Fall 2021 Course Syllabus Course: DRAM-1351- Section: 01 Acting I

Instructor Information
Instructor	Zachary Dailey
E-mail	daileyze@lamarpa.edu
Phone	(409) 984-6331
Office	Location: Performing Arts Center - Room: 155 Hours: Tues/Thurs, 11:00AM - 12:30PM and 3:00PM - 5:30PM; Wed, 11:00AM - 1:00PM
COVID 19 Information	The Lamar State College Port Arthur (LSCPA) Student Code of Conduct COVID 19 Policy requires students who have been exposed to COVID 19 or diagnosed with COVID 19 to report their condition on the COVID 19 Notification Form (available via a link on the Student Code of Conduct COVID19 webpage). This information will be provided to the Dean of Student Services. In addition, this policy requires all students to wear face coverings in compliance with the criteria included in the policy. For more information please refer to the COVID 19 link on the LSCPA website.
Course Information
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.
Prerequisites	Compass Reading 81 or Asset Reading 41 or Accuplacer Reading 78 or MAPS Reading 114 or THEA Reading 230 or TASP Reading 230 or ( Exit Level TAKS Language Arts 2200 and Exit Level TAKS Write Rating 3) or ( SAT Verbal 500 and SAT Total 1070) or ( SAT1 Reading 500 and SAT1 Total Reading and Math 1070) or ( ACT1 English 19 and ACT1 Composite 23) or ( ACT English 19 and ACT Composite 23) or Undergraduate level ENGL 0302 Minimum Grade of C
Learning Outcomes	Analyze scripts from the viewpoint of the actor. Analyze, develop, and perform a character. Demonstrate effective and safe use of the voice and body. Define and discuss terms and concepts using the vocabulary of theater. Perform at an appropriately skilled level in ensemble building exercises, scenes and final projects, which may include participation in plays.
Core Objectives	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. Communication skills: Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication. 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.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
Textbooks	Textbook Purchasing Statement: A student attending Lamar State College Port Arthur is not under any obligation to purchase a textbook from the college-affiliated bookstore. The same textbook may also be available from an independent retailer, including an online retailer. Konstantin Stanislavski, An Actor's Work, Translated and edited by Jean Benedetti, Routledge, 2008.
Lecture Topics Outline	Week 1: Introductions and What is Acting? Week 2: Given Circumstances Week 3: Exercises Week 4: Sense Memory Week 5: Exercises Week 6: Status Week 7: Monologues Week 8: Action Week 9: Obstacle and Objective Week 10: Scoring Week 11: Physical Characteristics Week 12: Reflection Week 13: Rehearsal Week 14: Rehearsal Week 15: Rehearsal Week 16: Performance
Major Assignments Schedule	8/31 - Read Ch. 3 (Quiz) 9/2 - Basic Object Exercise 9/7 - Three Entrances Exercise 9/9 - Immediacy Exercise 9/14 - Read Ch. 9 (Quiz) 9/16 - Sense Memory Exercise 9/21 - Endowment Exercise 9/23 - Talking to Yourself Exercise 10/7 - Monologue Analysis Due 10/12 - Read Ch. 13 & 14 (Quiz) 10/19 - Read Ch. 15 (Quiz) 10/28 - Read ELEMENO PEA 11/2 - Read Ch. 23 11/9 - Play Reflection Paper Due 12/7 - Prompt Book Due
Final Exam Date	December 7, 2021 - 12:30 PM   Through  December 7, 2021 - 2:50 PM
Grading Scale	90 - 100 = A 80 - 89 = B 70 - 79 = C 60 - 69 = D Below 59 = F
Determination of Final Grade	Participation - 10%, Quizzes - 15%, Exercises - 20%, Midterm Monologue - 10%, Reflection Paper - 20%, Final Performance - 25%
Course Policies
Instructor Policies	Due to FERPA laws which protect your own privacy, 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, either during my scheduled office hours or by appointment.
Attendance Policy	Theater can only happen in the presence of both the performers and the audience. To that end, showing up is of utmost importance. Students can miss the equivalent days equal to the number of class meetings per week. As this is a Tuesday/Thursday class, students are allowed up to two absences. After two, each additional absence will result in the lowering of the student's overall course grade by one full letter grade. As already mentioned, prompt attendance is necessary in the arts. At the beginning of each class, roll will be called. If you are not present when your name is called, you will be marked ABSENT for the day. The same goes for leaving class early: you will be considered absent.
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. Use of electronic devices is prohibited.
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 the Office for Disability Services Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241.
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Other	CONTENT DISCLOSURE: Content in the arts can sometimes include works, situations, actions, and language that can be offensive to some students on the grounds of sexual explicitness, violence, or blasphemy. As these topics can be central to the texts about which we are learning, and our college is devoted to the principle of Academic Freedom, students who might feel unduly distressed or made uncomfortable by such expressions should speak privately with the instructor to determine the best course of action.
HB 2504	This syllabus is part of LSC-PA's efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504.
Department	Commercial Music, Visual and Performing Arts Chair: Richard Vandewalker E-mail: vandewalkerre@lamarpa.edu Phone: (409) 984-6520 If you have a grievance, complaint, or concern about this course that has not been resolved through discussion with the Instructor, please consult the Department Chair.