Classroom Expectations

What to expect from this class:

8th Grade will be exploring the theatrical venues of radio and video.  Projects will include script writing, voice and sound manipulation for radio, photography and videography, instructional videos, music videos and commercials, the development of radio and video from the 20th C. to present day.    

7th Grade will be exploring the world of the stage through digital venues.  Projects will include acting techniques, monologue and auditioning, playwriting, storytelling, theatre professionals, theatre critique, the development of theatre from the Renaissance through the 20th C. 

6th Grade will explore performance and improvisational skills of voice, posture and gesture.  Projects will include storytelling, creating characters, scene work, and the origins and development of theatre through the Medieval period.  

 What this class expects from you:

View classroom rules and procedures here.

My Classroom Motto: BE CREATIVE!

Grading:  The majority of your grade will be taken from participation and project work.  

You will be asked to work on your own and with partners on projects.  There will be quizzes on terminology and basic information.  Don't worry, I give the easiest quizzes that I can.  The purpose of the quiz is to communicate to me if you are understanding the information. 

 Collaboration:  Theatre is a collaborative art.  There will be some projects that you will work independently.  But many projects will require you to partner for rehearsal or projects. It is your responsibility to make sure that you have phone and email data to set meeting times if you need to work outside of class.  

Submitting work:  Work deadlines will be set for each assignment and late work, although accepted will have 10 deducted.  Grading of Work will be split between traditional in class documentation and responses submitted in Google Classroom by adding a doc, link or downloading an image.  When you attach your work to the assignment in Google Classroom and consider it complete, you must hit the Submit or Turn in button for it to tell me that you are ready for me to grade your work.  Some assignments I may ask you to submit your art, pictures, or videos by way of the Shared Drive for your class.

Contact Me:  If you do not understand or have questions about an assignment.  Please use my email.  Posting comments in the assignment are not an effective way to communicate in a timely manner.  G-Classroom, does not send me notifications that someone has posted comments.  Email works best because I check it throughout the day.

 Office Hours 8:15 am - 9:15 am Monday - Friday