2019/20 SEASON 17 BORDER CROSSINGS
LESSON 3: BE A THEATRE CRITIC LESSON AT A GLANCE LESSON OBJECTIVE: Students will read and analyze theatre reviews in order to better understand the language used and structure in a theatre review. After seeing 17 Border Crossings, students will write a theatre review. DURATION: One Class Period, 70 mins MATERIALS: Handout 3: ‘1984’ Review, Handout 4: ‘Eight Nights’ Review, Handout 5: Theatre Review Outline STANDARDS: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.3: Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric assessing the stance, premises, links among ideas, word choice, points of emphasis, and tone used. CA VAPA Standards, Theatre Grades Nine Through Twelve-Proficient: 1.1 Use the vocabulary of theatre, such as genre, style, acting values, theme, and design, to describe theatrical experiences. CA VAPA Standards, newly adopted, Acc.Th:re.9: a. Analyze and assess a drama/theatre work by connecting it to art forms, history, culture, and other disciplines using supporting evidence and criteria.
GUIDING QUESTIONS: How can an actor, storyline, and production elements clearly communicate the themes in a production? What are the key elements in a theatre review?
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