7th Grade Theater Elective (Period 4) Assignments

Students were assigned to complete their Historical Aesthetic Worksheet in preparation for composing their own original 2 page play.

Students should be reading the Nilo Cruz essay "The Alphabet of Smoke" and come in on Monday ready to discuss the piece and its connection to Cruz's aesthetic.

Students in the 7th grade Theater Elective course should be completing the Anna in the Tropics objectives/themes worksheet that was handed out on Friday.  Students who were absent on Friday have until Wednesday to submit the worksheet for full credit.

Students are assigned to write one full paragraph predicting the plot of the play, Anna in the Tropics.  Students should be using details based on the reading we have completed so far in class.

Students who performed their The Red Coat scenes today (and their directors) should be writing a short paragraph explaining what grade their scene deserves and WHY.  Students who are performing tomorrow (5/6) should be preparing for their performance and tomorrow they will write their grade reflection - due Monday (5/9).

Bring in your three objects to class on Wednesday - with your completed packet from the last class before PARCC exams.  Thank you!

Students should have a list of three personal objects from home that mean something important/special to them.  This can include a keychain, photo, jewelry, memorabilia from a trip, a stuffed animal, etc.  They do not need to bring those objects to school yet, just have an idea of which objects they would choose.

Students should be completing their in-class story in their notebook tonight, as well as getting their syllabus signed by a parent/guardian, and making sure they have a notebook to keep all theater materials together.

Students are assigned to have completed 3 pages of their original play by Thursday, March 10th at the start of class.  In class we will be completing our final 4th page of the play.

Students are assigned to write a short description of the overall message of the play, Anna in the Tropics.  This description should be 2-8 sentences and reflect on what message has been communicated to the audience (imagine what they are leaving the theater thinking about after seeing the play).

Students will identify one metaphor in the script and writing out its meaning in their notebook.

Students will be writing out each character's objective (from Anna in the Tropics) for homework tonight, due tomorrow.

Students will be writing a one-paragraph reflection on themes observed so far in Anna in the Tropics, which should include identification of where those themes take place in the play.

Students began reading Anna in the Tropics by Nilo Cruz today in class, and should complete a short paragraph predicting what they believe will happen next, in their notebook, due tomorrow.  

Their notebooks will be collected to grade this assignment, along with last night's homework of grading their Red Coat scene with an explanation, and last week's assignment of a paragraph about utilitarian art and how artists use it to sway emotions (and in commercial sales).

Students should consider character objectives from Anna in the Tropics Act 1 Scene 1 - this is a mental homework assignment but no written work is required as we'll be working on objectives tomorrow in class.

Students were assigned to grade their Red Coat scene (which they either acted in or directed) based on overall performance and explain why they received the grade in one paragraph.

All students are assigned to bring in 3 objects to class tomorrow (11/24) that mean something to them.

7th and 8th Grade Theater Elective classes have received a course syllabus and should be reading it over with their parents and returning the signature portion signed by both student and parent.

Students have been working on their own personal play script in class, and are assigned to continue working on their script over the long weekend (must complete at least one page before Tuesday).  They will continue writing their scripts in class on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Monday - the completed script will be due at the end of class on Monday October 19th (class does not meet on Thursday the 15th or Friday the 16th).

In class, students have been reading and analyzing a revised version of the Pulitzer Prize winning drama, Anna in the Tropics by Nilo Cruz.  When they enter class on Friday, students should have completed four journal entries for homework that personally respond to: 1) overall themes and structural choices, 2) character objectives, 3) interpretation of symbolism/metaphor, and 4) personal or observational response of their choosing.  These notebooks will be left in class to be graded overnight, and graded based on the attached rubric (students have received a hard copy as well).