Wednesday June 14th, 2017

Daily Project

• Icebreaker- Who Am I?

Campers are given a card with a location and a character from a classic book, campers are not to share their character or location with other campers. Campers are to select another camper who does not know their character or location and speak to the camper as if they were the person in the place on the card they were given. 

• Theater Activity - Around the World

Campers drew cards from a box containing different places from around the world, keeping their place secret from the other campers. Campers acted out different animals and actions from the places they selected. 

Class Reading

Campers will read for 30 minutes to gain inspiration from selected books, and to see how stories are written that captivate audiences. Worksheets handed out to test campers comprehension skills.

Major Project

Campers break into their groups and discuss with the rest of the camp their team's:

• Book and the author
• Genre
• Point of View
• 5 elements of their story
• Scenes campers would like to present and why

Campers make decision on final scene(s) they will present in camp Friday, as well as why they selected the scene(s). Campers will make a list of material they need for their costumes, stage, and props. Campers will assign task and decide which team member is responsible for creating what part of the stage, gathering materials for assigned props, what character each camper will play, who will be the narrator, and what lines they will say.

Campers are highly encouraged to work on their stage, script, and costume at home so when they come to class, they can add final touches to each item and make sure they have all of their items ready for presentation Friday. Students begin to bring in their supplies or props from home. They rehearse a few times. At the end of the day, the director spends time going over "gems and ops," or what is going well in the play and opportunities for improvement.