Bible Character Monologues
http://www.writing.com/main/portfolio/item_id/1064232-Bible-Monologues
His Company Christian Drama Monologues
http://dlampel.com/node/6
These Aren't My Shoes
http://www.notmyshoes.net/monologues/index.html
Dramatix (A great Christian drama database. Follow the directions to search for “Monologue”)
http://www.dramatix.org
http://www.ispgroupinc.com/monologues/monologues_for_kids_and_teens.htm
Monologue Archive
http://www.monologuearchive.com/
Colin’s Movie Monologues
http://www.whysanity.net/monos/
Theatre History Monologues
http://www.theatrehistory.com/plays/monologues.html
YouthPlays Monologues
http://youthplays.com/monologues
Film Basics (Majors)
Storytelling Project 1 (Majors)
1. Find a folktale from some culture.
2. Create an outline of the story.
3. Add in your own details as you begin to memorize your story so that you make it your own. You may not change the basic plot or "moral" of the tale but you may "modernize" it, set it in a different place, change character names or perhaps gender, etc.
4. You may write as much as you want but when you tell your story you will not be able to have a "script" in front of you, so keep it simple enough to memorize...it is easier to simply know the outline and the general direction you want it to take than to memorize a "script".
5. Keep it to 2-7 minutes.
Storytelling Project 2
(Wisdom Tales Summative Assessment)
Step 1: Choose a familiar proverb to develop a story around
- One finger cannot lift a pebble. (Iranian)
- When elephants battle, the ants perish. (Cambodian
- If you chase two hares, you will not catch either. (Russian)
- The pot calls the kettle black. (United States)The sieve says to the needle: You have a hole in your tail. (Pakistan)
- It is better to turn back than to get lost. (Russian)
- Handsome words don't butter cabbage. (German)
- Talk does not cook rice. (Chinese)
- After the rain, there is no need for an umbrella. (Bulgaria)
- When the kettle boils over, it overflows its own sides. (Yiddish)
- You can't chew with somebody else's teeth. (Yiddish)
- Mistrust is an axe at the tree of love. (Russian)
- If a farmer becomes a King, he will still carry a basket on his back. (Hebrew)
- Not all that is black is charcoal. (Philippine)
- Little brooks make great rivers. (French)
- Every kind of animal can be tamed, but not the tongue of man. (Philippine)
- Do not look for apples under a poplar tree. (Slovakian)
- Every ass loves to hear himself bray. (English)
- He that goes barefoot must not plant thorns. (English)
- Better to be a free bird than a captive King. (Danish)
- A blow passes on, a spoken word lingers. (Yiddish)
- You can't spit on my back and make me think it's rain. (Yiddish)
- A book gives knowledge, but it is life that gives understanding. (Hebrew)
- A crooked branch has a crooked shadow. (Japanese)
- Better bread with water than cake with trouble. (Russian)
- The heaviest burden is an empty pocket. (Yiddish)
- A candle lights others but consumes itself. (English)
- It takes a village to raise a child. (Africa)
- It is one thing to cackle and another to lay an egg. (Ecuador)
- One dog barks because it sees something; a hundred dogs bark because they heard the first dog bark. (Chinese)
- To hide one lie, a thousand lies are needed. (India)
- A needle wrapped in a rag will be found in the end. (Vietnamese)
- Do not seek to escape from the flood by clinging to a tiger's tail. (Chinese)
- Step by step one ascends the staircase. (Turkey)
- Little by little the cotton thread becomes a loincloth. (Africa-Dahomey)
- Anger is a bad adviser. (Hungary)
- Eggs must not quarrel with stones. (Jamaican)
- Eyes can see everything except themselves. (Serbo-Croatian)
- Haste makes waste. (English)
- Every hill has its valley. (Italian)
THESE ARE JUST IDEAS TO HELP YOU...YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO USE ANY OF THIS SECTION!
Introduce Character(s)
Choose one or more characters.
girl boy animal man woman
idea spirit machine thing plant, etc.
Setting
Environment
farm village city mountains otherworldly
forest arctic ocean desert
Time
olden modern future
Problem
In trouble:
Caught stealing Told a lie
Saw or heard a secret Lost something
Been captured Under a spell or curse
Goes to forbidden place Finds forbidden object
Has enemy Is undervalued
Is unrecognized Causes jealousy
Forgets something Broke something
Does not like something Needs something
Needs to escape or hide Needs to rescue someone
Needs to rescue something Needs to prove worth
Inner Traits
Inner Traits That Cause Original Trouble:
Is greedy Dangerously curious
Doesn't follow advice Is lazy
Is pessimistic Is blindly in love
Is enraged & seeks revenge Is naive & trusting
Is clumsy Is untrained
Lacks confidence Is foolish
Inner Traits That Aid Solution:
Is courageous Is resourceful
Is imaginative Is kind
Is generous Is clever
Is loyal Is strong
Is optimistic
Solution
Has helper (Magical or Non-magical)
Journey undertaken to obtain solution
Is rescued Is transformed
Helps self:
Exercises cleverness
Uses inner traits
Discovers a skill
Conclusion
Returns to original setting new in some way:
Is rewarded Is wiser
Is transformed Comes with gift or treasure
End
Lives well Passes luck or reward on to others
Offers wisdom Has positive impact on the world
Dramaturgy Work (Quarter 3)
Assignment
NOTE: PARTS 1 & 2 ARE DUE THIS FRIDAY - 2/25
Part 1- Finish watching "Fiddler on the Roof"
The
film has been uploaded onto You Tube and can be accessed through a link here.
Part 2 - A Biography of Shalom Aleichem:
Read the following.
"Shalom Aleichem" by The Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature
When you are finished answer the related questions on the Dramaturgy Worksheet.
NOTE: PARTS 3 & 4 ARE DUE FRIDAY - 3/11
Part 3 - Life in the Shtetl:
Read the following.
"The Shtetl" by Temple Emanu-El of San Jose
Map of the Pale of Settlement and Other Images
Part 4 - Personal Stories:
Choose one of Ms. Helberg's stories from her index, Mr. Kornblau's memoir, or the excerpt from Ms. Antin.
"Life in the Shtetl - Earlient Years" by Joseph Kornblau
"The Promised Land" by Mary Antin
When you are finished answer the related questions on the Dramaturgy Worksheet.
Practice Performing Folktales as Reader's Theatre
Choose two or three Asian or Native American folktales from these links that others have converted into "reader's theatre" scripts to practice in class.
Aaron Shepard's Folktale Scripts
Whootie Owl Folktale Scripts
MYP Criteria D-Personal Engagement
Native American (Indian) Folktales
Choose two or three folktale from these links that you think might make good reader's theatre. You will work to develop a script as a class.
Native American Lore
First People - The Legends
Your performance and discussion to follow will be evaluated using MYP Criteria B-Application, MYP Criteria C-Reflection, and this rubric:
Reader's Theatre Presentation Rubric.pdf
Map of native tribes
Section 3 Dramaturgy: Arthur Miller
Introduction and formative assignment: Read one of the following, make an outline of it and summarize it for the class in a round-table discussion during the next class period.
Lecture: On Politics and the Art of Acting
Interview: March 2001 Issue of Humanities Magazine
The Poet: Chronicler of the Age
The Playwright: Living in the Present Tense
Excerpt of "The Crucible" and "All My Sons"
Excerpt of "Death of a Salesman" and "A View from the Bridge"
PBS American Masters: None without sin
Death of a Salesman
Resource:
Death of a Salesman (1951 Motion Picture) - A Youtube Playlist. Not the same as the 1985 version we are watching in class but also based on Miller's original stage script.
The Crucible
http://youtu.be/YkqYVSBwLkk
http://youtu.be/FQQaX2h1plo
http://youtu.be/zxjhq4dr7QY
Musical Theatre UNIT
Assessment Task 1: Musical Theatre and History Project
Assessment Task 2: Musical Theatre Choreography Proj.
Resource: Critical Look at Dance in Musical Theatre Handout
One Day More Flashmob (Poland)
Musical Theatre Final Summative Project
For your Knowledge (Criteria A) grade.
Steps in the Process:
1) Read the Les Miserables Study Guide Part 1 (Below). Pay special attention to those sections titled "About the Show", "Cast of Characters", and "Synopsis". You may find the rest of the study guide helpful on your final exam or for part 3.
2) Watch the Les Miserables 25th Anniversary concert performance (Above). Keep in mind that as a "concert" performance much of the acting and staging has been left to the imagination, the performance instead focusses on the music and lyrics.
3) Look through the Les Miserables Study Guide Part 2 (Below). Choose one question from each page to write an essay response on. (Share as Les Miserables.Your Name.Drama) For those questions that are country specific (such as the question "Do you believe we have an effective system of justice in England?" on page 4) Substitute your own country of citizenship (ie. The Republic of Korea, The United States, Canada, etc.)
25th Ann Concert:
http://youtu.be/WMr2EG6NO0c
Wicked: The Road to Broadway Part 1
Wicked: The Road to Broadway Part 2
Into the Woods (Possible 2013 GSIS Musical)
Oaklahoma (Possible 2013 GSIS Musical)