RIVERBEND iRADIO THEATER (WRRT) COURSE
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
 

  1. Students will need to bring pens/pencils with a journal notebook to take notes and may require a usb flash drive to save their computer work. They should also use the Distance Education (DE) forum, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Riverbend_iTheater/files, to save their work for group access.
     
  2. We have a new Distance Education discussion group page at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Riverbend_iTheater/. Through the course's duration, check in twice weekly for updates and to contribute.

    Some of the uses for which we can use this forum include the following:     Messages, Post, Files, Photos, Links, Polls, Members, and Calendar.
     

 

 

COURSE LESSON PLANS

 

Note: The 2007 Fall semester schedule below is an estimate. Classes meet Saturdays 9:30am-12:30pm. Performances meet Mondays 4pm-8pm.

 

By the Reading/Homework

By the Performance

By the Week


 

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By the Reading/Homework

There is no text book assigned for this course; however, each week students will be expected to prepare for each class with the necessary research to complete the planning and work towards each performance.

Students need to keep a course Journal. It would be best if this is kept in an electronic file format like Microsoft Word. There should be at least one entry for every week of class. This will be turned in for final review at the end of the course, but forwarding the the file or printing a copy for instructors is welcome if you would like feedback. The journal entries should each cover three areas:

1) Reflection of the Saturday's class' successes, frustrations, and questions.

2) Things you want to put down in writing so you're sure to remember.

3) Responses to Online (Yahoo group discussion questions) posted at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Riverbend_iTheater/.

Additionally, there will be a Distance Education (DE) component added to the course where students and instructors will share in online discussion questions and answers. The forum for this DE is:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Riverbend_iTheater/



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By the Performance

Performance 1, Friday, March 29 at 7pm)

Formats may include

Instruction areas include:

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By the Assessment

Assessments will be based upon the lesson objectives and the performance at a time to be announced in the form of an adjudication / discussion between the students and instructors.

Student Journals will also be reviewed for completeness.

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By the Week


Week 1 - Sat. January 12

9:30-11:30, Theater
11:30- 12:30, Learning Center

9:30-10:30, Intros, Meditation, Trust Exercise- with Toby

10:30-11:15, Tech tour in the theater- Liz, Mac, Aaron & Toby

11:30-12:00, Marketing & Promotion- Aaron & Toby

12:00-12:30, Intro to Yahoo Groups & Online Discussion – Liz

  • Review classroom guidelines, discuss instructor and students expectations, Internet Policy, course outline, progress reports/grades, journal entries, complete survey.

  • Assign / Review expectations for Performance 1.

  • PowerPoint Presentations
    • Online File Management lesson.
    • Discuss possibilities with radio theatre in terms of technical ability, job, and school applications.
    • Discuss writing for one's self vs. writing for an audience, and incorporating sound and characterizations with and without technology.

  • Walk through areas class will use: theatre stage and back stage, computer room, and sound/lighting booth.

  • Questions/Answers.

 

 

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Week 2 - Sat. January 19

 

9:30-12:30, Theater 

9:30-10:00, Learning Center – Intro to Radio with clips – Liz

10:15-12:30, Theater – Tech- set up microphones, sound effects, booth sound & recording & stage for performance needs. – MAC, Liz, Aaron.

Homework- Write back story document for Forrest Gumshoe & Nearly Normal using online sharing of information.

 
  • Daily in-class writing pages.
     
  • Questions/Answers.

 

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Week 3 -Sat. January 26

9:30-12:30 Learning Center

 

Writing with Toby

 

Format of the show, select segments, story outlines for Forrest and Normals, casting.

 
  • Daily in-class writing pages.

  • Questions/Answers.

 

 

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Week 4 - Sat. January February 2

9:30-12:30 Learning Center

 

Writing and Music with Toby

 
  • Daily in-class writing pages.

  • Questions/Answers.

 


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Week 5 - Sat. February 9

9:30-12:30 Theater

9:30-11:15Full tech set up – SFX, Lighting, Microphone technique and recording with Liz, Mac, Aaron,

11:30-12:15 – Microphone technique – Toby, Liz, MAC, Aaron

12:15-12:30- Take down

 
  • Daily in-class writing pages.

  • Questions/Answers. 

 


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Week 6 - Sat. February 16

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Week 7 - Sat. February 23

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Week 8 - Sat. March 1

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Week 9 - Sat. March 8

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Week 10 - Sat. March 15

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Week 11 - Sat. March 22

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Instructor Info

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Student Materials List

  1. Writing Journal
  2. Script Writing Paper
  3. 2 pens
  4. USB Flash drive

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Links

Souhegan Valley Boys and Girls Club

Amato Performing Arts Center

Milford High School

Milford High School Program of Studies

NH Department of Education

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Sound clips:

 

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