WRITING FOR THE PAGE AND STAGE
I believe that all performances peices should have a reason for being: A Call to action. If you have the attention of an audience you have an obligation to use your time to inform, motivate, inspire or entertain your audience. Maybe even make the world a better place. This class will help you to craft performance peices that are as enjoyable on the page as well as the stage as well as a purpose, which means excellent writing! We will write and craft until our work is good enough to be performed on any stage.
Each week students will be writing, editing, crafting, and performing original spoken word poetry, stand-up comedy, "TED" Talks, SLAM, and monologue pieces for live performance. Students will learn techniques for performance as well as tips for memorization.
It is important that students bring in hard copies of performance pieces for peer editing and intensive critique, every week. This will allow students to refine their work for performance and publication. We will be filming 2-3 pieces throughout the course so that students can critique their own performance. Students have the opportunity to participate in a “SLAM” or give a "TED Talk" on the last day of class. Parents are invited to attend.
Each writer should have a pen, pencils, erasers, and a spiral notebook for class notes and in-class writing, as well as a 3-ring binder with plastic sleeves for 2nd and 3rd drafts.
I believe that all performances peices should have a reason for being: A Call to action. If you have the attention of an audience you have an obligation to use your time to inform, motivate, inspire or entertain your audience. Maybe even make the world a better place. This class will help you to craft performance peices that are as enjoyable on the page as well as the stage as well as a purpose, which means excellent writing! We will write and craft until our work is good enough to be performed on any stage.
Each week students will be writing, editing, crafting, and performing original spoken word poetry, stand-up comedy, "TED" Talks, SLAM, and monologue pieces for live performance. Students will learn techniques for performance as well as tips for memorization.
It is important that students bring in hard copies of performance pieces for peer editing and intensive critique, every week. This will allow students to refine their work for performance and publication. We will be filming 2-3 pieces throughout the course so that students can critique their own performance. Students have the opportunity to participate in a “SLAM” or give a "TED Talk" on the last day of class. Parents are invited to attend.
Each writer should have a pen, pencils, erasers, and a spiral notebook for class notes and in-class writing, as well as a 3-ring binder with plastic sleeves for 2nd and 3rd drafts.
