FROM THE TWISTED MINDS OF FLY & SCARFF

ENGLISH-DRAMA COMBINED

DRAM-GLISH

All the worlds a stage, and all the men and women merely players.
Ms. Scarff
sscarff@clearview.ab.ca
Mr. Fleischhacker
dfleischhacker@clearview.ab.ca

Wm E Hay
Composite High School

February 2015

English/Drama Combined
encourages you to take part
in the action, bringing the
best of both subjects into a
cooperative, team-taught
class. Discover Shakespeare
way it was meant to be
experienced, live action in a
full production. Write
scripts and one-acts and see
them come to life. Develop
your communication skills
for public speaking, debate
and overall professionalism.
Enjoy the flexibility of a
combined course, while
dramatically improving
your English skills as
lifelong learners.

Diary of A

nne Fran

Program Goals
For the English component of the class, the goals are to see you
read, write, speak, view, listen and represent to:
- explore thoughts, feelings, ideas and experiences,
- comprehend and respond critically and personally to oral,
print and other media texts,
- manage ideas and information,
- create oral, print, visual and multimedia texts and enhance the
clarity and artistry of communication,
- respect, support and collaborate with others.
For the Drama component of the class, the goals are to
encourage you to:
- acquire a knowledge of self and others through participation in
and reflection upon dramatic experiences,
- develop competency in communication skills through
participation and exploration of various dramatic disciplines,
- appreciate drama and theatre as a process and an art form.

One Sleight Hitch

The Course Outline

Timeline and Key Focus Material: This course will move very quickly and
require you to manage your 5me extremely wisely. We are working through
two courses worth of material at the same 5me, so expect to be working on
two or more assignments at once! Informa5on on major assignments and
their due dates for the en5re course are available upon request if you want
to get a head start.
Shakespeare - Twelfth Night
- The comedic genius of Shakespeare will have you consider the major themes
of gender roles, loyalty, and literary techniques like irony.

Bone Chiller

Materials: You! A,endance is

absolutely cri4cal as much of what we
will do in this class cannot be put on a
handout. Students who miss class tend
to struggle with the con5nuity of their
learning. Try to come in comfortable
and appropriate clothing (please avoid
skirts).

- A full production will require your dramatic skills in movement, speech and
acting.

You will also need a

- Emphasis will be placed on theatre throughout history and its impact on

drama as we know it today.

! 2 binder with lined and

unlined paper
! Coil notebook or duotang
with loose leaf

Film Study (various films)

- Critically analyzing films will expand your ability as a 21st century learner.
- Close attention will be paid to viewing films through the lens of theatre
studies and techniques.
Theatre Studies and History (research topic of your choosing)

- Researching and writing a thorough expository paper.

Novel Study (Flowers for Algernon)
- A novel with extremely complex ideas and themes, including intolerance,
prejudice and humanity.

- Adapting the novel for the stage and developing characters for theatre will
! Pens, pencils, erasers,
whiteout, and highlighters utilize skills in acting, speech, and theatre studies.

! Personal reading book of

your choice
! USB key ( just a
sugges5on)

Poetry ( a selection)
- Poetry appreciation and creation will round your skills as a writer and
creative thinker.
- Creativity will be enhanced with focus on speech and movement.

Course Evaluation: You will receive a mark in English and Drama separately.
When checking MapleWood, be sure you look at both sections. The mark
breakdown for each course can be seen as:

Drama

English
Reading & Viewing

30%

Orientation

10%

Writing
Speaking & Representing

30%
20%

Movement
Speech

20%
20%

Strategies
Written Final

5%
10%

Improv/Acting
Theatre Studies/

20%
10%

Reading Comprehension Final

5%

Technical Theatre
Final Projects

20%

Expectations
Certain schedules will be used in class
to ensure we cover all of the material
thoroughly. The activities listed below
will be weekly/bi-weekly routines in our
class. All work completed at these
times can be used as formative and/or
summative assessment.
Make-it-up Monday: will be a
combination of Improv Workshops and
Personal Response Journal writing.
We-Read Wednesday: every other
Wednesday will present a new short
story, script, or non-fiction article,
which we will read, respond to and
evaluate.
reFlective Friday: journal about your
skills as an actor, your impressions as a
reader/writer, and the course in
general.

Regarding Drama
For your drama credits you
will be expected to complete
two final projects - one solo
and one group.
These projects need to
consider:
Lighting Design
Sound Design
Costume Design
Props
Set Design
For any questions on
Expectations
or
Assessment Practices,
including
Academic Dishonesty,
see the
Student Handbook

D RA M A P RO J EC T M A S TER RU B RI C
Exemplary

4.0

Competent

3.0

Progressing

2.0

Beginning

1.0

Incomplete

Demonstrated great deal of enthusiasm while performing.

Clarity, proper enunciation, excellent volume consistently
displayed. Uses appropriate sound effects and body
movements very effectively. The audience was sincerely
delighted with the project.
Demonstrated good enthusiasm while performing. Clarity,
proper enunciation, good voice volume usually displayed.
Uses appropriate sound effects and body movements
effectively.
The audience enjoyed the project.

We have high expectations concerning the

success of this course and its students. To
have the best semester possible, here are a
few ideas...

1. Show the utmost RESPECT to

EV ERYONE in the class at all times.
This includes respecting others
opinions, property and rights.
2. Complete the required readings &
assignments for class.
3.Attend class regularly & punctually
if an absence is unavoidable, you are
responsible for what you miss. This
means you, Roam!

er
4. Seek help when you need it. Wheth
its improving a character or getting
targeted writing help, students who
receive one to one attention see
t
significant improvements. This is wha
were here for.

AS PER THE
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT GUIDELINES:

Re-dos are not automatic; you

Demonstrated some enthusiasm while performing. Clarity,

proper enunciation, good voice volume occasionally
displayed. Uses appropriate sound effects and body
movements with some effectiveness. The audience sat
through the project, but was sometimes bored.

will have to demonstrate that

you have re-learned the

Demonstrated little enthusiasm while performing. Clarity,

proper enunciation, good voice volume seldomly
displayed. Uses appropriate sound effects and body
movements with little effectiveness.
The project was painful for the audience.

Students who have not

Grade cannot be assigned at this point due to lack of

evidence.

necessary information or skills

in order to re-do the assignment.
completed the formative work
forfeit an re-dos on summative
assessments.