Fine Arts and Language Courses, 2007 ATDP

2710
2712
2713.1
2713.2
2715
2716
2718
2720.1
2720.3
2721
2722
2725.1
2725.2
2727
2728
2730
Beginning Acting 1
Beginning Acting 2
Introduction to Drawing and Design (AM)
Introduction to Drawing and Design (PM)
Color and Canvas
Art History: Folk Art and Literature
Understanding and Creating Movies
First-Year Latin (Gr. 7, 8, 9)
First-Year Latin (Gr. 9, 10, 11)
Second-Year Latin
First-Year German
First-Year Japanese (AM)
First-Year Japanese (PM)
Second-Year Japanese
Third-Year Japanese
Fourth-Year Japanese
M/Th, 1:00-4:30
T/F, 1:00-4:30
MWF, 8:30-12:00
MWF, 1:00-4:30
T/Th, 8:30-12:00
MWF, 1:00-4:30
MWF, 1:00-4:30
MWF, 8:30-12:00
MWF, 8:30-12:00
Tu, 8:30-12:00; Th. 8:30-4:30
MWF, 1:00-4:30
MWF, 8:30-12:00
MWF, 1:00-4:30
MWF, 8:30-12:00
MWF, 1:00-4:30
MWF, 1:00-4:30

..........................................................

{Click on the animated arrowhead in front of the titles below to return to the top of this page.}

2710 Beginning Acting 1: Improvisational Theater and Acting
5 units	M/Th, 1:00-4:30	Gary Graves	$460
Nobody hands you a script for life--you have to improvise your way through it. In this course, through improvisational scene work, theater games, and story telling, students will develop their ability to act and interact freely and perceptively. They will have the opportunity to study acting techniques and work at short scenes, learning to trust their abilities in new, untried situations, and taking risks that help develop confidence in their ability to think on their feet, whether in school, social or dramatic situations. They will also discover how to become more aware of their environment and how to be supportive of others. Improvisational theater helps students expand their creativity and, therefore, influences every area of life and studies. This course may be taken concurrently with Beginning Acting 2. Homework per class meeting: 2 hours IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT BEGINNING ACTING 1 AND 2: Completion of Beginning Acting 1 and 2, whether together or over two summers, carries a recommendation of credit to fulfill the UC (f) Visual & Performing Arts (VPA) eligibility requirement for a year-long course. Beginning Acting 1 alone cannot be used to satisfy the UC VPA requirement, but we suggest that you check with your school counselor for specifics on how one or both may be used toward graduation requirements. There is discounted tuition for concurrent enrollment in Beginning Acting 1 and 2--tuition: $620; materials fees: $40; total: $640)

2712 Beginning Acting 2: Improvisational Theater and Acting
5 units T/F, 1:00-4:30 Gary Graves $460
Prerequisites: Beginning Acting (from ATDP during a previous summer), concurrent enrollment in Beginning Acting 1, or permission of the Director.
This fun, interactive course is the continuation of Beginning Acting 1 and provides the equivalent of second semester introductory dramatic arts. Building on lessons around the performance of monologues, scenes, and improvisation, students will learn to delve into the study of acting at a deeper level. From script analysis to building a character, this course will tackle the basic challenges of acting on stage, while continuing to explore the exciting world of improvisational performance.
Homework per class meeting: 2-4 hours
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT BEGINNING ACTING 1 AND 2: Completion of Beginning Acting 1 and 2, whether together or over two summers, carries a recommendation of credit to fulfill the UC (f) Visual & Performing Arts (VPA) eligibility requirement for a year-long course. Beginning Acting 1 alone cannot be used to satisfy the UC VPA requirement, but we suggest that you check with your school counselor for specifics on how one or both may be used toward graduation requirements. There is discounted tuition for concurrent enrollment in Beginning Acting 1 and 2--tuition: $620; materials fees: $40; total: $640)

2713.1 Introduction to Drawing and Design (AM)
10 units MWF, 8:30-12:00 Staff $675
FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED GRADE 7 OR 8
In this class students will develop their observational as well as their drawing and design skills through the use of various media. Observation, drawing and painting are the first steps to composition, color, mood, and concepts. This course will give students the tools they need to convey their ideas through drawing. Students will explore form, color, and graphic design through various media such as pencils, charcoal, pen and ink, pastel, watercolors, and clay to create drawings, paintings, sculptures, block prints, and collages. Students will work from nature, models, and their imaginations. Assignments will include: self portraits; sketches of familiar, favorite, and unusual objects; collages; textile design; drawings of imaginary creatures and cartoons; and illustrations of a children's book. Students will draw from nature and in the studio and learn from lectures and presentations on the history of art and design. They will participate in reviews and critiques of student work and visit local museums and galleries. No previous drawing experience is necessary.
Homework per class meeting: 3-5 hours

2713.2 Introduction to Drawing and Design (PM)
10 units MWF, 1:00-4:30 Susanne Cowan $675
FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED GRADE 9, 10, OR 11
(Same as course #2713.1, except for the grade level prerequisite, schedule and instructor.)

2715 Color and Canvas: An Introduction to Painting
5 units TTh, 8:30-12:00 Staff $460
FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED GRADE 8 & UP
This course will explore art through the act of painting. Students will examine the techniques, color palettes, and subject matter used by such masters as Degas, Van Gogh, Matisse, Rivera, Bearden, Kandinsky, and Kahlo. Using watercolor and acrylic paints as our primary tools, we will take on landscapes, portraits, abstraction, and story-telling. Students will be challenged to move between the many kinds of canvases, from the small and private world of the sketchbook to the very large and public world of the wall mural. Students will use the studio sessions as their primary painting time. Outside work will consist primarily of research, sketching, and composition layout. While there are no prerequisites for this course, we will build on the lessons established in Introduction to Drawing and Design.
Homework per class meeting: 3-5 hours

2716 Art History: Folk Art and Literature
10 units MWF, 1:00-4:30 Laura Shefler $675
FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED GRADE 8 & UP
Through the ages, ordinary people have created works of folk art and literature to express their emotions, their beliefs, their histories, their visions, and their hopes. In this art history course, students will study the works of folk artists, from maverick painters and sculptors to unnamed craftspeople. In addition, they will examine the ways that modern art and literature have been influenced by folk heritage. By comparing artworks and stories from many cultures, students will pursue a deeper understanding of archetypal patterns and universal themes. This course will require extensive writing, including creative writing, reviews, and analytic essays. Students will also participate in some hands-on art projects and then write reflectively about what they have learned from the process. While no previous art experience or skill is necessary, the course requires a willingness to experiment with a range of art techniques.
Homework per class meeting: 3-5 hours

2718 Understanding and Creating Movies
10 units MWF, 1:00-4:30 Gretchen Livesey $790
FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED GRADE 9 & UP
Do you find movies inspirational? Evocative? Maybe even provocative? How do moviemakers achieve these ends? In this class students are introduced to the techniques used by professionals to convey story and emotion on film. The class will study many aspects of filmmaking, including: photography, mise en scéne, movement, editing, sound, acting, drama, story, literature, ideology, and theory. Students will watch and deconstruct scenes from several classic and contemporary movies. They will also learn to watch film critically, and to write a formal film review. Concurrently, students will learn the basics of capturing film with a digital video camera. They will learn the importance and significance of composition, framing, and of different camera shots, angles, and moves. They will learn basic non-linear computer editing. Students will apply knowledge gained from the text, from viewing classic and contemporary film, and from lectures to produce a short film in a genre of their choosing. The class will take at least two field trips--one to San Francisco to gather footage, and one to a local Berkeley cinema to watch a film.
Homework per class meeting: 4-8 hours

2720.1 First-Year Latin
10 units MWF, 8:30-12:00 Anatoly Gabelko $660
FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED GRADE 7, 8, OR 9
First-Year Latin, an introductory course equivalent to a full year of high school Latin, emphasizes acquiring vocabulary and structure in order to read and translate in Latin. In addition to the complete First-Year Latin curriculum, students focus on: acquiring an understanding of Latin and of how language works; learning grammar and basic linguistic concepts through the medium of a foreign language; becoming aware of the process that is language; working to develop strong study habits, such as strategies for learning a language and acquiring vocabulary; and generalizing what has been learned and applying that knowledge to English and other languages.
Homework per class meeting: 5-6 hours

2720.3 First-Year Latin
10 units MWF, 8:30-12:00 Julie Tanaka $660
FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED GRADE 9 & up
First-Year Latin, the equivalent of a full year of high school Latin (one semester of college Latin), will introduce students to the fundamentals of classical Latin with specific attention paid to vocabulary, morphology, and syntax. Throughout the course, students will also be introduced to the historical and literary cultures of ancient Rome and the development of the Latin language into its modern descendants, including Spanish, Italian, and French.
Homework per class meeting: 4-6 hours

2721 Second-Year Latin
10 units Tu, 8:30-12:00; Th, 8:30-4:30 Anatoly Gabelko $660
Prerequisite: Completion of First-Year Latin or permission of the Director.
Second-Year Latin continues the thorough grammar presentation of First-Year Latin. The first half of the course is devoted to reinforcement and review, and stresses participles, gerunds, and forms and uses of the subjunctive. By the end of Lesson 20 students are prepared to read the section on Caesar's Gallic War. The second half of the course focuses on an anthology of Latin readings.
Homework per class meeting: 5-6 hours

2722 First-Year German
10 units MWF, 1:00-4:30 Anatoly Gabelko $660
First-Year German is an introductory course, equivalent to a full year of high school German. The course introduces the written and spoken language and its grammar and structure, as well as German culture and history.
Homework per class meeting: 5-6 hours

2725.1 First-Year Japanese (AM)
10 units MWF, 8:30-12:00 Junko Hosoi $660
This course is based on a fun, relaxed, playful, and effective approach to learning Japanese. This method is a synthesis of many innovative teaching techniques developed to help accelerate students' language learning. The two major components of this course are: (1) acquisition of basic communication skills of elementary Japanese and (2) learning hiragana and katakana syllabaries as well as some kanji characters. The language is taught multimodally: lots of physical movement, use of pictures and graphics, conversation practices, story telling, and some story creating. Students also learn about modern Japanese life. This course is equivalent to one year of high school Japanese.
Homework per class meeting: 5-6 hours

2725.2 First-Year Japanese (PM)
10 units MWF, 1:00-4:30 Junko Hosoi $660
(Same as course #2725.1, except for the schedule.)
Homework per class meeting: 5-6 hours

2727 Second-Year Japanese
10 units MWF, 8:30-12:00 Hideko Lowe $660
Prerequisite: Completion of First-Year Japanese or permission of the Director.
Using a multi-modal approach, the class will begin where First-Year Japanese left off. The course will include a comprehensive review of katakana and kanji that students have already learned, and the introduction of much more kanji. Emphasis will be placed on consolidation of listening and speaking skills; the additional grammar and constructions will advance students' understanding even further. In addition to our focus on learning the language, students will learn about culture and customs in contemporary Japanese life. This course covers the full content of second-year high school Japanese.
Homework per class meeting: 5-6 hours

2728 Third-Year Japanese
10 units MWF, 1:00-4:30 Hideko Lowe $660
Prerequisite: Completion of Second-Year Japanese or permission of the Director.
In addition to further development of listening and speaking skills, this course will also review grammar for advanced reading and writing. Students will add to their vocabulary of kanji and will study literary works. Cultural presentations will provide additional opportunities to learn about Japanese life as well as to practice language skills and conversation. This course covers the full content of third-year high school Japanese.
Homework per class meeting: 5-6 hours

2730 Fourth-Year Japanese
10 units MWF, 1:00-4:30 Hideko Lowe $660
Prerequisite: Completion of Third-Year Japanese or permission of the Director.
Fourth-Year Japanese will continue to build and develop language skills in conversation and writing. Speaking activities will explore the formal, informal, humble, and honorific forms. Literacy and vocabulary will focus on further mastery and acquisition of new kanji. As in preceding courses in the sequence, activities will revolve around lectures, discussions, skits, and literature. Students will also learn more about Japanese culture through films, games, and history. Class will be conducted primarily in Japanese. This course covers the full content of fourth-year high school Japanese.
Homework per class meeting: 5-6 hours

atdphome | Contact Info... Phone (510) 642-8308 E-mail inquiries: lloyd@berkeley.edu

2712 Beginning Acting 2: Improvisational Theater and Acting
5 units	T/F, 1:00-4:30	Gary Graves	$460
Prerequisites: Beginning Acting (from ATDP during a previous summer), concurrent enrollment in Beginning Acting 1, or permission of the Director. This fun, interactive course is the continuation of Beginning Acting 1 and provides the equivalent of second semester introductory dramatic arts. Building on lessons around the performance of monologues, scenes, and improvisation, students will learn to delve into the study of acting at a deeper level. From script analysis to building a character, this course will tackle the basic challenges of acting on stage, while continuing to explore the exciting world of improvisational performance. Homework per class meeting: 2-4 hours IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT BEGINNING ACTING 1 AND 2: Completion of Beginning Acting 1 and 2, whether together or over two summers, carries a recommendation of credit to fulfill the UC (f) Visual & Performing Arts (VPA) eligibility requirement for a year-long course. Beginning Acting 1 alone cannot be used to satisfy the UC VPA requirement, but we suggest that you check with your school counselor for specifics on how one or both may be used toward graduation requirements. There is discounted tuition for concurrent enrollment in Beginning Acting 1 and 2--tuition: $620; materials fees: $40; total: $640)

2713.1 Introduction to Drawing and Design (AM)
10 units	MWF, 8:30-12:00	Staff	$675
FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED GRADE 7 OR 8 In this class students will develop their observational as well as their drawing and design skills through the use of various media. Observation, drawing and painting are the first steps to composition, color, mood, and concepts. This course will give students the tools they need to convey their ideas through drawing. Students will explore form, color, and graphic design through various media such as pencils, charcoal, pen and ink, pastel, watercolors, and clay to create drawings, paintings, sculptures, block prints, and collages. Students will work from nature, models, and their imaginations. Assignments will include: self portraits; sketches of familiar, favorite, and unusual objects; collages; textile design; drawings of imaginary creatures and cartoons; and illustrations of a children's book. Students will draw from nature and in the studio and learn from lectures and presentations on the history of art and design. They will participate in reviews and critiques of student work and visit local museums and galleries. No previous drawing experience is necessary. Homework per class meeting: 3-5 hours

2713.2 Introduction to Drawing and Design (PM)
10 units	MWF, 1:00-4:30	Susanne Cowan	$675
FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED GRADE 9, 10, OR 11 (Same as course #2713.1, except for the grade level prerequisite, schedule and instructor.)

2715 Color and Canvas: An Introduction to Painting
5 units	TTh, 8:30-12:00	Staff	$460
FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED GRADE 8 & UP This course will explore art through the act of painting. Students will examine the techniques, color palettes, and subject matter used by such masters as Degas, Van Gogh, Matisse, Rivera, Bearden, Kandinsky, and Kahlo. Using watercolor and acrylic paints as our primary tools, we will take on landscapes, portraits, abstraction, and story-telling. Students will be challenged to move between the many kinds of canvases, from the small and private world of the sketchbook to the very large and public world of the wall mural. Students will use the studio sessions as their primary painting time. Outside work will consist primarily of research, sketching, and composition layout. While there are no prerequisites for this course, we will build on the lessons established in Introduction to Drawing and Design. Homework per class meeting: 3-5 hours

2720.1 First-Year Latin
10 units	MWF, 8:30-12:00	Anatoly Gabelko	$660
FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED GRADE 7, 8, OR 9 First-Year Latin, an introductory course equivalent to a full year of high school Latin, emphasizes acquiring vocabulary and structure in order to read and translate in Latin. In addition to the complete First-Year Latin curriculum, students focus on: acquiring an understanding of Latin and of how language works; learning grammar and basic linguistic concepts through the medium of a foreign language; becoming aware of the process that is language; working to develop strong study habits, such as strategies for learning a language and acquiring vocabulary; and generalizing what has been learned and applying that knowledge to English and other languages. Homework per class meeting: 5-6 hours

2720.3 First-Year Latin
10 units	MWF, 8:30-12:00	Julie Tanaka	$660
FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED GRADE 9 & up First-Year Latin, the equivalent of a full year of high school Latin (one semester of college Latin), will introduce students to the fundamentals of classical Latin with specific attention paid to vocabulary, morphology, and syntax. Throughout the course, students will also be introduced to the historical and literary cultures of ancient Rome and the development of the Latin language into its modern descendants, including Spanish, Italian, and French. Homework per class meeting: 4-6 hours

2721 Second-Year Latin
10 units	Tu, 8:30-12:00; Th, 8:30-4:30	Anatoly Gabelko	$660
Prerequisite: Completion of First-Year Latin or permission of the Director. Second-Year Latin continues the thorough grammar presentation of First-Year Latin. The first half of the course is devoted to reinforcement and review, and stresses participles, gerunds, and forms and uses of the subjunctive. By the end of Lesson 20 students are prepared to read the section on Caesar's Gallic War. The second half of the course focuses on an anthology of Latin readings. Homework per class meeting: 5-6 hours

2722 First-Year German
10 units	MWF, 1:00-4:30	Anatoly Gabelko	$660
First-Year German is an introductory course, equivalent to a full year of high school German. The course introduces the written and spoken language and its grammar and structure, as well as German culture and history. Homework per class meeting: 5-6 hours

2725.1 First-Year Japanese (AM)
10 units	MWF, 8:30-12:00	Junko Hosoi	$660
This course is based on a fun, relaxed, playful, and effective approach to learning Japanese. This method is a synthesis of many innovative teaching techniques developed to help accelerate students' language learning. The two major components of this course are: (1) acquisition of basic communication skills of elementary Japanese and (2) learning hiragana and katakana syllabaries as well as some kanji characters. The language is taught multimodally: lots of physical movement, use of pictures and graphics, conversation practices, story telling, and some story creating. Students also learn about modern Japanese life. This course is equivalent to one year of high school Japanese. Homework per class meeting: 5-6 hours

2725.2 First-Year Japanese (PM)
10 units	MWF, 1:00-4:30	Junko Hosoi	$660
(Same as course #2725.1, except for the schedule.) Homework per class meeting: 5-6 hours

2727 Second-Year Japanese
10 units	MWF, 8:30-12:00	Hideko Lowe	$660
Prerequisite: Completion of First-Year Japanese or permission of the Director. Using a multi-modal approach, the class will begin where First-Year Japanese left off. The course will include a comprehensive review of katakana and kanji that students have already learned, and the introduction of much more kanji. Emphasis will be placed on consolidation of listening and speaking skills; the additional grammar and constructions will advance students' understanding even further. In addition to our focus on learning the language, students will learn about culture and customs in contemporary Japanese life. This course covers the full content of second-year high school Japanese. Homework per class meeting: 5-6 hours

2728 Third-Year Japanese
10 units	MWF, 1:00-4:30	Hideko Lowe	$660
Prerequisite: Completion of Second-Year Japanese or permission of the Director. In addition to further development of listening and speaking skills, this course will also review grammar for advanced reading and writing. Students will add to their vocabulary of kanji and will study literary works. Cultural presentations will provide additional opportunities to learn about Japanese life as well as to practice language skills and conversation. This course covers the full content of third-year high school Japanese. Homework per class meeting: 5-6 hours

2730 Fourth-Year Japanese
10 units	MWF, 1:00-4:30	Hideko Lowe	$660
Prerequisite: Completion of Third-Year Japanese or permission of the Director. Fourth-Year Japanese will continue to build and develop language skills in conversation and writing. Speaking activities will explore the formal, informal, humble, and honorific forms. Literacy and vocabulary will focus on further mastery and acquisition of new kanji. As in preceding courses in the sequence, activities will revolve around lectures, discussions, skits, and literature. Students will also learn more about Japanese culture through films, games, and history. Class will be conducted primarily in Japanese. This course covers the full content of fourth-year high school Japanese. Homework per class meeting: 5-6 hours