Lamar State College - Port Arthur

House Bill 2504

Fall 2017 Course Syllabus

DRAM-1351-02 - Acting I

 
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Faculty Information
SemesterFall 2017
InstructorGengo, Damon Harbin
Phone(409) 984-6351
E-mailgengodh@lamarpa.edu
Department
Theatre
Chair:
Phone:
E-mail:
Office
Hours:M: 2:00PM-4:00PM, T-W-R: 2:30PM-5:00PM
Building:Performing Arts & Theatre Center (PAC)
Room:157
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Course Information
Course Number91679
Course Description An introduction to the fundamental principles and tools of acting as used in auditions, rehearsals, and performances. This may include ensemble performing, character and script analysis, and basic theater terminology. This exploration will emphasize the development and analysis of the actor�s instrument: voice, body and imagination as a means of interpreting human creativity and social expression.
Course Prerequisites Basic skills in competency in reading and writing required.
Required Textbooks An Actor's Work: A Student's Diary by Konstantin Stanislavski (translated by Jean Benedetti)
Attendance Policy Attendance & Make-Up Policy: Research has shown a cause and effect relationship between attendance and college success. Each student is allowed two hours of absence. Each absence in excess of this ration will result in the loss of points from your final average. Missing Performances or "Technical Rehearsals" is not excused. Tardiness will count towards absences. Leaving early, for any reason will result in an absence for that day. After a student has missed 5 hours of class the professor may drop the student officially from the class with the grade you have earned, which may be an "F". This may affect your financial aid status and if this instructor initiated drop occurs after the first six weeks you can receive an "F" for insufficient work. Attendance is a required aspect of this course and the student is responsible for the work that is due. Course work is due on assigned dates.
Course Grading Scale  90 - 100=A    80 - 89=B    70 - 79=C     60 - 69=D    Below 59 = F
Determination of Final Grade Acting Lecture: 60%
Acting Lab: 40%
Final Exam Date December 14, 2017 - 12:00 PM   Through  December 14, 2017 - 1:00 PM
Major Assignments Sun    12/ 3        5:30PM Call: Cue to Cue (Lights, sound, band, props,set changes) No costume
or make-up
Mon    12/4        5:30PM Call: Cue to Cue (Lights, sound, band, props,set changes) No costume
or make-up
Tue    12/5        5:30PM Call: Full Dress! Circle at 7PM, Curtain at 7:30PM    

Wed    12/6        5:30PM Call: Full Dress! Circle at 7PM, Curtain at 7:30PM

Thu    12/7        5:30PM Call: Invited Audience! Full Dress! Circle at 7PM, Curtain at 7:30PM

Fri    12/8        5:30PM Call: OPENING NIGHT! Circle at 7PM, Curtain at 7:30PM

Sat    12/9        5:30PM Call: FINAL PERFORMANCE! Circle at 7PM, Curtain at 7:30PM
            (CAST & CREW PARTY)

Calendar of Lecture Topics and Major Assignment Due Dates Rehearsal Schedule for “Urinetown”

Tue    9/19        Music Auditions
Wed    9/20        Dance and Acting Auditions
Thur     921/        Music: Urinetown, Privilege to Pee

Tue    9/26        Music: Urinetown, Privilege to Pee, Pee reprise, Mr. Cladwell
Wed    9/27        Dance: Urinetown, Privilege to Pee & Reprise, Mr. Cladwell
Thu    9/28        Music: Run through with choreography, Penelope’s songs

Tue    10/3        Music: Cop song, Don’t be the Bunny, Follow your Heart
            Dance: review and rehearse all choreography to this point
Wed    10/4        Dance: Cop song, Follow your Heart, Run through all other choreography

Thu    10/5        Music: Look at the Sky, Staff Entrance, Finale, Bobby’s songs. Any review
deemed necessary by Garrett

Tue    10/3        Music: Review all group songs, individual work as needed
            Dance: review & rehearse all choreography to this point with music and vocals
Wed    10/4        Dance: Cop song, Follow your Heart, Run through all other choreography

Thu    10/5        Music: Stumble through Act I music and choreography.
Dance: Any missing choreography from Act I.


Tue    10/12        Block Act I

Wed    10/13        Run Act I music and choreography/costume parade/ working props
Thu    10/14        Music: Run Freedom Run, What is Urinetown
            Dance: Touch up trouble spots in Act I.

Tue    10/19        Music: Snuff the Girl, Why did I listen to that Man
            Dance: Run Freedom Run, What is Urinetown
Wed    10/20        Dance: work Act II dances so far. Run Act I choreography

Thu    10/21        Music: I See a River, We’re not Sorry
            Dance: Work trouble spots as needed

Tue    10/26        Music: The rest of Act II
            Dance: Work all of Act II so far
Wed    10/27        Dance: Run Freedom Run, What is Urinetown, I See a River

Thu    10/28        Music: Work Act II as needed and solos
            Dance: The rest of Act II


Tue    10/31        Music: Stumble through Act II music and choreography.
Dance: Any missing choreography from Act II.
Wed    11/1        Block Act II        

Thu    11/2        Run Act II music and choreography/costume parade/ working props

Tue    11/7        Stumble through show
Wed    11/8        polish Act II            
Thu    11/9        Run Act II continue to polish

Tue    11/14        polish Act I
Wed    11/15        Run Act I continue to polish
Thu    11/16        Music and Dance: Brush up trouble spots

Tue    11/21        Run Show w/ costumes and props
Wed    11/22        Run Show w/ costumes and props
Thu    11/23        Happy Thanksgiving!

Tue    11/28        Run Show/ Polish trouble spots    
Wed    11/29        Run Show/ Polish trouble spots    
Thu    11/30        Run show/ Polish trouble spots

Sun    12/ 3        5:30PM Call: Cue to Cue (Lights, sound, band, props,set changes) No costume
or make-up
Mon    12/4        5:30PM Call: Cue to Cue (Lights, sound, band, props,set changes) No costume
or make-up
Tue    12/5        5:30PM Call: Full Dress! Circle at 7PM, Curtain at 7:30PM    

Wed    12/6        5:30PM Call: Full Dress! Circle at 7PM, Curtain at 7:30PM

Thu    12/7        5:30PM Call: Invited Audience! Full Dress! Circle at 7PM, Curtain at 7:30PM

Fri    12/8        5:30PM Call: OPENING NIGHT! Circle at 7PM, Curtain at 7:30PM

Sat    12/9        5:30PM Call: FINAL PERFORMANCE! Circle at 7PM, Curtain at 7:30PM
            (CAST & CREW PARTY)


Tue    12/12        Class time: props returned, set strike, costume strike, make-up strike.

Wed    12/13        Class time: review for finals    

Thu    12/14         Finals

General Education/Core Curriculum Student Learning Outcomes
Communication skills:Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication.

Critical Thinking Skills:Students will engage in creative and/or innovative thinking, and/or inquiry, analysis, evaluation, synthesis of information, organizing concepts and constructing solutions.

Empirical and Quantitative Skills:Students will demonstrate applications of scientific and mathematical concepts.

Teamwork:Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view.

Social Responsibility:Students will demonstrate intercultural competency and civic knowledge by engaging effectively in local, regional, national and/or global communities.

Personal Responsibility:Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making.

Program Student Learning Outcomes PSLO ALPHA: Reading skills - Demonstrates comprehension of content-area reading material.
Identifies all main ideas, supporting details, and vocabulary in reading material; demonstrates a full understanding of the reading. (This is specifically designed for our QEP: SEAHAWKS SOAR! Students Obtain Achievement in Reading)

PSLO 1: Critical Thinking Skills : Uses creative thinking, innovation, inquiry and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information.
Creatively identifies problem, argument, or issue (to determine extent of information needed); differentiates the facts from opinions as relates to situation; constructs possible solutions or prediction or consequences; uses logical, sound reasoning to justify conclusion.

PSLO 2: Communication Skills : Demonstrates effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral and/or visual communication.
Expresses a strong thesis; organizes information with effective transitions & sequencing of ideas; uses substantial, logical & specific development of ideas; details are relevant, original, credible and correctly documented when appropriate to show an effective development and interpretation of ideas; and presents ideas in appropriate mode of expression for the task.

PSLO 4: Teamwork Skills- Shows the ability to consider different points of view and to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal.
Helps the team move forward by discussing merits of alternative ideas; Treats team members respectfully; uses positive facial, vocal or written tone, or language to convey a positive attitude; Motivates teammates by expressing confidence about the importance of the task; Provides assistance/encouragement to team members; Completes all assigned tasks by deadline; Addresses conflict constructively; or helps the group avoid conflict completely.

PSLO 5: Social Responsibility Skills - Expresses intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities.
Identifies cultural characteristics (including beliefs, values, perspectives and/or practices); demonstrates knowledge of civic responsibility; provides evidence of experience in civic- engagement activities; and describes what she/ he has learned as it relates to a reinforced and clarified sense of civic identity in local, regional, national, or global communities; and shows awareness of one's own culture in relation to others.
Course Student Learning Outcomes Upon completion of the course the student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities as it applies to theater and acting.
(PSLO 1, 2, Alpha ) Measured by: Embedded exam questions; Theater Analysis Response Paper; character analysis report for monolog and group performance; pre-test / post-test
2. Articulate an informed personal reaction which critically interprets theatrical works as expressions of individual and human values within an historical and social context.
(PSLO 1, 2, 5) Measured by: Embedded exam questions; Theater Analysis Response Paper; character analysis report for monolog and group performance;
3. Engage in the creative process or interpretive performance in solo and groups to demonstrate comprehension of the physical and intellectual demands required of the author or performing artist.
(PSLO 1, 2, 4 ) Measured by: Theater Analysis Response Paper; Vocal / Physical Acting Exercise Analysis CE Reports ; Character Analysis reports for Monolog and Group Performance.
4. Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation for the aesthetic vocabulary and principles that guide theatrical presentations.
(PSLO 1, 2, Alpha) Measured by: Embedded exam questions; Vocal / Physical Acting Exercise Analysis CE Reports ; Theater Analysis Response Paper; pre-test /post-test
Academic Honesty Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSC-PA policies (Section IX, subsection A, in the Faculty Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty.
Facility Policies
  • No food or tobacco products are allowed in the classroom.

  • Only students enrolled in the course are allowed in the classroom, except by special instructor permission.

  • Electronic devices (including but not restricted to cell phones, MP3 players, and laptop computers) shall not be used during examinations unless specifically allowed by the instructor.

  • Use of electronic devices during normal class hours distracts other students, disrupts the class, and wastes valuable time. Instructors have an obligation to reduce such disruptions.

  • Turn your cellphones to vibrate when you enter the classroom.
Additional Information I will not discuss your grades over the phone or by email. If you want to discuss your grades, you must come to my office, in person.
Important Information
ADA Considerations The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the Special Populations Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241.
Copyright Violations Some material in this course may be copyrighted. They may be used only for instructional purposes this semester, by students enrolled in this course. These materials are being used fairly and legally. No one may distribute or share these copyrighted materials in any medium or format with anyone outside this class, including publishing essays with copyrighted material, uploading copyrighted material to Facebook or YouTube, or painting or performing copyrighted material for public display.

Copyright violation is not the same thing as plagiarism. Plagiarism is intellectual dishonesty. Offenses of plagiarism result in lower grades or failing scores, and professors and the college strictly enforce plagiarism rules. There is never any acceptable use of plagiarism. Copyright violation is a legal offense, punishable by large fines and penalties.

Copyrighted material can be used if permission from the material’s creator is obtained, or if its use meets the standards of fair use in an educational setting. For example, a student can quote a line from Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a report without violating copyright but still be guilty of plagiarism if the quotation is not properly documented.

If you are in doubt about what material can be freely used, ask your professor or contact the Dean of Library Services, at (409) 984-6216.
Assessment Statement Assessment is a process by which LSCPA can help you learn better and gauge the level of progress you have made to attain knowledge, skills, beliefs, and values. It also helps your professors understand how to improve teaching and testing methods in your classes, and it helps each department understand and improve degree and certificate programs.

Periodically LSC-PA will collect assessment data for research and reporting purposes, including statistical data and sometimes copies of your work. Be assured that all material the college uses for assessment purposes will be kept confidential. To ensure anonymity, your name will be removed from any material we use for assessment purposes, including video-recorded performances, speeches, and projects.

If you object to allowing LSC-PA to use your material for assessment purposes, submit a letter stating so to your professor by the 12th class day. You will still be required to participate in whatever assessments are being done; we just won’t use your data.

What’s the difference between assessment and grades? The grades you get on papers, projects, speeches, and assignments are specific types of focused assessment. LSC-PA’s assessment efforts include class grades, surveys, standardized tests, and other tools.
Privacy Notice Federal privacy laws apply to college students. This means that college employees, including instructors, cannot divulge information to third parties, including parents and legal guardians of students. Even if the students are minors, information about their college work cannot be shared with anyone except in very limited circumstances.

Anyone requesting information about a student should be referred to the Registrar. Instructors will be notified in writing by that Office about what information may be released and to whom.

Please remember that releasing private information about a student, however innocuous it may seem, can be a violation of federal law, with very serious consequences.

Circumstances under which information may be released:

An adult student may submit, to the Registrar, a handwritten, signed note granting permission for release of information. The note must specify what information may be divulged, and it must specify the name of the person to whom the information may be given.

A parent or guardian may be given access to information about a student by providing a copy of a filed tax return that shows that the student was listed as a dependent of that parent or guardian. The tax return must be for last complete tax year. Again, this documentation must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office.

A parent or guardian may be given access to information about a student if the student logs on to My.LamarPA.edu and sends an email to the Registrar granting permission. The email must specify what information may be given and the name of the person to whom it may be given.

Co-enrollment students are protected by the same privacy laws as adult students.

The Registrar’s office is located in the Student Center room 303B, and can be reached at (409) 984-6165.

College-Level Perspectives This course helps add to the students’ overall collegiate experience in the following ways:

  • Establishing broad and multiple perspectives on the individual in relationship to the larger society and world in which s/he lives, and to understand the responsibilities of living in a culturally and ethnically diversified world.

  • Stimulating a capacity to discuss and reflect upon individual, political, economic, and social aspects of life in order to understand ways in which to be a responsible member of society.

  • Developing a capacity to use knowledge of how technology and science affect their lives.

  • Developing personal values for ethical behavior.

  • Developing the ability to make aesthetic judgments.

  • Using logical reasoning in problem solving.

  • Integrating knowledge and understand the interrelationships of the scholarly disciplines.

Degree Plan Evaluation A Degree Plan Evaluation will help you determine which classes you need to complete your program.

  1. Sign in to your my.lamarpa.edu account.

  2. Click on the “My Services” tab.

  3. Click on the “Student” tab.

  4. Click on Student Records.

  5. Click on Degree Evaluation.

  6. Select the term you are planning on registering for (i.e. Summer I, Summer II, Fall, or Spring)

  7. Verify that the Curriculum Information (your MAJOR) is correct

  8. Click on “Generate New Evaluation” at the bottom of the screen.

  9. Click the radio button next to Program

  10. Click on the Generate Request button.

All of the classes that you have taken that apply to your declared major will be listed on the right. If you have a class that still needs to be completed, a “NO” will be listed on the right next to the required class.

HB 2504 This syllabus is part of LSC-PA’s efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504.

Lamar State College - Port Arthur

Mission

Lamar State College - Port Arthur, a member of The Texas State University System, is an open-access, comprehensive public two-year college offering quality and affordable instruction leading to associate degrees and a variety of certificates. The College embraces the premise that education is an ongoing process that enhances career potential, broadens intellectual horizons, and enriches life.

Core Values

  • Shared commitment by faculty, staff and administration to a mission characterized by student learning, diversity, and community involvement

  • General education/core curriculum that develops the values and concepts that allow the student to make a meaningful contribution in the workplace or community

  • Academic and technical programs designed to fulfill our commitment to accommodate students with diverse goals and backgrounds, using a variety of delivery methods, on and off campus

  • Technical education programs that provide for the acquisition of the knowledge, skills and behavior necessary for initial and continued employment

  • Student achievement characterized by attainment of individual goals and measured by successful accomplishments and completion of curriculum

  • Co-curricular opportunities that develop social, financial and civic acuity

Principles

Lamar State College - Port Arthur operates in the belief that all individuals should be:

  • treated with dignity and respect;

  • afforded equal opportunity to acquire a complete educational experience;

  • given an opportunity to discover and develop their special aptitudes and insights; and,

  • provided an opportunity to equip themselves for a fulfilling life and responsible citizenship in a world characterized by change.

 
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