BHS Theater Resource Guide

●​ Personal Experience ●​ Critique ●​ Feedback ●​ Coaching ●​ Constructive Criticism ●​ Reflection

●​ Personal Experience ●​ Critique ●​ Feedback ●​ Coaching ●​ Constructive Criticism ●​ Reflection

●​ Justify responses based on personal experiences when participating in or observing a work of theatre. ●​ Receive and act upon coaching, feedback, and constructive criticism. ●​ Describe and analyze the strengths and weaknesses of one’s own or group work.

EXAMPLE LESSONS, ASSESSMENTS, and OTHER RESOURCES The Kennedy Center: Teaching Student to Critique ​ BYU Theatre Education Database: Feedback and Preview ​

Ford’s Theatre: Warm and Cool Feedback Lesson Ford’s Theatre: Warm and Cool Feedback Video ​ Ford’s Theatre: How to Coach Public Speaking ​ Theatrefolk: Getting and Giving Feedback

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL IDEAS:

Viewing / Reading ●​ Read responses to a performance from peers and instructors. ●​ Read professional reviews for live performances. Writing ●​ Complete rubrics and feedback for self and peer performances. ●​ Write goals based on self, peer, and instructor feedback. ●​ Write a written response to a live performance.

Speaking / Listening ●​ Share verbal feedback with peers on a performance or work in progress. ●​ Discuss next steps in rehearsal with collaborators based on feedback. ●​ Record a verbal self-assessment of a performance while watching a video recording of it. THEATRE 1 STANDARDS: ●​ L1.T.R.2: Defend responses based on personal experiences when participating in or observing a drama/theatre work. ●​ L1.T.R.4: Demonstrate the ability to receive and act upon coaching, feedback, and constructive criticism. ●​ L1.T.R.8: Apply appropriate theatre terminology to describe and analyze the strengths and weaknesses of one's own or the group’s work.