Drama Journal – On Time and Symbol
November 29, 2011
Our last few drama classes have focused on the element of time. Every drama has something to do with time. If you see two people in a scene you immediately think: Why are they there? How do they know each other? What will happen? etc. We use drama to figure these questions out. In the [...]
Drama Journal – On Subtext and Language
November 28, 2011
In this weeks drama class, we studied about subtext. The Subtext is the implied words between the lines of a script. It is kind of like a hidden meaning of people’s emotions, motives, thoughts, etc. Examples are when people say “I hate you!” but actually mean “I love you,” and when people say “That dress [...]
Field Studies – Shiga / Kyoto
November 6, 2011
This field studies grade nine went to Shiga (lake Biwa), and Kyoto. Over all this field studies have been a mix of good and bad. The great things were that the cabins were so big, and that I had fabulous roommates. Every night was so much fun as we enjoyed each other’s company. Also there [...]
Drama Journal – Summative Assessment #2
November 2, 2011
Before October break we performed our summative assessment. The other group also performed. First Mr. Meiklejohn explained what we should improve on. We had mainly technical problems, especially the transitions. Mr. Meiklejohn said that we should be more smooth and fast. He liked the idea of the black cloth however. To make the transitions smoother [...]
