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WEEK OF NOVEMBER 13
- Monday: Finish Newsies
- Tuesday: Newsies write; begin Shrek the Musical
- Wednesday: Shrek the Musical
- Thursday: Shrek the Musical
- Friday: Finish Shrek the Musical and write END OF THE TRIMESTER
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 6
- Monday: Newsies
- Tuesday: Newsies
- Wednesday: Newsies
- Thursday: Newsies
- Friday: Fun day
WEEK OF OCTOBER 30
- Monday: Peter Pan wordsearh
- Tuesday: Fun Halloween activities
- Wednesday: Peter Pan Goes Wrong
- Thursday: Peter Pan Goes Wrong
- Friday: Directing and Producing
WEEK OF OCTOBER 23
WEEK OF OCTOBER 16
WEEK OF OCTOBER 9
- Monday: Bellwork; Categories; Count Off
- Tuesday: Bellwork; Going to Europe
- Wednesday: Word Chains, Object A to Z; Ghosts; Exit Ticket
- Thursday: Bellwork; Class Favorites
- Friday: Class Favorites
WEEK OF OCTOBER 2
- Monday: Bellwork; Gimkit
- Tuesday: Bellwork; Fizz Buzz; Honey I Love You
- Wednesday: Bellwork ; Now It's A; Honey I Love YOU
- Thursday: Bellwork ; In the River, On the Shore; Elves, Giants, Wizards
- Friday: Bellwork; Count Off; Word Chains; A-Z
- Monday: No bellwork today; Finish Pawnee Pass
- Tuesday: BELLWORK: Preparation for a future game; Two Truths and a Lie
- Wednesday: BELLWORK; Finish Two Truths and a Lie
- Thursday: Bellwork ; In the River, On the Shore; Elves, Giants, Wizards
- Friday: BELLWORK; Silent Ball
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 18
- Monday: BELLWORK: What did you think of mafia? How does observation (without cheating) affect Mafia? Why would the game not be so much fun if people cheat? Did you or did others in our class cheat (or did you suspect them of cheating?) Why do you say this? HALF PAGE (11 LINES): More mafia; clumps
- Tuesday: BELLWORK: Are you a good problem solver? Why or why not? When working with a group, are you a leader or a follower? Why? How do you cooperate when working with a group? 11 lines; Pretzel
- Wednesday: BELLWORK: Think back to the pretzel. Did your group solve it? Why or why not? What did you think when we first started the game? As we went along? Why would we do this game in theatre? What strategies did you use? Did leaders and followers appear? - ¾ page - 17 lines; Momna's Clumps
- Thursday: BELLWORK: Think back to the skills we want to build in theatre: ensemble-building (teamwork), trust (belief in others), self-confidence (belief in self), observation (awareness), imagination (creativity), and concentration (focus). How might clumps help build these skills? 11 Lines; More clumps; introduce Pawnee Pass
- Friday: BELLWORK: Which clumps did you like better - Regular clumps or Momna’s clumps? Why? At least five sentences; Pawnee Pass
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 11
- Monday: Bellwork (term bingo); Joey's Name Game; Introduce Do You Love Your Neighbor
- Tuesday: Bellwork (who would play you in the story of your life?); More neighbor love;
- Wednesday: Bellwork (Are you a good problem solver? Why or why not? When working with a group, are you a leader or a follower? Why? How do you cooperate when working with a group?); Pretzel
- Thursday: Bellwork Did your group solve it? Why or why not? What did you think when we first started the game? As we went along? Why would we do this game in theatre? What strategies did you use?; Clumps both ways
- Friday: Bellwork ; Clumps both ways; Silent Ball
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 4
- Monday: NO SCHOOL
- Tuesday: BELLWORK: Tell me about your long weekend! 5 complete sentences; Begin table competition
- Wednesday: BELLWORK; Finish Table Competition and go over terms
- Thursday: BELLWORK: Theatre terms charades; Theatre notes
- Friday: Bellwork: Theatre terms bingo; Finish theatre notes; Trust Walk; Fork and Spoon
WEEK OF AUGUST 28
- Monday: SUB: Partner Interview
- Tuesday: BELLWORK: What do you hope to get out of theatre? What are you looking forward to? What are you most nervous about? At least FOUR complete sentences; Continue work on Partner Interview
- Wednesday: BELLWORK: TALK to your table group and figure out what each person’s favorite television show is.
Collect Parent Letter - Remember - Due THURSDAY: Continue work on partner interviews - Thursday: BELLWORK: What does being a good student look like to you? At least five sentences; Collect Parent Letter - Due TODAY!; Finish up partner interviews; NEW SEATS
- Friday: NO SCHOOL
WEEK OF AUGUST 20
- Monday:
- Tuesday:
- Wednesday: First day of school! Half Day Welcome Back!
- Thursday: General Discipline Form; Parent Letter (found on main class page) Due August 31; Course Description and discussion (all found on main page); Theatre icebreaker; Musical clips
- Friday: Theatre Icebreakers