Arts & Crafts [Period 1, 6-8]

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Steve was looking less than enthused as he stood up before the class this morning. No particular reason, really. He swore. "Good morning, everyone," he said. "Today we'll be making roses. Yes, I said making. Out of duct tape." Steve held up one such rose. "They may not smell as nice, but they last a lot longer. We have duct tape in all sorts of colors and floral wire, which is really all you need. Take a tutorial handout and get started. You should have time to make at least a few roses today, but if you want to make more you're welcome to take some wire and tape with you. Just try not to take the last roll of a color someone else wants. Have fun! Oh," he added as an afterthought, "I will not be holding office hours this week, so if anyone wants to talk to me, they'll have to grab me after the workshop. That's all."

Drama, Monday, Period 2 [6/8]

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"First of all, congratulations to those of you who auditioned for and were cast in the play," Sophie said, smiling at them over her coffee. "I expect all of you to work hard, and I look forward to acting with you, since I was cast as well. Secondly! A few no-no's I truly hope none you inflict on this production, or on any acting you do in the future. Because acting is a team sport as much as anything that takes place on a ball field."

"Upstaging. There are two ways to hog the limelight and ruin a play. One is to literally move upstage-- counter to whatever the director told you," Sophie did this on the stage, and pointed downstage toward the class. "While another actor is speaking, so that they have to face you and not the audience. Utterly unfair. If I catch anyone doing this, I will make you do the acting equivalent of sit-ups here in class."

Sophie gave the class an amused look. "Another form of upstaging is to distract the audience with extra movement or mugging while it's another actor's turn to be the center of attention. Cleaning, furniture-grabbing, fluffing one's hair at a dramatic moment for someone else; all unacceptable. Stepping on another's lines, interrupting them before they're done? Also unprofessional. You can be the greatest actor in the world and that kind of behavior will mean you are never cast a second time, or that you can very justifiably be fired. The best actors can make the act of listening into another part of the greater performance."

"Today, you get to be directors of scenes, as well as actors. Please break into the groups I've assigned."

[ooc on its way! up!]

Keeping Your Advantage: Terrain and You, Week V [Monday, Period 4]

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Today when the students arrived, the Danger Shop was already set to today's terrain. Students would see pristine beaches stretching for miles, with an island about a half-mile offshore.

"You may be wondering what sort of terrain you need to learn about with a beach," Ghanima began once everyone had arrived. "Rather than build sandcastles, however, today we'll be learning about scuba diving. Water covers most of this planet, so being able to move through it is an important ability."

( Nothing in the world is more flexible and yielding than water. Yet when it attacks the firm and the strong, none can withstand it, because they have no way to change it. So the flexible overcome the adamant, the yielding overcome the forceful. Everyone knows this, but no one can do it. )

She went on to explain how to suit up properly, as well as the mechanics of scuba diving. "Today we're looking at two ways you might need to use the ocean, and scuba, to achieve a goal," Ghanima continued. "There's three scenarios today, and you can choose just one, or all, if you have the time."

"So suit up, and enjoy the water."

[OCD is up, dive in!]