1. Introduction to ICEG 463 Comparative Literature: Drama
Analiza Perez-Amurao
Humanities and Language Division
MUIC

2. Introduction
Course Description

3. Introduction
Course Description
Course Objectives

4. Introduction Course Description Course Objectives
Class Activities and Interaction

5. Introduction Course Description Course Objectives
Class Activities and Interaction
Materials and Texts

6. Introduction Course Description Course Objectives
Class Activities and Interaction
Materials and Texts
Assessment

7. Introduction Course Description Course Objectives
Class Activities and Interaction
Materials and Texts
Assessment
Grading

8. Introduction Course Description Course Objectives
Class Activities and Interaction
Materials and Texts
Assessment
Grading
Classroom Policies
Course outline

9. Course Description ICEG 463 Comparative Literature: Drama
Prerequisite: “C” or better in ICCM 106, Intermediate Communication III; or “D” or better in ICCM 112, Advanced English Communication II, within the previous 2 trimesters.
This course explores the ways to understand and appreciate
drama both by reading, watching, and analyzing theatrical
performances and by staging a theatrical production. This course will require extensive reading, independent research, writing critical essays, theater workshops, and a stage production. The choice between a one-act play (or flash drama) and a reader’s theater will be decided upon as a class.

10. Course Objectives By the end of this course, students will be able to:
GENERAL
Understand drama and its elements and qualities

11. Course Objectives By the end of this course, students will be able to:
GENERAL
Understand drama and its elements and qualities
Discuss and examine samples of significant works of drama from each selected genre

12. Course Objectives By the end of this course, students will be able to:
GENERAL
Understand drama and its elements and qualities
Discuss and examine samples of significant works of drama from each selected genre
Develop aesthetic sensibilities that help expand understanding of said artistic form

13. Course Objectives By the end of this course, students will be able to:
SPECIFIC
Define drama and discuss it according to its formal qualities such as plot, character, conflict, theme, language, mood, etc.

14. Course Objectives By the end of this course, students will be able to:
SPECIFIC
Define drama and discuss it according to its formal qualities such as plot, character, conflict, theme, language, mood, etc.
Improve communication skills through work in viewing, thinking, discussing, and writing critically about dramatic/theatrical works

15. Course Objectives By the end of this course, students will be able to:
SPECIFIC
Define drama and discuss it according to its formal qualities such as plot, character, conflict, theme, language, mood, etc.
Improve communication skills through work in viewing, thinking, discussing, and writing critically about dramatic/theatrical works
Widen understanding of life as exhibited in the various creative expressions of each selected genre

16. Course Objectives By the end of this course, students will be able to:
SPECIFIC
Define drama and discuss it according to its formal qualities such as plot, character, conflict, theme, language, mood, etc.
Improve communication skills through work in viewing, thinking, discussing, and writing critically about dramatic/theatrical works
Widen understanding of life as exhibited in the various creative expressions of each selected genre
Develop problem-solving skills through analysis of, discussions about, and group projects on theatrical texts and performances

17. Course Objectives By the end of this course, students will be able to:
SPECIFIC
Define drama and discuss it according to its formal qualities such as plot, character, conflict, theme, language, mood, etc.
Improve communication skills through work in viewing, thinking, discussing, and writing critically about dramatic/theatrical works
Widen understanding of life as exhibited in the various creative expressions of each selected genre
Develop problem-solving skills through analysis of, discussions about, and group projects on theatrical texts and performances
View films, stage plays, or any of the performing arts or a musicale (whichever is available during the term)

18. Class Activities and Interaction
Lectures
Class discussions
Group/pair work
Theatrical workshops
Performance viewing
Performance critique

19. Materials and Texts
There will be no set textbook, but students will require reliable access to the Internet in order to exploit on-line databases, video clips of stage productions, manuscripts, and texts. The class instructor will provide copies of manuscripts and list of references that will be used in class.

20. Assessment
Students’ final grade will be broken down among the following components:
Quiz via Bedford Virtual Lit Interactive Tutorial** (take-home) %
Critical Paper (take-home) %
Participation %
Individual Presentation*** %
Reader’s Theater /Dramatic Monologue %
Final Exam: Stage Production %
*Participation grade includes a portfolio of the Bedford Virtual Lit Interactive Drama Tutorial**, attendance, and contributions to class activities as well as discussions. **
*** Tied-up with EC3 Oral Com presentation principles

21. Grading
Grades for ICEG 463 will be awarded in the following grade bands:
NEW GRADE BANDS (For students with ID “54” or above)
A B C D
A B C F
OLD GRADE BANDS (For students with ID “55” or below)
A B C D 60-64
B C D F
New Policy as of Trimester 1, 2012/2013:
Students with ID “55” or above must receive at least a ‘D’ (60%) to pass the course.
Students with ID “54” or below must receive at least a ‘C’ (70%) to pass the course.

22. Classroom Policies Attendance Project/ Course Requirement Submission
Classroom Activities
Cell phones and other gadgets
School Uniforms/ Theater Workshop Outfit

23. Course Outline
WEEK 1
Introduction to the course (Course requirements, class policies, etc.)
Introduction to Drama, Theater, and Culture: History, Dramatic Genres, and Dramatic Forms

24. Course Outline
WEEK 2
History of Drama 1: Classical Athens, Classical Japan, Medieval and Renaissance England, and Early Modern Europe
History of Drama 2: Modern Europe, the US, and Asia

25. Course Outline
WEEK 3
Elements of Drama: Literary Elements/ Technical Elements
Elements of Drama: Performance Elements

26. Course Outline
WEEK 4
Review of a Stage Production* (Focus: Elements of Drama)- Part 1 (Lecture-Discussion)
Conventions and Features of a Tragedy

27. Course Outline
WEEK 5
“Romeo and Juliet” – William Shakespeare (Shakespearean Tragedy)
Conventions and Features of a Comedy

28. Course Outline
WEEK 6
“The Importance of Being Earnest” – Oscar Wilde (Comedy of Manners)
Conventions and Features of a Contemporary Musical

29. Course Outline
WEEK 7
“Miss Saigon” - Claude-Michel Schonberg & Alain Boublil (Contemporary Musical)
The Theater as a Fine Art/ Principles of Stage Acting

30. Course Outline WEEK 8 Principles of Stage Directing
Workshop Series 1: Acting and Directing

31. Course Outline WEEK 9 Principles of Stage Management
Principles of Stage Design

32. Course Outline WEEK 10 Workshop Series 2: Stage Management and Design
Stage Production Preps

33. Course Outline WEEK 11 Final Exam: Stage Production 1

34. References
Dickson, A. (2009). The rough guide to Shakespeare, 2nd edition. US:
Rough Guides.
Baldick, C. (2008). Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms. US: Oxford
University Press.
Prentice Hall Literature Silver. (1989). US: Prentice Hall.
Wilson, E. & Goldfarb, A. (1999). Theater: The lively art, 3rd edition. USA:
McGraw-Hill.
Worthen, W. B. (2000). The Harcourt Brace anthology of drama, 3rd
edition. USA: Thomson Heinle.
Others
To supplement what is provided in class, other teaching-learning materials will be culled from various sources including, but not limited to, YouTube clips, Slideshare, and others deemed suitable to academic activities.