Theatre Grade Weights:

50% = Major Grades   

can include rehearsal process grades, analysis, tests/quizzes, written critiques, 

projects, & performances.  

50% = Daily Grades

can include participation, theatre/audience etiquette, oral critiques, script writing, worksheets, discussions, & self & group performance evaluations, etc.

Hopewell Grading Policy

• Please stay on top of getting your work turned in on time - plenty of time is given in class to complete all work - other than memorization which MAY require some homework time to complete or reinforce.

• Check the Schoology Gradebook to be on top of how you are doing & if you have any missing or failing grades you might want to fix!

• Grades which are failing (69 or lower) can be corrected/fixed/reperformed to be raised up to a possible 70 when demonstrating mastery of the material.

Late Work : YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE for checking the theatre AGENDA/SCHOOLOGY for what you missed & making up all missed assignments.  If you have questions, please email Mrs. Baker:  Kris_Baker@roundrockisd.org OR message Mrs. Baker using Schoology.  

• If an assignment is turned in late or was re-submitted to earn a passing grade (within the unit time limit), it may take longer to grade.  Be patient.  

• If you believe I entered a grade in error or missed grading your assignment, please message me via Schoology.  I'm not perfect.  I'm happy to double check and fix the error if there is one.

Participation is not only doing the activity assigned, but it also means doing the activity with enthusiasm & to the best of the individual’s ability. Participation is also affected by a student’s attitude & cooperation within a group (or the class), audience etiquette, & following instruction.  

Theatre/Audience/Classroom Etiquette is best represented by following the class expectations:  

1. listening

2. waiting your turn

3. respecting the teacher & your peers with kindness, acceptance, & compassion/sympathy

4. working cooperatively with a positive attitude & to the best of your ability

5. no cell phones, no earbuds or headphones unless specified by the teacher

6. no Chromebook use unless specified by the teacher

7. no food or drinks other than water

8. no use of makeup or hair products/styling

9. respecting the classroom space and keeping it neat

10. having all of your needed class supplies ready at the start of class each period

11. completing your work as assigned & on time - if it's Group Work - do your share!

12. not talking or making distractions during a performance or when someone is talking (peer or teacher)

13. no horseplay

14. clapping appropriately - without loud cheering or calling out of names or whistling or stomping, etc. - & similarly for all students in the classroom

15. not getting up to leave or do something or ask a question during a performance

See our classroom expectations and rules.  * AUDIENCE ETIQUETTE is a Texas Theatre TEK and CAN BE GRADED when in relation to a student's behavior during classroom performances & presentations.

Extra Credit:  Students who attend a play performance during a 9 weeks marking period will receive extra credit:

• If you see a PLAY at Hopewell or if you see a play elsewhere (you will need to turn in a ticket stub or program as evidence of the production you attended - (unless it is at Hopewell), you will need to WRITE a 1/2 page critique/review, & you will receive +10 bonus points to a Major Grade!   

• Critiques MUST include at least 5 different theatre vocabulary terms which are UNDERLINED and used correctly in the sentence.  Critiques/Reviews are written in paragraph form using correct sentence structure and spelling.  The Google Doc page should contain a minimum of 250 words (preferably using Arial or Times New Roman font 12 point double spaced) & must be shared with Kris Baker with an email and via google drive or printed up & turned in.  Hand written reviews should be 1/2 page minimum & turned in on paper to Mrs. Baker.

• Students can also watch VIRTUAL PLAYS on PBS, Amazon Prime, YouTube, etc. If you choose this option, include the LINK to the video you chose to watch.  The video must be at 45 minutes in length for a single performance.

• The bonus points only apply to the 9 weeks the play (not dance or choir performances or concerts), it has to be an acting experience) is seen in & the critique and the ticket stub must be turned in at least 5 days before the last day of the nine weeks (earlier is encouraged).  

Go to the RRISD Fine Arts Box Office to see the district calendar of events.  You can click on any event on the calendar & be taken directly to that event's ticket sale.  If you wish to just see Hopewell's - scroll down to "Hopewell" and click, then choose "Theatre" and click to see our performance being offered.