Here's the basic assignment guidelines for your Clown Research Project, due April 7th. We decided we'd make these blog posts instead of papers, as some of you wanted to include multimedia in your presentations. We will be doing an informal show and tell of these in class on the 7th.
CLOWN RESEARCH PROJECT GUIDELINES:
--1-2 pages long (blog post)
--1-2 sources, cited in MLA format and with a proper Works Cited page (no wikipedia allowed; otherwise scholarly or popular sources are okay)
--Topic: overview of the oeuvre of a famous clown from recent history (we discussed possibilities in class: ask if you are stumped)
--in your writing, not only describe and show why your subject is an excellent example of modern clowning, but also why you chose them. What about this professional's work struck you? What makes it unique? What in their performances do you want to emulate in your Clownlympics performance?
CLOWNLYMPICS:
--we will be pushing the Clownlympics performances forward to April 14th. More on that when we meet on the 7th.
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| In high school, the final exam for our Clowning unit was to perform for at least one hour on the Pearl Street mall in Boulder, a mall known (then in the late '80s/early '90s especially) for its excellent street performers. Talk about a high pressure test. Maybe I should send you all out onto the 16th street mall... (oh, this is me and my friend Christy. Can you tell which one is me?) |
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