Friday, December 22nd, 2017

Hi Team,
Please do your Do Now here

Thursday, December 21st, 2017

Hi Team,
Last test until 2018 (unless you were absent)!!!  Please do it here

Wednesday, December 20th, 2017

Please complete the Do Now here

Tuesday, December 19th, 2017

Hey Team,
Your Do Now is here

Monday, December 18th, 2017

Hi Team,
Just checking up on your monologues.  They are due for performance tomorrow.  If you want to perform it today, that's cool with me.  Your Do Now is here

Friday. December 15th, 2017

Hi Team,
You are supposed to have a quiz today. We have not had time to study these words in 5th and 6th hour Try the quiz out.  If you get a terrible grade, I will ignore it and we can take it again on Monday.  If you do well, we will keep the grade and be done with it. Help each other out.

Your quiz is here

Wednesday, December 13th, 2017

Hi Team,
We have new vocabulary for the week.

• Follow the link below to Quizlet
• Go to MATCH
• Play the game and give Ms. Spencer your best time
• Top 5 get prizes (I'm running low)
• The link is here

Tuesday, December 12th, 2017

Hi Team,
For your Do Now I am checking on your progress.  The link is here

Here are the scores for the Monologue Learning competition:

3rd hour: 3 people are memorized

5th hour: 4 people are memorized

6th hour: 4 people are memorized

Kudos to 5th hour where all of the people memorized got it done that day!

Candy once you are memorized.  Donuts for the class that has the most people memorized by Friday.

Monday, December 11th, 2017

Hi Team,
I forgot to post the Do Now on Friday. You also have a quiz. Sorry.  If it helps, you can help each other out on the quiz.  Fill out the quiz here

Thursday, December 7th, 2017

Hi Team,
Today we will continue working on our monologues.

• Follow the link to the Do Now
• Go to MATCH on Quizlet
• Play the game and show Ms. Spencer your time
• The fastest 10 people get candy
• The link is here

Wednesday, December 6th, 2017

Hi Team,
Today we are going to work on memory.  Your Do Now is here

Tuesday, December 5th, 2017

HI Team,
Today we will be talking about what you should and shouldn't do when performing a monologue.

• First READ the article
• Then Do the Do Now
• The link is here

Monday, December 4th, 2017

Hi Team,
Before we get started, I wanted to review the Classroom Expectations.  Follow the link to your Do Now here

When you are done, record your name, hour and monologue here

And for no reason at all:

Friday, December 1st, 2017

Hi Team,
Today we are going to pick our monologues.

• Follow the link below to look at the monologues that are available
• Choose 2 you wouldn't mind doing
• If you can't find one you like, look on the Alternative Choice link below (If it has been blocked, don't worry about it.)
• Fill out the Monologue Choice Form
• If you would like to write your own monologue, write "I will write my own" on the choice form.
• Find a partner and recite your monologues to each other

Available Monologues here

Alternative Choice Monologues here

Monologue Choice Form here

Random Meme

Thursday, November 30th, 2017

Hi Team,
You have a mini-quiz today.

• Follow the link to the Quizlet page
• Go to 'TEST'
• See Ms. Spencer if the test isn't a matching or multiple choice test. (she will show you how to change the settings)
• Take the "test" (it will only count as a quiz)
• You can take it as many times as you want to get a good grade
• Ask your friends to help you with the answers
• SHOW MS. SPENCER YOUR SCORE WHEN YOU ARE DONE!!! (it will be written in the grade book)

The link to the quizlet page is here

Wednesday, November 29th, 2017

DO NOW CHALLENGE!!

Hi Team,
Everyday you will come into class and do the following:

• Grab a phone or iPad
• Go to this Blog
• READ the instructions
• Follow the directions to your Do Now

If you have read the instructions, you will notice the word elephant. That is your secret code word that tells me you have read this post.  Please follow the link highlighted  here

Monday, November 27th, 2017

Hi Team,
I hope you had a delightful break.  Here is a picture of me and my family at the Thanksgiving Day Parade:

Also, tell me if you get this joke:

We are going to start a unit on monologues.  Complete your Do Now here.

Tuesday, November 21st, 2017

Hi Team,
Today I will be checking your knowledge on Plot Sequence, also known as Story Arc.  If you want to study the words a little before you begin, pleas go to yesterday's post (Monday, November 20th) and follow the link to the Quizlet vocabulary words.  If not start your quiz here

Monday, November 20th, 2017

Hi Team,
Today we are putting our story into a common story arc.  Story arcs are used to structure plot lines.

It looks like this:

Please go to Quizlet and play the matching game.  SHOW MS. SPENCER YOUR BEST TIME!!.  The top fastest times will win a prize.  The link is here

Friday, November 17th, 2017

Hi Team,

Today we will be breaking into groups and coming up with mini plays that involve all the words from our lists, one song, and some dance moves.

But first,

• Follow the link to your vocabulary words
• Go to "test"
• Take the test
• When you get your score, show it to Ms. Spencer so she can write it down

The link is here

Thursday, November 16th, 2017

Hi Team,

Today we are discussing how we can communicate on stage through dance.  Please do your Do Now Here

Please remember that You have a quiz tomorrow.  To practice for the vocabulary quiz go here

Wednesday, November 15th, 2017

Hi Team,
Today wee are going to listen to music and discuss how they help tell a story in a play.

Please do the Do Now Here

Later we will be watching a Korean music video.  We are going to pretend that it is part of the show.  What do you think they are saying in the song?  How could this fit into our play? If you want to listen to the song, It is found here

Tuesday, November 13th, 2017

Hi Team,
Today we will be looking at how the visual arts are used in theatre.  Please complete the Do Now Here 

This week we are studying The Arts in Theatre.  To study the vocabulary click here.  Your quiz will be on Friday.

Today we will be creating the outline of the story for a short play.  EVERYONE will be a part of the show.  Think about what part you want to play.  Today we will be looking at visual arts, tomorrow music, and Thursday is dance.  Each day we will add a new element to our play.  Friday we will try the whole thing out in class.

Welcome to a new Do Now

This week we will Start a new way of doing Do Nows.  You will come to this website at the start of the class and go to the link provided.  You will then complete the google form or worksheet provided.  If you miss a day, you can look on the website and see what you missed.  Let me know what questions you have.