A DAY IN THE LIFE . . .

LEARNING GOAL:

To create and communicate a day in the life of a character alone onstage using only mime.
Your job is to choose or create a character that is CLEAR and SPECIFIC. You will then create a three
to five minute mime piece that shows the highlights of a day in their life create their world and
MAKE IT COME TO LIFE!!!
Make sure your story has a clear GENRE and rises to a climax. Choose appropriate and awesome music.
You will need to hand in a detailed mime script before your final performance.
You will work with a partner who will act as your DRAMATURG, or coach. This person will be chosen
by Mr. Furmaniuk, and will offer feedback on your choice of character and performances in rehearsal.
You will also act as your partners DRAMATURG.
Category
LEVEL 4
LEVEL 3
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 1
R
(80-100%)
(70-79%)
(60-69%)
(50-59%)
(0-49%)
FACIAL
Very expressive
Facial
Face is
Limited facial
Insufficient
face
expressions are
sometime not
reactions to what
EXPRESSION
clear and show
expressive,
is happening in
Face is always
attention to the
looking offstage the scene
reacting to
scene while
or at the floor
what is going
onstage
Face is neutral or
on
not part of the
scene
USE OF BODY
Posture,
Body is
Sometimes body Body
Insufficient
gestures, speed
expressive
movements are
movements are
of movement
onstage;
general
nonexistent or
are used to
confusing
entertain and
Arms, legs, head
Student is using
show emotion
are used to show own physicality
No evidence of
clearly and
emotion
preplanning of
powerfully
gestures and
posture
BLOCKING
Use of stage is
Stage is used
Sometimes
Little evidence of Insufficient
creative and
effectively to tell
blocking is
planned blocking
shows evidence
the story of the
muddled or
of thought and
scene
unclear
Movements are
planning
random and/or
Some evidence
Staging feels
hard to follow
Characters are
of levels,
improvised
always clearly
triangles, focal
visible unless
point, angles, etc Sometimes
there is a very
bodies/faces are
good reason
upstaged
Mime Skills
EXAGGERATED
EXAGGERATED
EXAGGERATED
Mime
DETAIL
DETAIL
DETAIL
elements are
CLICK/WINDUP
CLICK/WINDUP
CLICK/WINDUP
unclear
WHOLE BODY
WHOLE BODY
WHOLE BODY
BELIEVE IT!
BELIEVE IT!
BELIEVE IT!
EXTREMELY strong
CONSIDERABLY strong
SOMEWHAT present
Pantomime script
Storyline
Production (music)

Script is EXTREMELY
detailed, specific and
relevant
Surprising, moving and
well-thought-out

Script is complete and a

character is emerging

Script is
limited

Story is clear and mostly

effective

Script has beginnings

of character, but
incomplete
SOMEWHAT clear and
effective story

Professional production!

Music is useful

Music shows thought

LIMITED

LIMITED