Advanced Drama Course Management and Content Sheet

NOTEBOOK

As we have no textbook in this class, all assignments including analyses, corrected critiques, daily assignment sheets, calendars, and scripts are to be put in a notebook along with paper and pen. This notebook must be here every day. It can be considered part of your daily grade.

PRODUCTION WORK 33% of Quarter Grade

The majority of this class will be spent producing 4 PRODUCTIONS, one each quarter

· Two Main Stage in November and March

· Two smaller productions, October and the last week of May, we'll write and produce

        · The first an original ensemble production written with high school as the theme

        · The second a children’s show done for grade schools, ages 6-10 that includes mime, puppets, tongue twisters, and story telling. Our goal is to entertain and let the young audience see how exciting real theatre can be.

Each of you will have the opportunity to act in all four shows, as well as do all the technical aspects: lighting, costumes, props, set, publicity, makeup, and directing.

DAILY WORK 42% of Quarter Grade

Daily work is divided into two sections: written and oral

WRITTEN WORK (30%) 

The written work consists of three areas: critiques, analyses, and creative work.

· Play Critique (8%)

Each semester you must view one performance of a play outside (of your school) plus seeing (your school's) All School’s Production.  You then will write a critique over each production worth 100 points apiece using the CRITIQUE FORMAT. One critique (over another show you have seen) can be written for bonus credit worth 60 points. As there is more than one advanced drama class, you must also see the other classes’ productions and write a critique worth 200 points. If this should cause a financial hardship, see Mrs. Johnson.

· Analyses (10%) 

Various written/drawn items required for our MAIN STAGE PRODUCTIONS include Role Scoring, Collages, Drawings, and Renderings.

· Creative (12%)

Various items will be written this year, see calendars and assignment sheets.

ORAL WORK (12%)

Each day you are in class and stay on task counts 5 pts. It includes tryouts, memorization, doing improv, etc. A total of about 250 pts. can be earned per quarter.

ATTENDANCE 25% of Quarter Grade

· (Your school's) attendance procedure will be strictly adhered to. Absences, as well as tardies, will be handled according to (your school)'s Policy.

· You do not and will not be excused from class to go to your locker for pen, paper, notebook, etc. because you are expected to come to class ready to work, bringing what is required with you at all times.  

· Makeup on work missed during absences is the sole responsibility of the student.

· Continued absences will affect your grade.

· If you are going to miss class due to a SCHOOL ACTIVITY (Science, Music, Athletic, or other trip), you MUST turn in assignments BEFORE you leave and receive assignments for the next day. Come the next day, ready for class, assignments done. THIS RULE IS ALSO IN EFFECT IF you are absent from school for just a portion of the day, including the period advanced drama meets.  I am here every day after school as well as lunch on Thursday.

· Please make every effort to be here as this class is TOTALLY group oriented with in-class activities. When you are absent, group work and discussion is missed that will be very difficult to make up. Your absences also affects other's grades.  Everyone in this class depends on everyone else.

ATTENDANCE GRADE PER QUARTER  

0 days missed             105%

1 day missed               100%

2 days missed               95%

3 days missed               90%

4 days missed               85%

5 days missed               80%

6 days missed               75%

7 days missed               70%

8 days missed               65%

9 days missed               60%

Over nine days               50%

· School related absences do not count against the attendance grade provided you have had me sign your pre-arranged slip.