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Dram 10-81 Introduction to Theater

This is an introductory course designed to educate the student about the form and content of narrative film from the early Twentieth Century to the present.

  • Advisory: Eligibility for English 1A strongly recommended

Course Details

  • Instructor:  Barry Wolcott
    • E-Mail: bwolcott@taft.org 
    • Telephone: Leave message: 661.763.7758
    • The instructor may be available on campus by arrangement. Messages will be answered and assignments will be graded daily. Phone calls will be taken by the Counseling Office and forwarded to the Instructor. The course message center should be used for all on-line correspondence unless you need an immediate answer. In that case, call or email the instructor’s office number or email address.  
  • Units: 3
  • Class Meets:  March 3 - May 29, 2008
  • Textbook & Estimated Costs:
    • Rental Textbook: Theatre, The Lively Art (5th edition) Edwin Wilson and Alvin Goldfarb (McGraw Hill, 2004), available as a rental from the Taft College Book Store. Rental Price is 20% of the cost of the book. ISBN: ISBN-13 9780073514123 Remember, you must return rental texts or you will be billed for the cost of the text.
    • Plays: Shakespeare “Hamlet” & Hansberry “Raisin in the Sun”
      "Jill’s Gone" will be provided free to students
    • Purchase: If you live outside of the Taft area, it might be simpler to just buy the text from the publisher or an independent book retailer.
  • Estimated Time Per Week: Students can expect to spend approximately 10 to 12 hours per week reading, writing, watching films and taking exams and writing the three required artistic critiques.
  • Special Requirements: This course is delivered through the Etudes program. Directions for the course are included in the course syllabus found in the ETUDES-NG shell.
  • Assignments & Tests: See Syllabus
  • Proctored Exams: Yes- See the Proctor Identification Procedures for directions on how to set up a proctor for approval.
  • Additional Comments: Because this is a distance learning course, attendance is not an issue. Turning assignments in on time is. Students must stay on the assignment schedule. Not keeping current is the equivalent of missing classes. As you will see in the attached syllabus there is a system in place for late arrival of materials.
  • New to ETUDES-NG: be sure to check System Requirements before getting started with ETUDES-NG. You need to do this on each computer you use while taking a class through ETUDES-NG.
  • ETUDES-NG Course: You will log into the Etudes-NG classroom with log-in information provided below:

          New Users use the following login instructions:
     

    Login ID

    Password

    • First 2 letters of first name +
    • First 2 letters of last name +
    • Last 5 digits of SSN

    (Type using all lower case letters)

    Example:

    Jose A. Garcia
    SSN: 111-22-3333

    Username = joga23333

    MonthDay of birth in school records

    (Type using all lower case letters)

    Example:

    Birthday is April 11th, 1982 (04/11/82)

    Password = 0411


    Previous Users use the following login instructions:
     

    Login ID

    Password

    • First 2 letters of first name +
    • First 2 letters of last name +
    • Last 5 digits of SSN

    (Type using all lower case letters)

    Example:

    Jose A. Garcia
    SSN: 111-2
    2-3333

    Username = joga23333

    Enter the password YOU set in a previous term

    If you cannot remember your password, go to the ETUDES-NG login screen and reset the password. Be sure to use the email address you used on your application.

     

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Disclaimer: The book prices are an approximation only and are subject to change.