Plans for Ki’s Theater Class

I published this straight from my WORD Document! How fun! So, Ki is doing Theater & Lightwave. (as I did not think either alone was a 2-3 hour a day class)
Theater will be on M/W/F and Light Wave will be on T/Th.

THEATER CLASS

• PLAYWRIGHTS
  
  • Shakespeare (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare )
    
  • Tennesse Williams (http://www.zeroland.co.nz/theatre.html )
    
  • Choose a 3^rd playright from the list at the above link
    
• WRITING A PLAY
  
  • http://www.playwriting101.com/
    
  • VIDEO How-To
    
    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHmm8qncTp8&feature=related
      
    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcJ-UB67QQ0&feature=channel
      
    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoEDMfP9nRY&feature=list_related&playnext=1&list=PL8191D67D4070401A
      
    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnTOxfu2RXw&list=PL8191D67D4070401A&playnext=2
      
  • http://www.ehow.com/how_2045040_write-play.html
    
    • Write a short play or a skit- to be acted or done as a puppet show.
      
    • Make a Story Board
      
  • Play NANO-FICTIONARY & Mad Scientist University.
    
    • make a short story board (comic book) of one of the 'game stories'
      
    • Write a Short Skit using one of the games
      
• IMPROVE WEDNESDAY
  
  • http://improvencyclopedia.org/games/index.html
    
  • http://www.whoseline.net/show/games.html
    
  • Maybe have kids over for an hour on Wednesdays, after lunch. Have Ki lead this hour
    
• YOGA/STRETCHING
  
  • Do Daily-with all kids- market as exercises to strengthen muscles for balance and performing plays
    
  • Start Improv Wed Groups with these stretches!
    
• VOCBULARY
  
  • use Notecards on a ring
    
  • when a new or important word/term is read- write it on a new card
    
• CAREERS
  
  • http://www.collegeboard.com/csearch/majors_careers/profiles/majors/50.0501.html
    
  • Click on Related Careers in the side. And again on the following pages
    
  • Make a List of all possible careers in this field with a brief (1-3 sentence) description
    

THEATER CLASS (pg 2)

MONDAYS

1-1:45 Research/Notes

2-3:00 Writing/Designing

WEDNESDAYS

1-2:00 IMPROV at the Park

2:30-3:15 Writing/Reading

FRIDAYS

1-1:45 Research/Notes

2-2:45 Writing/Designing

3:00 Quiz

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This will be what I email to Ki. I still need to make a Break Down of what exactly do do each of the days. But this is about 80% of the planning work I think.
IMPROV WED will be at a local park and we are inviting all of our homeschool friends to join us!