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Arcadia Day 2 Scene 2 and first 2 Pages of Scene 3 - A Class Reading Per A May 24, 2011

Submitted by scotese on Wed, 2011-05-25 06:27

  Our second day of a workshop-style reading of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia.  This time the action has shifted to the present day.  Unlike the first day - today's reading has a lot more exposition - and the laughs are fewer, but the mysteries deepen.  We meet Benard, Hannah, Valentine, Gus and Chloe.  We also see some items, including 3 letters tucked into a book of bad poetry, that we were introduced to in yesterday's reading.  We also get to the first two pages of Scene 3 - back to the Romantic Era - and Byron gets mentioned for the first time.

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44:25 minutes (61 MB)
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Arcadia Day 7 Scene 7.3 Per 4 Jun 1, 2010

Submitted by scotese on Thu, 2010-06-03 04:52

Our next to the last reading of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia.  The two worlds - the modern and the Romantic Era keep coming closer and closer and more and more is revealed about what happened (and more questions pop up as well).  By now the students (and this teacher) are keenly aware that Thomasina's fate is approaching - and their is a huge anticipation for the play's resolution.  This is the 4th period discussion for this year.

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28:03 minutes (19.26 MB)

Arcadia Day 8 The End Jun 2, 2010

Submitted by scotese on Sat, 2010-06-05 13:42

We finish reading the play in class and have time for a very brief discussion at the end.  Of course, throughout our reading we stop and talk about what is going on - and as you can imagine - at the end of this play there is an awful lot happening - both in the present world and in the past.

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22:06 minutes (15.18 MB)

Arcadia Day 6 Scene 7 Part 2 Per 4 May 28, 2010

Submitted by scotese on Mon, 2011-07-18 04:36

  We continue our in-class "workshop" reading of Arcadia - today we read and talk about the second part of Scene 7.This is the Period 4 recording of our read through.

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24:34 minutes (33.74 MB)

Arcadia Day 2 - Scene 2 and first 2 pages of Scene 3 - A Class Reading Per B - 2011 [

Submitted by scotese on Wed, 2011-05-25 06:23

 Our second day of a workshop-style reading of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia.  This time the action has shifted to the present day.  Unlike the first day - today's reading has a lot more exposition - and the laughs are fewer, but the mysteries deepen.  We meet Benard, Hannah, Valentine, Gus and Chloe.  We also see some items, including 3 letters tucked into a book of bad poetry, that we were introduced to in yesterday's reading.  We also get to the first two pages of Scene 3 - back to the Romantic Era - and Byron gets mentioned for the first time.

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47:06 minutes (64.68 MB)

Arcadia Day 2 Scene 2 May 20, 2010

Submitted by scotese on Fri, 2010-05-21 06:44

 The second day of reading Tom Stoppard's Arcadia in class.  Today we read scene 2 - which transforms the scene to the modern day.  We start seeing some very interesting connections to what has happened in the past as well.

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42:29 minutes (29.18 MB)

Arcadia Day 5 Scene 6 And 7 Per 9 May 27, 2010

Submitted by scotese on Sun, 2010-05-30 06:53

 Our 5th day of workshopping Tom Stoppard's Arcadia - the scene begins with pistol shots that the audience thinks - must be the long promised duel - then we learn that various characters have fled the estate - and then we learn the reason why.  We cover all of scene 6 and begin the very long scene 7.

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42:48 minutes (29.39 MB)

Arcadia Day 6 Final Day - A Class Reading - Per A May 31, 2011

Submitted by scotese on Wed, 2011-06-01 06:47

 We finish Arcadia - and what a finish it is.  Benard leaves - caught in disgrace - both for what he published and personally - Thomasina's diagram is studied by both Valentine and Septemis at the same time - and the entire story comes together like a lovely waltz.  This is the Period A recording of our read through.

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36:59 minutes (50.8 MB)

Arcadia Day 6 - A Class Reading - Per B Final Day May 31, 2011

Submitted by scotese on Wed, 2011-06-01 06:51

 We finish Arcadia - and what a finish it is.  Benard leaves - caught in disgrace - both for what he published and personally - Thomasina's diagram is studied by both Valentine and Septemis at the same time - and the entire story comes together like a lovely waltz.  This is the Period B recording of our read through.

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36:41 minutes (50.39 MB)

Arcadia Day 7 Scene 7.3 Per 9 Jun 1, 2010

Submitted by scotese on Thu, 2010-06-03 04:57

Our next to the last reading of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia.  The two worlds - the modern and the Romantic Era keep coming closer and closer and more and more is revealed about what happened (and more questions pop up as well).  By now the students (and this teacher) are keenly aware that Thomasina's fate is approaching - and their is a huge anticipation for the play's resolution.  This is the 9th period discussion for this year.

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24:15 minutes (16.66 MB)

Arcadia Day 6 Final Day - A Class Reading - Per D May 31, 2011

Submitted by scotese on Wed, 2011-06-01 06:55

  We finish Arcadia - and what a finish it is.  Benard leaves - caught in disgrace - both for what he published and personally - Thomasina's diagram is studied by both Valentine and Septemis at the same time - and the entire story comes together like a lovely waltz.  This is the Period D recording of our read through.

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39:19 minutes (54 MB)

Arcadia Day 6 Scene 7 Part 2 Per 9May 28, 2010

Submitted by scotese on Fri, 2011-05-13 05:51

 We continue our in-class "workshop" reading of Arcadia - today we read and talk about the second part of Scene 7.

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25:26 minutes (34.94 MB)

Arcadia Day 5 Per 4 May 27, 2010

Submitted by scotese on Sat, 2010-05-29 13:46

Day 5 of our "workshopping" of Arcadia - we continue to read through the play - all of scene 6, and we begin scene 7 as well - getting into what happened to make Byron leave in the middle of the night and how the Lady of the Manor reacted to that leaving.  This is the 4th period discussion of these scenes.

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37:04 minutes (25.46 MB)

Arcadia Day 6 Final Day - A Class Reading - Per C May 31, 2011

Submitted by scotese on Wed, 2011-06-01 06:53

  We finish Arcadia - and what a finish it is.  Benard leaves - caught in disgrace - both for what he published and personally - Thomasina's diagram is studied by both Valentine and Septemis at the same time - and the entire story comes together like a lovely waltz.  This is the Period C recording of our read through.

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36:51 minutes (50.62 MB)

Tom Stoppards Arcadia - Day 1 - Scene 1 and the first page of Scene 2 - A Class Reading Period A - 2011

Submitted by scotese on Tue, 2011-05-24 06:35

We begin Arcadia and are able to read through all of scene 1 - using the same reading technique we used with Shakespeare (a student "owns" the character for one page).  Great reaction to a very funny play.  In this scene Septimas is accused of having an affair with Mrs Chater - while Thomasina makes a very brilliant discovery about the nature of jam stirred into rice pudding.  We also begin Scene 2 - getting to through the first page (to try and give the students a feel for the two time periods).  This is the Period A reading of the play.

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38:45 minutes (53.22 MB)