MsJolley
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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I am a drama teacher and trainer that has worked in Singapore and Canada teaching both Dramatic Arts and English. I have worked as an independent travelling artist in private Elementary schools in Toronto and I currently work at a private International Secondary school in downtown Toronto. I will be spending my summer working with the Great Big Theatre Company's summer drama camps for students.
I completed my undergraduate degree in Drama in Education and Community with a double minor in English and Psychology.
I completed my Bachelor of Education in Drama/English for Intermediate.Secondary in the Artist in Community Education program.
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Thumbelina Reader's Theatre Script
Reader's Theatre is a fun and easy way to introduce acting and presentation to children while developing reading skills in your students.
This adaptation of the classic story Thumbelina is perfect for children between kindergarten to grade three. I have personally used this script with j/k and s/k students with great success.
PreK - 4th
Balanced Literacy, Drama, Reading
Monologue Package Including Assignment and Rubric
Tired of hunting through the Internet, looking for monologues that are appropriate for your high school students? Exhausted with copying and pasting and trying to get all of the formatting fixed? This is the answer for you!
This package includes the following:
-18 monologues for females*
-12 monologues for males*
-bonus! Monologue assignment sheet and rubric for assessment
*Please note that genders for monologues can be switched around at will
If you are a Canadian Drama teacher this package
9th - 12th
Drama, Literature, Reading
ESL Highschool Vocabulary Lists Set One
This package contains 10 weeks of ESL vocabulary words. Each week has 10 words with the part of speech and ESL dictionary definition. Each sheet also has space for students to practice using their vocabulary words in their own words.
Also included is a template for vocabulary quizzes for busy teachers to assess student's vocabulary learning and some helpful tips on ways to use these lists in your classroom that are aligned with the Ontario Curriculum's Growing Success Document.
*bonus* one l
9th - 12th, Adult Education
Vocabulary
Cheap and Easy Mask Making
This is a handout that will walk you and your students through the best mask making activity you will have seen.
It is cheap, easy, clean and quick. You and your students will be able to make light weight, durable masks for any activity.
Whether you are working on a school play, a history lesson, a drama performance or a cultural study, these masks will be an awesome trick to keep in your pocket.
This handout is ready to be printed out for your students or shared with your colleagues.
7th - 12th
Dance, Drama
Improvisational Theatre Terms Package with Handout, Quiz and Answer Key
This package includes a handout of terms commonly used in improv scenes with examples as well as an outline of the elements of a great scene. This can serve as an excellent starting point for students new to improv theatre.
The package also includes an Improv Terms Quiz and the Answer Key to assess students' understanding of the terms. It is recommended that these resources be used as part of a larger unit that involves practical improv experience and it suited best to students who have themsel
9th - 12th
Drama
Questions of the Day for Attendance (ESL Friendly)
This resource is 7 pages of questions to use to take attendance with your students or as prompts to encourage students to speak and practice language skills. I use them with both my ESL and Drama classes but they could be easily used for any class that you want to help bond.
Every semester my students list the Questions of the Day as one of their favorite parts of my classes as they get the chance to get to know each other better.
7th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Drama, English Language Arts
Theatre Terms Handout/Quiz/Answer Key
This package will includes the following items:
-A handout with theatre terms and definitions to prepare students to use vocabulary involved with the theatre, helping to fulfill curriculum segments dealing with terminology
-A 30 mark quiz to help assess your students for these terms and ensure that they have learned the terms
-The answer key for the quiz with the answer highlighted in yellow to assist you to mark the quiz
MsJolley
7th - 12th
Drama, Informational Text, Vocabulary
Interview Preparation (Questions, Tips, Resources, Etc.)
This super helpful package includes everything you need to get ready for your teaching interview. Based on my own preparation for an interview for the biggest school board in Ontario, this package includes 30 questions to practice with, the actual 5 questions that came up on my interview and lots and lots of helpful resources and tips on what you can do to prepare.
If you are serious about getting this teaching job, you need this package to prepare!
Not Specific
Performance Review Assignment with Bonus Theatre Etiquette
This package contains an assignment for a play review or performance review assignment that is geared to high school aged students. It aligns with the Ontario curriculum and includes a marking scheme. I have also included a bonus Theatre Etiquette handout to prepare students to view live theatre or dance before your trip!
7th - 12th
Dance, Drama, Music
Male Monologues
A collection of 12 monologues suitable for male characters for use in drama class.
7th - 12th
Drama
Live Performance/Theatre Etiquette Handout for Students
This one page handout is a good guideline to go through with your students before taking them to see live performances, be they concerts, plays or anything else, you can use this handout to go through the expectations for their behavior while they are there.
Enjoy and have fun!
7th - 12th
Dance, Drama, Music
Start Up ESL Package with Reading Log and More
These three resources will help you start out your ESL class one three useful routines. This package includes a new vocabulary dictionary for students to keep track of new words as the year goes on, a silent reading log that helps you and your students monitor what books they are reading and a newspaper article presentation and report writing project that can be an ongoing way for your students to engage with the world of English!
7th - 12th
English Language Arts
Senior Level Theatre Terms Handout and Quiz
A slightly more challenging version of my previous Theatre Terms Package, this includes a more challenging quiz and the original handout for students. I use this quiz with my Grade 11 and 12 students for more of a challenge!
11th - 12th
Drama
Female Monologues
A collection of 18 monologues suitable for female characters for drama presentations.
7th - 12th
Drama
News Article Reading Comprehension Practice
Two articles from NPR and comprehension practice questions to use with your students. Audio clip for second article can be found at: http://www.npr.org/2013/09/12/221732909/see-ya-voyager-probe-has-finally-entered-interstellar-space If link no longer works, contact me and I have downloaded the audio file to send to you. Great activity to engage auditory as well as visual learners or to give students listening practice.
9th - 12th
English Language Arts, Informational Text
Pre-Performance Checklist
An excellent tool for drama teachers to use with students to assess their own work as well as the work of their peers. Especially useful for dress rehearsals and as a formal way of collecting feedback, assessment criteria taken from monologue package rubric and align with assessment criteria for the curriculum in Dramatic Arts.
7th - 12th
Drama
Neutral Scenes for Drama
These four simple neutral scenes can be used to help your students practice acting skills. Use them to explore status, tactics, character, subtext or any other concept you are working on. Classes have lots of fun guessing the context of their classmate's scenes!
9th - 12th
Drama
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About the store
Experience
I am a drama teacher and trainer that has worked in Singapore and Canada teaching both Dramatic Arts and English. I have worked as an independent travelling artist in private Elementary schools in Toronto and I currently work at a private International Secondary school in downtown Toronto. I will be spending my summer working with the Great Big Theatre Company's summer drama camps for students.
I completed my undergraduate degree in Drama in Education and Community with a double minor in English and Psychology.
I completed my Bachelor of Education in Drama/English for Intermediate.Secondary in the Artist in Community Education program.
Teaching style
I work with the philosophy of being a facilitator for student's learning. I tend to be more social constructivist in my teaching strategies and infuse some critical literacy with my English and Drama teaching. I work mostly with multi-lingual students in diverse environments with language and dramatic arts as well as personal presentation and theatre studies.
My own education history
Bachelor of Arts Honours at University of Windsor in Drama in Education and Community
Bachelor of Educatoin at Queen's University in IS Drama and English in Artist in Community Education
Additional biographical information
I have developed my skills with many theatre companies in Canada in various roles, working in many roles including:
Travelling Artists Toronto (Drama Trainer, 2013)
Buddies in Bad Times Toronto (volunteer, Rhubarb Festival 2013)
Singapore Youth Festival (Drama Trainer, St. Hilda's Secondary 2012)
National Art Centre Ottawa (Alternative Education Practicum, 2011)
University of Windsor (Box Office Assistant, 2005-2009)
Drama in Education and Community School Summer Production (actress summer 2008 and 2009)
Canadian Improv Games Gananoque/Guelph (Coach/Player 2010/2001-2005)
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