no change in pitch) • Inflection is essential to all actors…gives variety in a person’s pitch, adds meaning & rhythm to words • Makes a voice interesting • Changing inflection & body language can alter meanings of actor’s lines

  12. Performance Elements • Body alignment- your body has a natural body alignment…it can be placed, transformed, or aligned to portray certain characters • Control of isolated parts of body- each body movement can enhance actor’s portrayal of a character

  13. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dcmDscwEcI

  14. Performance Elements • All body movements (even minor ones) help tell the story & should be planned & practiced

  15. What you should know… • What are performance elements? • Define these words: breath control, diction, articulation, pitch, inflection, body alignment • How do performance elements enhance the portrayal of a character?

  16. Exit Slip • Choose 1 theatre job that you think you would be good at or enjoy. Explain why. Then list 3 things you could do to prepare for this type of theatre job.

  17. What does it take to create a story/movie/play? • 3 Things: Characters Setting Plot

  18. With a partner or group of 3 next to you, do the following: • 1.)List the Characters • 2.) Explain the setting (where the story takes place…could be more than 1 place) • You have 2 minutes….

  19. Literary Elements: Plot • What do you think of when you think of “plot”? • What about in relation to math or science? • What does the line made represent?

  20. Plot • Each point graphed represents something happening…the line is made by connecting those points of importance…the line shows what happened • In drama, the points are events & the line made by connecting those events represents the story • Plot- the events of a play or arrangement of action • Plot answers the question: What happens in the story & who does what?

  21. Plot • With your partner or group, make a list of the main events or main points of “The Wizard of Oz” • Hint: think about main characters, emotional events, turning points, conflicts…etc • You have 2 minutes…

  22. Plot • Plot is best expressed chronologically (in order) & you have to have an understanding of character…why? • Important events of the plot work together to create an effective whole piece • How can we organize these events?

  23. Plot Structures: The Big 5 • Exposition • Rising action • Climax • Falling action • Resolution

  24. Plot Model Where would the plot structures fit on this graph?

  25. Plot Structures • Exposition- part of story/play that introduces the theme, chief characters, & current circumstances • What events are part of the exposition in “The Wizard of Oz”?

  26. Plot Structures • Rising action- series of events leading up to the climax (turning point) • What events are part of the rising action in “The Wizard of Oz”?

  27. Plot Structures • Climax- turning point of the plot…point of greatest intensity that leads to some kind of resolution • What is the climax of “The Wizard of Oz”? Oh my, you’re not a wizard! You’re a man! …and you’re old!

  28. Plot Structures • Falling action- series of events following the climax • What events are part of the falling action in “The Wizard of Oz”?

  29. Plot Structures • Resolution- how the problem or conflict in a drama is solved or concluded • What is the resolution in “The Wizard of Oz”? “There’s no place like home…there’s no place like home…” “I just had the craziest dream…”

  30. Plot Model Climax You need to draw & label this in your notes!!! Rising Action Falling Action Exposition Resolution

  31. Exit Slip Assignment • Choose 1 of the following options: • A) Write a short story that includes all 5 plot structures. • B) Draw a comic strip that includes all 5 plot structures. • Label the plot structures in your story or comic strip by letter (E=exposition, RA=rising action, C=climax, FA=falling action, R=resolution) • If you don’t finish this in class, you can turn it in tomorrow! Do your best work!

  32. How do you start? To create a story, we need 3 things: 1.) Characters…heroes 2.) Setting…where will your story take place 3.) Plot

  33. Pick from 1 of the following characters or you may choose your own:

  34. Pick from 1 of the following settings or you may choose your own:

  35. Now we need a plot: 1.) Start with a problem, conflict, or challenge the characters must resolve…can be everyday problem or extraordinary problem 2.) It needs to make the story interesting & somewhat believable 3.) Main part of story should be character(s) trying to solve the problem (the plot) 4.) Character(s) won’t usually solve it quickly on 1st try 5.) Story usually ends with character(s) solving the problem

  36. Examples of PLOT

  37. Get Started!!! • 1.) Choose your character(s) • 2.) Choose your setting (where, when, time period) • 3.) Decide on the plot • 4.) Write your story or draw your comic strip • 5.) Label all the plot structures

  38. DO NOW….really, right now • Get out your homework (short story or comic strip) and trade with someone else sitting next to you • Look for these things: • Does their story or comic contain all 5 plot structures? • Are the labeled plot structures in the right place? • Do you have any suggestions for them?

  39. Plot Structures Review • What is plot? • What questions does plot answer? • What are the “Big 5” plot structures? • Compare the plot structures to a plot graph.

  40. Plot vs. Theme Answers question what happened & who does what Answers question what is the story about & what can we learn from it Both are essential to understanding the story

  41. Theme • Theme- the basic idea of a play; the idea, point of view, or perception that binds together a work of art • The moral, the message, the lesson • What was the “theme” in “The Wizard of Oz”?

  42. Aesop’s Fables • The Fox and the Grapes • One afternoon a fox was walking through the forest and spotted a bunch of grapes hanging from over a lofty branch. “Just the thing to quench my thirst,” said the fox. Taking a few steps back, the fox jumped and just missed the hanging grapes. Again the fox took a few paces back and tried to reach them but still failed. Finally, giving up, the fox turned up his nose and said, “They’re probably sour anyway”, the fox said, and proceeded to walk away.

  43. The Fox and the grapes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W910WX69Ah8 What’s the theme here? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDIeeND1xAA

  44. The Tortoise and the Hare • A hare one day ridiculed the short feet and the slow pace of the Tortoise, who replied, laughing: “Though you may be swift as the wind, I will beat you in a race.” The Hare, believing her assertion to be simply impossible, agreed to the proposal, and they decided that the Fox should choose the course and the goal. On the day appointed for the race the two started together. The Tortoise never for a moment stopped, but went on with a slow and steady pace straight to the end of the course. The Hare, lying bored and over-confident by the wayside, fell fast asleep. At last waking up, and moving as fast as he could, he saw the Tortoise had reached the finish, and was comfortably dozing after her fatigue.

  45. The Tortoise and the Hare What’s the theme here? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzPykkQJvXM

  46. Aesop’s Fables • Fables always end with a “moral” to each story… • An outright statement of the story’s theme, what the story is about or the lesson we can learn from it • Can you think of any other themes to stories you’ve heard?

  47. Let’s Practice Stating Theme • Learning to analyze a story in order to state its theme in your own words is essential • “Life is a compromise between fate and free-will.” • “People need someone to believe in them- it can change everything.” • “People are known by the company they keep.”

  48. Practice • “We seldom think of what we have, but always think of what we lack.” • “Actions speak louder than words.” • “First think, then speak.” • “Laughter is the best medicine.” • “Love is blind.”

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