The Classroom

Classes Offered

Classroom Expectations

Expectations: 

• Students will act as part of an ensemble during class.

  • being encouraging, helpful, polite, and welcoming towards all staff and students in the classroom. 

• Students will act and speak in a respectful, school-appropriate manner towards all staff and students while in a theatre class, on stage, or participating in a Falcon Theatre Department show/activity. 

• Students will willingly participate in every classroom activity, and perform or turn in all assignments in a timely manner. 

• Students will ask for and gain consent before engaging in any physical activity during group work, scene study, rehearsals, and performances. (example: sword fighting). 

• Students will put backpacks away in the designated backpack area. 

• Students will not eat or drink during class time. Water is acceptable. 

Procedures/Rules:

• Students will not use their cell phones during class, and will not use any school or personal technology devices to text. This includes substituting texting for emailing. 

  • If students need to contact a parent/guardian, they can get a pass during advisory to call using the front office phone. 

  • If a parent/guardian needs to contact a student, they may call the front office and the receptionist will send the message to the student’s classroom. 

• Students will not swear or use inappropriate language in the classroom. 

• Students will not engage in physical or verbal violence. 

  • Students who are violent will be immediately removed from the classroom to maintain the safety of the other students. 

• Students will not walk out of the classroom without permission from the teacher. 

• Students will not distract others from their learning, or during classroom activities/performances. 

• Students will advocate for their needs during class time. This includes going to the restroom, needing water, etc. 

• Students are in a theatre class because they want to act, create, play, imagine, form new friendships, and perform! 

Grading Policy

Overview: 

I want you to succeed: 

• As an educator, what matters to me is that all my students will master the skills and knowledge in this class. And that they leave this semester/year having retained all content, and feel confident in applying their knowledge and skill outside of the classroom.  

The grade is broken down into 2 categories: 

WEEKLY GRADES:

• Audience Etiquette (1 grade/wk) 

• Discussion Question (1 grade/wk)

ASSESSMENTS:

• Quizzes (2 per six week period)

• Tests (2 to 3 tests per six week period)

Audience Etiquette Grade

• The student demonstrated the following: 

  • Engagement in all classroom activities.

  • Exhibiting appropriate behavior during class.

  • Kindness, respect, encouragement to peers. 

    • Expressed verbally, and physically with body language and facial expressions. 

  • Paid attention during class instruction, performances, etc.

Discussion Question Grade

• Every Friday, students will respond to a reflection question about the skills, concepts, and experiences they explored in theatre class that week. 

Quiz and Test Grades

• Ms. Barkin will let you know prior to any quiz or test what she is taking for a grade.  This may include hard copy (paper) assignments and/or performance-based assignments