R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
"Teacher! Teacher!" Little Jimmy shouts out, "She called me a bad word!"
"No I didn't you liar!" shouts Suzie
"You're the liar! Yes You did!" he yells back.
What should Jimmy have done instead of shouting across the room?
Raise your hand and calmly tell the teacher, use respectful words, don't escalate.
"Greetings, hello, salutations!" says Mr. Yarbrough as you enter the room. Then ZOOM! Everybody sprints into the drama space like its a drama race. Pushing and shoving, books go flying, Miss Cookie is pulling her hair out with all the talking and yelling going on. It's sheer and utter chaos! What should happen when entering the library?
Walk, enter quietly, get settled, wait for instructions.
Little Johnny arrives ready for library and drama time, but "OH NO!" He realizes he left his book at home. What should little Johnny do?
Tell Miss Cook honestly, chances are she will let you get a book anyway. Or try again next week.
A student has a question for Mr. Yarbrough and shouts it out mid-instruction. What's the better drama move?
Raise hand, wait to be called on.
The class is about to start a warm-up game. One student is tying their shoe, another is chatting, and another is lying on the floor. The teacher says, "Places!"
What should everyone do?
Stop talking, stand in the correct place, eyes on the teacher, ready to learn.
Two groups of actors are rehearsing by each other. One keeps laughing and joking while the other group are trying to take their roles seriously. What is the respectful choice here?
Respect each others space, rehearse quietly, stay focused on the work.
Two students are practicing a fight scene... with real punches! They want to make it look good and get a big reaction from their friends. What are some safer choices they could make instead?
Keep a safe distance, use pretend movement, no physical contact, do a scene without fighting.
Samantha already checked out her book. She's starts talking with her friend using her quiet library voice, which slowly turns into her loud playground voice. What should you tell Samantha?
A. "Samantha! Shut up!"
B. "Shhhhhh!"
C. "Teacher, Samantha and Stacy are talking"
D. Something else.
Give her a quiet reminder to use quiet voices, be respectful when you tell her
Someone is confused about an activity but stays silent and refuses to participate. What should they do instead?
Ask for help, communicate respectfully.
A student says, "This game is boring," and barely participates. What is the drama way to handle activities you don't love?"
Try your best, stay positive, give full effort, support your teammates.
During a group activity, a student says, "That idea is dumb." Their classmate looks sad now. What should they have said instead?
Use kind feedback, suggest improvements respectfully, keep rude thoughts to yourself.
Your group is standing on stage awkwardly. No one knows their lines or whose turn it is to talk. Your audience is getting bored and distracted. your group keeps arguing with each other.
How could this have been prevented?
Stay focused, help each other, learn the scene, rehearse rehearse rehearse.
A student grabs a book, bends the pages, and tosses it back on the shelf upside down. Miss Cook teleports behind them.
What went wrong?
Treat books gently, return them properly, these books do not belong to you.
Two students disagree during group work and start arguing loudly. What's the correct next step?
A. Epic rap battle
B. Calm discussion
C. Fight! Fight! Fight!
Calm discussion, compromise, ask the teacher if needed
It's performance time. One student forgets their line and panics, yelling, "I don't know what to do!" What should they do instead?
Stay in character, improvise, keep going calmly, your partner will help you.
Someone doesn't get chosen for the role they wanted. They cross their arms, sigh loudly, and refuse to participate. What's the respectful way to handle disappointment?
Accept the role you are given, do your best, support your partners, privately tell your teacher later.
While practicing their scene, a student accidentally bumps into a bookshelf. A bunch of books fall on the ground. How could this have been prevented?
Stay in your assigned area, be aware of the space, create a safety "bubble".
You are working on a research project about sharks. Your teacher says you can check with Miss Cook in the library and see if she has any shark books. When you arrive at the library, she is not there. What do you do?
Tell Mr. Y and he will leave her a note, Go back to class and try again later, tell her during your library time.
A student feels upset by something that happened in class but talks about it to everyone except the teacher. What should they have done?
Speak privately to the teacher.
A group finishes their scene and starts celebrating loudly while the next group is setting up. What's the correct "showtime" behavior?
Take a polite bow, reset the stage, stay respectful, be a good example to others.
A group is on stage performing their scene, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar." The audience is mixed. Some students are watching quietly. Some students can't hear. Some students are talking to eachother. Some students keep interupting, "Bro, what is that?" and "Stop Capping" and "Six Seveeeeen". The group on stage looks sad and frustrated. The teacher looks disappointed. Where did we go wrong, and what can we do to fix it?
Respect your fellow artists, don't talk over the performers, watch patiently, if you cannot hear then tell them during your feedback time.
Mr. Yarbrough asks you and your group to create your own scene. You are all having fun creating your own characters and situations. Someone in your group pretends they have a gun.
Why is this not okay?
No guns at school even if it is pretend, someone could get scared, someone could get hurt, teacher take safety seriously and students should too.
While waiting in line to check out your book, you notice Miss Cook's models on her counter. There are so many cool things to see in there, and you want a closer look. What do you do?
Look but don't touch, tell Miss Cook you are interested in the models, be respectful of other peoples property.
A student loves drama class, but they feel nervous and uncomfortable when performing in front of others. They want to work on the scene but they do not want to act it out. What can they do instead?
Tell Mr. Yarbrough privately, there are lots of different theatre jobs besides acting (like writing, directing, designing, and backstage work)
Mr. Yarbrough calls out "Five minutes!"
What is the correct response?
"Thank you five!"