Overall, I performed well, and I exaggerated my roles, and that was why the audience found it funny. Especially the grade 1′s who were younger. But in grade 3, the children were more mature so they did not find it as amusing. In the first performance, I didn’t do as well as I could’ve because I was nervous, and I did not know what to expect. But from the second performance, I was relaxed, so I did a much better job.

My best performance was the second and third ones, because I was relaxed, and I knew exactly what to do. I enjoyed my roles more, so I was able to really put lots of expression and emphasis.

My difficulties were that at the beginning, I was nervous, so I talked too fast so I needed to relax more. The solution to that would be to not get nervous, and just pretend you are doing it in front of the class.

My achievements were that the classes found our performances funny and entertaining, so that was a good thing. I also didn’t forget my lines, and I was very dramatic with my voice, and made it sound like a old man who loved himself.

I think that the group who did 浦島太郎 (Urashimataro) were successful because they engaged themselves with audience, and they were very excited when they did this. They also put good voice in their roles, and they were enthusiastic when they were acting. THEY HAD SO MUCH ENERGY!!! Which is a key point in drama.

Here is the video.

George Wood

Here are some myths legends, and folk tales.

Folk Tale: The Yamamba where there is a moral, saying only marry people who you really love.
Legend: The Legend of Robin Hood where a man stole from the rich, and gave to the poor.
Myth: Greek Mythology for example Cupid’s Love. 

My choice: A myth.

Here is my Drama Act and Tell. I did this with Brian.

7B Drama: Act & Tell from YIS Arts on Vimeo.

I was able to put expression in my voice, and also I put lots of action with my words. Next time, I will face the audience more so then everyone will be able to see the action.

In drama, we did a one-minute practice speech about something we were passionate about. Here is my speech.

7B 1 min Speeches from YIS Academics on Vimeo.

Reflection:

My volume was quite good, but I need to work on my projection because in some parts it was a little bit too quiet. My pace was the best I think, because I kept a nice pace, and I didn’t go too fast, or too slow. My pitch needs improving because my voices pitch was almost the same throughout my speech, and it needs varying. My pause was good because I paused in between words, and I also breathed well. My posture was good, and I didn’t sway or wiggle or fidget while I was talking. My eye contact needs to move through the whole audience, and not just in one place.

Thanks,

George

Here is my mime.

Reflection:

What did I explore In this unit?

I explored this unit by watching other famous people doing mime, and when I did my summative assessment, I tried to use those ideas I had seen other people do. I also tried to explore how I could still communicate sound or talking or sound effects. When I performed, I made sure to exaggerate my actions so people will still understand.

7B Mimes from YIS Academics on Vimeo.

Here is a clip from Singing in the Rain

I thought Gene Kelly used rhythm well because he used the whole street for his dance, and I thought this looked very effective.  He used expression well as well. He was dancing fast and quick, so he was obviously happy when he was acting and tap-dancing.  He moved through space in a interesting way. Gene Kelly ran and skipped and jumped which was very effective when he used his umbrella, which was his main prop. The umbrella was effective because when he twirled it around, it looked very beautiful with his dancing.

Overall, I thought his dancing was very effective, and I think he used rhythm, expression, moving through space, and also his prop in a very good way.

Thanks,

George

Here is my video for our summative assessment task for dance and rhythm. The music in the background is out-of-date 1980′s music. I hope you enjoy! And please don’t laugh at the dancing. (Girls are better at dancing, generally speaking).

6C Final Dance from YIS Academics on Vimeo.

6C George-LAMDA from YIS Academics on Vimeo.

For the speech, I think I did fairly well for my body language, except I did fidget a little bit with my hands when I was holding my que cards. I think I need to put in a little bit more body movement to express my feelings more deeply. I think my clarity was very good, and I heard my voice and understood everything without any trouble. My tone was quite good, but I think I should have put some more emotion in my voice. So, overall, I think I need to just improv on my bogy language and changing my tone a little bit more.