5-5-2012 Drama Developing Character

Teching the CCCS
Visual and Performing Arts
Grades 5-8
Performance: Theatre

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1.3 Performance: All students will synthesize those skills, media, methods, and technologies appropriate to creating, performing, and/or presenting works of art in dance, music, theatre, and visual art.
C.  By the end of grade 8, those students choosing THEATRE as their required area of specialization demonstrateCOMPETENCY in the following content knowledge and skills.			RESOURCES
Effective scripted and improvisational performances require informed, supported, and sustained choices by actors, directors, and designers. Techniques for communicating a character’s intent vary in live performances and recorded venues.	1.3.8.C.1	Create a method for defining and articulating character   objectives, intentions, and subtext, and apply the method to the portrayal of characters in live performances or recorded venues.	Arts Alive Meaning of Character Analysis How to Write a Character Analysis Character Analysis Essay Lessons About Character Study Developing Character Character Analysis Study Tips Character Portrayal List of Acting Skills Stanislavski Chekhov Voice Training 101 Things to Do to Train Your Voice Project Your Voice Owning the Stage
Dramatic context and active listening skills inform development of believable, multidimensional characters in scripted and improvised performances. Mastery of physical and vocal skills enables actors to create dramatic action that generates a sense of truth and credibility.	1.3.8.C.2	Create and apply a process for developing believable, multidimensional characters in scripted and improvised performances by combining methods of relaxation, physical and vocal skills

4-28-2012 Choreographing Curriculum

Teching the CCCS

Visual and Performing Arts

Grades 5-8

Performance: Dance

1.3 Performance: All students will synthesize those skills, media, methods, and technologies appropriate to creating, performing, and/or presenting works of art in dance, music, theatre, and visual art.
A.  By the end of grade 8, those students choosing DANCE as their required area of specialization demonstrate COMPETENCY in the following content knowledge and skills.			RESOURCES
Movement dynamics and qualities emphasize time, space, and energy.Movement affinities and effort actionsimpact dynamic tension and spatial relationships.	1.3.8.A.1	Incorporate a broad range of dynamics and movement qualities in planned and improvised solo and group works by manipulating aspects of time, space, and energy.	Arts Alive Dance Words Teaching Dynamics Space Space, Time, Energy The Dancer's Blog Elements of Dance Teaching Elements of Dance Choreography Assessment Modern Dance Create-A-Line-Dance Dance Lesson of the Month Dance and Literature Laban Movement Analysis What is a Lyrical Dance? Lyricism Video
Dance may be used as a symbolic language to communicate universal themes and varied points of view about social, political, or   historical issues in given eras.	1.3.8.A.2	Choreograph and perform cohesive dance works that reflect social, historical, and/or political themes.
Foundational understanding of anatomical and kinesthetic principlesis a contributing factor to dance artistry. Artistry in dance requires rhythmic acuity.	1.3.8.A.3	Choreograph and perform movement sequences that demonstrate artistic application of anatomical and kinesthetic principles as well as   rhythmic acuity.
Technology and media arts are often catalysts for   creating original choreographic compositions.	1.3.8.A.4	Use media arts and technology in the creation and performance of short, original choreographic compositions.

4-23-2012 Happy Birthday William Shakespeare

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Resources:

1. Internet Shakespeare
2. Folger Shakespeare Library
4. In Your Ear Shakespeare
5. BBC GCSE - William Shakespeare
6. BBC History - William Shakespeare
7. Shakespeare's Staging
8. The Shakespeare Mystery
9. Canadian Adaptations of Shakespeare Project
10. Shakespeare on Shmoop
11. Shakespeare in Education
12. Absolute Shakespeare
13. The Elizabethan World
14. The English Renaissance 
15. Shakespeare in Costume
16. Medieval Food
17. Shakespeare's Globe
18. Elizabethan Accents
19. The Complete Works

Educational Fun:

1. In Search of Shakespeare
2. 'Speare - The Literacy Arcade Game
3. Skakespeare.com

Lessons:

1. A Way With Words, or Say What?
2. Shakespeare Field Trip
3. BBC - KS3 - Set Scenes
4. Macbeth Webquest
5. Othello Webquest
6. 60 Second Shakespeare
7. Interactive Romeo and Juliet
8. SHAKESPEARE & THE RENAISSANCE: ACTIVITY IDEAS from PBS Teachers

1-9-2012 CCCS for Reading - Standard 7 Grades 6-8

Continuing my way through the standards, offering links, lessons, and ideas to help teach the 

Core Curriculum Content Standards,

the first 10 days are Reading. 

Day Seven - CCCS for Reading - Standard 7 Grades 6-8

	LITERATURE	INFORMATIONAL TEXT
unpacked skill	6- Compare and contrast the experience of reading a story, drama, or poem to listening to or viewing an audio, video, or live version of the text, including contrasting what they “see” and “hear” when reading the text to what they perceive when they listen or watch.7- Compare and contrast a written story, drama, or poem to its audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version, analyzing the effects of techniques unique to each medium (e.g., lighting, sound, color, or camera focus and angles in a film).8- Analyze the extent to which a filmed or live production of a story or drama stays faithful to or departs from the text or script, evaluating the choices made by the director or actors.	6- Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.7- Compare and contrast a text to an audio, video, or multimedia version of the text, analyzing each medium’s portrayal of the subject (e.g., how the delivery of a speech affects the impact of the words).8- Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using different mediums (e.g., print or digital text, video, multimedia) to present a particular topic or idea.
compare/contrast	Inanimate Alice Guide to Drama What is Poetry Oral Storytelling Lesson How are Hollywood Films Made? Evaluating Visuals Movie Scripts Cinema Framing and Point of View Film English http://writecomics.com/ http://chogger.com/ KidsSpace Comparing Mediums Mood and Tone Theme, Tone, and Presentation Mood & Tone in Poetry, Music, & Film Audience Analysis In Search of an Audience Writing Guide: Audience All About Special Effects Critical Media Literacy Special Effects with a Camera Elements of Messages Images as Persuasion Media Elements VozMe LibriVox LoudLit Google Lit Trips Digital Book Talk American Rhetoric Famous Speeches Speech and Public Speaking Choosing a Medium Teaching Students to Critique Critiquing Primary and Secondary Sources Compare and Contrast Lesson Compare and Contrast Compare and Contrast Art - Essay Once Upon a Genre Thinking Maps The Compare/Contrast Essay Compare Contrast Essay Lesson  Analyze the News Photo Analysis Guide Advertising Tricks
critique
mood/tone
voice
poetry
drama
print media
audio
video

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1-8-2012 CCCS for Reading - Standard 6 Grades 6-8

Continuing my way through the standards, offering links, lessons, and ideas to help teach the 

Core Curriculum Content Standards,

the first 10 days are Reading. 

Day Six - CCCS for Reading - Standard 6 Grades 6-8

	LITERATURE	INFORMATIONAL TEXT
unpacked skill	Explain how an author develops and contrasts the point of view of the narrator, speaker, characters, or audience in a text.	Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text. Analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.
narrator/character development	Regional dialects in the United States Do You Speak American? Common Phrase translator Historical and cultural contexts Making Judgements about the Author Making Judgements about the Author II Author's Purpose Worksheets and PowerPoints Audience and Purpose Author's Purpose Author's Purpose quiz Creative Net (connecting with real authors) Skype an Author Tone and Purpose quiz Author's Purpose Interactive Practice Sites Conventions of Letter Writing Nomination to Hall of Fame Improving Dialogue Analyzing Characters with WALTer  Characters and Point of View Literary Style Exploring Point of View Point of View Quiz Author's Point of View and Purpose PPT Persuasive Presentations Can You Convince Me? Persuasion Map Persuasive Writing Workshop Persuasive Essay Study Guide Write About Pet Peeves Convince Mom and Dad Argument Transitions Logic in Argumentative Writing Logical Fallacies aMap Purpose and Point of View Pretest  Purpose and Point of View Posttest Identifying Text Purpose Dramatic Irony
theme
author's voice
author's purpose
point of view
bias
fact vs. opinion

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1-7-2012 CCCS for Reading - Standard 5 Grades 6-8

Continuing my way through the standards, offering links, lessons, and ideas to help teach the 

Core Curriculum Content Standards,

the first 10 days are Reading. 

Day Five - CCCS for Reading - Standard 5 Grades 6-8

	LITERATURE	INFORMATIONAL TEXT
unpacked skill	Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot. Compare structure of 2 or more texts.   Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style.	Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the ideas and concepts.
sentence structure	Elements of Plot Development Plot Diagram Plot Outline Handout Circle Plot Diagram Teaching Plot Structure Foreshadowing in The Cask of Amontillado Flashback and Flash Forward Analyzing Setting Setting the Story Understanding Setting, Plot, and Theme Building Character Through Adversity Comparing Characters Character Development Beginnings and Endings Story Mapping Principals of Organization Patterns of Organization Patterns of Organization Patterns of Organization Handout Developing and Ordering Paragraphs Developing Unified and Coherent Paragraphs Relationship Between Ideas Organized Speech Writing Compare/Contrast Organization Presentation Ordering Phrases Principals of Composition Visual Devices for Emphasis Coherence and Unity Reading for a Purpose Author's Intent Purpose Fiction/Nonfiction Definitions/Purposes of Writing Headings Reading Nonfiction Creating a Strong Argument aMap Expository Organizational Patterns Making the Relationship Explicit Between Ideas Transitional Devices Using Transitions by Ruth Luman Types of Text Quiz Modes of Writing The Poetry Archive Instant Poetry Forms The Walt Whitman Archive Poetry 180 The Poetry Place Poetry Rap Analyzing Poetry Tips Compare and Contrast Lesson Compare and Contrast Compare and Contrast Art - Essay Compare and Contrast Aesop's Fables Fairy Tale Compare and Contrast Once Upon a Genre Thinking Maps The Compare/Contrast Essay Compare Contrast Essay Lesson Analyzing Point of View "The Negro Speaks of Rivers"
text structure
organizational patterns
text features
author's purpose
audience
author's voice
types of poetry

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