List of Contributions

Lesley Ruzon

Contact Details

Bronze Member

My Content

1 to 20 of 29 total

RE: Memorization

Posted By Lesley Ruzon 02-22-2024 15:39
Found In Egroup: Open Forum \ view thread
Pedro Pascal gave us this fabulous clip to kick off the lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXqFRiYABl8&ab_channel=IB ------------------------------ Lesley Ruzon (she, her, hers) South San Francisco High School ------------------------------

Memorization

Posted By Lesley Ruzon 02-06-2024 08:32
Found In Egroup: Open Forum \ view thread
My students are TERRIBLE at memorizing lines. I am thinking of doing a lesson/project to address this. Has anyone done this? In my searches I get lots of advice and tips, no concrete lessons. Do I just assign a simple scene or speech and lead each of the activities until we get to the memorization check ...

Sketch Comedy Intro

Posted By Lesley Ruzon 12-13-2023 10:05
Found In Egroup: Open Forum \ view thread
I'm planning a sketch comedy unit in January and I failed to save my slides from my last school :(. Before I create a new deck does anyone have an "Intro to Sketch Comedy" presentation? Thanks in advance! ------------------------------ Lesley Ruzon (she, her, hers) South San Francisco High School ...

Behind the Scenes Tech Theater Curriculum

Posted By Lesley Ruzon 12-01-2023 08:51
Found In Egroup: Open Forum \ view thread
Hello Educators, I am using the wonderful Behind the Scenes Tech Theatre Curriculum, and I cannot find my copies of the "Wizard of Oz" scenes to use for the final project. Do any of you have it? Thanks! Lesley in California ------------------------------ Lesley Ruzon (she, her, hers) Moreland ...

Behind the Scenes Curriculum Sound app

Posted By Lesley Ruzon 05-16-2023 09:20
Found In Egroup: Open Forum \ view thread
Hello Educators, I am using the Behind the Scenes Tech Theatre curriculum for a second time. I need a sound app students can use on Chromebooks. I used SoundTrap in the fall, so my free trial is used up. Any suggestions? ------------------------------ Lesley Ruzon (she, her, hers) Moreland Middle ...

Behind the Scenes Tech Theater Curriculum

Posted By Lesley Ruzon 04-20-2023 15:18
Found In Egroup: Open Forum \ view thread
Hello All! I would like to use the EdTA Behind the Scenes Tech Theater Curriculum again this semester, but since I have some students who already did the project in my class last semester I would like to use a different play. I am thinking of using Annie, the most recent NBC version. Other suggestions? ...

Behind the Scenes Tech Theater Curriculum

Posted By Lesley Ruzon 04-20-2023 15:13
Found In Egroup: Open Forum \ view thread
Hello Teachers! I am using the Behind the Scenes Tech Theater Curriculum created by EdTA, however I have some students who did already did the program Fall Semester, so I would like to use a different show (the curriculum uses The Wiz). I was thinking of using Annie since it has been produced in different ...

The Phantom Tollbooth

Posted By Lesley Ruzon 12-27-2022 14:33
Found In Egroup: Open Forum \ view thread
Hello Educators! I am considering The Phantom Tollbooth for a spring play. The theater program I inherited is, shall we say, meager, so this will be the first production requiring sets, props, and costumes that cannot be found in student's closets. Any hints or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. ...

RE: ISO One page, Two actor scenes for Middle School

Posted By Lesley Ruzon 12-13-2022 14:02
Found In Egroup: Open Forum \ view thread
That looks perfect, thanks! ------------------------------ Lesley Ruzon (she, her, hers) Moreland Middle School San Jose, CA ------------------------------

ISO One page, Two actor scenes for Middle School

Posted By Lesley Ruzon 12-12-2022 17:07
Found In Egroup: Open Forum \ view thread
Hello Educators, I have an old book of one-page, two-person scenes for middle schoolers. The length is perfect, but the scenes are a bit... dated. Any suggestions for a replacement? Thanks! ------------------------------ Lesley Ruzon (she, her, hers) Moreland Middle School San Jose, CA ---------- ...

Behind the Scenes Tech Design Curriculum Forum

Posted By Lesley Ruzon 11-16-2022 14:44
Found In Egroup: Open Forum \ view thread
Good morning educators! Like many of you, I am using Cheryl J. Williams's BtS Tech Design Curriculum. Would anyone else like to make a forum for those of us who are using it? We can share ideas and resources, etc. I would make it on FaceBook , only because I already (sorta) know how to do that. It could ...

Theater Basics

Posted By Lesley Ruzon 11-09-2022 13:13
Found In Egroup: Open Forum \ view thread
Hello Educators! My middle schoolers have little knowledge about theater- few have ever been to a theatrical production, etc. I am thinking I should spend the first week of the semester on theater basics- types of stages, jobs, genres, etc. Does anyone do this already? Can you suggest resources? Thanks! ...

Behind the Scenes Tech Design Curriculum- which Wiz?

Posted By Lesley Ruzon 11-01-2022 09:22
Found In Egroup: Open Forum \ view thread
I am very excited to start the Behind the Scenes Tech Design Curriculum I learned about at TEC. I am not sure about using the Diana Ross "The Wiz". Has anyone used "The Wiz Live" from NBC for the BtS curriculum? ------------------------------ Lesley Ruzon (she, her, hers) Moreland Middle School San ...

Students on the spectrum

Posted By Lesley Ruzon 10-05-2022 13:39
Found In Egroup: Open Forum \ view thread
Improv and students on the spectrum- any suggestions? I have one actor who makes EVERYTHING Star Wars. How can I sift his energy to creating and responding to offers? ------------------------------ Lesley Ruzon (she, her, hers) Moreland Middle School San Jose, CA ------------------------------

RE: EdTA National Conference-- Who is going?

Posted By Lesley Ruzon 09-26-2022 08:53
Found In Egroup: Open Forum \ view thread
I will be there! First time attendee- does our registration come with all the events listed (specifically the keynotes and the Saturday evening celebration)? ------------------------------ Lesley Ruzon ------------------------------

RE: EdTA National Conference-- Who is going?

Posted By Lesley Ruzon 09-26-2022 08:52
Found In Egroup: Open Forum \ view thread
I'll be there! First time attendee- does the registration cover all the events or do we have to register for each one (specifically the keynotes and the Saturday celebration)? ------------------------------ Lesley Ruzon (she, her, hers) Moreland Middle School San Jose, CA ------------------------- ...

RE: New FB Group

Posted By Lesley Ruzon 09-23-2022 11:13
Found In Egroup: Open Forum \ view thread
First, anyone who wants to join the FB group, please send me the email you use for FB. Second, regarding using the book for middle school, I teach middle school, mostly 6th graders who did not choose Theater Arts but were assigned the class. I have been using it since the second day of school this year ...

RE: New FB Group

Posted By Lesley Ruzon 09-23-2022 11:11
Found In Egroup: Open Forum \ view thread
Sure!

RE: New FB Group

Posted By Lesley Ruzon 08-16-2022 22:44
Found In Egroup: Open Forum \ view thread
Bump ------------------------------ Lesley Ruzon ------------------------------

New FB Group

Posted By Lesley Ruzon 08-13-2022 16:45
Found In Egroup: Open Forum \ view thread
Hello Fellow Educators! Many of us have purchased James Thomas Bailey's fabulous book on improv. I am implementing it my classroom and would like to form a group (with James's blessing) to discuss and support those of use the book. Let me know if you would like to join. I plan to use Facebook for the ...