Your Artist's Statement should take the following into consideration:
1. Defend your artistic decisions as a response to literature. 2. Refer to author of lit by last name (except for the first mention) 3. Embed quotes 4. Correctly format the titles of literature 5. Title your own art and format title correctly. 6. Clear organization and structure with paragraphs, topic sentences, etc. Please hand in your work in this order next week:
1. On top, your final amazing research paper. No cover sheet needed. 2. An adult edit with an adult's comments and signature. You will consider these comments before making changes and printing your final copy. 3. Your first full draft complete with multiple comments from your peers. You will use these comments to craft the draft which an adult will read. Be sure to add in good transitions and an effective conclusion. 4. Your final outline with thesis at top and full parenthetical documentation. 5. Your notecards. Don't attach these to the paper; just have them ready to hand in. Here is sample research paper! Thanks to Molly Dowe for her solid work.
For next time, please have:
1. A set of notecards 2. An idea of the direction you want to head in with your research. 3. A hard-copy printed article about a subject which interests you, has depth, involves a social issue, and can be explored in the context of voice/power or the lack thereof. If you need help finding a topic, type "subjects for research papers" into the Google. Many colleges and universities have lists of worthy topics posted. You do not YET have to commit to a topic, but you will soon enough, so consider it carefully. We begin the non-fiction unit next time! Please have your book with you in class.
There should be ONE prompt book for each group, so 3 total in the whole class. Some of the items are collaborative, some are individual, and some are universal (each student hands in their script, for example). Please write the name of the person most responsible for each component at the top of each page, as well as all who contributed to it. For your prompt books, please remember to include the following: __ Hard copy. This is not an online course. __ The Players: List each character, with a 2-3 word descriptor, and the actor playing him or her. __ Blocking Map: For each of your scenes, draw a sketch of the stage and where actors enter, stand, and move throughout the scene. __Scene Overview: You’ll need an overview for each scene that you’re performing. Describe the plot, mood, and context of this scene. How does it connect to the rest of the story? What makes this scene funny/tragic, etc? (3-4 good paragraphs) __Character Analyses: Explore the personality, motivations, flaws, relationships, inconsistencies, and growth of each character in your scene. One page minimum per character. __Research: Each student hands in the results of their research. This should be an organized paper, typed, 1.5-2 pages long. Include a separate "Works Cited" page as your bibliography. Please use your Kealing Writing Manual rather than EZbib for guidance. __Props List: checklist of all hand-held items and minor set pieces (stool, chair, etc.) and who is providing them. Your script should be also be annotated to designate who needs what props and when. __Costumes: Sketch the costume concept for your group. Keep a checklist of all necessary costume items. Don’t forget to annotate the script for costume changes, additions. __Annotated Script: include blocking notes, facial expressions, tone of voice, as well as “to__________” statements for each speech or small section of dialogue. (Ex: to explain the backstory to the audience, to provide foreshadowing, to show the character’s motivation.) Specifically, you must: 1. Underline the word in each line of your part which should have the most emphasis. 2. Draw a slash (/) in your part where your character should pause. 3. Draw squiggly lines over the part of your text which should be said slowly for dramatic emphasis. Tuesday, November 17th
2nd period's play begins at 9:16 and will be in room 213 (Ms. Carolan's room) 3rd period's play begins at 11:30 (and students will take D lunch in my classroom) 4th period's play begins at 1:40 in 212. Wednesday, November 18th 7th period's play begins at 11:50. (Students will take A lunch in my classroom.) Now that you have your lines memorized, you should thoroughly annotate your script. What that means is that you write on every line of your script notes about how to perform. Those notes might be about physical actions (moving across stage, jumping, ducking, etc.), the emotional state of the character (frustrated, ecstatic, furious, content), and importantly, how to deliver each line.
Specifically, you must: 1. Underline the word in each line of your part which should have the most emphasis. 2. Draw a slash (/) in your part where your character should pause. 3. Draw squiggly lines over the part of your text which should be said slowly for dramatic emphasis. You should also consider NOT pausing at the line breaks. Draw a line to connect lines of text to the next so that as you rehearse, you remember to run them together. |
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