DRAM-1310-01 - Intro to Theater
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
House Bill 2504
Spring 2017 Course Syllabus
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Semester | Spring 2017 | ||||||||||||
Instructor | Stafford, Laura Johnson | ||||||||||||
Phone | (409) 984-6331 | ||||||||||||
staffolj@lamarpa.edu | |||||||||||||
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Course Information | |||||||||||||
Course Number | 11600 | ||||||||||||
Course Description | A general survey of the major fields of theater. Emphasis on observation and appreciation of various types and styles of plays, knowledge of the functions of the personnel and other elements of theatre production including its history, dramatic works, stage techniques, production procedures and its relation to the fine arts. | ||||||||||||
Course Prerequisites | None | ||||||||||||
Required Textbooks |
Wolf, Laurie J. Introduction to Theater: A Direct Approach. USA: Xlibris Corporation, 2012. ISBN: 978-1-4797-2944-9 Check your Blackboard Class Announcements for messages from me about class materials. Check your MyLamarpa email often for campus updates. You must be able to access the Lamarpa.edu site and Blackboard to complete this course. You must have access to a printer to complete assignments. The Gates Library Computer Lab is available to all students with current ID cards. |
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Attendance Policy |
Research has shown a cause and effect relationship between attendance and college success. Attendance & Make Up Policy: Each student is allowed three hours of excused absence [court appearance, hospitalization of self, school sanctioned trip] (only 2 class periods). Each absence in excess of this ration will result in the loss of 3 points from this category for each day missed. Tardines will count as a 1 point deduction from this grade category. Attendance /Participation is a requirement for this class. It is also a grade category. Full participation in the full class period is part of the course material; Leaving early will count as a tardy. Remember to make every effort to attend all class days. If you are absent more than 5 class hours (3 class periods) you may be dropped from the class by the professor with the grade you have earned. Save your excused absences until it is truly an emergency. The group performance project does not have any way to make up lost points. No Show – No Points. There will be no make up exams given in class time, in extreme cases it may be possible to take the unit exams in the Student Learning Center, but that must be arranged with Dr. Stafford in advance. There are NO RE-TESTS. There are limited days for the completion of the oral projects and everyone must be ready. It is your responsibility to follow the agenda calendar and be ready to present. All written reports are due on the appropriate due date stated on the agenda or a loss of 10 points will occur on that assignment. No SHOW means NO SCORE!!! |
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Course Grading Scale | 900-1000=A 800-899=B 700-799=C 600-699=D Below 599=F | ||||||||||||
Determination of Final Grade |
In Dr. Stafford's class you will be graded with actual points not percentages. Punctual completion of each assignment earns you a number of real points, which you will add up to total your final grade. There will be no curving. Check your course Blackboard “My Grades” to see your running total of points. You need 700 for a transferable C! 200 pts A/P (Review Question (RQ) participation days 120, Attendance days 80) 200 pts 2 Exams 200 pts 2 Public Performance Observation papers 50 pts 2 in class presentations Performance Response Self Critiques (25@) 50 pts Monologue script & performance (25pts @) 175 pts Group scene project (includes the 40pts for 2 in class rehearsal days) 125 pts One Act Play script Research project ------- 1000 pts total Types of Assignments: Oral Performance: Monolog performance (25 pts.); Group Scene performance (50 pts.); and the oral presentation of the typed play analysis (25pts.) No show – No points Written: -- One typed analysis essay of a play script read outside of class (100pts). -- Within the class oral performance projects there are 6 written elements: • monolog script construction (25pts), • Group Scene scripting (25pts) • monolog performance self-reflective response #1 (25 pts) and • group Scene self-reflective response #2 (25pts) • character analysis essay for group Scene (25 pts) • teamwork analysis for group Scene project (25 pts) & Rehearsal Report (10pts) 2 Public Performance Observation Papers: public performances will be attended outside of class and the written audience response critique is required to demonstrate an appreciation of performance elements. (200 pts) Exams: Two objective exams will cover lecture, textbook materials, and video examples. Each exam will be objective type tests using Scantron Form 882. Each exam will be worth 100pts. Attendance / Participation: Fully participating in class discussion of Review Questions (RQ) and performance projects will earn 200pts. total. (loss of 3pts. per day for every absences over the excused 3 limit) Review Question Participation for Chapters & Essay Readings count for 120 points of participation in this category. Rehearsal in class 2 days for group project (40 pts) If there is any student in this class who has need for test taking accommodations, please feel free to bring me your accommodation letter and discuss this with me . By adding points earned, you can continually measure your progress towards the final grade you want to earn in this class. Grade Profile 1000 900 A 799 700 C 899 800 B 699 600 D Does not transfer 599 - F No incompletes You must have access to our course Blackboard to complete this course. |
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Final Exam Date | May 9, 2017 - 8:00 AM Through May 9, 2017 - 10:00 AM | ||||||||||||
Major Assignments | See Below: | ||||||||||||
Calendar of Lecture Topics and Major Assignment Due Dates |
Class Starts 9:30am SHARP! BEING PRESENT COUNTS! (Yes, We stay for the whole time and Test material is covered in class. It is your responsibility to get material you miss from other students and turn in required papers on the due dates listed below.) Doctor’s appointments & going to work are not excused absences, make appointments outside of class time. And if work isn’t flexible drop the class. All work for the performance is done in the class time so, leaving early or coming late is not an option! Missing the performance dates loses those points there is no make-up for the in class performances. You must be present and participate to earn the Review Question Points! TURN ALL CELL PHONES AND MUSIC DEVICES OFF WHILE IN CLASS!!!! WEEK # 1 (Read Essay Handouts) T Jan. 17 Pre-Test /Intro / Agreements / One Act Play script analysis Research Project choices/“1Act Plays by Modern Authors” Reading Handout / Review Questions instructions for Essays and Textbook Chapters R 19 Play Analysis Paper instructions / Blocking lecture with RQ/ “Critiquing a Theatrical Production” Reading Handout / WEEK # 2 Read your One Act Play selection T Jan. 24 Play Script Title Due! / Essay RQ Due! (2 reading assignments) /V. Japan R 26 Public Performance Observation Form Handout & Instructions (due twice in semester) / V. Theater Devices / v. Women in Power WEEK # 3 (Read Chapters 1 & 2 in Textbook) T 31 One Act Play Script Research Paper Due (100pts) / Oral Presentations (25 pts) No show –no oral points. R Feb. 2 Ch. 1 & 2 RQ Due! What is Theater – Drama? And Acting/Theater Spaces / Stafford Video – Amphitheaters in Sicily WEEK # 4 (Read Chapter 3 & 4 in Textbook) T 7 Ch. 3 RQ Due! Textual Analysis / V. Modern Antigone, Women in Tragedy R 9 Chapter 4 RQ Due! Role of the Director / Class summaries of One Act Play Scripts handout for exam WEEK # 5 (Read Chapter 5 in Textbook) T 14 Monolog Instructions / work on script in class/Part of V. Backstage R 16 Chapter 5 RQ Due! Design Team (examples of set, costume, sound designs) V. Backstage cont. (possible 175 points earned) WEEK # 6 (Prep for Exam 1) First Drop Date no penalty is Mar. 1 next week T 21 Typed Monolog Script Due (25 pts) / Performance of Monolog (25 pts) /watch your own video in Student Folder on Blackboard to complete Performance Response #1 R 23 Exam 1 (Chapters 1-5, class notes, videos, Essay Readings, One Act Play plots) No Show – No Points! Need Scantron 882 & pencil (100 pts) WEEK # 7 (Read Chapter 6 in Textbook) T 28 Chapter 6 RQ Due! Medieval & English Renaissance/ View Cycle Dramas & Shakespeare videos / Read A Servant’s Tale excerpt handout March 1 First Drop Date no penalty (possible 335 points earned) R Mar. 2 Chapter 6 continued / Performance Response #1 Due! (25 pts) / RQ story WEEK # 8 (Read Chapter 7 in Textbook) T 7 Chapter 7 RQ Due! Italian Renaissance / V. Commedia dell’Arte R Mar. 9 UIL (can view One Act for observations) Room used as dressing room Week #9 Spring Break (Mar. 13-17) WEEK # 10 (Read Chapter 8 in Textbook) T Mar. 21 Chapter 8 RQ Due! Restoration, Neoclassicism, & 18th Century English Theater / Watch: V. She Stoops to Conquer R 23 UIL (can view One Act for observations) Room used as dressing room WEEK # 11 ( Part I: Group Scene Performance Project Begins) Important Week! T Mar. 28 Project Instructions given / Group Script Writing begins / Attendance Critical R 30 Group Script Writing continues / Teamwork Rubric Analysis & Creating a Character Handout / Public Performance Observation # 1 DUE! (100pts) WEEK # 12 (Part II: Rehearsals) Attendance Necessary for Success!!! T Apr. 4 Individual “Script analysis” Due (25 pts) / Teamwork Rubric Due (25 pts)/ conduct rehearsal A. R 6 Rehearsal Report A Due (10 pts) / Technical-Dress Rehearsal (take notes for Character Analysis) / Bring any props or costume pieces today! Week # 13 (Read Chapter 9 & 10 in Textbook) T 11 Group Scene Performance (50 pts) / view group scene video on Blackboard under Student Folders (by Group Title) to complete the Performance Response #2 analysis R 13 Chapter 9 & Create a Character RQ Due! German & English Romanticism & English Melodrama / Character Analysis 3 paragraphs essay: Due (25 pts) (Possible 665 points earned) WEEK # 14 (Essay Reading Assignments: Musical Theater & Opportunities) T 18 Chapter 10 RQ Due! The Modern Period: Realisms & Antirealisms / Performance Response #2 Due (25 pts) April 19th last drop date with grade earned R 20 Chapter 10 continued / video examples WEEK # 15 (Read Chapter 11 & 12 in Textbook) T 25 Musical Theater & Opportunities Essays RQ Due! / video examples R 27 Chapter 11 & 12 RQ Due! / Brecht & Epic Theater and Theatre of Diversity WEEK # 16 T May 2 Public Performance Observation #2 DUE! (100pts) / Chapter 12 continued Last Class Day!! (possible 820 points earned) – (80 points of attendance & final exam bring the total to 1000) R Finals: Tuesday May 9th (8:00am) Exam II (Lecture material, Essays, Chapters 6-12, & video examples)(100pts.) Scantron 882 The final exam is a required element because it is a unit exam. Attendance is (80 pts.) You are earning 3 pts per day!!! Be here it all adds up! Fully participating in class discussion (RQ) will earn 120 pts. (10 pts @ RQ) Total = 200 pts. Missing any preparation days during the Group Scene project will forfeit those points – No Show—No Points!!! |
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General Education/Core Curriculum Student Learning Outcomes |
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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. 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. |
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Course Student Learning Outcomes |
1. Analyze theater through written responses to play texts and/or live performance. (PSLO 1, 2) Measured by Public Performance Observation analysis reports or Dramatic Script Research Project; or Self-Reflective Performance 2. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of theater history and dramatic works. (PSLO 1, 2, Alpha) Measured by embedded test or quiz questions; Public Performance Observation analysis reports; pre-test/post-test. 3. Describe the collaborative nature of theater arts. (PSLO 1, 2, 4) Measured by embedded test questions, Dramatic Script Research Project; and Group Performance Teamwork Rubrics. 4. Demonstrate the relationship of the arts to everyday life as well as broader historical and social contexts. (PSLO 1, 2, 5) Measured by embedded test or quiz questions; Internet Research Project; Dramatic Script Research Project; or Monolog / Group Performance rubrics |
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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 |
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Additional Information | After 9pm at night I do not return email or text or calls. I will answer the next morning as soon as possible. | ||||||||||||
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 Coordinator, Office for Disability Services, 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. |
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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. |
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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.
The Registrar’s office is located in the Student Center room 303B, and can be reached at (409) 984-6165. |
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College-Level Perspectives |
This course helps add to the students’ overall collegiate experience in the following ways:
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Degree Plan Evaluation |
A Degree Plan Evaluation will help you determine which classes you need to complete your program.
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. |
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HB 2504 | This syllabus is part of LSC-PA’s efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504. | ||||||||||||
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