Monday, December 12, 2016

December 12, 2016 - December 16, 2016 Weekly Agenda
















Monday, December 12th:

Guest Artist:
Vlad
I worked with:
Nyla - "Who Cares?"
Laura and Maiya: No script so fail for the day
Odalys and Karla: “He Promised Never Again”

Vlad:
Jennifer and Shianne – “Dick, Derek”
John and Delilah – “Runaways”
Nikki and Pauline – “Who’s Mad?”

Tuesday, December 13th: 
Final Preparation
Work with those who have not worked with an adult on their scene or monologue 

Wednesday, December 14th: 
Guest Artists:
Nora
Jack

Final Presentations of Scenes and Monologues
Forty minute rehearsal before hand
Guest artists and I worked with those students who have not had any rehearsal time with an adult.

"Helping Out" - Jennifer and Caroline
"Runaways" - Delilah and John
 "Geniuses" - Brianna and Kimberly
"Who Cares?" - Nyla
"Dick, Derek" - Shianne and Jennifer
"Mom or Me?" - Jasmine
"Who's Mad?" - Nikki and Pauline
"Forbidden Love" - Leslie and Emily
"Mischief Night" - Eli
"Juliet, Revisisted" - Pamela and Jocelyn
"Winners and Losers" - Anthony
"He Promised" - Odalys and Karla 



Monday, December 5, 2016

December 5, 2016 - December 9, 2016 Weekly Agenda for World Theatre Class













Monday, December 5th: 
Worked with three groups today:

"Kid Tracker"

"Fix My Hairline"

"Hair-In"

Tuesday, December 6th: 
Present the sixty second commercials today

Work with:
“Fairy Hair Dust”
Nyla, Carolina, Pauline, Jennifer

Presented:
“Kid Tracker”
Delilah, Shianne, Jocelyn, Karla

“Bad Hair Repair”
Jennifer,  Julio, Odalys, Alma, Laura

Wednesday, December 7th: 
Guest Artist: Jack
Passed out the class schedule for the spring semester
Rehearse for ten minutes and present
Presenters:
Anthony, Leslie, Jerry, Aracely, Davon
"When Your Gum Loses Its Flavor!"

Elijah, Nikki, Kimberly
Jennifer - extra credit
Kimberly - did not participate
Verena - absent
Briana - absent
"Man Spray"
God (Jennifer) talks to Eli and tells him he smells
Names of different sprays - "Night Skater", "I'm Fly!"  etc.
Funny 

John, Danny, Pamela
"Fix My Hair"
Jerry - Extra credit
Max - was on stage but did not do anything
Jasmin - absent
Maiya - absent
I redirected them after they performed and they did it again.

Critiques by students, Jack, and me.

Thursday, December 8th:  

Passed out the following scenes to the following students for their class final (Wednesday, December 14th)
Scenes for the Final (Wednesday, December 14th) 
Must be blocked!
Must be memorized! 

Nyla – “Who Cares?”

Davon – “Family Reunion”
Jennifer and Shianne – Dick, Derek
Carolina and Jennifer – “Helping Out”
Odalys and Karla – “He Promised, Never Again”
Jasmin – “Mom or Me”
Brianna and Kimberly – “Geniuses”
Jocelyn  and Pamela – “Juliet, Revisited”
John and Delilah – “Runaways”
Nikki and Pauline – “Who’s Mad?”
Emely and Lesly – “Forbidden Love”
Maiya and Laura – “ Hanging Out”
Verena  and Aracely – “Shopping”
Alma – “Dear Dad”
Elijah – “Mischief Night”

Max
Jerry
Anthony – “Winners and Losers” 
Danny
Julio

Please bring your script and a pencil to class every day. Tomorrow, I will begin working and rehearsing with you and your scene partner on your scene. 

Friday, December 9th: 


Guest Artists:
Jack, Alicia, and Josh
Class paired up with scene partners and rehearsed their scenes.
Worked  with:
“Forbidden Love” – Emely and Lesly
“Hanging Out” – Laura and Maiya
“Shopping” – Verena and Aracely


 



November 28, 2016 - December 2, 2016 Weekly Agenda for World Theatre Class














Monday, November 28th: 
Guest Artists:
Alicia
Vlad
Jack
Warm-ups
Theatre Games

Tuesday, November 29th: 
Theatre games

Wednesday, November 30th: 
Break into groups to work on a 60 second commercial
The commercial must have:
A product
A use for the product
A product name
A story - a beginning, a middle, and an end
Characters
Narrator
A slogan
A jingle
A dance

Thursday, December 1st: 
In auditorium, watch the rehearsal of Peter and the Starcatcher 

Friday, December 2nd: 
Break into groups and work on the 60 second commercial

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

November 14, 2016 - November 18, 2016 Weekly Agenda for World Theatre Class

Monday, November 14th:
Guest Artist: Randy

Ten minute rehearsal:

Presentations: 
 "Why are you so stupid?"
John, Shianne, Nikki, *Nikki was not placed  in this group
1st scene: "Skittles"
2nd scene: "?"
3rd scene: Shianne's dog died

"We're Going Home"
Max, Odalys, Jerry, Delilah
1st scene: Stuck in an elevator
2nd scene: Max trying to kidnap Jerry
3rd scene: Overwhelmed mom with bratty kids at store

Last four minutes of class:
"Once Upon a Time"
Jerry, Max, Julio, Verena

Tuesday, November 15th: 
No fourth period today. Fire erupted in the gym due to welders.

Wednesday, November 16th: 

Guest Artist: Jack



Assigned seats – again

Work on scenes for ten minutes

Presentations today:
Group: Lesly, Briana, Pauline, Emely, Julio – “I hate you!”
1st Scene:    Julio’s phone missing
2nd Scene:   At the club dancing
3rd Scene:      Pauline having a bad day until boyfriend proposes to her.

Tomorrow do the following scenes:
Anthony, Kimberly, Jasmin, Jocelyn, Jennifer
Davon, Verena, Maiya, Karla
Eli, Carolina, Danny, Alma

Theatre Games: “Once Upon a Time”
Nikki, Jennifer, Julio, Carolina, Anthony, Verena

Thursday, November 17th:
 
Fourth Period:
Guest Artist:
Zachary 

Presentations: 
Carolina, Eli, Nyla, Danny, Delilah
1st Scene: kids smoking and busted by the police 
2nd Scene: Eli flirting with another girl. His girlfriend's brother beats him up. 
3rd Scene: Rude girls insult Eli who is a cashier at Burger King. He gets even by spitting in their food. 

Davion, Karla, Verena, Maiya
1st Scene: Detective scene 
2nd Scene: Miley Cirus (?)
3rd Scene: Karla is upset and tells Verena to "Get outta here!" 
Scenes every short and under developed. 

Anthony, Jennifer, Jasmin, Kimberly 
1st Scene: Girls arguing over who is going to pay for dinner at Fatburger. Anthony volunteers to pay for their food. 
2nd Scene: Girls counsel Anthony to talk to Jennifer
3rd Scene: Jennifer accidentally breaks an expensive vase at a girl's party. Girl kicks her out and calls off the party. 

Friday, November 18th:
Theatre Games:
"Murder"
"Kitty Wants a Corner"

 

Sunday, November 6, 2016

November 7, 2016 - November 10, 2016 World Theatre Class Agenda










Monday, November 7th:
Warm-ups
"Pass the Clap"
"Do You Like Your Neighbor?"
"Night at the Museum"
Break into groups to do "Three Scenes and a Phrase!"

“Three Scenes and a Phrase”

You are going to break up into 7 groups of four or five.
You are going to, as a group, create a phrase. The phrase has to be at least three to six words. No profanity nor scatological nor sexual references. 
Examples of phrases: 
“Don’t cry over spilled milk”
“Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.”
“I want some food!”
“Why you touch my food?”
“That seems like a personal problem.”
“You getting on my last nerve!”
“You gotta stop boring everybody!”
“You better shut up!”
Seriously
Joking
Romantic
You are going to create a phrase.
You are going to create three different scenes all using the same phrase but each time in a different way.

Break into groups:
Group 1: Jerry, Max, Delilah, Odalys
Group 2: Lesly, Briana, Pauline, Emely, Julio
Group 3: Anthony, Kimberly, Jasmin, Jocelyn, Jennifer
Group 4: Davon, Verena, Maiya, Karla,
Group 5: Aracely Nyla, John, Shiane,
Group 6: Eli, Carolina, Danny, Alma,
Group 7: Nikki, Jennifer, Pamela, Laura

Tuesday, November 8th:


Break into your groups
Assign specific areas for your group to work
1st thing you are going to do is write down the names of everyone in your group
2nd thing you are going to do is come up with a phrase of three to six words
3rd thing you are going to create three scenes using the phrase in three different ways.

First Group will be on the stage
Jerry, Max, Delilah, Odalys

2nd Group will be sitting in the auditorium next to the white board
Lesly, Briana, Pauline, Emely, Julio

3rd Group will be sitting next to the first bank of windows
Anthony, Kimberly, Jamsin, Jocelyn, Jennifer

4th Group will be sitting under the clock next to the white board
Davon, Verena, Maiya, Karla

5th Group will be sitting next to the second bank of windows
Aracely, Nyla, John, Shiane

6th Group will  be sitting under the Dracula poster
Eli, Carolina, Danny, Alma 

7th Group will be sitting next to the second air conditioning unit
Nikki, Jennifer, Pamela, Laura

Break into groups:
Group 1: Jerry, Max, Delilah, Odalys
Group 2: Lesly, Briana, Pauline, Emely, Julio
Group 3: Anthony, Kimberly, Jasmin, Jocelyn, Jennifer
Group 4: Davon, Verena, Maiya, Karla,
Group 5: Aracely Nyla, John, Shiane,
Group 6: Eli, Carolina, Danny, Alma,
Group 7: Nikki, Jennifer, Pamela, Laura

At 12:15 I need to see your paper with the names of the people in your group, your phrase, and three ideas for each scene written out in complete sentences.

After I approve it, then you are going to write out the ideas in a script form.

3rd Group: Anthony, Kimberly, Jasmine, Jocelyn, and Jennifer
“I got this!”
1st Scene: At a restaurant and the check arrives and the friend says, “I got this!”
2nd Scene: A friend spots her crush, says, “I got this!” then goes the crush and can’t talk.
3rd Scene: A vase is broken at a party after a friend says, “I got this” and gets kicked out of the party.

Group 4:
Unprepared

Group 7:
Pamela, Jennifer, Nikki
“A spark can be enough to set them ablaze!”
1st Scene: Two people fall in love at first sight.
2nd Scene: There is a fire in the house caused by a stove
3rd Scene: Two friends who have been best friends since elementary school and they get in a fight because they fell in love with the same guy.


Wednesday, November 9th:
Warm-ups
Break into groups to do "Three Scenes and a Phrase!"

Guest artists: Jack and Cara
Work on “Three Scenes and a Phrase”
Break into groups
Jack worked with groups 2 and 6
Group 2:
Lesly, Briana, Pauline, Emely, Julio
Group 6:
Eli, Carolina, Danny. Alma

Cara worked with group 3
Group 3:
Anthony, Kimberly, Jasmin, Jennifer, Jocelyn

I worked with groups 1 and 4
Group 1:
Jerry, Max, Delilah, Odalys
Group 4:
Davon, Verena, Maiya, Karla


Thursday, November 10th:
Warm-ups
Break into groups to perform "Three Scenes and a Phrase!"


Guest Artist: Gail
Worked with group 5 and group 7
Gail worked with Aracely, Nyla, John, Shiane
I worked with Nikki, Jennifer, Pamela, Laura
Presentations today:
Group 5: Nikki, Jennifer, Pamela, Laura

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

October 31, 2016 - November 4, 2016 Weekly Agenda for World Theatre Class



Monday, October 31st: 
Students performed their monologues

Tuesday, November 1st: 
New rotation
Assigned seats
Theatre Games:
Zip-Zap-Zum
“Palm Trees”
“Follow the Leader” 

Wednesday, November 3rd: 

Please get out a sheet of paper and answer the following questions about yourself so that I can get to know you better.

The title is “All About Me”
Please answer in complete sentences and incorporate the question in the answer. For example, I went to Millikin Middle School.
1.     Where did you go to middle school?
2.     Have you ever been in an acting class before?  If not in a middle school, where was the class?
3.     Have you ever been in a show before? If so, how many shows, what were they, and what did you do in the shows?
4.     Do you sing, dance, or write plays? If so, how long have you been singing, or dancing, or writing plays?
5.     Do you play an instrument? If so, please write which instruments you play, and how long have you studied.
6.     How many brothers and sisters do you have?  Are you the oldest, the middle child, or the youngest?
7.     What is your best subject? What is your worst?
8.     What do you like to do in your spare time?
9.     What is one thing you hate to do?

Theatre Games:
“Follow the Leader”
“Sing-Off!”

Thursday, November 3rd: 
 

Improvs:
“Follow the Leader”
“Freeze”
“World’s Worst”

Friday, November 4th:  

Theatre Games:
“10 Second Characters”
“World’s Worst….”
“Taxi”
“Fairy Tale”

 

Sunday, October 23, 2016

October 24, 2016 - October 28, 2016 Schedule for World Theatre Class

Monday, October 24th:

Passed out scenes and monologues for students
You Must Have the Monologue or Scene Memorized by Friday.
Do not lose this script.

Take a picture of the script.

Write out the script or monologue by hand. 
Keep this script with you and bring it to class every day this week. 
You will perform this monologue or script as your final for this class on Friday or Monday. 

You may have someone on stage so that you are talking and relating to someone.

If you are a helper to someone on stage, then you get fifty points for helping. You listen to the other actor and you respond as the character.
Ashley – Jeopardy
Nayelli – Jeopardy
Hellen – Dear Dad
Sandy – You Are What You Wear
Hannah – Mom or Me
Nathan – Runaways
Adreana – Just a Date
Malia – Runaways
Samantha Chevez – Burgers and Fries
Wendy – Burgers and Fries
Rachel – Bicker, Bicker, and Bicker
Mercedes – It Pays to Be Green
Latija – Shopping
Janet – Another City
Sandra – TV or Not TV, That is the Question!
Aileen – Mouse Potato
Anna – Are We There Yet?
Samantha Lara – Be Kind to Your Dog!
Zamiah – Action, Camera! And “Shopping”
Maricarmen – The Play’s Not Always the Thing
Kate – Cyber
Itzel – Not Yet an Adult
Briana – Friendship
Elen – Um, Good!
Nicole – Dear Dad
Carla – Loss
Please take a picture of your monologue or scene

Then write it out  for two reasons: in case you lose it (which of course, you won’t) and it will help you memorize it! 
Make sure you bring this script with you every day this week!  
It must be memorized and it will be your final for this class on Friday, October 28th and Monday, October 31st.




Tuesday, October 25th:
Worked with the following students in front of class:
Monologues:
Carla - "Loss"
(Helper: Janet)
Adreanna - "It Was Just a Date"
Scene:
"Shopping"
Zimiah and Latija

Wednesday, October 26th:
Alicia Fusting was here today!
Rehearsals of final monologues:

Itzel  - Divorce
Helpers: Wendy and Nathan as parents
Nathan and Melia - Runaways

Thursday, October 27th:


If you go see the Halloween show, “The Monkey’s Paw” and “To Serve Man” you will receive 50 extra credit points.
The show starts at 7p.m. and it lasts about an hour and be over at 8:15.
The show cost $3.
It will be in the auditorium.
Continued rehearsing the final monologues:
Ashley (helper, too)
Helen
Sandy
Hannah
Adreanna
Destiny
Samantha (helper, too)
Mercedes
Aileen
Nicole




Friday, October 28th:
Students perform their scenes and monologues for their finals

Monday, October 31st:
Last day of this rotation period
Perform their scenes and monologues for their finals

Monday, October 17, 2016

October 17, 2016 - October 21, 2016 Weekly Agenda for World Theatre Class



 













 Monday, October 17th:
Three Scenes and a Phrase

Group 3: “Leave Me Alone!”

Hannah, Nicole, Rachel. Samantha

1.     Crazy neighbor kidnapping kids

Fight over bubble gum

Lottery

Group 2: “Nobody’s Got Time for This!”

Destiny, Janet, Kate, Nayelli

1.     School – Parent/Teacher conference with bratty kid

2.     Pizza Restaurant with busy family and overworked waitress

3.     Mean girls at party diss another girl

Tomorrow, finish with Group 7 

Tuesday, October 18th: 

Theatre Games:
“Emotional Cocktail”
Destiny, Elen, Hannah, Nathan, Nicole, Carla, Janet

“Sing-off!”

“Murder”

“Night at the Museum”

Group Seven presentations:
"I Don't Care"
Adreanna, Ashley, Carla, Mercedes, Zamiah
1st scene: Girls gossiping about Adreanna getting arrested
2nd scene: Zamiah gossiping about another girl
3rd scene: Girls teasing Zamiah about her crush

Wednesday, October 19th: 
Theatre Games:
"Yes"
"Golden Light Meditation"
"Graveyard"
"What Are You Doing?"

Thursday, October 20th: 
30 Second Commercial 
Break into groups of 4 and create  a commercial!
Must have a product, a name, a purpose for the product, a situation, a slogan, a jingle, and a dance.  
All groups performed!  



Monday, October 10, 2016

October 10, 2016 - October 14, 2016 Weekly Agenda for World Theatre Class

Monday, October 10th: 
Theatre Games:
"Grave Yard"
Split into groups and present scenes to me to rehearse:
Worked with:
Group 2
Group 3
Tomorrow, rehearse with groups 4, 5, 6, and 7 for final presentations for Thursday.


Tuesday, October 11th: 
Theatre Games:
World's Worst.....
Broke into groups to rehearse with me:
Worked with groups 4 and 5
Group 4: Aileen, Brianna, Samantha, Sophia (absent)
"What's Your Problem?"
Group 5: Anna, Elen, Sandy, Wendy
"No Way!"  

Wednesday, October 12th: 
No school today!

Thursday, October 13th: 
 
Worked with Groups 4, 5, and 7
Group 6 had people missing
Group 4: “What’s Your Problem?”
Aileen, Brianna, Sam, Sofia
Had scene 1, but did not have scene 2 and 3
Scene 1: Brianna cheating off of Sam and both get in trouble with the teacher.

Group 5: “No Way!”
Annie, Elen, Sandy, Wendy
1st Scene: “Friends” gossiping about another girl getting pregnant
2nd Scene: Kids in car driving to beach; they get killed due to inattention
3rd Scene: Parent/Teacher conference regarding a horrible student

Group 7: “I Don’t Care!”
Andreana, Karla, Maiya, Zimiah
1st Scene: “Friends” gossiping about another girl who got arrested
2nd Scene: Zimiah always talking about her crush; everyone is bored with it.
3rd Scene: Girls tease Zimiah about her crush

Performances:
1st Group: Nathan, Latija, Maricarmen – A!

Friday, October 14th: 

Rehearse their scenes and present:

Groups 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7
Groups 2 and 7 have people missing 

Groups Performed Today: 
Group 3: "I Hate You!" 
Hellen, Itzel, Malia, Sandra
Malia's Crush
Itzel's birthday
Mom took Hellen's dog to the pound 

Groups 4: "What's Your Problem?" 
Aileen, Brianna, Sam, Sophia 
Brianna cheats off the good student Samantha. Aileen is the teacher. Sophia is the principal 

Group 5: "I Don't Care!" 
Anna, Elen, Sandy, Wendy 
Gossiping about a girl who is pregnant
Car crash due to argument - everyone dies!
Parent/teacher conference about bad student 

Groups 2, 6, and 7 will perform on Monday. 

 







Tuesday, October 4, 2016

October 4, 2016 - October 7, 2016 Weekly Agenda

Tuesday, October 4th: 

Warm-ups:
“What It’s Not”
Whole class participation
Non Participates: Briana, Sandy Barrios, Sofia
Break into groups:
Worked with groups one and two:
Group One:
Nathan, Latija, Maricarmen – “What’s That?’
1st scene: Shoe Store, Nathan is salesmen
Group Two:
Destiny, Janet, Kate, Nayelli  - “Nobody’s Got Time for That!”
1st scene: Bad student in parent/teacher conference

Wednesday, October 5th: 

Theatre Games:
“Murder”
“Follow the Leader”
Break into groups to finish working on scenes
Conference with:
Group 3:
“I hate you!”
Itzel, Hellen, Malia, Sandra

Group 4:
“What’s Your Problem?”
Sofia, Samantha, Aileen, Briana

Group 5:
“No Way!”
Sandy, Wendy, Anna, Elen

Group 6:
“Leave me alone!”
Hannah, Rachel, Samantha, Nicole

Thursday, October 6th:
Theatre Games:
“Night at the Museum”
Conference with Group #7 – “I Don’t Care”
Ashley, Adreana, Mercedes, Zamiah, Carla
1st Scene: Video of girl being arrested
2nd Scene: Girl bragging about summer vacation
3rd Scene: Teasing friend about crush

Rehearsed:
Group #1
“What is That?”
Nathan, Latija, Maricarmen
Group  #2
“Nobody’s Got Time for That!”
Nayelli, Destiny, Janet, Kate




 

Monday, September 26, 2016

September 26, 2016 - September 30, 2016 Weekly Agenda








Monday, September 26th:

Theatre Games!
“1,2,3,4,5”
“How Are You Feeling Today?”
“Sing-Off!”

Tuesday, September 27th: 

Theatre Games:
“Sing-Off”
“Emotional Cocktail”
“Taxi”

Wednesday, September 28th: 
Ms. Payne, the counselor, spoke to the class about programming. 

Thursday, September 29th:

Passed out syllabus for acting class

Went over with class

Broke in groups to work on “Three Phrase and a Scene”

Group 1:
Nathan Barukh
Latija Gettis
Maricarmen

Group 2:
Nayelli Alviar
Destiny Blair
Janet Gonzalez
Kate Ortiz

Group 3:
Hellen Amaya
Malia Caudillo
Sandra Gonzalez

Group 4:
Sofia Baptiste
Samantha Chevez
Aileen Herrera
Briana Poggio

Group 5:
Sandy Ramos
Wendy Diaz
Anna Iskanyan
Elen Tumanyan

Group 6:
Hannah Barukh
Rachel Fadersaer
Samantha Lara
Nicole Velazquez

Group 7:
Ashley Aguirre
Adriana Bernabe
Mercedes Fuentes
Zamiah Longmire
Carla Villegas

Friday, September 30th:
Break into groups and work on three phrases and a scene.
Worked with:
Samantha, Sophia, Briana, Aileen - "What's Your Problem?"

Hannah, Rachel, Samantha, Nicole - "Leave Me Alone!"

Nathan, Latija, Maricarmen - "What are These?"
(Extra credit - MaliaO







 


 

Sunday, September 25, 2016

2017 Syllabus for the Fall Rotation Class




Fall Arts Rotation Class: 

Welcome to Beginning Acting. The class is taught by Kate Bridges. The class is a "round robin" class which means that you will be in the acting class for about six weeks; then, after the sixth week, you will transfer into a new class, which will be Dance with Ms. Goldschein or Voice with Ms. Herztner. Each class will last approximately five to six weeks and you will then rotate into the next class.  At the end of the fall semester, you will decide which of the three disciplines (acting, dance, or music) you are interested in and you will be enrolled in one of the three classes for the entirety of the spring semester. 

Each day the acting class will start with vocal exercises, stretches, physical warm-ups and acting exercises - some of them fun, some of them weird, but everyone is expected to participate and the grade will be based in part on participation and cooperation.

We will do theatre games, which are for the most part fun, and do require everyone to get up on her or his feet and participate. The games do serve a purpose and are designed to help the young actor grow. These exercises are very important, participation is a must, and will contribute to your grade. 

You will pair up or work in small groups of four or five and create scenes according to a set guide line which you will perform for a grade. One of the assignments will be given during the second week of class where you and four other actors will each create characters and a scene during which you incorporate three predetermined phrases.

As the six weeks progress, you will continue to do different group scenes which you will create and present to the class. In the fifth week, you will be assigned a scene or a monologue, which you must memorize. You will rehearse with me twice. You will present to me what you have created on your own; I will direct and block your scene which you will then rehearse. A few days later you will rehearse the scene for me but this time fully memorized, with props and blocking. You will then perform the scene in front of the class.  After your performance,  you will write a self-reflection on your work and performance of the scene. The class will learn to critique the scenes in a respectful and supportive way.  

Due to the nature of the class, cooperation and participation are integral parts if the grade.  One cannot work in theatre without getting up on one's feet and participating; nor can one do theatre without cooperating with one's fellow actors or with one's director/teacher.  Not participating in class will cause you to fail or cause you to receive a very low grade. 

There are a few rules in this class which are designed to keep the classroom clean, and the class a welcoming and supportive place, where students feel safe to perform. 

The rules are: 
No gum in the classroom 
No eating in the classroom
No open cans of liquid - soft drinks, fruit juice - in the class room
No talking out of turn in class or when the teacher is giving instructions
No cell phones

The things you can do and will give you good grades in the class are: 
Getting  up and fully participating in the exercises and games 
Having a positive attitude in the class 
Being supportive and respectful at all times to the teacher, your classmates, and yourself. 

As a member of the Performing Arts Magnet, you will be expected to usher and work tech on at least one show per semester and see all of the plays, and dance and vocal productions put on by the magnet.

This should be a fun but also very demanding class. Because of the nature of the class, it is important that we treat each other with respect at all times so that we may feel safe to create.

The grades will be determined by the following:
Participation/Cooperation: 50%
Group Work: 30
Scene: 20%

The week’s agenda will be posted at hollywoodhighschool.net under teachers’ blogs, under jbridges, and under Beginning Acting. You are expected to check it at least once a week to keep abreast of the class’s agenda. If you have a question please feel free to contact me at jkatbridge@aol.com.

Sincerely,
KATE BRIDGES

I have read and understood the requirements of this class:
Student signature:________________________________
Print:__________________________________________

Parent signature:_________________________________
Parent email: ________________________________________