St. Jude's Academy Dramatic Achievements and Experiences

Parents, please be sure to read the side bar as it will contain important information about costumes, props, and theatre etiquiette.

There are also age appropriate poems that you could ask your child to learn to say aloud. This helps with reading fluency, memory enhancement, elocution, and comprehension.

TO DATE:

October 6th, - Twelfth Night performance in Stratford, Ontario (long, but worth it - the entire production was musical, upbeat, brilliantly performed, and had twists from all eras and epochs)

November 10th, - Remembrance Day skit: In Flander's Fields performed and directed by the Grade 6, 7, and 8 class.

UPCOMING PERFORMANCES:

December 15th, - The Christmas Concert: Songs that moved the world

End of January, 2012 - Twelfth Night

February 2012 - SJA Gala Dinner and "show"

March/April 2012 - Speeches and Poetry Recitation

June 2012 - Arts Night

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Monday, October 31, 2011

HAPPY HALLOWE'EN EVERYBODY!!!!

Unfortunately there were no drama classes today.
You all looked wonderfully SPOOKY in your costumes.

Grades 4 and 5

We did not have a formal drama class on Monday, but we did take up the test answers AGAIN and we did read from more of Twelfth Night - Shakespeare for Kids series.

You WILL have a re-test on Wednesday! You WERE told this in class on Monday. And you were reminded again on Tuesday - I checked!

We have been over ALL of the answers!

You are expected to write in paragraph form. Keep it simple; just answer the questions.

Example: Q - Why does Viola become Cesario? (10 points)

A - Viola becomes Cesario because she is shipwrecked without any money, and without documents stating that she is a rich noble woman. She wants to work as a woman, but no one is hiring women at this time. She hears that Duke Orsino is looking for a page. She can sing and play instruments. She needs a job. To survive, she dresses up as a man with the Captain's help, and finds work in the Duke's court as Cesario.

2 points for neatly written paragraph form
2 points for proper spelling and grammar
1 point for being shipwrecked without money/documents
1 point for requiring a job to survive
1 point for telling me that women were not being hired at the time
1 point for telling me that the Duke was looking for a page (a guy)
1 point for telling me that Viola can play musical intruments
1 point for telling me that she dressed up as a man to find employment as a man
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10 points

Please answer the last two bonus questions - they are your opinion. They cannot be marked incorrect, only incomplete! This is an easy 5 marks.

You don't need luck. Just think about what we read, what we discussed, what you saw in the play, and answer the questions. Focus!

And just in case....Good Luck!

Regards,
Mrs. Deras
mderas@stjudesacademy.com

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