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English 10, 2nd-3rd periods2/3/2014 Complete the warm-up for Monday

on page 27 of your language books. Reminders: 2nd AR goal is due

Friday, February 7th. If you have at least 30 points by Friday, you will be invited to the cookie cake and ice cream social on Valentine’s Day.

English 10, 2nd-3rd periods2/3/2014 After reading “Eleven” complete the

following: Write one sentence telling what you think

the story is about. Write an informal, one-page response to the

story. Your response should be questions you have

about the text, thoughts about its worth, memories or associations it brings to mind, or speculations about the author or author’s purpose.

Write three questions you have about the short story.

Drama: Chapter 4 Vocab.1. Cue 11. emotional or 2. Down or downstage subjective

acting3. Up or upstage 12. technical or 4. Cover objective acting5. Stage business 13. Konstain 6. Feeding Stanislaviski7. C 14. “magic if”8. Ad-lib 15. leading roles9. Scene-stealing 16. supporting 10.10. tempo roles

English 10, 2nd-3rd periods2/4/2014 Complete the warm-up for Tuesday

on page 27 of your language books. Huckleberry Finn Quote Project is

due Wednesday, February 5th. Reminders: 2nd AR goal is due

Friday, February 7th. If you have at least 30 points by Friday, you will be invited to the cookie cake and ice cream social.

English 10, 4th period2/4/2014 Collection 1 Test is Wednesday,

February 5th. Reminders: 2nd AR goal is due

Friday, February 7th. If you have at least 30 points by Friday, you will be invited to the cookie cake and ice cream social

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English 10, 2nd-3rd periods2/5/2014 Complete the warm-up for Wednesday on

page 27 of your language books. Huckleberry Finn Quote Project is due

TODAY. If not turned in at the beginning of the period, 10 points off…turned in tomorrow, 15 points off, Friday, 20 points off and so on and so forth.

Reminders: 2nd AR goal is due Friday, February 7th. If you have at least 30 points by Friday, you will be invited to the cookie cake and ice cream social.

Chapter 4, Test II1. Bit part: a very small role with few lines2. Pause: a lull in the dialogue or action

that helps sustain the scene’s emotion3. Versatility: the ability to change

character or style easily.4. Character sketch: a brief biography an

actor may write of his or her character.5. Scoring a script: making things such as

pauses, pitch levels, and speed of delivery on a script.

Chapter 4, Test II6. +: the script-scoring symbol that

indicates a slight pause7. √: the script-scoring symbol that

indicates a rising inflection8. characterization: the process of creating

and projecting the personality of a fully developed character.

9. Primary source: a person whom an actor observes firsthand to prepare for a role

10. Secondary source: a book or tape used to help an actor prepare for a role.

Chapter 4, Test II11. concentration: the ability to direct

your thoughts, energies, and skills into what you are doing at any given moment

12. projecting: reaching out with your character to all members of the audience.

13. Body language: another term for nonverbal communication.

14. Playing the object: the way in which an actor uses props onstage to project character

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Chapter 4, Test II15. Playing the conditions: the way in

which an actor uses elements such as time, place, and whether to meet his or her objective

16. cross: a movement from one location onstage to any other, usually in a gentle S-shaped pattern.

17. countercross: a movement in the opposite direction of a cross, used to preserve balance on the stage

18. Master gesture: a repeated action that is a clue to a character's personality.

Chapter 4, Test II19. Leading center: the part of the

actor’s body that emphasizes the character’s major personality trait.

20. knap: a sliding or slapping sound used in stage combat.

21. motivation: the why of characterization; a character’s inner force.

22. “cheating out”: the stage technique in which an actor turns at the waist with his or her face toward the audience

Chapter 4, Test II23. “giving the scene”: the stage

technique in which an actor crosses downstage, then turns partially upstage toward another actor.

24. “taking yourself out of a scene”: the stage technique in which an actor turns away from the audience, diverting attention from himself or herself.

25. “sharing a scene”: the stage technique in which two actors sit or stand parallel to one another.

English 10, 2nd-4th periods2/7/2014 Complete the warm-up for Friday on

page 27 of your language books. Reminders: 2nd AR goal is due today,

February 7th. If you have at least 30 points by today, you will be invited to the cookie cake and ice cream social.