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Meeting Date:
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5/17/2017 - 3:00 PM
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Category:
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Information Items
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Type:
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Info
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Subject:
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16.7 CURRICULUM: New Elective Course - Middle School: Drama Production (not an A-G course)
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Strategic Plan:
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Enclosure
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File Attachment:
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Summary:
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Theater has come a long way since the first recorded staged performance in ancient Egypt. Today, the process of production has become a fine art in itself. With concourses of community theaters, regional playhouses, independent and mainstream film companies, television studios, and various internet platforms, the knowledge of how a production team operates is more viable than ever.
Mr. Joseph Mascio, Pinacate Middle School English teacher, has submitted a middle school Drama Projection course for students in grades 7 and 8.
In Drama Production, students will occupy every role in a theater production team, from the actors on the stage, to the crew behind the scenes, as they collaborate to produce full scale productions from start to finish. They'll gain a love for the arts, skills for the trade, and techniques to solve the many problems that plague a production.
The purpose of Drama Production is to give students an authentic experience as part of a production team. Throughout the year, students will undertake various leadership roles as crew managers, directors, and team leads as they collaborate to pull together the many different facets of a stage production. The course will provide an advanced fine arts class at the middle grade level, allowing the students to build on prior knowledge gained in the Introduction to Drama course.
The course primarily follows a Project Based Learning structure. Key assignments will be students' completion of various projects for the production, including but not limited to: memorization of lines and blocking , set design and construction, audio design and editing, costume design and construction, production budgeting , and successfully running the production of the play. Students will also complete a resume and cover letter for the two roles they desire in the production as well as a final two page Production Reflection. Supplemental assignments, such as quizzes on stage terms, will be given as needed.
Drama Production has been approved by the Director of Curriculum and Instruction and the Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services.
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Funding:
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Recommendation:
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It is recommended that the Board of Trustees receive for review and consideration, as part of the first reading, the new elective course - Middle School: Drama Production.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Julie Zierold - Director - Curriculum and Instruction
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Signed By:
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Marilyn Saucedo - Assistant Superintendent
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Signed By:
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Grant Bennett - Superintendent
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