To start off the class we played "Baby I love you". It seems as if people in the class are still embarrassed about doing things in front of each other. I guess we will have to do other games like that to get them unembarrassed with each other.
After we got in groups and discussed what superheros are. When we got a bunch of words we were told that we were going to make a skit with at least one hero, and one super villain. However we couldn't seem to really agree on anything.
During our discussion Amneat(sp?) seemed to take over. Every time I tried to direct again and ask why she was taking over she said because I wasn't and basically wouldn't let me take over. I guess I need to toughen up a bit and know how to say no to people to take over.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
September. 28, 2010
Mrs. C was finally back today. We of course started Monday morning check-in's (Even though it was Thursday because yesterday was a pro-d-day.). After that we played Mafia. I explained my rules with the cards. Then after tyhe first round someone else in the class said they knew another version and we played the other version.
The game didn't really work after the couple rounds because everyone was talking. No one was listening to rules or closing there eyes. Asking questions at inappropriate times. I was getting stressed out with everyone for there not listening. They need to learn to respect who is speaking at the time and not talk in between every little thing.
The game didn't really work after the couple rounds because everyone was talking. No one was listening to rules or closing there eyes. Asking questions at inappropriate times. I was getting stressed out with everyone for there not listening. They need to learn to respect who is speaking at the time and not talk in between every little thing.
September. 24, 2010
To start off the day we played a few warm-ups. After wards the scenes we had performed before in the previous class but this time we had to add a problem. My group added a terrorist It seemed everyone got sort of the idea and some people only broke character a couple of times.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
September.23,2010
We had a sub today named Mr.Daniel's. To start of we played a bunch of circle games. First fruit's basket, then off your rump (or as I know it the great wind blow's.) After we got to make scene's that he gave us. Then not much else happened. We showed them.
September. 22, 2010
Kaeman had taken over and we first played a game that I can't remember the name of. After we played one round of the "killing game" as I'm going to call it and we pretended to be in a museum. However not many people were trying I don't think. They are more trying to find the killing then play the game.After that we got to show our skits. My group apparently did well except they needed to make more clear who they were trying to be in the skit. I however was just sitting behind the tv making music for the video game.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
September. 21, 2010
To start off the class with played a game called Skull Island. However for the final round we pretended to be in a shopping mall. First couple of times people were just standing around but soon enough by the last round people were getting the hang of it. However the mall was easier then the stranded island.
After we played a few rounds of that we were separated in our groups from yesterday for our miming skit's with the three words. Our group is doing well and is ready to perform anytime. We got to see a few and I have to say I like them. Can't wait to show my group's tomorrow.
After we played a few rounds of that we were separated in our groups from yesterday for our miming skit's with the three words. Our group is doing well and is ready to perform anytime. We got to see a few and I have to say I like them. Can't wait to show my group's tomorrow.
Monday, September 20, 2010
September.20, 2010
First off I was going to start off with Zip, Zap, Zoom. But Mrs. C came in and started check-in first, because it was Monday. After however we started the game. It took people a while but soon enough people started to understand how to play it. Then I started adding Ramp, Block, and Boing.
After that I went into the hallway with Jessica. She said we needed to be more direct with them and more of a leader then there friend. I guess I have a bit of a problem with this myself. I try to get people to respect me as a peer, then slip in the leader role. But apparently we need to get them to respect me as a leader first.
Afterwords we were given time to reflect on one activity we did and people had interesting opinion on things. After that we got into groups and we will perform next class.
After that I went into the hallway with Jessica. She said we needed to be more direct with them and more of a leader then there friend. I guess I have a bit of a problem with this myself. I try to get people to respect me as a peer, then slip in the leader role. But apparently we need to get them to respect me as a leader first.
Afterwords we were given time to reflect on one activity we did and people had interesting opinion on things. After that we got into groups and we will perform next class.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
September.16,2010
I didn't really get much time in the class today. First off I was out in the hallway for most of the class discussing things. But anyways after I came in on the game bang hosted by Jessica. I was terrible at it and died right away. But everyone seemed to try and had a wonderful time.
After a couple rounds of that some people showed of there miming skits from yesterday. They were all good and quite funny I have to say. I can't wait to see the rest tomorrow. ^-^
After a couple rounds of that some people showed of there miming skits from yesterday. They were all good and quite funny I have to say. I can't wait to see the rest tomorrow. ^-^
September. 15, 2010
To start off the day I decided to start a game since Ms. C had not shown up yet. I decided to play and acting version of Duck Duck Goose. It was too much as a big group and Kaeman suggest to split into to two group. I agreed to this.
So I numbered them off and told one's to go to one side of the stage and the two's to another. The one's would not sit down even though I asked them like 5 times. The two's weren't really either but they seemed to sit down faster then the two's.
Then Ms.C came in and got upset with team one because they weren't listening to me. She had a discussion with them for about 5 minutes. Afterwords they all seemed to enjoy the activity. Except for Tiffany. She did not seem interested at all. Every time she was selected she just lightly ran around to get back and never acted. I kept saying something but the last time she was selected she said "Oh I know for next time I guess". I don't what I was really suppose to do with her. She was being a poor sport.
Afterwords we were sent to make a mimming sort of play. My group and I figured out quite quickly what we were going to do and we worked together well. But everyone will now have to wait till tomorrow to see it I guess.
Kaeman suggest to split into to two group. I agreed to this.So I numbered them off and told one's to go to one side of the stage and the two's to another. The one's would not sit down even though I asked them like 5 times. The two's weren't really either but they seemed to sit down faster then the two's.
Then Ms.C came in and got upset with team one because they weren't listening to me. She had a discussion with them for about 5 minutes. Afterwords they all seemed to enjoy the activity. Except for Tiffany. She did not seem interested at all. Every time she was selected she just lightly ran around to get back and never acted. I kept saying something but the last time she was selected she said "Oh I know for next time I guess". I don't what I was really suppose to do with her. She was being a poor sport.
Afterwords we were sent to make a mimming sort of play. My group and I figured out quite quickly what we were going to do and we worked together well. But everyone will now have to wait till tomorrow to see it I guess.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
September.14,2010
To start off today I got to lead the game password. First I separated everyone into two teams. Then put one's on one side of the bored, and two's on the other.
I think it went pretty well surprisingly. There was only one weird round where I don't really know how to explain what happened. But the answer kept getting told with out the people guessing or they'd look.
After wards we got into partner and did a blind test game. Personally I think it got better as it went on. Crash happened in the begging but as we moved around and what not people got better at directing.
Then we did a game where we had one person in the middle and we pushed them around in a circle trusting that people would not let you fall. My group did terribly. They let me plus one other person fall. I don't think people really wanted to do the activity.
I think it went pretty well surprisingly. There was only one weird round where I don't really know how to explain what happened. But the answer kept getting told with out the people guessing or they'd look.
After wards we got into partner and did a blind test game. Personally I think it got better as it went on. Crash happened in the begging but as we moved around and what not people got better at directing.
Then we did a game where we had one person in the middle and we pushed them around in a circle trusting that people would not let you fall. My group did terribly. They let me plus one other person fall. I don't think people really wanted to do the activity.
Monday, September 13, 2010
September.13,2010
Today I don't think went that well. First we did Check in's which were fine. Checked in on people's weekends. Just to see how everyone was doing. After however I was to lead a trust exercise. Based upon memory from the last time I had done it before with people.
I had thought since there was alot of people to split into 2 groups. My plan was to have one person from each group to stand on one of the giant die's. Then have everyone else stand in lines in two lines in front of the die, and have the people fall backwards onto them.
This plan didn't seem to work so well because there were more people in each group the the height of one person. So some people would of been left standing around. Kaeman seems to want to take control a bit and instead of letting me figure out a little bit he said "No...let's play a warm up instead" and that's how we started playing hot chair cold chair instead. Then of course we played that and didn't get back to the trust exercise.
After all that jazz the human knot game we played 3 times. First time was a huge mess. Nobody communicate with each other and didn't really work. However the second time we seemed to have the right idea by communicate with each other. The 3rd and final time we had to do it with no talking. We actually didn't do to bad and ended up in a figure 8 so of.
We ended the day with a little freeze. I think we could do the trust exercise again but maybe next time in smaller groups would make more sense I think...
I had thought since there was alot of people to split into 2 groups. My plan was to have one person from each group to stand on one of the giant die's. Then have everyone else stand in lines in two lines in front of the die, and have the people fall backwards onto them.
This plan didn't seem to work so well because there were more people in each group the the height of one person. So some people would of been left standing around. Kaeman seems to want to take control a bit and instead of letting me figure out a little bit he said "No...let's play a warm up instead" and that's how we started playing hot chair cold chair instead. Then of course we played that and didn't get back to the trust exercise.
After all that jazz the human knot game we played 3 times. First time was a huge mess. Nobody communicate with each other and didn't really work. However the second time we seemed to have the right idea by communicate with each other. The 3rd and final time we had to do it with no talking. We actually didn't do to bad and ended up in a figure 8 so of.
We ended the day with a little freeze. I think we could do the trust exercise again but maybe next time in smaller groups would make more sense I think...
Friday, September 10, 2010
September.10,2010
In Class today we learned alot. It has been a skill building class and teamwork themed week that I know will be carried onto next week.
The first warm up game we played didn't really work. We don't know the name of it and I don't know if people just didn't understand or didn't want to understand it. Either way this gangster game didn't work.
Instead we played chicken, conquer, and knight. Everyone seemed more interested in that game. I and some other person (still learning names) won the first round. The second round however I got kicked out earlier. However we all enjoyed it as far as I could tell.
After the ice breaker games we played a game called circle of trust. Everyone I could tell felt a little awkward but as the game went we tried to hold ourselves up together and everyone got happy when we ended up beating the record of 2:45min. We made it to 3:20min. People are becoming more comfortable with each other and I think as we play more of these type games we will all become closer as a class.
At the end we played around of Freeze. Very few people were interested in going up though it seemed. I think every though we trust each other people are getting simple stage fright. They are worried that people are going to think they are idiots or something. I think however if I keep trying to play and show I'm not afraid to be silly then maybe they'll lighten up a bit and want to join in. At the same time though we should have students help lead the example so another reason they'd want to play it. I hope they get more comfortable soon!
The first warm up game we played didn't really work. We don't know the name of it and I don't know if people just didn't understand or didn't want to understand it. Either way this gangster game didn't work.
Instead we played chicken, conquer, and knight. Everyone seemed more interested in that game. I and some other person (still learning names) won the first round. The second round however I got kicked out earlier. However we all enjoyed it as far as I could tell.
After the ice breaker games we played a game called circle of trust. Everyone I could tell felt a little awkward but as the game went we tried to hold ourselves up together and everyone got happy when we ended up beating the record of 2:45min. We made it to 3:20min. People are becoming more comfortable with each other and I think as we play more of these type games we will all become closer as a class.
At the end we played around of Freeze. Very few people were interested in going up though it seemed. I think every though we trust each other people are getting simple stage fright. They are worried that people are going to think they are idiots or something. I think however if I keep trying to play and show I'm not afraid to be silly then maybe they'll lighten up a bit and want to join in. At the same time though we should have students help lead the example so another reason they'd want to play it. I hope they get more comfortable soon!
Thursday, September 9, 2010
September.09,2010
Directing and Scripting writing
This class is a very interesting class. It's on top of a grade.09/10 drama class. I'm in a leadership type position right under the teacher and above the students.I still haven't learned all the names and who everyone is quite yet but I'm trying. That has always been a problem with me. It takes forever to learn names but once I have it down pat I won't forget.
I think that this will be a good year. I have always gotten along better with younger kids last year. My friends were all in grade.09 last year and they all looked up to me as "Queen Bee" as my dad calls it.
Today we played a game were we walked around and touched objects and called them what they were not. I personally think that I was more involved in the game myself then paying attention to the students. But then again for things like that I have been better at leading by example then watching others to help them. I am good at helping people though when they ask me or someone lets me know that they need help.
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