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Intersession 2001
Daniel Vecchio
Location: Fort St. John (D01.00)
Education 457-4
Education in Drama
Inter-session May 8/01 - June
14/01
Course Overview:
May 8: introductions, expectations, assignments, criteria for evaluation
overview of course,
introduction to building a
climate
for drama educations
ethos of trust, nurturing and caring (the safety net for risk)
intro, to ice-breakers and drama games to promote
community
category "A"
drama (Bolton) games, warm-ups
reflection,
debrief
and discussion - Chapters 1, 2, 3 of Text for Thursday
May 10: welcome back, more
ice-breakers,
trust games,
concentration
games, name-games
(group builders)
intro, to
role playing
and
improvisation
in educational drama
theatre vs. Drama- contextual differences
walk through the "Big ideas" in the Text:
Improvisation
by D. Booth
chpt. 1,2,3, (do) and discuss- More category "A" games
read Bolton's paper on
Drama classification
for Tues
May 15 warm-ups, concentration and
imagination
games
journals collected, situational role-play around a
theme
every picture tells a story
(story-telling
introduction)
introduction to
readers' theatre-
many examples and
walk through several as a class
continued study of
themes
in drama across the curriculum
text for Thurs: chapt. 4,5,6,7, evaluation articles to read
reflection and
closure
May 17 warm-ups, Dance and
movement
more on role-play and improvisation in
drama for understanding
share readers' theatre assignment (ideas) and
workshop some
intro to
machine
and
tableaux work-
exercises and games
walk through of
big ideas
in chapts. 4, 5, 6 and 7
Discuss
assessment
and evaluation in educational drama (handouts)
Intro to
Ensemble
(anthology) drama and the assignment
Closure and debrief-
relaxation
to music. rd chpt 8-13
May 22 Overview of
Ensemble
assignment -walk through 2/3 examples
discuss progress of readers' theatre and set dates, collect journals
Intro to
Ritual
drama and potato (caveman) exercise - improvisation
Intro, to using drama a "hook" ie.improvisation on the Crucible by Miller
drama as hooks
across the curriculum- discussion
situational role-play and improvisation around a theme- environment
summary
of big ideas in chapt. 8-13
sample
drama lessons - a framework
to springboards
discuss
teaching component
assignment and get started
closure, debriefing and relaxation led by student, chapt 14-19 for next day
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May 24 i ntro to tonight-
warm-ups,
readers' theatre walk through...
work shop
all that are ready
walk through of
ensemble
work - ie.Rem. Day theme. (actual)
intro to
Dramathemes
by Swartz- a framework for use in class
some discussion of Bolton's theatre history (educational)
go over big
themes
in Improvisation text chapters (14- 19)
intro, to using
mime
in the classroom- type A games
closure and reflection chapter 20-23 in text
dramathemes assignment - theme 2-
mystery
(parts of teach next class)
May 29 welcome,
journals
in, warm-up games, music
set dates for
teaching component
(pairs- 40 minutes)
dramathemes: Mystery: each teaches the class his/her assign. part
a look at
lesson plans
for teaching night.
workshop any RT. assignments due next class.
look at
role play chapter in text
and walk through it
a progress update on the
ensemble
assignments
more
mime
ideas for use in class
assign dramatheme #2- Animals and assign parts to teach
intro, to
theatre sports
(improv and role play) concept
collect RT assignment and run off
closure and reflection- check on all student progress re: assignments
May 31
BC Festival of Arts in Fort St John,
campus closed to us
BBque at my house and
theatre sports games
played
go over all RT assignments and present each to the class
June 5 greetings and warm-ups, collect journals
finish all RT performances- reflect
Ensembles
due- everyone?? Perform them next day
assigned teaching times- students will teach their lessons tonight
debrief lessons taught
June 7 warm-ups
walk through some
ensembles
tonight (those that are "do-able")
talk on
stage craft, theatre crafts,
and
basic staging-
some basic acting
principles
connection of RT, and Ensemble drama to directing and staging
"what if I want to do a real production"-
discussion of lows and highs
closure and reflection (dramatheme- multi-culturalism for homework- rd)
June 12 warm-ups and games, last journal
multicultural dramatheme- walk through all parts-do all exercises
course summary - discussion (prepare for final class)
June 14 last class- guests invited, an experience that culminates in dance, role play
improvisation, music-making, set and costume building. That is all that I
can say at this point, as not to ruin the surprise.
Daniel Vecchio, April 28, 2001
