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Recall all the mini-tasks in this unit and something you gained from each:
1. warm-ups & improv
2. comedy & tragedy (duo scenes)
3. musical theatre choreography
4. puppetry

Then, choose your favorite portion of the unit and reflect on how you grew through the exercises all the way up to the performance for that section.
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Abby Castagne - 4 years ago
My favorite unit was probably the duo scene because it made me laugh the most.
Julia - 4 years ago
Puppetry was my favorite portion of the unit because I feel like I used a little bit of everything when making and performing with my puppet. I used vocal acting to give my puppet a voice, improv to come up with parts of a story on the fly, and comedy. Overall making the puppet was just really fun.
Shabnam - 4 years ago
My favorite part in this unit was probably the puppet making. I loved to assemble and put together a play with like toys we made out of clay and fabric. I enjoyed this part the most.
alaina torres - 4 years ago
I think the warm ups really helped us get ready for our performances. The improv was really fun to do! I enjoyed the duo scenes more than the single monologues. The musical theatre choreography was overall my favorite part of this whole unit! It was fun doing it as a class and not singles. Making the puppet and performing was fun because it let us be creative.
Lyla Y. - 4 years ago
My favorite part of this whole thing that got us up to the vlog was making the puppets and then seeing the outcome of it. Everyone's play was funny yet at the same time cute. I loved how we got to watch everyone's vlog and there were some hard parts which was creating and making a dialogue in that time cause our puppets were all different. However, it created something unique and fun which was what made it fun :) To be honest, I was really nervous performing with others with the puppets but they made it relieving since they made it interesting with humor. Glad that I got the chance to be paired with them.
Karys Ridgeway - 4 years ago
Warm ups and improv were not my personal favorite, I like to stay seated in the mornings. Vocal acting was nerve racking, but physical acting with my own group of my choice was nice. Comedy and tragedy were both fun, comedy was fun. I liked seeing what people came up with and learning about it. Dancing was fun , the dance we learned was complex but it was still interactive and fun. Making a puppet was hard work, I burned my fingers a few times and it was over all just very hard and I had to re-do my puppet two times. Acting with the puppets was fun.
Meison Sichi - 4 years ago
The thing that I enjoyed the most this unit was probably the puppet stuff. More specifically making the puppets because it made me be more creative and I also had all the materials that I needed so I could be creative to the fullest.
Ginger - 4 years ago

I've learned there is a lot more movement and activity in acting, but especially in live action... I'd say this part of the unit was really fun to play as... Also learned it is best to warm up the body and the vocals before in action that way you're up and ready to go. Making these puppets were the best part. Shows you what you can create to make out of... Playing out was fun
Vincent M - 4 years ago
The warm ups were fun (In my opinion) but still useful to get active and wake up. Improv was fun constantly making your body and makes you think fast.Physical and vocal acting was my favorite being loud and expressing your emotions through a monologue is always my favorite to do. Comedy and tragedy was fun to do aswell with a partner funny stories and fun to act in.Musical theatre was fun and creative aswell as the others but didn't really think too much of. Puppets were fun to makes and making a story for your puppet was fun aswell creating a puppet and story.
Penelope Cooper - 4 years ago
I think I loved all of the different acting things we did. My favorite thing we did was the Puppetry and Musical of Theater choreography. I liked making and creating a puppet character. It pushed my craft skills and creative level which is so fun. I liked dancing with the class and i think it was just a lot of fun and it was different for this class. Overall, I just loved this unit so much it was the best!
Dylan Simpson - 4 years ago
I loved doing improv. I like going into scenes and being creative with the direction they go. Having to build off of what my partner or what other people do is very challenging, but fun. I liked this whole unit a lot.
Brianna - 4 years ago
My favorite units were the improv and puppet units. Improv was definitely the most fun in my opinion, working with others in scenes and having to think of new things on the spot was really fun. Puppets was also great because now I have something new to put up in my room, something I put time and effort into creating.
michelle - 4 years ago
my favorite units were improve, duo scenes and musical theatre choreography because it involved me to work with others and got to more physical stuff and than just sitting down. they allowed me to express myself more but i think my favorite was choreography.
messina - 4 years ago
I really liked the improv unit because there's never any fear forgetting lines, it just involves keeping the skit going until you can't anymore and that makes it more enjoyable for me to do. I also find it easier as its stress free with the no memorization part, I have trouble with acting because it feels too serious for me to take it seriously so improv is a nice change. The comedy monologue was a bit awkward but felt less stressful with a partner, I found out that I don't have issues physically acting its mainly dialogue that gets me. Though I liked the monologue because it was just a faceless recording. My favorite was definitely the puppets and looking back there's a lot of things I'd do differently with the sculpting and design process but for my first time making a puppet I liked it. I didn't like chirography because it just feels embarrisng and I have no rhythm.
Samantha - 4 years ago
I think my favorite part was the duo scenes. It was really fun to learn a script with another person. I enjoyed performing and practicing with a partner. The duo scenes were definitely my favorite part of the acting unit
Janessa - 4 years ago
The duo scene and the monologue were pretty cool, I like to rehearse and say the lines I feel like I also had more time to rehearse too.
Iden Teangh - 4 years ago
I really liked all of the tasks that we did in this unit, but if I had to choose one then it would probably be the physical/vocal acting. Voice acting or acting in general is more of my style and that task let me practice on my tone. Furthermore, it helped with me emphasizing the words in my monologues to really sell my emotions and how my character is feeling.
Eli - 4 years ago
I didn't enjoy the warmups a ton because i felt a little bored. I enjoyed the monologues, because it was a fun way to explor my personal interests and get out of my comfort one. I also enjoyed the duo scenes, i think i enjoyed them a bit more than the monologues because i like the interaction. I thought the idea of dancing was cool but i didn't like the choreography a ton. Overall this was fun, even though there were some, interesting to say the least, activities.
Jordan T. - 4 years ago
My favorite part of this unit was improv because it allowed me to be more creative with my actions and thoughts and let me be more expressive with my actions than I usually am in person. I also enjoyed the vocal warm-ups because it was really fun to learn and do the warm-ups since I like to sing in my free time.
vika - 4 years ago
I really liked this! I liked practicing lines, and especially making the puppets, I had to rush since I was gone most of the time, but it was super fun.
Natalie Wetzel - 4 years ago
Creating the puppet was my favorite part of this unit. It was fun to be creative a create a specific character. I liked working with my friends and having fun creating Harry Styles. Through creating the face, the clothes, the hair, and the actual performance, I learned a lot and it was very inspiring. The clay was the most difficult part of this project, but it was very fun.
ysabella - 4 years ago
I liked the puppet making and even the preforming. The process was long . The duo scene was fun but also long. Overall i liked the puppets and duo scene most.
Alexa Benjamin - 4 years ago
I really liked the puppetry even though i was only here for a little bit but it was still really fun. It wasn't super nerve wracking to preform because we couldn't see the audience. The monologue and duo scene were okay but not sure fun. I think i liked the puppetry too because we got to build them and create them so that was fun.
Sammie V. - 4 years ago
Puppetry and the physical and vocal acting units were my favorite. Not only did I have fun, but I found that I'm more creative than I thought I was. The warm ups were fun and helpful, especially before the puppets performance. This entire learning unit was so so fun!
india veylupek - 4 years ago
I really liked doing the improv because I think that playing all of those games that we played and it was fun to come up with weird stories on the spot with everyone else.
Isaiah Grigsby - 4 years ago
Out of all the vlogs, my favorite one to perform was the duo scene. It was a really fun experience. and allowed myself to be very creative. Not only that, when I was performing it didn't feel like me putting on act. It's almost like I was actually the character in the play.
skylar cooks - 4 years ago
i really enjoyed the warm ups and improve, i sorra thought they were silly. I was nervous at first for the physical and voice acting, but in the end i think i got it. I liked the duo scene because our scripts were written already. Dancing isn't my thing. puppetry was definitely my favorite of all of em
ezaynia - 4 years ago
first time doing a theater class it was personally fun, I really liked doing all of the fun arts and crafts. Getting to do different units learning the background of theater. I liked doing improv unit more because it makes me more comfortable even though I do dance a lot I still liked to learn different things to get me out my comfort zone and I think this class help me.
Leonardo Bonilla - 4 years ago
My favorite part of the acting duo would have to be the scene where Hans is trying to cover up the fact that he had the smurfs the whole time, and before Gargamel could use one of his spells, Hans quickly knocks him out with one punch, Hans now freaking out that he thought he killed him he hides the body so that no one finds him and who knocked him out.
hope - 4 years ago
The acting unit was my favorite unit so far. I loved the duo scenes and the puppet making-performing. The duo scene was fun because I kind of make the charcater my own and put emotion behind it. Also I enjoyed having a partner.
Sara - 4 years ago
I am choosing the puppets for my favorite portion of the unit. At the beggening it was hard to make the head and use the clay, but it progresssiviely got easier as it started to come together. In the end I loved how it came together and ended up looking how I wanted it to
sienna v - 4 years ago
Theatre all together is a nice class, it is fun in some aspects and caught my attention but that may not be the case for everyone. One thing that I liked was puppetry, it was pretty fun and the limitatations were practially non existent. It was fun to see everyones puppets and especially the little puppet shows, I liked all of them. It was overall nice to see how creative people are in different ways including myself. Although im rather plain its still fun.
Paige Semple - 4 years ago
My favorite portion of the unit has been musical theatre and warm ups. Dancing and bringing a song to life is so fun to do together with everyone. The warm ups are a great way to start my day and focus me in for the work we are about to do.
Eden - 4 years ago
All of the parts in this unit were very enjoyable for me but my favorite part was the puppetry and acting with my friends. At first the thought of making puppets and performing a puppet show was scary and I didn't think I could do it in such short time. But by the end of the two weeks I did it. The puppet didn't come out perfect but I was still happy with my work and the show was good and fun to do.
Alex - 4 years ago
1. The warm-ups were ok and all the improvs were ok as well.
2. I loved doing the vocal acting.
3. It was very exited when we were doing a dramatic people in acting.
4. I absolutely loved the choreography or Arabian nights.
5. I extremely loved the set up on my puppet and what they are going to say.
wayne - 4 years ago
My favorite portion was the tragedy duo scenes, I enjoyed working with others, and I improved my social skills.
angelia - 4 years ago
I enjoyed the puppet scene the most. It was really fun and interesting to create. The actual puppet performance was fun too and I liked how we did it with a partner because there were more options o make in the scene since there was another voice, it also just wasn't as scary with a partner.
Lucero Gutierrez - 4 years ago
The actual puppet performance was fun too and I liked how we did it with a partner because there were more options o make in the scene since there was another voice. My favorite portion was the tragedy duo scenes
shelbee - 4 years ago
My favorite thing in this unit was making a puppet. This was my favorite thing because it was fun creating a puppet and painting it. I never made a puppet before so it was really interesting.
Drew Sevilla - 4 years ago
Puppetry was my favorite section of this unit. We got to, hypothetically, create our own avatars with free reign. Of course, I decided to make a Harry Styles puppet and found out I wasn't the only one doing so too. Along the way I made new friends, specifically Sammie and Natalie. They both happen to be Harry fans and we were able to bond throughout the entire unit create our Harry puppets from different eras. I also really enjoyed the improv section of the unit. It felt like a time for everyone to be silly and have fun, but also grow as actors. This unit has probably been my favorite so far. It was the most hands on and I work best under these circumstances.
Lydia - 3 years ago
Doing improv was very fun for me, being able to make up stories on the spot based off the different situations we were put into. I also enjoyed puppet making a lot, but I wish that there was a little bit more time to work on the puppets themselves. Other then that, the whole unit was fun in my opinion because it touched on all the aspects of theatre, being musicals, puppetry, and acting.
Alyssa L. - 3 years ago
I loved the musical theatre choreography because of the ending and how good it turned out in the end. with the lights, staging, and the extra parts here and there. And it was super fun from begging to end.
larissa - 3 years ago
i learned how to work with others. i also learned how to make puppets.it was really hard to do. i had burned my finger. the puppet play we did was all about fighting. warm-ups weren't that bad. i still think mine looks evil.
Michelle Rodriguez - 3 years ago
This unit was really fun! I enjoyed making a puppet even though it didn't turn out the way I wanted it to, it was still fun to make. I enjoyed challenging myself and doing things that I thought were too hard to do. I enjoyed the dancing part of this unit too. It was fun when we put the dance all together.
Jalieya - 3 years ago
I feel like puppetry was fun. It was something new for me and i liked it, I would absolutely do it again. this unit has been my favorite so far because we do more hands on work and get comfortable with everybody in the classroom. It was just a great experience.
Justice Spencer - 3 years ago
This was a fun thing to do and how we could do it with other people. I like this and it was very cool.
SavannaR - 3 years ago
I've defiantly learned a lot about puppetry and costume design. I learned a lot about how to put characters together and scripts.
Liz Salazar - 3 years ago
unit 3 was really fun with the puppet making. We got to be free with the design choices and it had its struggles but putting together and acting out the play. It was really fun and refreshing to be free with our design.
Juniyah Wright - 3 years ago
My favorite part of this unit was making puppets. I really enjoyed this part because It involved art and I got to make my own character. The process had a lot more to it than we usually think and I loved how I learned a new technique.
Gaby - 3 years ago
The puppet play was fun and build the puppet was fun too and hard.
Amarion Temple - 3 years ago
This whole little acting unit was kind of fun just a little bit. Because we got to create things and present them to people, even though we took a lot of time doing these projects we got time to open our creative side.
Antonio Hayes - 3 years ago
This was a fun unit because I like making the puppet but it was kind if difficult making it and coming up with what your making but this was a fun unit.
jackson kimble - 3 years ago
i think my favorite unit was the puppetry because it made me laugh the most and it was kinda fun making the puppets its self.
Audrey Albano - 3 years ago
My favorite part was probably the puppets. The play itself was cool, but I really liked making them. It was fun because there were so many different parts and we got to do whatever we wanted with it. I think I "grew" because of how it was difficult to make a puppet for the first time.
america aceves - 3 years ago
I really enjoyed the improve and puppet unit. The improve was fun while also helping me step out of my shell. At first I dreaded this whole unit because I would have to talk/act in front of people. But as more days passed I saw that it looked really fun and I decided to give it a shot. I ended up really enjoying it and helped me with talking to new people/ in front of people. I also LOVED the puppet unit. I got to express my creativity through crafts. I love making little characters and making one in real like was so fun and made me really happy.
Amanda Perez - 3 years ago
Puppetry was honestly the hardest for me because we only had one week to complete it and it was really stressful. But it was really fun to make the story especially when they had no connection with each other irl. It was just a combination of fun, stress, nervous, worried and excitement. This unit was fun though and I really liked it.
sammie - 3 years ago
i really enjoyed the puppetry part of the unit, i liked making the pupet and creating a story for it.
Benjamin Schwartz - 3 years ago
I think the warm-up and improv may have been my favorite, or more so the improv part, I usually really like doing improv since I think it's quite a lot of fun, and so that part Unit was also a lot of fun, I would write more about it, like why I think it's fun, but there's not a whole lot of time, but yeah.
Thu Mai - 3 years ago
My favorite units were the improv and the puppetry. I think its really fun being able to make up the situation right on the spot while puppetry shows a lot of physical art creativity which another thing I also like while being able to control the puppet and tells your story, the script was cut off because we didn't have enough time but we made it work by making it up on the spot.
Daniel - 3 years ago
my favorite unit was puppetry because it was fun making the puppets and talking with my group about the puppets. There was also a loto free time which i liked
miguel - 3 years ago
i liked the warmups and the improv games. the duo scenes were ok. i dont like music. and i enjoyed making the puppets
Ami s - 3 years ago
i liked the most of this unit was the improve it tough me how to improve and it was fun. i also had fun building puppets and i had a good time
tyler - 3 years ago
it was a very interesting experience
Jake Yoon - 3 years ago
My favorite thing we've done so far is the duo scene and the puppet play, reason being that I like making people laugh. I thought it was really dumb to do something like this but these kinds of activities are making me more open as a person. Using a bit of Korean language in the puppet play was cool, eve though most people don't understand Korean. Overall enjoyable experience.
Antonio Cisneros - 3 years ago
My favorite part of the unit was making the puppets. I liked it since it was fun thinking of what to make and then making it.
Kurt Mann - 3 years ago
I enjoyed the acting unit as a whole. The improv was definitely my favorite however.
Jasmine Z - 3 years ago
My favorite part of the unit was the puppet making even though I didnt finish mine. It was really fun to do.
Alex Ticse :) - 3 years ago
It was fun doing acting and all of those things. My most favorite thing to do was definitely the puppet making AND performing. Most fun unit through out this semester.
Tyrone - 3 years ago
Out of all of things, That we have done I love creating the puppets but I really wish I could act but I couldn't because my partner wasn't here so I wish I could done the acting on Time but honestly I had fun during unit beside the huge setback, I had fun!
Makiah - 3 years ago
I liked improve the most and making the puppets. I learned how to act on the spot and I got a lot better at it then at the begining of the unit. I feel like I am not as nervous to perform in front of people as I used to be. and I also learned how to make puppets and that I was good at it. overall I had a lot of fun and am looking forward to next years theatre class.
Reagan - 3 years ago
I really loved the improv unit. It was so much fun. All if the games were super fun to watch and join in. I also really liked the puppet unit. It was fun bringing my character to life in the creating and preforming process. I also enjoyed the comedy/tragedy scene it was fun to be able to act out the scene. Overall the acting unit was my favorite out of all the units. I had a great time.
emiliana - 3 years ago
my favorite units were pupperty because i got to explore lots of ideas on making something of my own. and also being able to create its own character and ideas it was fun practicing for the play
Maile Reynon - 3 years ago
The puppet making was probably the hardest because there was a lot to do, but also my favorite because I love being creative and just making things. It allows everyone to do something different and project themselves into some cloth and fabric. The improving was very fun to do as well because it is another opportunity to let yourself loose and just have fun. It is really interesting what comes out when you just allow yourself to have fun and I think this entire unite really showed that. The improve unit really showed that by saying yes to something you making something into a new something that is really really cool. This was a lot of fun to do and it has taught me a lot about theater and life as well.
Alex Thrash - 3 years ago
My favorite part of the unit was the puppetry part. It was really challenging to create a puppet in a week but it was also very fun. I worked on my time management and rehearsal skills and felt much more confident while performing. I believe that if I had more time my puppet would have looked more finished but overall I like how it turned out. I would have like to spend more time in the puppetry section of the unit, but I'm glad I got to work on it for any time at all. This section of the unit made me work harder and lead to me being more confident in my work.
Wali B. - 3 years ago
This unit was a more hands on unit because we had to create our own pupped. We had the required resources to make it possible for each other to build an individual pupped. The performance was a fun experience which I liked.
aisha r - 3 years ago
my favorite part was making the puppets even tho I wasn't able to finish it I liked the new experience.
Mary Huefner - 3 years ago
I really liked improv part of the unit. It was really fun to come up with new ideas and say he first thing on my mind, without mistakes. The physical and vocal parts were also really fun, testing my own ability to preform without others, but I also liked the duo scenes, and being able to play with characters. I wasn't here for most of the choreography, but I found it really enjoyable and fun to watch. The puppet was also really fun and challenging to create and figure how to make an outfit. I liked all the performances and have had a lot of fun.
Ryan Buchmiller - 3 years ago
Every single task in the unit that we were given allowed me to learn something new in a different field.

Warm-ups and Improv, good for keeping your mind active, improve specifically increases your creativity whilst warming up allows for an increased performance on the stage.

Physical and Vocal Acting, It teachers you to not be afraid on stage, to create a world all around you with characters that you can dictate the actions of.

Comedy Duo scene, Duo scenes teach you to work together with a teammate and to match their energy.

Musical Theatre Choreo, The ability to, with others, move with the energy of the music and move as one collective.

Puppetry, Bringing multiple characters that are all unique and from a different world than any other and putting them into one story together.
Rose A. - 3 years ago
The drama duo scenes were exciting. However, my favorite unit was puppet making. I thoroughly enjoyed the days dedicated to crafting my own puppet. The unlimited supplies made creating my design so much easier. The performing aspect of the puppet unit was a bit rocky. I had never performed with puppets and the script wasn't memorized so obviously the performance wasn't perfect. Ignoring this little rough patch, I thought the puppet unit was interesting.
Matthew - 3 years ago
I have to say it was very cool to do acting. You know like write scripts do the performances, act out characters, make a story about my character, I grew confident from like doing a part on a character, rehearsing my lines, practicing my sentences on what character I play, the types of acting like stage acting or being actors. I liked the warm ups, stretching our bodies, doing improv, Other exercises I like were doing choreography dances, Some fun parts were monologues, writing them, performing them, Comedy is cool you know like doing comedy like dr know it all, Making puppets was interesting it was hard at first but over time I started to enjoy it.
kyra - 3 years ago
I enjoyed all the units so far they all taught me something. My favorite unit might be the puppet unit mainly because I had fun doing the play.
Maxy - 3 years ago
warm ups and improv was fun to do especially the encanto ones cause they had themes to it. Monologues were fun cause we got to create our own stories and du scenes were fun cause we got to do it with someone and acting is fun.The Aladdin dance choreography was very fun to do because i love dancing and lastly it was fun to do puppetry since it was very hands on .
manizha - 3 years ago
My favorite part of this unit was improv because it allowed me to be more creative with my actions and thoughts and let me be more expressive with my actions than I usually am in person.
kayleigh - 3 years ago
I really enjoyed this unit. I thought the games were a little intimidating at first, but when we got into it I looked forward to going to class!!
Iysha Lakhan - 3 years ago
I enjoyed puppet making it was a lot of fun. At first it was difficult but after painting and clothing it got a lot better. I loved dancing to the Arabian Nights it was soo much fun. Again hard at first but a lot of fun at the end. And I really enjoyed this term.
Rey - 3 years ago
This was a really fun unit, and I especially liked the improv games that we did. The puppet making was really fun and I really like it when we craft in the class. The Duo scene was also something that was really fun that we did. I wish we had more options though. To be honest, the warm ups were really strange but in the end they were pretty fun.
Amelia - 2 years ago
I liked this unit a lot.. it was very fun to make the puppets and also preform and do improv games. The warm ups were weird but it was also fun i guess.
kloey t - 2 years ago
i liked this unit i liked learning the dance and making puppets
MarJai King Johnson - 2 years ago
I think my favorite was the puppet making and puppet playing because it was fun to do and it was funny to give them some backstory and to react with fellow class members to connect.
joanna - 2 years ago
I grew through puppetry because i realized how fun it can be to make up a story and act it out using those puppets, it is even better when you get to build and design everything on your own so you can start out fresh. I also grew through duo scenes by being more outgoing and communicating in front of a bigger crowds and not getting nervous for it.
Anthony Johnson - 2 years ago
I would say that the most fun I had fun with was the puppetry. Then the musical theatre, improv, comedy tragedy they were all fun and eye opening on theatre and acting but is stick to movies.
Levi L. - 2 years ago
I really enjoyed playing the improv games, learning more about acting as a whole. this was a really enjoyable experience for me that I will cherish.
Jaelen fuller - 2 years ago
My favorite part was the puppet making and how we used the clay to make the head and stuff
Lesly Prado - 2 years ago
Out of all this units I loved the puppet play I was really nervous and scared at first but it gave me confidence that I wasn't alone and that people wouldn't have to see my face since I was emberressed but I had confidence in the play, the other units weren't bad it's just there wasn't ,much creativity and craft and I needed to perform in front of everyone and I would get nervous and sutter and it would be more akward for the other units so the puppet play was my favorite unit.
hayden - 2 years ago
it was fun making a puppet
Cassie Wintersmith - 2 years ago
There were a lot of fun portions of this unit, specifically the improve games, that I really enjoyed. I love improv, I think it
's super fun and I always enjoy it. The monologues we did were also pretty fun, especially 'I hate performing'. The duo scenes were hilarious, and I really enjoyed being able to work with Connor. The choreo? Hated it. I strongly dislike choreo, especially when I have a short time to learn it. enough said. The puppetry was a little stressful, especially the making of the puppet and coming up with a story idea, but working with Kate and Hadisa[and Connor, of course] was really fun. I enjoyed writing our script and making it funny, as well as just sitting in a circle and making all the props and things we needed.
Bethany de Young - 2 years ago
The improv tips and tricks were very helpful in breaking me out of my box. I've been able to implement the improv into my daily conversations. The monologues were a lot of fun! I was able to push my mental limitation with the assignment of scoring my own script. The duo scenes were decent, but it was a bit sudden in my personal opinion, and I wasn't in the right headspace to complete it to the standards I held for myself. The choreography was super fun! It's a very simple dance, but it still takes a decent amount of trust to push your body a bit than usual. Also it was such a good song, how could I not practice it for myself? The puppets are definitely lowest on my list of unit 3. This is mainly because I just couldn't fully work with my team, since I was filming every day last week, during this class period.
Hadisa - 2 years ago
This was my favorite unit, I enjoyed making puppets, my first puppet making experience was a lot of fun, the physical and voice acting was really cool. honestly I enjoyed everything about this unit.
Ian C - 2 years ago
1. warm-ups & improv: Pretty fun, I didn't like having to work with people that are bad at improv that's always super aquward but when the groups were good it was fun.

2.physical & vocal acting (monologues): I forgot about it until the last minute so I don't think mine was any good but I did it and it wasn't that bad.

3.comedy & tragedy (duo scenes): Very stress ful finding a partner and then I didn't have as much time as I would have liked with my partner but I think we did alright the scripts were good.

4. musical theatre choreography: It was fine, I didn't try because then people would make fun of me but I tried a little bit. Also the set was cool.

5. puppetry: Was not expecting to have to write an original scripts but I think it turned out pretty good, I Liked our show, the only thing I didn't like is that we had to make rod puppets, they are just kinda lame in my opinion ones were you can more the mouth are much cooler.
Anastasia Chandler - 2 years ago
The warm ups were fun and created comradery between the students. I did the vocal monologue and I really enjoyed it, I like using my voice to act, I feel like it's a really important thing to learn if you wish to go into the acting industry, and this class did it well. Me and my friend did the Comedy duo scene, I really liked seeing people's different interpretations of the same scene I did. I really enjoy dancing, so I liked the choreography part of the unit, and filming it was enjoyable. The puppetry was super fun to make & perform, however, I think I enjoyed watching other people's scenes more, they were all pretty funny, and definitely woke me up and made my first period a little better.
Anastasia Chandler - 2 years ago
My favorite portion of the unit was the puppetry, I grew through just sort of learning through the exercises to not really care if I was judged for my performance of not, and to just have fun and do my best.
Mily Alvarado - 2 years ago
The warm ups and improv games are always so much fun to do. I felt it was a way that we all broke the ice. The voice over monologues was different. I don't think it was my favorite but it was really good.I'd say the duo scenes where some of my favorites. It was so much fun practicing and really taking on the characters. The Aladin dance was fun to do but i wasn't really able to do it since I'm injured. I'm not gonna lie I thought the puppets where gonna my least favorite and I wasn't excited but it ended up to be a great experience and it might be my fav
Kate Lisenby - 2 years ago
The acting unit was fun and got most people out of their comfort zone. Warm ups were very helpful especially so early in the morning just getting me awake. Improv was fun but I do better scripted. I didn't like the monologues so much but the duo scenes were very fun. I liked to see everyone's different acting styles. The choreography was awkward at first but I'm used to dancing choreographies so it wasn't hard to follow. The puppets were fun to make and perform with but I think the hardest park was having a followable script that isn't just something we think is funny. My favorite part was probably the puppets or the duo scenes.
ariya - 2 years ago
Throughout the different unit type things we've done it's been a fun and interesting experience. The monologue thing was probably my least favorite. The duo scene thing was pretty cool, but not my favorite. I couldn't fully perform it because I had state testing that week so I wasn't able to perform. The choreography for the dance was ok, I don't like dance much so it wasn't also my favorite either. Overall the puppetry one was my favorite because I loved being able to create my own art and the process was very fun and exciting. The performance was also a very fun experience for me.
Brandon - 2 years ago
i really liked everything but my favorite part was the puppets because it was fun making the puppets and making the script for the puppets.
Kalyssa Carter - 2 years ago
I think warm-ups really helped wake me up and helped me get ready for class. I wasn't really in class for vocal acting or comedy and tragedy but, I really enjoyed making the puppets and choreography.
Aleena - 2 years ago
I think the acting unit was my favorite it was really fun interacting with new people in the class i really havent spoken with before and making the puppet with ,y friends was probaly the funnest thing and preforming it was so funny
giorgia - 2 years ago
I enjoyed do the warm up in the morning but the impro games were not my favorite part. it was really fun do the physical monolog and i learned a lot of things and also the due scene and try to act even if it wasn't so easy. the choreography was super fun to do all together. But my favorite part was make the puppets and practice the performance with those
azrai - 2 years ago
it was great I love puppetry
Sem - 2 years ago
I loved this unit because I love puppets and I have always loved the muppets
sem - 2 years ago
I also loved improv because the games were so much fun and it taught me to step out of my comfort zone
cara cummings - 2 years ago
i really liked this unit because i like to learn physically and i like making this and designing.
Drake Nielsen - 2 years ago
For me the unit I most enjoyed was the "Puppetry" unit. I was here for most of it and actually especially enjoyed the designing part of the puppet, like the painting and such. I thought that this unit also was fun and didn't take up to many days to finish working on the project with my group.
haylie - 2 years ago
comedy & tragedy duo scenes it was just a really funny time acting out with the other person and was a fun scrip to go over it also helped people to open up more with others
Kylah - 1 year ago
This unit was actually kind of fun I like making the puppets and making a script and all the stuff that lead up to this unit I haven't done my puppet performance yet but I'm sure it will be fine when I can do it but we will see when my partner is actually here.
Damien - 1 year ago
I liked the puppetry unit even though my group didn't have the best play it was still fun to do
Marco - 1 year ago
I liked it and the funniest part was making the puppets cause it was also funny to do
Arianna - 1 year ago
i liked the puppet unit but feel liked i could have done better with my puppet and my puppet performance.
Brianna - 1 year ago
My favorite part about unit 3 was making the puppets because I gained skills of working with clay. Also, it was fun being able to make whatever i wanted.
Xaviyana - 1 year ago
MY favorite part about this units was the monologed I had inproved a lot you can say
Itsuki - 1 year ago
the little warm ups were kind of fun and I never got to be here for the duo scenes or to be in the full choreo for the Aladdin choreo but practicing it was alright and making the puppet was fun I just never got the chance to really fully finish my puppet and make a script but making the puppet was probably the most fun out of it.
Logan - 1 year ago
My favorite portion of this unit was duo scenes it was scary at first but at the end of it, it wasn't that bad and I had fun.
Catherine - 1 year ago
I liked the the projects it was fun I just wish there was more materials for the puppets but other then that I've liked everything we did most of the time.
Simran - 1 year ago
This was by far my FAVORITE unit!! I loved acting, dancing, and making my puppet. I think my favorite part of this unit was the puppets. It was fun having to make a puppet with a story with friends and perform it in front of the class. I have no words other than this unit was amazing and I want to keep doing it over and over again.
Alessandra - 1 year ago
The puppetry unit was fun because making the puppet was interesting and felt really creative. Performing was a little scary but also exciting.
Penelope S - 1 year ago
my reflection for the unit 3 blog is that i liked it. i liked building the puppets and doing warm ups in the studio theater. i also liked all of the other work we did. i guess you can say i enjoyed all of it really.
Snow - 1 year ago
i think my favorite part was actually preforming the puppet play. there is so much to work with and improvise. the whole prosses was fun and new too. i came up with tecniqs that i would have never used if not for a specific detail need.
Daniele - 1 year ago
I really enjoyed the puppetry when we had to make our own puppet. I think that it's a very good exercise for the creativity muscles. My puppet resulted pretty good and it's similar to the singer that I wanted to represent. Performing was very fun too.
Clover - 1 year ago
I LOVED IT. I'M VERY PROUD OF MY PUPPET AND I LOVE IT SO MUCH. and all the improv games were so fun!!! honestly my favorite unit so far.
Berlin - 1 year ago
My favorite portion of the unit is writing the script for my group it was hard at first but me and my group came up with is taking an episode from our favorite show and rewriting it into ours and it worked that was my favorite part. How I grew through this process until performing is just taking my time and having fun it wasn't really stressful for me because I took my time and had fun with it and just kind of did stuff here and there and for the performance I just had fun with it practice a couple of times and just used my nerves and just did it and tried my best.
Brintee - 1 year ago
the part of this project that i liked was probably the making of the puppet, i liked how much time we got for it and it kind of reminded me of the inquiry project. I wasnt a big fan of the warm ups, they were funny but I just didnt like doing them very much. I did like some the games we played during the beginning of the unit.
Cheyla - 1 year ago
My favorite part of the unit was improv games we played. It got us out of our seats and made me laugh a lot and it also taught me things about improv and acting with other people. The warm ups didn't PERSONALLY help me with acting too much, but i definitely think they helped lots of people with confidence and vocal inflection. Puppetry was very fun also and i liked seeing how these already popular characters were personalized and made into random out of character scripts. Overall, pretty great and active unit.
Emma - 1 year ago
From this unit I think I learned a lot, I learned how to make a puppet, how to use clay ,foam ,cloths, and a lot ,more I didn't know before. I felt like I was most challenged with puppet creation, it was super fun but it was also very difficult considering I had never done it before. Overall I think this unit sparked my creativity and helped me understand a lot about preforming.
Sadie - 1 year ago
The puppets were definitely my favorite. I had so much fun making them and creating a script to preform. I pretty much liked everything we did in this unit, it was all very fun. The thing that was most challenging for me was the Aladdin dance and learning it because I'm not good at dance and I've never really liked it. I still found it fun just a little harder for me than other things.
Elizabeth - 1 year ago
My favorite portion of the unit was improv because I enjoy the spontaneity and quick-thinking required to be good at that. We all do a lot of improv in our lives, so this is an important skill to have. I really liked coming up with a character and walking around in a party setting and getting to talk to other characters. I wish we could have done that more because what happened was pretty entertaining and fun to do. The improv exercises were a little nerve-wracking at first, but I grew used to them and have grown to miss them.
Layleah - 1 year ago
My favorite portion of the unit was when we learned improv and we got to practice improving with each other, the only issue with improv was that everyone was too shy to start but once we got comfortable with it, the improv practice went a lot smoother and it was a lot of fun.
Lyn - 1 year ago
I really enjoyed the warm-ups & improv, I thought it was really fun, and silly. I liked the games we played, and when we played those games I felt like you kinda got to know everyone better. Duo scenes was pretty good aswell, I feel like me and my partner did pretty well, mostly them though. Because at the beginning I did forget a line or two, but overall it went pretty good. The Aladdin dance, I was here when we practiced the moves, but not the actual day when you filmed them. I was sick the day we were supposed to film, but if I were in the actual recording, I'd be very out of rhythm. The puppet creation & performance went good, it was a lot of fun, but I had a bunch of difficulties with my Garfield, but otherwise the making of him was fun. The performance though, I wish I had a voice for him, I mean I did but I couldn't maintain it. Overall, I really liked unit 3, especially the play.
Dion - 1 year ago
My favorite portion of this unit was puppetry. Acting and making the performance was my favorite part of puppetry. It was also pretty hard trying to improvise on the stage since our script wasn't as finished as we thought it was. Plus synching the props with the play was kind of hard since you didn't know when the other person would play the sound. At the beginning of the unit I was kind of uncomfortable but then after the Aladdin dance I got more comfortable.
Bailey - 1 year ago
For me, unit 3 was probably my favorite unit we've done so far this year. I liked the process of making our puppets and coming up with the script, I thought it was fun. I also thought that for the most part learning choreo for the Aladdin dance was fun but challenging. Overall though, my favorite thing we did for this unit was the improve games. I enjoyed not knowing what I was going to say next when we were playing the game where there was three of us playing one person with three heads.
Mohammad - 1 year ago
Engaging in physical and vocal warm-up exercises to prepare for performance. Improv activities could include games and exercises to enhance spontaneity, creativity, and teamwork among participants.
Ahmad - 1 year ago
My favorite portion of the unit was the puppetry segment, particularly the puppet creation and performance exercises. Reflecting on this experience, I can see how much I grew both as a performer and a collaborator.
Abraham - 1 year ago
I think I liked the warm-ups and the improv activities in the studio the most in the unit because I feel like I got to have fun and let myself go instead of always being serious and focused I grew through these exercises all the way up to the performance by learning and trying new things.
alan - 1 year ago
My favorite unit was when we made the puppets. The use of clay and hot glue guns made everything fun.It was also cool how we got to make clothes for the puppets and make them unique.
Maximus Gaeta - 11 months ago
my favorite unit was the puppets because seeing a lot of people have creativity in puppetry was amazing as well as making my own puppet
MJ - 11 months ago
My favorite portion was the puppetry portion because making my puppet was fun and I'm happy with how it turned out. Additionally it let me act out something without having to actually act it out myself.

(Honorable mention to improv btw)
kat - 11 months ago
I had so much fun. Warm ups were silly, but do-able. I enjoy working with partners while doing improv, it always comes out funny. Musicals are peak. I liked the puppets and improv the most. You just have to be freaking hilarious

easy A
Kyle :3 - 11 months ago
My favorite part of this unit was the puppet performances!! I learned how to use a different voice and to just have fun when preforming!! I loved how everyone's stories were so creative and funny!! It was a lot of fun working with my group and other people!!
Hope - 11 months ago
1. From the warmups, I learned different warmups that I could do before I act and before I go into rehearsal. I also got a little better at doing improv.

2. During the duo scenes I gained a better ability to work on how to do certain things in a scene with just two people.

3. In the musical theatre (my favorite part) we did Choreography I was really excited to learn the dance from Aladdin since it was one of my favorite movies when I was little. I also really like the song "Arabian Nights," I think that its a really cool ensemble song/ number!

4. In puppetry I was able to learn more about how a puppet is sculpted and was able to hone on my ability to picture things in my mind and making it close to when I wanted!
Leo - 11 months ago
I really liked making the puppets. Overall this unit was really fun. I did get nervous when I was going up to present but once I actually started to present the nerves went away.
Olivia! - 11 months ago
My favorite part of this unit was the duo scene! We got to rehearse outside which I thought was fun.
kaydence - 11 months ago
I loved the field trip because I got to leave school and hang out with my friends all day. I didn't love the duo scene probably because I fell down the stairs. but my favorite was the puppet unit because it love crafting and coming up with a character, even though my first try was not that good but still I had a lot of fun crafting my little fella !!
Charlotte - 11 months ago
All the activities we did like the improv, duo scenes, cerography, and puppetry. My favorite and most fun unit by far was the puppetry. Making the puppets, acting, and designing were so fun! You get to make and design any character you want with your friends! Also doing the puppetry performances were sooo funny too!
Yeona - 11 months ago
I like the improv because it help with my things we did and the warm up help with my voices and movement and help me with my stuff. I like the monologues because it help me gain confident in my voice and in myself. I like the duo scene because it help you engage with some one and help shape partner work and it help me work with some one and help me trust my partner and I like the musical theatre because it also help with learning dances and I love the puppets because you could be creative and have good teamwork and at the same time and I had fun making my puppets.
eduardo - 11 months ago
my favorite unit was when we did the puppets I haven't done one and I had fun doing it
Gabby - 11 months ago
I liked improv because it's always fun to see where the story goes with other people. I learned from the duo scenes that a lot of people interpret scenes in different ways, so it was fun to watch each different performance. The musical theater choreo was not as fun, but that's because I'm not the biggest fan of dancing. It was a nice little dance though, so the skill wasn't required.
My favorite portion of the unit was the puppet unit. It was so fun to make a character vision come to life. Creating our own story was very very fun
Alie - 11 months ago
For all the stuff we did during this quarter my favorite has to be comedy and tragedy! I love making funny and entertaining videos for people and when I heard about comedy I just knew it was my time to shine!!!
wyatt - 11 months ago
I feel like my favorite part of this unit was duo scene because I did it with my bestfriend and it was really fun and it had how to perform. I gained a lot from the warm-up and improve as it had told me how to say "yes and" and it was just fun to do. The puppet was also a fun thing to do like making the puppet with like all the clay and paint it was really fun. BUT I did not like the dance unit as it was kind of scary.
Tahlia - 11 months ago
i enjoyed doing the warm ups in class because we have usually been sitting all class it was nice to get out my chair. the duo scenes I wasn't that successful in i wish i took it more serious and practiced more with my partner. the musical theatre choreography was really fun i liked getting up and learning the dances, even though i wasn't dancing i liked being part of the background. the puppetry was a little hard for me, i think i should've asked for more help and guidance instead of trying to guess on everything. From the warm ups i learned that to act you have to use your whole body and think about what your saying to keep the scene going. The duo scene i learned that acting is harder than it looks. the choreography helped me get over the fear of being in front of the camera. The puppetry taught me to pay attention to detail. the choreography was definitely my favorite part of the unit because i liked making the background and i like set design so it felt kind like i was apart of a play with ought actually performing in it, i more like helped the dancer look better.
Johnny - 11 months ago
During the puppetry helped me grow as a performer by teaching me how to express emotion and tell a story without relying only on my facial expressions. It pushed me to use physicality and creative in new ways, and now i feel more confident performing roles that require strong body awareness and imagination.
Ava - 11 months ago
The comedy and tragedy play, i did with a partner was super fun. When we went over the play it was super fun to create other ideas and performing it was a little nerve racking, but fun

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