Intro to Stage Acting 101 The Tutoring Station Instructor: Jennette Harrison Course Duration: 6 Course Objectives: Understand how and where theater began Begin to build an understanding of theater and acting terms to understand the origins of acting techniques used to create realistic characters Understand why realistic acting techniques continue to work Begin to identify an actor’s essential tools Course Requirements: Participate in all weekly discussions Complete all readings and reading response assignments Assessments: Weekly Discussions (25% of final grade) Students will respond to the weekly prompt regarding the current lesson unit. All students are also required to respond to at least two comments made by other students in the class. History of Theater Quizzes (25% of final grade) Students will be quizzed on the weekly theater history unit. Reading Response Assignments (25% of final grade) Students are required to write a 1-page response to the weekly reading assignment. All reading assignments should be mailed to . Pages should be typed in Times New Roman 12 font. Margins should be kept normal. Final Project (25% of final grade) TBD Timely Work: All assignments are due by 11:59 am on Sunday night. This includes discussion responses, quizzes and reading response assignment. Students must be timely with completing all assignments before the course end date. Late work may be subject to penalties as your instructor will need sufficient time to give quality feedback. Communication Policy: If there are any questions or concerns, feel free to email your instructor at . Your instructor will respond within 24 to 48 hours.
Intro to Stage Acting 101 The Tutoring Station Instructor: Jennette Harrison Course Duration: 6 Course Objectives: Understand how and where theater began Begin to build an understanding of theater and acting terms to understand the origins of acting techniques used to create realistic characters Understand why realistic acting techniques continue to work Begin to identify an actor’s essential tools Course Requirements: Participate in all weekly discussions Complete all readings and reading response assignments Assessments: Weekly Discussions (25% of final grade) Students will respond to the weekly prompt regarding the current lesson unit. All students are also required to respond to at least two comments made by other students in the class. History of Theater Quizzes (25% of final grade) Students will be quizzed on the weekly theater history unit. Reading Response Assignments (25% of final grade) Students are required to write a 1-page response to the weekly reading assignment. All reading assignments should be mailed to . Pages should be typed in Times New Roman 12 font. Margins should be kept normal. Final Project (25% of final grade) TBD Timely Work: All assignments are due by 11:59 am on Sunday night. This includes discussion responses, quizzes and reading response assignment. Students must be timely with completing all assignments before the course end date. Late work may be subject to penalties as your instructor will need sufficient time to give quality feedback. Communication Policy: If there are any questions or concerns, feel free to email your instructor at . Your instructor will respond within 24 to 48 hours.
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