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Welcome "Lights...Camera...Action!" Carole Prior, InstructorDirector priorc@flaglerschools.com"Raising Student Achievement Every Day....Every Way!"...is exactly what a REHEARSAL PROCESS is all about...In the ARTS, ACADEMICS and ATHLETICS, we raise the level of expectancy and performance on a daily basis. Life is an Adventure and the ACTING, AMERICAN LITERATURE and SPEECH classroom IS AN EXCITING PLACE TO BE! Students will be involved with many hands on activities designed to implement the Florida State Sunshine Standards. We think OUTSIDE the TRIANGLE! Guidelines for Success: Each student is expected to produce quality work that shows a degree of excellence. Excellence is shown by factors such as: Going above and beyond the minimum requirements Engaging the mind on several levels: listening, appreciating, endorsing and applauding others Respect for others and self Involving oneself in the discovery of knowledge, using that knowledge to improve one's mind, spirit and brilliance Setting daily objectives SCHEDULE: A BLOCK: 1ST ACTING ONE 2ND ENGLISH III 3RD ACTING II, III, IV 4TH PLANNINGB BLOCK: 1ST ACTING ONE 2ND PLANNING 3RD SPEECH 4TH SPEECH
| Dramatic Greetings! 'Another Openin' of Another Show!" except at this time I am 'opening' my 25th year of teaching. I have taught and learned from over 4,000 students and continue to be astounded at those moments
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GOLDEN HAMMERS…SILVER SAWS…SHIMMERING LIGHTS POWERFUL PAGES…CREATIVE CHARACTERS LIGHTS…CAMERA…ACTION!!
Combine the above with the quirky angst of teens and you have just wandered into a DRAMA CLASSROOM! High drama on a daily basis…from Show tunes to Hip Hop, from poetry to prose…my classroom is filled with a cacophony of characters richer in material than many plays we read or produce. Think of those ‘SOUL MATES’ who assume the awesome task of ‘shaping’ and ‘forming’ a show! As anyone knows who has been associated with production planning, CREATIVE CHAOS reigns from day one. A multiple array of ideas and visions must converge and marry to form one pathway---not an easy task. To see IDEAS and VISIONS ‘DANCE ON-STAGE’ is to be inspired as a teacher, a director and a person.
Think…of the characters living in the written plays…! Think…of the eccentric or regular or comedic or dramatic characters who are waiting to be written….! Think of breathing LIFE into a character….making him ‘jump-up’ from the written page…Think of reading a play for the first time…and remember the very first time you saw Live Theatre… Remember the MAGIC! For what is theatre? What is a Theatre Classroom? This magical space is LIFE and LIGHTS and MAGIC!
It is my belief and my philosophy that we can all be brilliant…that we have an inherent ability to achieve…. If…! If we are given or discover the opportunities… Teaching theatre arts has allowed me to learn more about myself than I would have ever dreamed. A theatre arts classroom resembles a cloud of brilliance…. Filled with young minds that stimulate and inspire others in this grand adventure called life. THEY ARE THE BRIGHTEST OF THE LIGHTS, AND LIKE LIGHT, THEY IGNITE THE WORLD WITH THEIR TALENT, ENTHUSIASM AND DETERMINATION. WHAT IS THEATRE? THEATRE IS LIFE!! THEATRE IS A LIVING, BREATHING IMMEDIATE REFLECTION OF LIFE AS WE HAVE LIVED IT IN THE PAST, ARE LIVING IT NOW…IMAGINE IT TO BE IN THE FUTURE
WHAT IS THEATRE? THEATRE IS COMMUNICATION AN ATTEMPT TO UNDERSTAND OTHERS AND A CHANCE TO LEARN THAT WE ARE ALL HUMAN WHO WILL sometimes make the right decisions, sometimes MAKE MISTAKES, BUT THAT WE CAN ALL LEARN a LESSON or two! FROM THE GREAT PLAYWRIGHTS WHO HAVE SET CHARACTERS INTO ACTION, PLOT INTO MEANING AND STORIES INTO MEMORY, we learn that Life is not perfect That we will face disappointment THEATRE SHARES THE HUMAN CONDITION AS WE SHARE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THESE SPECIAL YOUNG ACTORS.
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