AngeloStateUniversity DepartmentofVisualandPerformingArts TH1311:IntroductiontoDramaticArt ClassSyllabus Prof.CathrynSanders Spring2016 COURSEDESCRIPTION Ahistoricalsurveyofthedevelopmentofdramaticart;introductionto contemporarytheatrepractice. COURSEOBJECTIVES 1. Gainingfactualknowledge(terminology,classifications,methods, trends)abouttheatre 2. Learningfundamentalprinciplesoftheatre 3. Gainingabroaderunderstandingandappreciationoftheatre LEARNINGOUTCOMES 1. Thestudentwilldevelopacomprehensiveoverviewofthenature anddevelopmentoftheatre InsidethisSyllabus AcademicAdvising 6" AcademicHonorCode 6" Attendance&Participation 4" Blackboard 7" ContactInformation 2" CoreLearningObjectives 1" CourseDescription 1" CourseObjectives 1" CourseRequirements 2" Discussion 7" Exams 9" GradeAppealProcess 2" GradingPolicy 2" Formating/PaperRequirements 8" IncompleteGrades 6" InGeneral 6" Instructor sphilosophy 7" LearningOutcomes 1" Non]Discremination 6" PerformanceAttendance 8" Plagiarism 5" Quizzes 9" SemesterCalendar 10" StudentswithDisabilities 6" Texts 3" 2. Thestudentwillbeabletoidentifythedifferentartistsinvolvedin creatingtheatreandapplycriteriatothecontributionsofeachof theseartists 3. Thestudentwillexaminehowtheatrereflectstheassumptionsof acultureandhowtheatreartistsusetheirmediumtoexpress theirbeliefordisbeliefinthosesystems 4. Thestudentwillidentifyandevaluatecriteriafortheatreart 5. Thestudentwillapplycriteriatopaysreadorviewed&form articulatedresponsestoplaysandperformances 6. Thestudentwillrecognizethecollaborativenatureoftheatre audience,playwrights,directors,actors,designers CORELEARNINGOBJECTIVES CT1:Gather,analyze,evaluate,andsynthesizeinformation relevanttoaquestionorissue. CS1:Develop,interpret,andexpressideasthrougheffective writtencommunication. SR1:Demonstrateinterculturalcompetence.
CLASSSYLLABUS TH1311:IntroductiontoDramaticArt PAGE2 COURSEREQUIREMENTS DailyClassAttendance:Attendanceinclassisrequired. ClassDiscussion:Youcontributetothelearningenvironmentanddemonstrateyour understandingofthematerialthroughparticipationindiscussion,bothinclassandon Blackboard. Quizzes:Therewillbequizzesforeachchapterandfilmviewedinclass. PlayAttendance/Critiques:Youaretoviewandcritique2UniversityTheatreproductions Titanic"andThe"Crucible." Exams:Therewillbe3exams,eachcoveringasectionoftheatre,andacomprehensivefinal exam. CONTACTINFORMATION ProfessorCathrynSanders ERmail:cathryn.sanders@angelo.edu OfficePhone:325]942]2146 OfficeLocation:CarrFineArts/Education,Room#163 OfficeHours: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday byappointment(typicallybeforeorafterclass) none byappointment(typicallybeforeorafterclass) none byappointment(typicallybeforeorafterclass) GRADINGPOLICY Grade Distribution (with competency for learning outcome given): Quizzes 21 (1,2,3,4,6) 20 Tests 4 (1,2,3,4,6) 50 Play Attendance/Critique (2,3,4,5,6) 15 Class Discussion (1,2,3,4,5,6) 15 Total 100 A90.0R100 BR80.0R89.9 C70.0R79.9 F00.0R59.9 D60.0R69.9 Core Learning Objectives competency Quizzes 18 (CT1, CS1) Tests 4 (CT1, CS1) Short Answer Quizzes 3 (CT1, CS1, SR1) Class Discussion/Attendance (CT1, CS1, SR1) Thegradeof C isgivenforworkthat completesalloftheassignmentrequirements andissubmittedontime.grades A or B are givenforworkthatmeetsthe C requirementsandclearlydemonstrates thoughtanddevelopmentinappropriate skillsandaestheticunderstanding. IwillNOTacceptanylateassignments,except duetoexcusedillnesses.eachassignmenthas beencreatedsothatitemphasizesthecurrent topicinclassandpreparesthefoundationsfor thenextproject.skippinganassignmentwill morethanlikelybeahindranceand detrimentaltoyourworkontheproceeding assignments. GRADEAPPEALPROCESS AsstatedintheASUOperatingPolicyandProcedure(OP10.03)astudentwhobelievesthathe orshehasnotbeenheldtoappropriateacademicstandardsasoutlinedintheclasssyllabus, equitableevaluationprocedures,orappropriategrading,mayappeathefinalgradegiventhe course.theburdenofproofisuponthestudenttodemonstratetheappropriatenessofthe appeal.astudentwithacomplaintaboutagradeisencouragedtofirstdiscussthematterwith theinstructor.forcompletedetails,incudingtheresponsiblilitiesofthepartiesinvolvedinthe processandthenumberofdaysallowedforcompletingthestepsintheprocess,seeop10.03at www.angelo.edu/opmanual/docs/section_10_academic_policiesfstudents/op_10.03_grade_grievance.doc"
CLASSSYLLABUS TH1311:IntroductiontoDramaticArt PAGE3 TEXT Explore"Theatre" "MichaelM.O Hara&JudithA.Sebesta ]thisisanonlinetextbookavailableatwww.pearsonexploretheatre.com.youmustpurchasea studentaccesscodetoaccessthetextonline. Itisunderstoodthatyouwillreadeachchapterpriortoarrivinginclassonthedayitisdue.It isalsopermissibletosharetexts,thoughitwillbedifficultattimesthroughoutthesemester. HowtoRegisterforExploreTheatre: Youwillneed:! Yourschool szipcode:76909! Astudentaccesscode! Avalidemailaddress. ToRegisterandSignintoYourInstructor scoursethefirsttime! Gotohttp://www.pearsonexploretheatre.com/! ClickRegisterifyouhaveanaccesscode(clickPurchaseAccesstopurchaseandregister)! YouhaveaPearsonaccountifyouhaveusedotherPearsononlineproducts. Enteryourusernameandpassword,andclickNext.Ifyoudon thaveapearsonaccount, click No or Notsure tosearchforpossibleaccounts.! Completeyouraccountsetupbyenteringyourname,emailaddress,ausernameand password,andanyotherrequiredinformation.! TypeinyourAccessCodeinthefieldsprovidedandclickNext Onceyourregistrationiscomplete,youwillseeaConfirmationscreen(thisinformationwill alsobeemailedtoyou).simplyprintyourconfirmation]youarenowreadytologinandaccess yourresources! ToSignintoYourCourseAgainLater! Returntohttp://www.pearsonexploretheatre.com/! ClickLoginandenteryourLoginnameandpassword.ClickLogin. NeedHelp?Assistanceisavailablehttp://247.support.pearsoned.com
CLASSSYLLABUS TH1311:IntroductiontoDramaticArt PAGE4 AttendanceandParticipationPolicy Qualityparticipationinclassisrequired.Studentscontributetothelearningenvironmentand demonstratetheirunderstandingofthematerialbyparticipation.therefore,classattendanceis requiredandtheattendancepolicyisasfollows:!attendancewillbetakenatthebeginningofeachclassperiod.0]5minuteslatewillcount asatardy.studentswhoaremorethan5minuteslateforclasswillbeconsideredabsent forthatclass.tardinessandleavingclassearlyisseriouslyfrownedupon.leavingclass earlywillcountasatardy.two(2)tardiesorleavingearlycountas1absence.!myattendancepolicyisstrict.missing4classeswillloweryourfinalgradeby10.every 3classesmissedafterthatwillresultinanother10reduction.!Studentswhoarelateforclassonpresentationdayswillonlybegiventheallottedclass timetocompletetheirpresentation.!studentsrepresentingasu(travelinggroups,classfieldtrips,etc.)willbegrantedan excusedabsence,butpriornotificationmustbegiventomeinwritingatleastoneweek inadvance.!remember,anabsenceisnotanexcuseforalateassignment.ifyouhavepriorknowledge ofyourabsence,pleaseturninyourassignmentpriortoyourabsence.!onlineclassdaysstillcounttowardsattendance.thisisdonebyyouloggingonand completingthediscussionboardandquiz.ifyoufailtocompletethediscussionboard andquiz,youwillbecountedabsentforthatclassperiod. Rationale: Ivalueattendanceandparticipation.Aclassisonlyasusefulasthetimeyouputintoit,and, morethanlecturing,ithinkwelearnfromactivediscussionanddebate. BaseScore: Participationincludescomingtoclassandparticipating,ifnotinthelargeclassdiscussion,in thesmallergroupsatleast.ifyouarereserved,iunderstand,andiwon taskyoutodoanything thatimightassigninclassthatanactormightenjoy.but,oralcommunicationisakeypartof thetheatreanditisessentialthatyoulearntocommunicateasatheatreartist.usingclasstime todiscussnon]classtopics,non]engagement,andabsencewilleatawayatyourgrade. TheCatch: Worsethanabsenceandnotparticipatingisactivelydetractingfromthelearningenvironment.I really,really,really,reallyhatehavingtostoptheclassbecausesomeoneischattingwiththeir friends,writingnotestoeachother,makingfaces,texting,orreadingthenewspaper.itis disrespectfultothoseofyourclassmateswhohavepaidgoodmoneyandwanttolearn something.thishasafarworseeffectonyourgrade.inotherwords,ifihavetosaysomething toyou,orifijusthaveabadfeelingofanykindaboutyouthatday,iwillsubtractpointsfrom yourparticipationgrade.ifyouarecontinuallydisruptive,iwillaskyoutoleavetheclassroom, whichwillresultinanabsenceforthatdaybeingrecorded. TheSolution: Ifyoufeellikesleeping,chatting,giggling,orbeinganywhereelse,justdon tshowup.believe me,itwillbebetterforyourgradethanbeingaskedtoleaveclass.
CLASSSYLLABUS TH1311:IntroductiontoDramaticArt PAGE5 Plagiarism Plagiarism:Whatitmeanstodoit,andtheconsequencesofbeingcaught. Iwasastudentmyself,andIunderstandthepressuresstudentsfaceinthisdepartment.Itsgettingclose totheendofthesemesterandyoujustopenedashow.youhavetworesearchpapersdue,amajor project,andsomefinalexams.youhaventstartedonyourfinalprojectbecauseyouvebeenwithyour fratorsororityeverynightuntilmidnight.yourlabpartnerhasbeenflakingoutonyou.youvefallen behindinallofyourclasses]andyoudontparticularlylikeanythingwevestudiedinthisclass.really] youdratherdealwithanyotherassignmentsthanthinkabouttheatre.understandable.youcancut downonallofthis,youthink,ifyoujustfindsomequickmaterialontheinternetonaplayandcopyitin, workinsomeofthematerialfromyourfriendsnotes(youdidntgotoclassthedaywediscussedit), and"voila!"apaper!worseyet,youfindjustthepaperyourelookingforfromtheinternet.only$10a page...thisistooperfect! Afterthefinalexamyougetanemailfrommetellingyouthatyourpaperseemstomatchanotherone foundonline.itwillbeinvestigated.youfindyourselfinadisciplinaryhearing]yourscholarshipis revoked,youflunkintrotodramaor,worse,youareexpelledfromtheuniversity. Youwanttofinishyourdegreeelsewhere.Youauditionforanothergradprogram.Theydtakeyouina heartbeat,theysay,butitappearsthatyouwereexpelledfromaschoolforacademicmisconduct;they cantpossiblyadmityoutotheprogram.othergraduateprogramsturnyoudown.employersforstupid bankjobsevenbalkatyourrecord.youwasteyourlifeworkinginaninsuranceofficejobthatyourloser brothergotyouinkalamazoo. Materialsthatareavailableforyoutoplagiarizeareavailabletometoreview.Ihavereadmostofthe printedsourcesyouarelikelytouse,andialsocanpurchaseready]madeessaysfromthesame vendors...iftheycanselltoyou,whatistostopthemfrommakingmoneyfromme?plagiarismisalousy shortcut,notjustbecauseitleadstothetragicscenarioioutlinedabove,butalsobecause: 1.ProjectsandPapersputtogetherfromliftedsourcesareusuallyofpoorquality.Ifyouthinkthepeople whoproducethesepapersforhirearebetterwritersthanyou,thinkagain.theyareusuallycquality papersatbest. 2.Youlosemyrespect,andtherespectofothersonfaculty.Itwillaffectthewayweevaluateyouinthe future. 3.Youcheatyourselfofanopportunitytolearn.Idontassignprojectsformyownenjoyment!Iassign papersbecauseiwanttogiveyouanopportunitytoexploreingreaterdepthatopicyoufindinteresting. Iwanttohelpyoulearntobeabetterwriter]toorganizeyourthoughts,tothinkonadeeperlevel,and toanalyzematerialsmoreeffectively.whatagreatopportunity!youpaidalotofmoneyforsuchan opportunity]andyoucheatyourselfofthat.thinkofhowmuchmoneyyouarewastingbyjustgetting by. Remember:Anypaperyouwriteyourself,withyourownresearch,willusuallybegoodenoughforaB gradeorbetter.iappreciatetheeffortastudentputsintoaresearchproject.findatopicyoulike.ask MEifyouhaveanyproblems.Iamhappytohelpyou]evenifyouhavetoremindmeagazilliontimes.I takeplagiarismveryseriously,andiwillcatchyou.imterriblyzealousaboutit. So,dontdoit. The above text was taken from http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jewestla/plagiarism.html and adapted in places to fit this course.
CLASSSYLLABUS TH1311:IntroductiontoDramaticArt PAGE6 AcademicHonorCode ViolationsofacademicintegrityareveryseriousmattersandareclearlydocumentedintheASU StudentHandbook.Theworkastudentsubmitsinaclassisexpectedtobethestudentsown workandmustbeworkcompletedforthatparticularclassandassignment.plagiarismmeans intentionallyorknowinglyrepresentingthewordsorideasofanotherasones own.thismayincludeyourownpreviouswork.plagiarismincludesquotingorparaphrasing fromothersourceswithoutacknowledging/citingthesourceofyourinformationorpresenting quotedmaterialasyourownwords.youmustbeveryclearaboutattributionofsourcesand youmustknowhowtocitesourcesinapaper.pleaseseefullhonorcodepolicy athttp://www.angelo.edu/cstudent/documents/pdf/student_handbook.pdf AcademicAdvising TheCollegeofArtsandSciencesandDepartmentofCommunication,MassMedia andtheatrerequirethatstudentsmeetwithafacultyadvisorassoonastheyarereadyto declareamajor.thefacultyadvisorwillsetupadegreeplan,whichmustbesignedbythe student,facultyadvisor,andthedepartmentchair.communication,massmedia,ortheatre majorswhohavequestionsaboutadvisingordeclaringamajorinthedepartment,cancall 942]2031.UndeclaredmajorsaresupportedbyASUsCenterforAcademicExcellencelocatedin LibraryA312,andcanbereachedat942]2710. NonRDiscremination Prejudiceofanykindwillnotbeacceptedintheclassroom.Thisincludesage,race,political stance,religiouspreference,andethnicity.studentsareallowedtodisagreeandvoiceopinions iftheydosoinanon]offensivemanner. IncompleteGrades ThegradeIisgivenwhenthestudentisunabletocompletethecoursebecauseofillnessor personalmisfortune.anithatisnotremovedbeforetheendofthenextlongsemester automaticallybecomesanf.agraduatestudentwillbeallowedoneyeartoremoveagradeofi beforeitautomaticallybecomesanf.tograduatefromasu,astudentmustcompletealli s. StudentswithDisabilities AngeloStateUniversitycomplieswiththeAmericanswithDisabilitiesActinmakingreasonable accommodationsforqualifiedstudentswithdisabilities.ifyoususpectthatyoumayhavea disability(physicalimpairment,learningdisability,psychiatricdisability,etc.),pleasecontact thedeanofstudentlifeandstudentservicesat942]2191ifyouneeddisability accommodationsinthisclass,pleaseseemeassoonaspossible. InGeneral Idonotacceptlateassignments.However,ifyouarehavingtroublekeepingup]pleasecome andseeme.iwouldmuchratheryoucomeandtalktomethanletyourworkslide.iamin duringmyofficehours,duringtheshop,andothertimes,andicanbeeasilyreachedbyemail. YouwillfindIamusuallyprettyagreeableifyoutaketheinitiativeandcommunicatewithme.
CLASSSYLLABUS TH1311:IntroductiontoDramaticArt PAGE7 Instructor sphilosophy Ibelievestudentsareasmuchresponsiblefortheirowneducationastheirprofessorsare.Itis imperativethatstudentsreadtherequiredassignmentbeforecomingtoclass.inclasswecan clarifyandsynthesizetheinformationyouhavereadandaddreallifeexamplesandsituations forbetterunderstanding.pleasecometoclasswithanopenmind,willingnesstospeak,andan enthusiasmforparticipation. Successfulclassparticipationsincludesrespectfulandactivecontributiontoclassdiscussions thatdemonstratecomprehensionofthematerialandpreparationforclass,aswellasraising relevantandpertinentquestionsaboutthematerialinanefforttobetterunderstandand evaluatetheassignedreadingsandtheirrelationshiptotheatre. Pleasebeawarethatthisclassmaysometimesusematerialsorengageindiscussionsofideas thatyoupersonallyfindobjectionable.itisexpectedthatyouwillparticipatefullyinall activitiesoftheclass.keepinmindthatreadingandwitnessingsomethingthatyoufind difficultorobjectionabledoesnotimplythatyoubelieveorembracethatthing.fromtimeto time,imayofferpointsofviewthataregearedtostimulatediscussionorencourage independentthinking,notnecessarilymypersonalbeliefsofpointsofview. Blackboard ThiscourseutilizesASU sblackboardsystem.accesstoblackboardisthruramport.please familiarizeyourselfwithhowblackboardfunctions,asitiskeytoyoursuccessinthiscourse. Alldiscussions,assignmentswillbeturnedinandallquizzesandtestswillbetakenvia Blackboard.YoucanalsoseeyourgradesintheMyGradesareaonBlackboard. Also,severalsupplementalvideoswillbeshownviaBlackboard.Ifyourcomputerisnotupto specforonlinestreaming,thenpleaseuseanoncampuscomputerlab. HelpwithBlackboardisprovidedthruTechnologyServices.ItcanbefoundontheSupporttab inblackboardorbygoingto http://blackboard.angelo.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_tab_group_id=_1_1 Discussion Duetotheclasssizeofthiscourse,in]classdiscussionwillbelimited.However,theclasswill utilizeblackboard sdiscussionboard.foreachweek,everystudentwillneedtologinto Blackboardandparticipateinthediscussionthreadsforthatweek.Toreceivefullcreditfor discussionastudentmustactively)discuss)the)topic.astudentmustpostatleastthree(3) timespertopic.postingsaretobeonrtopicandnotinflammatoryinnature.pleaserespect theopinionsofyourclassmates.youmaynotagreewiththeiropinion,buttheyhaveevery righttostatethem. ANoteaboutQuestions EverysemesterIgettonsofquestionsaboutcontentinthecourse.Mostofthetime,theanswer iseasilyfoundoneitherblackboardorinthesyllabus.therefor,ifyourquestioncanbe answeredbycheckingeitherofthosesources,iwillnotanswerit.
CLASSSYLLABUS TH1311:IntroductiontoDramaticArt PAGE8 Formating/PaperRequirements! AllwrittenassignmentsaretobeTYPEDusingeitherTimes New Roman,Arial,Century, orcambria,insize12ofcourse.! Double]spaced.! Allwrittenassignmentsshouldbewellthought]outandincomplete! sentences.(fyi:yes.no.arenotcompletesentences!)! Don tforget:spellcheckisyourfriend!! Proofreadinghelpsalot,too!! PapersmustbesavedinMicrosoftWordformat(either.docor.docx).Ifitisnotinthis format,iwillnotgradeitandyouwillgetafailinggradefortheassignment.! AllAssignmentswillneedtobesubmittedviaBlackboardbytheassignmentdeadline.I willnotacceptprintedpapers.! Lateassignmentswillnotbeaccepted. PerformanceAttendance/Critiques Forthisparticularclass,youwillberequiredtoattendthe2livetheatricalproductions presentedbytheuniversitytheatre.foreachproduction,youwillcompleteacritique. Thissemester,therequiredproductionsareWatson:"The"Last"Great"Tale"of"the"Legendary" Sherlock"HolmesandThe"Gift"of"the"MagiThemostcost]effectivewayforthistohappenisfor youtoattendthefinaldressrehearsalthenightbeforetheshowopenstothepublic.ifyou can tmakeittofinaldress,you llhavetopayforastudentticketlikeeveryoneelse.please,get yourticketsinadvance.waitinguntilthelastperformancewillputyouatadisadvantage. ProductioncritiqueswillbeenteredintoBlackboard.Thesepapersaredesignedtogetyouto putyourimpressions(likes,dislikes,etc.)oftheshowintoacoherentexpressionofwords.i don tgradeyouonwhatyouropinionis,igradetheseonhowwellyousupportyour opinion.copyinganotherperson sproductioncritique(orcollaboratingwithanotherstudent onthispaper)willresultinatleastazero(0)fortheassignmentforbothstudents andcould resultinan F forthecourseanddisciplinaryactionfromthedean. CritiquerequirementsandgradingrubricareavailableonBlackboard. Titanic:"The"Musical" "ASUAuditorium FinalDress]February17@7:45pm Performances February18,19,20,21]CritiqueDueFebruary24 The"Crucible" ModularTheatre "FinalDress]April27@7:45pm Performances April28,29,30,May1]CritiqueDueMay4 For)extra)credit,youmaytoattendupto3livetheatricalproductionsproducedbyeither anothercollege/university,alocalestablishedcommunitytheatre,oraprofessionaltheatre company,butitmaynotbeyourchurch schristmaspageant,yourlittlesister shighschool production,oran improv /comedyshow.ifyouarenotsurethataperformanceyouare planningtoattendfitsthecriteria.besuretoaskmefirst,notlater.youmayattendtheseextra credittheatricalproductionsatanytimethroughoutthesemester.onceyouhaveattendedthe performance,youwillcompleteacritiquefortheproduction.thecritique,ascanofthe coverpageandcast/productionstafffromyourprogram,andascanofyourticketstubaredue forthefullextracreditamount(eachextracreditcritiquemaycountupto½ofacritique grade). ExtracreditcritiquesareduenolaterthanFriday,April29
CLASSSYLLABUS TH1311:IntroductiontoDramaticArt PAGE9 Quizzes Therewillbe21shortquizzes,eachcoveringachapterofthetextandsixvideoviewings.Quizdatescan befoundonthecoursecalendar. QuizzesaregivenviaBlackboard.Thegradingmodulewillopenatmidnightthedayofthequiz,and closeat11:59pmonthesameday.youmustcompletethequizduringthat24hourtimeframe.youwill haveone30minuteopportunityduringthatwindowtocompletethequiz(youcannot comeandgo fromthequiz).onceyouenterthequizdonothitback,logout,shutdown,ordoanythingelseonyour computer.ifyoudoso,youwillnotbeallowedbackintothequiz,andyouwillreceivea0(zero)forthat quiz.yourgradewillbeautomaticallygiventoyouatthecompletionofthequiz. ItgoeswithoutsayingthatAcademicHonestyisexpectedontheQuizzes.No group]quiz]taking or sharingofanswersisallowed.todiscouragedishonesty,eachquizisrandomlygeneratedfromabankof questions.notwoquizzesarealike. Exams Therewillbe3exams,eachcoveringasectionoftheclass,andacomprehensivefinalexam.Thoughthe 1 st threeexamsarenotcummulative,youmaybeaskedtocomparepreviousera swithonescoveredon thetest. ExamsaregivenviaBlackboard.Thegradingmodulewillopenatmidnightthedayoftheexam,andclose at11:59pmonthesameday.youmustcompletetheexamduringthat24hourtimeframe.youwill haveone75minuteopportunityduringthatwindowtocompletetheexam.youcannot comeandgo fromtheexam.onceyouentertheexamdonothitback,logout,shutdown,ordoanythingelseonyour computer.ifyoudoso,youwillnotbeallowedbackintotheexamandyouwillreceivea0(zero)for thatexam.yourgradewillbeautomaticallygiventoyouatthecompletionoftheexam. ItgoeswithoutsayingthatAcademicHonestyisexpectedontheExams.No group]test]taking or sharingofanswersisallowed.todiscouragedishonesty,eachexamisrandomlygeneratedfromabank ofquestions.notwoexamsarealike. **"If"you"have"perfect"attendance"(in"face"to"face"and"online"classes)"thru"December"6,"then"you"have"the" option"of"not"taking"the"final"exam.""if"you"choose"this"option,"your"average"of"the"first"3"exams"will"be" entered"for"the"final"exam." EXAM1 February19 EXAM2 April1 EXAM3 April29 FINALEXAM May11
Class Calendar TH1311 - SPRING 2016 Introduction to Drama Date Topic Reading Discussion/Due Assessment/Due M 18-Jan NO CLASS - MLK DAY W 20-Jan Introduction to the Class/Syllabus Quiz Syllabus F 22-Jan What is Performance? Ch1 Ch 1 Quiz 1 M 25-Jan The Text (a) Ch2 W 27-Jan The Text (b) Ch2 F 29-Jan ONLINE CLASS - CH2 Videos Ch 2 Quiz 2 M 1-Feb Who Decides What is a Good Performance (a) Ch3 W 3-Feb Who Decides What is a Good Performance (b) Ch3 F 5-Feb ONLINE CLASS - CH3 Videos Ch 3 Quiz 3 M 8-Feb Where Can Performance Be Done (a) Ch4 W 10-Feb Where Can Performance Be Done (b)/producing Theatre Ch4 Ch 4 Quiz 4 F 12-Feb ONLINE CLASS - Shakespeare Behind Bars SBB Quiz SBB M 15-Feb ONLINE CLASS - Into The Woods ITW Quiz ITW W 17-Feb In Class Discussion - SBB & Into the Woods W 17-Feb TITANIC the Musical - ASU Auditorium @ 7:45pm F 19-Feb TEST 1 - ONLINE TEST 1 M 22-Feb Playwrights & Directors Ch5 & 6 W 24-Feb ONLINE CLASS - CH5 Videos Titanic Critique F 26-Feb ONLINE CLASS - CH6 Videos Ch 5 & 6 Quiz 5 & 6 M 29-Feb Scenic Designers W 2-Mar Scenic & Costume Designers Ch7 F 4-Mar ONLINE CLASS - CH7 Videos Ch 7 Quiz 7 M 7-Mar Lighting, Sound Designers & Technical Production Ch8 W 9-Mar Styles of Scenery Ch 8 Quiz 8 F 11-Mar ONLINE CLASS - Behind the Scenes BTS Quiz BTS M 14-Mar NO CLASS - SPRING BREAK W 16-Mar NO CLASS - SPRING BREAK F 18-Mar NO CLASS - SPRING BREAK M 21-Mar Actors Ch9 W 23-Mar Improv Acting F 25-Mar ONLINE CLASS - CH9 Videos Ch 9 Quiz 9 M 28-Mar ONLINE CLASS - Rent Quiz Rent W 30-Mar In Class Discussion - Behind the Scenes & Rent F 1-Apr TEST 2 - ONLINE TEST 2 M 4-Apr Backstage Ch10 & 11 Ch 10 & 11 Quiz 10 & 11 W 6-Apr Musical Theatre Ch12 F 8-Apr ONLINE CLASS - CH12 Videos Ch 12 Quiz 12 M 11-Apr ONLINE CLASS - True West TW Quiz TW W 13-Apr Film Ch 13 F 15-Apr ONLINE CLASS - CH13 Videos Ch 13 Quiz 13 M 18-Apr ONLINE CLASS - Sing Faster SF Quiz Sing Faster W 20-Apr Popular Entertainment Ch 14 F 22-Apr ONLINE CLASS - CH14 Videos Ch 14 Quiz 14 M 25-Apr Discuss True West & Sing Faster W 27-Apr Review W 27-Apr The Crucible - Modular Theatre @ 7:45pm F 29-Apr TEST 3 - ONLINE TEST 3 M 2-May Discuss The Crucible W 4-May TBD Crucible Critique F 6-May TBD M 9-May NO CLASS W 11-May FINAL EXAM - ONLINE FINAL EXAM MODULE/1 MODULE/3 MODULE/2