ASSIGNMENT 4/EXTRA CREDIT 4
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Submit your assignment as Dance Ballet – Assignment 4. Remember to include your HOL Name, HOL ID and House at the top of your e-mail, and please don’t send your homework as an attachment. Thank you!!!
FINAL DUE DATE: January 15th, 2017
DIRECTIONS: Below you will find a series of exercises with a different amount of points. Please choose your own combination in order to earn 30 points of assignment and, if you wish, 30 points of extra credit. I can’t award you more than that, so only the first 30 or 60 points (depending if you are sending extra credit or not) will be graded.
Submit your assignment as Dance Ballet – Assignment 4. Remember to include your HOL Name, HOL ID and House at the top of your e-mail, and please don’t send your homework as an attachment. Thank you!!!
FINAL DUE DATE: January 15th, 2017
DIRECTIONS: Below you will find a series of exercises with a different amount of points. Please choose your own combination in order to earn 30 points of assignment and, if you wish, 30 points of extra credit. I can’t award you more than that, so only the first 30 or 60 points (depending if you are sending extra credit or not) will be graded.
FILL-IN-THE-BLANKS (10 points)
1. It premiered at the ___________________ in St. Petersburg, Russia, on _________________.
2. The story starts on _________________, where Clara’s family and friends gather to _______________ the Christmas tree.
3. At the first performance of The Nutcracker, the roles of ______________ and the Nutcracker Prince were played by _______________.
4. Everything started with a book written by ________________ called The Nutcracker and the ______________:
5. After the ________________ retells how Clara had helped him return to his own self, a celebration of ________________ to honor Clara the heroine begins.
2. The story starts on _________________, where Clara’s family and friends gather to _______________ the Christmas tree.
3. At the first performance of The Nutcracker, the roles of ______________ and the Nutcracker Prince were played by _______________.
4. Everything started with a book written by ________________ called The Nutcracker and the ______________:
5. After the ________________ retells how Clara had helped him return to his own self, a celebration of ________________ to honor Clara the heroine begins.
TRUE OR FALSE (10 points)
1. Sauté refers to a whirl or spin.
2. The Nutcracker and the Mouse King was a book written by Alexandre Dumas and adapted to the ballet by E.T.A. Hoffman.
3. Drosselmeyer is a magician and Clara’s godfather.
4. The celesta is the musical instrument we can hear in “The Waltz of the Flowers”.
5. Rond de jambe is a circular movement of the leg.
6. When The Nutcracker was first produced, the music was a success but the story and production weren’t.
7. The original story of The Nutcracker is much darker than the ballet.
8. Tchaikovsky like The Nutcracker’s score more than the score from Sleeping Beauty.
9. The Nutcracker is divided in two acts.
10. The sweets that honor and celebrate Clara are Chocolate, Coffee, Candy Canes and Lollipops.
2. The Nutcracker and the Mouse King was a book written by Alexandre Dumas and adapted to the ballet by E.T.A. Hoffman.
3. Drosselmeyer is a magician and Clara’s godfather.
4. The celesta is the musical instrument we can hear in “The Waltz of the Flowers”.
5. Rond de jambe is a circular movement of the leg.
6. When The Nutcracker was first produced, the music was a success but the story and production weren’t.
7. The original story of The Nutcracker is much darker than the ballet.
8. Tchaikovsky like The Nutcracker’s score more than the score from Sleeping Beauty.
9. The Nutcracker is divided in two acts.
10. The sweets that honor and celebrate Clara are Chocolate, Coffee, Candy Canes and Lollipops.
DISCUSSION (10 points)
More than a discussion question, this time I would like to read your story. In most of The Nutcracker’s productions it is very clear that all of Clara’s adventures were a dream. Recall what she experienced that night and answer:
Which was your favorite part from Clara’s dream? If it were your dream, would it be similar or what things would have changed?
There is no right or wrong answers! Please post your answer in the correct thread in our Class Forum.
Which was your favorite part from Clara’s dream? If it were your dream, would it be similar or what things would have changed?
There is no right or wrong answers! Please post your answer in the correct thread in our Class Forum.
RESEARCH (20 points)
In The Nutcracker, one of the protagonists of the story is, of course, a nutcracker! For this assignment I want you to please do a further research on NUTCRACKERS. Their origins, what were they used for, what do they represent, and any other important information that you can find. Please cite all of your sources. Make your report at least 200 words long for full marks.
COLORING (20 points)
Have fun and make pretty this coloring page! You may do it using any computer program, or if you prefer, print the image and color it by hand! Please do not send your work as an attachment, submit it to an image hosting site like Photobucket, and then send me the link to your picture.
PUZZLE (20 points)
Solve the following jigsaw puzzle. When you are done, please take a screen capture of your finished puzzle and submit it to an image hosting site like Photobucket, and then send me the link to your picture.
ART PROJECT (30 points)
Your Nutcracker! Now it is time to design your very own Nutcracker! You can use any mean of art you want: a drawing, a graphic, a sculpture. Be creative! Please do not send your work as an attachment, submit it to an image hosting site like Photobucket, and then send me the link to your picture.
CREATIVE WRITING (30 points)
Your Christmas Story! As we already know, The Nutcracker is set on Christmas Eve. Now it is your turn to write your very own Christmas story! Think about all the imaginary and elements of this time of year. Think about the feelings and emotions the Holidays produce. Inspire yourself with some Christmas Carols. The sky is the limit! Just make sure that your story is at least 300 words for full points.
MOVIE MAGIC (30 points)
I have always loved when students choose to do “Movie Magic” for their assignment, so this option is back!!
There are a lot of variations and productions of The Nutcracker. For this assignment I want you to please watch your favorite Nutcracker movie. It doesn’t matter if it is an animated movie, real action movie, or even the ballet! Done? Now, please send me the three screen caps of your favorite scenes along with a brief explanation of why they are your favorite. Please do not send yours screen caps as attachments, submit them to an image hosting site like Photobucket, and then send me the link to your screen caps.
There are a lot of variations and productions of The Nutcracker. For this assignment I want you to please watch your favorite Nutcracker movie. It doesn’t matter if it is an animated movie, real action movie, or even the ballet! Done? Now, please send me the three screen caps of your favorite scenes along with a brief explanation of why they are your favorite. Please do not send yours screen caps as attachments, submit them to an image hosting site like Photobucket, and then send me the link to your screen caps.