SYLLABUS
Summer 2010
THR 120 SECTION
02
3 Credit Hours
THEATRE APPRECIATION
Course Information
Prerequisite(s)
Course Description
Learning Outcomes
None
This course is designed to increase appreciation of contemporary theatre. Emphasis is given
to the theatre as an art form through the study of the history and theory of drama and the
contributions of the playwright, actor, director, designer, and technician to modern media.
Attendance at theatre productions may be required.
1. You will understand that theatre is an active experience designed to explore and better
appreciate the human experience by stimulating your imagination and critical thinking.
2. You will be able to recognize and evaluate the individual and collaborative contributions of
various theatre practitioners to a given theatrical production.
3. You will recognize and understand the value of theatre throughout recorded history.
4. You will understand to responsibility and working practices of various theatre areas of
expertise; playwrighting, directing, acting, designing, etc.
Class days & time
Campus & Class
location
TR: 10:15 – 12:15 pm
Textbook
Brockett, Oscar G. The Essential Theatre. Harcourt Brace College Publishers. 2010, 10th
edition
Last Date of
Withdrawal
Wednesday August 11, 2010
Make-up policy
If you have a REAL EMERGENCY or UNAVOIDABLE CONFLICT that makes it impossible for you to
attend a scheduled exam make every effort possible to take the exam with another section of the
class: MW 2:45-4:45 & 5:30-7:30 or TR 10:15-12:15 & 12:30-2:30
If you can’t arrange this a makeup exam may be allowed under the following conditions:
1. Provide evidence of a valid excused absence: excused absences include military service,
accidents, court appearances, illness of the student or illness of a dependant family member.
2. The student must submit the evidence (original documents only) to the instructor and
arrange for the make-up exam within one week of the last day covered by the excuse.
3. It is the student’s responsibility to arrange with the instructor to make up exams.
4. The instructor may impose a penalty depending upon the situation
Martin Campus: Room 1944
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Cell Phones &
Texting
NO TEXTING.
With prior instructor permission (talk to me at the beginning of class) you may receive
emergency phone calls.
Text Readings
You are required to be prepared for each class, this means you must have read the chapters
to be covered and be prepared to answer questions and participate fully in activities.
Attendance
In Class Projects
Participation
400 points
Tests
2 @ 125 points
Vocabulary Tests
2 @ 50pts
You will receive a daily grade for your active participation in this class. Grades for any
particular class period will vary depending on the scheduled in-class projects and activities.
To receive maximum credit you MUST be prepared and on time for each class.
Please be on time. Understandably, we all have emergencies that cause us to run late but
habitual lateness is a matter of choice. When a student chooses to be consistently late they
adversely affect the rhythm and atmosphere of the class. Remember your actions affect
others and reflect on you so show respect for yourself and others by choosing to be on time.
TESTS: The form of the test will be appropriate to the material covered and will range from
multiple choice to short essay to object identification. The material covered on any particular
test is noted in the class outline calendar.
You will receive a bank of 100 general vocabulary words. Comprehension of these words is
necessary to fully understand the text. Each test will require you to match definitions with 50
of the words.
Students are required to attend and write a performance report on the following play:
Performance
Reports
1 @ 100 points
Final
150 points
Final Examination
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
July 15-26
Bean-Brown Theatre (SSCC)
The report is due the 1st class period after the close of the show.
You will receive a guideline sheet outlining the requirements of the report
The final will be an in-class evaluation of what the student has learned. The instructor will
determine the nature of the evaluation based on what he believes will be most valuable to the
students. The students will be informed what form the final will take in sufficient time for
adequate preparation.
10:15 – 12:15 pm, Thursday August 12, 2010
Instructor Information
Instructor
E-mail phone
Student hours
Office
Website
Division Chair
Michael Carr
mcarr@sheltonstate.edu Phone: 391-2258
MTWR 2:30–3:00pm, MW 7:30-8:00PM
Room 2727
http://www.sheltonstate.edu/Faculty04.aspx?PageID=896
Syble Coats scoats@sheltonstate.edu Office:391-2270
THR 120 Summer 2010, Michael Carr
College Policy Information
Academic
Misconduct
Students are expected to be honorable in all college assignments. Suspected cases of academic
misconduct are reported to the Dean of Instructional Services.
STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND ALL CLASSES for which they are registered. Instructors
are required to keep a record of attendance for each class meeting. It is the responsibility of the student
to keep a record of his/her absences.
Attendance
Policy
STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND CLASS ON TIME AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN
CLASS FOR THE DURATION OF THE PUBLISHED CLASS TIME. Students attending for less than
30 minutes or half the scheduled time for the class, whichever is greater, will be considered absent for
that class meeting.
Instructors are not required to give additional time to students who are tardy for tests or quizzes.
Student absences are calculated from the first day of classes. For the purpose of financial aid,
attendance the first day of class is essential. When a student registers late, the classes that the student
missed from the first scheduled class date are counted as absences.
Standard
College
Policies
The Standard College Policies apply to all classes at the college and are a part of every official course
syllabus; each student receives a copy when he or she completes the vehicle registration/waiver
procedure. It is also available from the College website, www.sheltonstate.edu. It is the responsibility
of the student to have a copy of these policies and to abide by them. This class syllabus is intended to
give further detail about the policies and expectations in this class. College policies are also published
in the Schedule of Classes and the SSCC College Catalog/Student Handbook. Students are expected
to be aware of and abide by College policies in every class.
Grading
Activities and Material covered by that Activity
Percentage of
Grade
Number of
Points
ATTENDANCE/IN CLASS PROJECTS/PARTICIPATION: See note above
TESTS: 2 @ 125 points: See note above
PRODUCTION REPORT: See note above.
VOCABULARY TESTS 2 @ 50 points See note above.
FINAL: See note above.
40%
25%
10%
10%
15%
100%
400
250
100
100
150
1000
TOTALS
Student’s
Score
Letter grades will be assigned according to the following:
Percentage Grade
90-100
80-89
70-79
60-69
59 and below
Letter grade
A
B
C
D
F
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Course Outline Calendar – Summer 2010
THR 120 02
Course Outline Calendar – Summer 2010
Michael Carr
TR: 10:15 – 12:15 pm
Date
Material
Tuesday, June 08
Thursday, June 10
Tuesday, June 15
Thursday, June 17
Tuesday, June 22
Thursday, June 24
Intro/Nature of Theatre
All Together Now
The Script/Theatrical Space
Finding Neverland
Production Design
Moon Over Broadway
TEST #1
Festival Theatre/Renaissance
Shakespeare in Love
Melodrama/Realism
The Count of Monte Cristo
Modernism/New Directions
Death of a Salesman
Tuesday, June 29
Thursday, July 1
Tuesday, July 6
Thursday, July 08
Tuesday, July 13
Thursday, July 15
Assignment
Chapter 1, 2
Chapter 3, 11
Chapter 15, 16, 17
Chapter 4, 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7, 8
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat:
Friday, July 16
Saturday, July 17
Sunday July 18
Tuesday, July 20
Thursday, July 22
Tuesday, July 27
Thursday, July 29
Tuesday, August 3
Thursday, August 5
Tuesday, August 10
Thursday August 12
Performance dates & times
Wednesday, July 21
Thursday, July 22
7:30 PM
Friday, July 23
7:30 PM
Saturday, July 24
2:00 PM
Sunday July 25
TEST #2
Acting
James Earl Jones One Man Show
Discuss Joseph
Playwriting/Directing/Producing
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
The Dresser
Review/catch up
2:00 PM
7:30 PM
7:30 PM
7:30 PM
2:00 PM
Chapter 14
Chapter 12, 13
FINAL 10:15 – 12:15 pm
This course outline and the dates established therein are tentative, and the instructor reserves the right to change them.
THR 120 Summer 2010, Michael Carr