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Course Description
Course Description
The High School Performing Arts Technical Theatre course is designed introduce students to the world of theatre behind the curtain. Students will learn about the many jobs that are done behind the scenes in theatre productions and gain basic skills in many of these areas. Students will put these skills to use in preparation for LGA performances.
Contact
Contact
kajohnson@natomasunified.org
(916) 668 - 0473
Office Hours
Office Hours
M, T, Th, F || 2:00 - 3:00pm
Please come to office hours prepared to discuss what you need to work on.
What will we learn?
What will we learn?
The Creative Team
What goes into the initial creative decisions for a production? Who is involved, and what are their responsibilities?
Tech Crew
Now that the "big picture" is drawn, how to we actually make it happen? Building, painting, sewing, plotting lights and more - who does it, and how?
Theatre History
What are the origins of theatre, and how has it progressed and changed over the centuries?
Grading Practices
Grading Practices
Summative
Purpose: to assess student achievement of content standards
Examples: Performances, projects and exams.
Missed or late summatives may be made up to the quarter drop dead date.
Summative assessments where students do not demonstrate mastery may be reattempted to do so up to the drop dead date*.
*Exception: Performance grades may NOT be made up.
Formative
Purpose: determining students’ progress towards mastery of learning targets.
Examples: Classwork, performance workshops, presentations, essays, and exit tickets.
Late formative assignments may be submitted by the Sunday midnight of the week they were due*. Assignments marked as "0" can no longer be made up.
*Distance learning extension to second Sunday following due date.
Academic Responsibility
Purpose: to demonstrate student's level of participation in class, adherence to deadlines.
Process: Weekly participation grades will reflect student's level of active engagement in class activities.
Late academic responsibility assignments may be submitted by the Sunday midnight of the week they were due*. Assignments marked as "0" can no longer be made up.
*Distance learning extension to second Sunday following due date.
Retaking Summatives
Retaking Summatives
To re-attempt a summative students must demonstrate they have studied/practiced to improve upon the previous attempt. For most assessments, this will mean completing a Summative Corrections form and submitting for teacher review. For some performance tasks, this will mean attending office hours and working with the teacher on the related skills. After demonstrating adequate review work, the student may retake the assessment.
Participation Rubric
Participation Rubric
3
Takes initiative; actively engaged in class activities consistently
2
Participation in class activities occasionally requires prompting; frequently half-hearted.
1
Minimum effort; seldom responds or engages in activities
Attendance
Attendance
Students are expected to log into Zoom and Nearpod on time for class with their cameras on for the duration of the Do Now. Student presence and engagement are required at all times throughout the class. Students who are not responsive and/or consistently not engaging in class activities may be marked as non-participatory for the day's attendance.
Distance-Learning Behavioral Response
Distance-Learning Behavioral Response
In this class, we work with the goal of creating an ensemble. An ensemble is a group of performers, using their individual strengths cooperatively and responsibly for the betterment of a group, wherein the group becomes just as important as the individual. Our ensemble’s goal is to respect and value one another’s offerings, and to use our strengths to create the best theatrical work we can make.
While not anticipated, students whose behavior is not conducive towards achievement of this goal will receive tiered corrective action from the instructor:
1 - Private chat message reminder of Zoom rules/class norms
2 - Private chat or general class verbal reminder
3 - Student moved to breakout room for private teacher conference and parent contact
4 - Administrative referral, possible removal from Zoom call
Severe infractions of school policies or Ed Code may result in immediate referral and/or removal from Zoom call.
Google Classroom & Submitting Work
Google Classroom & Submitting Work
Google Classroom (GC) will be the primary location for all assignments and classroom announcements.
Daily announcements will be posted to the top of the stream daily before class.
Assignments and classwork will be best found under the "Classwork" heading, organized by week.
Assignment categories will be indicated with an emoji in front of the assignment title, as seen in the accompanying image.
All assignments must be turned in correctly in Google Classroom, usually with student work attached, to receive credit. Assignments submitted improperly will be returned and marked as "Missing."
Assignments marked as done/turned in blank or without being completed will receive a 0 and be ineligible for makeup.
Google Docs
Document must be attached as Student Work to the GC assignment.
Flipgrid
Video must be recorded and submitted in Flipgrid, then the assignment marked as done in Classroom. Students may download and save their video as a backup on moderated posts where they will be unable to see their submissions.
**Any changes or updates to this syllabus will be provided in writing (e.g. a return to on-campus classes).**
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