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Welcome to History of Drama!

Mrs. Katie Dennert

Attendance

Prayer

History of Drama (2nd Hour) Speech (1st Hour)

Classes I teach…

5th Year at Martin Luther San Francisco, California

West Portal Lutheran School HCLMS

Teaching Career

My Family

Sophie

Josie

Theater=LOVE

Mother Superior in Kindergarten

Saw my first professional show in 4th Grade-Anything Goes

First Broadway show-Phantom

Acted in many shows—favorite Into the Woods

Directed 14 shows

Class Activities/Goals

History of drama from 3000 B.C.

Improvisations Read Plays Act out Scenes Stage Terms Monologue/

Scene

Charades Chapel drama Short Scenes Video Project Attend a Show Theatre Games Have Fun!

Class Expectations No Backpacks Breakfast ok—

clean up after yourself

Respect others Homework is due

at the VERY beginning of class unless otherwise noted

Homework written on the board

Bring a binder, paper and pen

Turning in Assignments Email/googledocs Basket

MLD’s Homework/

handout clips Bathroom breaks-

emergency only

Let’s get acquainted…

1. First and Last Names2. Preferred name to be called3. One of the questions:

Do you have a nickname? Tell us about how you got it.

What is the best book you have read?

What are you most proud of?

If you could invite any famous person—past or present—to your birthday party, who would it be? Why?

Pet Peeves

Talking/MLD’s while I’m talking

Late Work Procrastination Excuses Negative

attitudes Disrespectful

MLD use

Plagiarism Unneeded

Absences Leaving the

toilet seat up Grammar

Errors

Extra Credit Assignments…

1. Find the bonus word on the history of drama page martinlutherhs.org and email it to me along with something else you would like me to know about you. kdennert@martinlutherhs.org**Use your preferred e-mail.**Word will be posted later this morning.2. Kleenex Box

Syllabus

First Warm-Up!

Name Game

Your name with an action word that begins with the same letter or sounds like it

Examples: Jumping Josh Singing Cecilia Galloping Grant