1. Welcome to Drama

2. About Ms. Skalak  I grew up in Orono, Maine  I graduated from The Colorado College  Teaching degree from UW  Masters in Education from Lesley University

3. About Ms. Skalak  7 th & 8 th grade Humanities at Maywood MS for 4 years  7 th grade Humanities at Pine Lake MS for 5 years  I took 6 years off to have two terrific daughters!  World Studies at PCFC for 3 years  5 th year at PCMS teaching 6 th grade Humanities, Drama, and Art.

4. Classroom Procedures  Show Respect Students respect themselves, their peers, staff and the school Students respect themselves, their peers, staff and the school  Make Good Decisions Students take responsibility for their behavior and their learning. Students take responsibility for their behavior and their learning.  Solve Problems Be prepared with materials on hand, and be a problem solver! Be prepared with materials on hand, and be a problem solver!  Classroom Rules to help achieve a positive learning environment

5. Curriculum  Theater games and Improvisation Examples: Housewarming Party, Machine, Poison Dart Frog,  Projects Examples: Found objects, shadow puppet plays,  Short scenes and Monologue Examples: Comedy Scenes for Student Actors, Ten- Minute Plays for Middle School Performers Cool Characters for Kids, 101 Monologues for Middle School Actors

6. My Website  www.inetteacher.com  PCMS website  Calendar What we did in class each day Due dates  Handouts  Links to interesting websites