BHS Theater Resource Guide

Appreciating & Analyzing Theatre as an Artform Beginning/Introductory Theatre Course

STUDENT EXPECTATIONS:

Read, view, research and discuss works of theatre that speak to or address social, community, or global issues so I can explore and consider the cultural context, historical context, artist’s process, artist’s purpose, and intended audience.

Example Learning Intention and Success Criteria

Learning Intention: ●​ I am learning how to determine the theme of a theatrical text. ●​ I am learning key theatre history events and people. ●​ I am learning about the purpose and practice of theatre in various cultures and time periods. ●​ I am learning how to articulate my personal response to theatrical work. ●​ I am learning to read/view and research a play so I can make connections to and communicate about the historical context of the play. Success Criteria: I will know I have learned it when: ●​ I can read or view a play and identify the time period the play is set in. ●​ I can research key historical events happening when the play was created. ●​ I can draw connections between my research and the plot of the play. ●​ I can create and share a presentation synthesizing my ideas about how the historical events I researched influenced the play I read or viewed. ●​ I can articulate and defend my personal response to a theatrical work.

Example Learning Progression ​ 1. ​ Read a script and identify the time period the play is set in. 2. ​ Research key events happening when the play was written.

3. ​ Map the key historical events and compare/connect them to the plot of the play. 4. ​ Explore connections between the historical events and the plot of the play. 5. ​ Create a presentation that illustrates the connections between the historical events and the plot of the play. 6. ​ Present the presentation to the class and explain connections between the play and the research.

CONCEPTS:

PRIORITY VOCABULARY:

SKILLS:

●​ Theatre as an Artform ●​ Cultural & Historical Context ●​ Artist’s Process & Purpose ●​ Intended Audience

●​ Theatre ●​ Artform ●​ Context

●​ Read, view, research and discuss works of theatre that speak to or address social, community, or global issues. ●​ Explore and consider: cultural context, historical context, artist’s process, artist’s purpose, and intended audience.

●​ Cultural Context ●​ Historical Context ●​ Artist’s Process ●​ Artist’s Purpose ●​ Intended Audience