Friday, January 23, 2009

IB Theatre Arts - Week 16/17





Objectives


Meisner technique - Maron from Bennington College

Rainbow of Desire, Augusto Boal


Activities


Practice repetition with Maron

Prepare 2 minute performance (movement monologue) based on element for the Crucible in order to prepare constellation of images for rehearsal technique

Drama - Yr 2 - Week 17




Objectives


Sketches

Playreading

Physical theatre


Activities


Comedy atom in 10 minutes

Reading from the Memorandum by Vaclav Havel

Guest Mel Rada introduces students to physical theate techniques, trust exercises and stage fighting

Drama - Yr 2 - Week 16





Objectives

Improvisation skills
Meisner technique
Activities
Maron, the guest from Bennington college introduced students to the Meisner technique

Resources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meisner_technique

IB Mathematics - Yr 5 - Week 17

Objectives

Test on probability
Logical propositions
Compound propositions

IB Mathematics - Yr 6 - Week 17

Objectives

Exponential and trigonometric functions
What is an exponential function?
Horizontal asymptote
Population growth
Radioactive decay
Periodic functions
Modelling periodic data
Sine and cosine waves
y = AsinBx + C and y = AcosBx + C

IB Mathematics - Yr 5 - Week 16

Objectives

Review and complete probability

Activities

Looking at probability through genetics what is the chance of having a albino child - link to biology homozygous recessive, homozygous dominant, heterozygous
2d sample spaces
Probability trees
Venn diagrams

Homework

Review material for test next week

IB Mathematics - Yr 6 - Week 16

Objectives

Go through mock exams

Activities

Mock exam review
Paper 1
Paper 2
Don't lose marks on easy questions

Microlesson - Friday lunchtime between 12.10 and 12.30