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GENERIC EVALUATION CRITERIA
Theatre IV: 9-12
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CRITERIA
I. INTER-ETHNICITY
The instructional material meets the
requirements of inter-ethnicity: concepts,
content and illustrations as set by West
Virginia Board of Education Policy (Adopted
December 1970).
II. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
The instructional material meets the
requirements of equal opportunity: concepts,
content, illustrations, heritage, roles,
contributions, experiences and achievements
of males and females in American and other
cultures as set by West Virginia Board of
Education Policy (Adopted May 1975).
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GROUP II – 2009-2015
Theatre IV: 9-12
(IMR Committee) Responses
(Vendor/Publisher)
SPECIFIC LOCATION OF
CONTENT WITHIN PRODUCT
I=In-depth
A=Adequate
M=Minimal
N=Nonexistent
I
A
In addition to alignment of Content Standards and Objectives (CSOs), materials must also clearly connect to
Learning for the 21st Century which includes opportunities for students to develop
_____
A.
Learning Skills
 Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills.
 Information and Communication Skills.
 Interpersonal and Self-Direction Skills and use these
21 Century Tools
B.
21st Century Tools
 Problem-solving tools (such as spreadsheets,
decision support, design tools)
 Communication, information processing and research
tools (such as word processing, e-mail, groupware,
presentation, Web development, Internet search
tools)
 Personal development and productivity tools (such as
e-learning, time management/calendar, collaboration
tools)
C. Lexile Framework
 Lexile measures
 Resources for teachers, parents, and students to
demonstrate how using Lexiles can improve student
achievement.
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INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ADOPTION: GENERAL EVALUATION CRITERIA
The general evaluation criteria apply to each grade level and are to be evaluated for each grade level unless otherwise specified. These criteria
consist of information critical to the development of all grade levels. In reading the general evaluation criteria and subsequent specific grade level
criteria, e.g. means “examples of” and i.e. means that “each of” those items must be addressed. Eighty percent of the combined general
and specific criteria must be met with I (In-depth) or A (Adequate) in order to be recommended.
GROUP II – 2008-2014
Theatre IV: 9-12
(IMR Committee) Responses
(Vendor/Publisher)
SPECIFIC LOCATION OF
CONTENT WITHIN PRODUCT
I=In-depth
A=Adequate
M=Minimal
N=Nonexistent
For student mastery of content standards and objectives, the instructional materials will
A.
Scriptwriting
1.
Provide opportunities to articulate the writing process as it
applies to script development (brainstorm, organize, draft,
revise, correct, perform).
2.
Provide opportunities to generate script ideas using
a. research,
b. observation,
c. reflection.
3.
Provide opportunities to generate and organize ideas related
to
a. complex characters
b. plot.
4.
Provide opportunities to devise historical context based on
research.
5.
Provide opportunities to devise social context based on
research.
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I
A
M
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B.
6.
Provide opportunities to write a script based on their
planning.
7.
Provide opportunities to organize opportunities for
a. readings,
b. feedback
c. revision.
8.
Provide opportunities to defend their
a. inspiration,
b. artistic choices,
c. stage directions,
d. dialogue
e. dramatic style.
Acting
1.
Provide opportunities to create multi-dimensional characters
whose needs, wants, actions, objectives, obstacles,
emotions and subtext are rooted in text.
2.
Provide opportunities to perform multi-dimensional
characters whose needs, wants, actions, objectives,
obstacles, emotions and subtext are rooted in text.
3.
Provide opportunities to determine personal blocking based
on intuitive response to text.
4.
Provide opportunities to determine physicalization based on
intuitive response to text.
5.
Provide opportunities to determine character nuances based
on intuitive response to text.
6.
Provide opportunities to refine artistic discipline to achieve
an ensemble in rehearsal and performance.
7.
Provide opportunities to develop contrasting, consistent
characters from classical dramatic texts in informal and
formal theatre, film, television or electronic media
productions.
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C.
8.
Provide opportunities to develop contrasting, consistent
characters from contemporary dramatic texts in informal and
formal theatre, film, television or electronic media
productions.
9.
Provide opportunities to develop contrasting, consistent
characters from realistic dramatic texts in informal and formal
theatre, film, television or electronic media productions.
10.
Provide opportunities to develop contrasting, consistent
characters from nonrealistic dramatic texts in informal and
formal theatre, film, television or electronic media
productions.
11.
Provide opportunities to assess performances through
responsible critique.
12.
Provide opportunities to refine performances through
responsible critique.
Designing and Producing
1.
Provide opportunities to explain the impact of scientific and
technological advances on
a. set,
b. light,
c. sound
d. costume design.
2.
Provide opportunities to explain the impact of scientific and
technological advances on implementation for theatre, film,
television and electronic media productions.
3.
Provide opportunities to test unified production concepts, in
collaboration with directors and production team that convey
the metaphorical nature of the drama for informal and formal
theatre, film, television or electronic media productions.
4.
Provide opportunities to assess the safe construction and
effective operation of technical aspects of theatre, film,
television or electronic media productions.
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D.
E.
5.
Provide opportunities to practice techniques of safe
construction and efficient operation of technical aspects of
theatre, film, television or electronic media productions.
6.
Provide opportunities to determine the implementation of
a. production schedule,
b. stage management plans,
c. promotional ideas
d. business procedures
e. front of house procedures
for informal and formal theatre, film, television or electronic
media productions.
Directing
1.
Provide opportunities to facilitate the production of a theatre
event– from the generation of ideas to the evaluation of a
realized performance -- within the limitations of the
performance
a. space,
b. time
c. budget.
2.
Provide opportunities to
a. respond to criticism;
b. defend artistic choices;
c. assess the process and the product
d. recommend changes.
Making Meaning through Connections
1.
Provide opportunities to research appropriate
a. historical production designs,
b. techniques,
c. performances
from various cultures to assist in making artistic choices for
theatre, film, television or electronic media productions.
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F.
2.
Provide opportunities to describe appropriate
a. historical production designs,
b. techniques,
c. performances
from various cultures to assist in making artistic choices for
theatre, film, television or electronic media productions.
3.
Provide opportunities to apply integrated designs using
several arts and/or media in theatre, film, television or
electronic media productions.
4.
Provide opportunities to construct personal meanings from
nontraditional dramatic performances.
5.
Provide opportunities to research and recommend post
secondary education and training opportunities for pursuing a
career in theatre.
6.
Provide opportunities to examine their place as a theatre artist
in the context of the
a. local community
b. global community.
Assessment
1.
Provide a variety of formative and summative assessment
tools (examples: performance rubrics check lists, objective
tests, writing prompts, constructive response, etc.).
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