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May 2008

May 14, 2008

Agenda 5/12- 5/16

Monday 5/12 - Friday 5/16

EQ: Why are designers a critical part of the production process of a play or film?

1.) Analyze the Set and Costume designs for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

2.) Analyze the character portrayal of the children and Willy in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

HW: None 

May 05, 2008

Agenda 5/5 - 5/9

Monday 5/5/08

EQ: Besides acting, what other careers are involved in theatre and why are they important?

1.) Read page 254-260 in our theatre textbook

2.) Answer questions 5,6,7, and 1 on page 265

3.) Complete vocabulary charts on: set and set designers

HW: Bring in a shoe box for an up coming project

Tuesday 5/6 - Friday 5/9

EQ: Why is it critical for set designers to go through all the steps of the set design process?

1.) Work on your Set Design Project

HW: None

May 02, 2008

Agenda 4/28/08 - 5/2/08

Monday 4/28/08-Friday 5/2/08

EQ: How does the musical Hairspray present the legal and social issues of 1960's America.

1.) Discuss social and legal issues in 1960's: ie. integration, common attitudes towards racism, etc.

2.) Complete a venn-diagram: 1962 America VS 2008 America: What do the screenwriters and directors have to consider when they are making a film or play that is in a past time period.

3.) Complete a cause and effect plot diagram for Hairspray.

HW: None