Two books I would like to read before the end of the school year are World War Z by Max Brooks and Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah. I have chosen World War Z because it has looked like a good book for me to read. It has been on my to read list ever since the movie came out and I heard the book is even better. I picked Chinese Cinderella because I have heard from a few classmates that its a really good book (although sad).
Playwriting Project
Lucy, Kenneth, D’Lano, and I wrote the play Hands Up, Don’t Shoot. We had to write all the scenes except the exodus, this included the prologue all the way to chorus four. We had to make a storyboard which included a picture of what we wanted our backdrop to look like, pictures for all the scenes (except resolution) and choruses.
The Great Dionysus Project-
We had to perform a play that was written by people from our class. We also had to create a backdrop, set pieces, props, and (buy) costumes. We had to perform four times, twice in front of the school, once in front of judges, and once in front of parents. We also practiced a lot.
My class’s play was Don’t Mean a Thing and it was about two brothers that were in the vietnam war. One brother, Paul wanted respect and to get through the war. The other brother was Sam, he was special ed and wanted to win the war but had little mental fits and got made fun of. When Paul tried to protect Sam from being made fun of, Paul lost (if any) the respect he had started to get. In the end Paul finds out that Sam died along with most of his troop.
My role was as Dotson, a seasoned veteran that Paul and Sam meet in the prologue. Then in the exodus I’m the person (still as Dotson) who tells Paul that his brother is dead. I worked very hard to memorize my lines and I also helped costumes when they were trying to figure what the soldiers would wear for helmets. I also helped people memorize their lines by reading other character’s lines so they could practice as their character.
Throughout the process I learned a lot about the Vietnam war and about Greek plays/myths. I learned a lot about the Odyssey, but mostly about war. I didn’t know very much about how they dressed or how they talked. I learned what it means to blouse your boots and how to blouse boots.
Lucy, Kenneth, D’Lano, and I wrote the play Hands Up, Don’t Shoot. We had to write all the scenes except the exodus, this included the prologue all the way to chorus four. We had to make a storyboard which included a picture of what we wanted our backdrop to look like, pictures for all the scenes (except resolution) and choruses.
The Great Dionysus Project-
We had to perform a play that was written by people from our class. We also had to create a backdrop, set pieces, props, and (buy) costumes. We had to perform four times, twice in front of the school, once in front of judges, and once in front of parents. We also practiced a lot.
My class’s play was Don’t Mean a Thing and it was about two brothers that were in the vietnam war. One brother, Paul wanted respect and to get through the war. The other brother was Sam, he was special ed and wanted to win the war but had little mental fits and got made fun of. When Paul tried to protect Sam from being made fun of, Paul lost (if any) the respect he had started to get. In the end Paul finds out that Sam died along with most of his troop.
My role was as Dotson, a seasoned veteran that Paul and Sam meet in the prologue. Then in the exodus I’m the person (still as Dotson) who tells Paul that his brother is dead. I worked very hard to memorize my lines and I also helped costumes when they were trying to figure what the soldiers would wear for helmets. I also helped people memorize their lines by reading other character’s lines so they could practice as their character.
Throughout the process I learned a lot about the Vietnam war and about Greek plays/myths. I learned a lot about the Odyssey, but mostly about war. I didn’t know very much about how they dressed or how they talked. I learned what it means to blouse your boots and how to blouse boots.