THTREMUS 211 001 WN 2021

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THIS COURSE WILL BE CONDUCTED ENTIRELY ONLINE

Theatre 211/English 245/RC Hums 280

Required Texts: purchase on your own (I recommend Literati Books):

  • Waiting for Godot, Samuel Beckett
  • Dream on Monkey Mountain, Derek Walcott
  • The Piano Lesson, August Wilson

In the Public Domain and Available Online:

  • Oedipus Rex, Sophocles
  • Trifles, Susan Glaspell

Articles and Excerpts found in the "Files" section of Canvas.

Course Objectives 

  1. To determine what "theatre" and "drama" have meant at different times in history and what they mean now, and to do so by examining plays in their theatrical and social contexts.
  2. To gain a fundamental understanding of how each of the theatre's constituent arts (acting, directing, design, playwriting, stage management) contributes to the making of a theatrical whole.
  3. To develop a sense of how theatre is a discipline without clear boundaries and how other practices intersect with and shape theatrical performance.

 

Paths to Completing This Course Successfully

You may do a variety of things to get the required number of points. You can complete any of the following:

  • Play Review
  • Journal Report
  • Group Project
  • Attend Class Discussions on Wednesdays
  • Reading Reflection
  • Research Reflection

Points needed per level

Point scale for 3 credits:

  • 1700 and above - A
  • 1647 points - A-
  • 1590 points - B+
  • 1500 points - B
  • 1400 points - B-
  • 1200 points - C+
  • 1000 points - C
  • 800 points - C-
  • 450 points - D+
  • 300 points - D
  • Below 300 points - F

Point scale for 2 credits:

  • 1130 and above - A
  • 1095 points - A-
  • 1060 points - B+
  • 1000 points - B
  • 950 points - B-
  • 900 points - C+
  • 800 points - C
  • 700 points - C-
  • 300 points - D+
  • 200 points - D
  • Below 200 points - F

All attendance and assignments are optional except for the Group Project and the Quizzes. Your only responsibility is accumulating points. This is best accomplished by doing something every week. Earning 140-150 points per week (for those taking it for three credits) will insure that you get an A in this course.

While you can turn things in a little late (up to a week), you will not be able to make things up once they expire. If you do not get the points you want during one week, you need to make up the points by doing more of the work later.

Many assignments are simple - follow the guidelines and you will get all the points. Some of them are points possible, such as the research paper and quizzes.

You may take the quizzes as many times as you like to get the points you desire. They are open book and not time limited. Passing a quiz will grant you access to the next module. You may skip up to two quizzes - just let me know you want to skip one and I will mark it excused.

Course Summary:

Course Summary
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