James Monroe Middle School has two drama teachers, Mrs. Allred and Mrs. Frost. They are putting on an end of semester performance with their drama 1 classes. They work for about a month on these performances . The drama 2 classes will be writing plays about topics that are important to them. Then they will record the plays and hopefully send them to other schools for students to watch. In the meantime students work on various projects that include improvisation, character development, scripted scenes, projection, and articulation.
Performing is a big standard in drama. “It is important for kids to perform,” said Mrs. Allred. Performing helps students learn how to get through something that can be challenging. It also gets students used to being in front of an audience.
"We perform for entertainment and to give students the experience,” said Mrs. Frost. Both teachers agree that performing is a good experience for students and will push kids out of their comfort zone. Mrs. Frost's drama 1 classes are working on character development. They are creating backstories and characteristics for characters.
In exploratory drama students are working on a Greek theatre unit. Where they will read Geek plays and create masks. "My favorite part of drama is doing all the different kinds of bellringers," said Jacob Apodaca. Jacob is in sixth grade and is taking exploratory drama on the wheel.
Mrs. Allred's drama 1 classes just finished working on story dramatization now they are doing lip sync battles. Her drama 2 classes made silent films about historical moments and then sent the films to the social studies classes. "I like getting the chance to act and explore new characters," said Jennifer Chavez.
Drama is a good learning experience for most students. Students are taught about cooperation, communication and concentration. There are plenty of benefits to taking a drama class that can help students to succeed in the future.
Performing is a big standard in drama. “It is important for kids to perform,” said Mrs. Allred. Performing helps students learn how to get through something that can be challenging. It also gets students used to being in front of an audience.
"We perform for entertainment and to give students the experience,” said Mrs. Frost. Both teachers agree that performing is a good experience for students and will push kids out of their comfort zone. Mrs. Frost's drama 1 classes are working on character development. They are creating backstories and characteristics for characters.
In exploratory drama students are working on a Greek theatre unit. Where they will read Geek plays and create masks. "My favorite part of drama is doing all the different kinds of bellringers," said Jacob Apodaca. Jacob is in sixth grade and is taking exploratory drama on the wheel.
Mrs. Allred's drama 1 classes just finished working on story dramatization now they are doing lip sync battles. Her drama 2 classes made silent films about historical moments and then sent the films to the social studies classes. "I like getting the chance to act and explore new characters," said Jennifer Chavez.
Drama is a good learning experience for most students. Students are taught about cooperation, communication and concentration. There are plenty of benefits to taking a drama class that can help students to succeed in the future.