CLASS
Year 11
MYP
Drama
Due date
Friday 16th October
Unit 1: Art Brut
Criterion A Assessment: Knowing and Understanding
Key concept:
Identity
Related concept(s): Expression
Boundaries
Statement of inquiry:
Art is a product of an artist’s identity and social background, often
challenging existing cultural and personal boundaries.
Task outline: Documentary Analysis
You will watch significant moments from the documentary, Artaud in
Practice…Traces, and analyse the following:
 The philosophy and practices of Theatre of Cruelty
 The influence that Artaud’s identity and social background had on his
theatre ideas and practice
Answer the guiding questions in detail in your Process Journal.
Achievement
level
0
Level descriptor

The student does not reach a standard
described by any of the descriptors below.

The student:
i
demonstrates limited
knowledge and
understanding of the art
form studied, including
concepts, processes and
limited use of subjectspecific terminology
ii
demonstrates limited
understanding of the role of
the art form in original or
displaced contexts
iii demonstrates limited use of
acquired knowledge to
purposefully inform artistic
decisions in the process of
creating artwork.
1–2

3–4

5–6
The student:
i
demonstrates adequate
knowledge and
understanding of the art
form studied, including
concepts, processes and
adequate use of subjectspecific terminology
ii
demonstrates adequate
understanding of the role of
the art form in original or
displaced contexts
iii demonstrates adequate use
of acquired knowledge to
purposefully inform artistic
decisions in the process of
creating artwork.
The student:
i
demonstrates substantial
knowledge and
understanding of the art
form studied, including
concepts, processes and
substantial use of subjectspecific terminology
ii
demonstrates substantial
understanding of the role of
the art form in original or
displaced contexts
iii demonstrates substantial
use of acquired knowledge
Clarifications
You have not reached a standard described by
any of the descriptors below.
Your documentary analysis and process journal
demonstrate limited knowledge and understanding
of the skills and techniques used within Artaud`s
Theatre of Cruelty and limited use of subject specific
terminology
Your documentary analysis and process journal
demonstrate limited understanding of the role of
Artaud’s Theatre of Cruelty in its original or displaced
contexts
Your process journal demonstrates limited use of
acquired knowledge to purposefully inform artistic
decisions in the process of creating performance work
in the style of Artaud`s Theatre of Cruelty
Your documentary analysis and process journal
demonstrate adequate knowledge and
understanding of the skills and techniques used within
Artaud`s Theatre of Cruelty and adequate use of
subject specific terminology.
Your documentary analysis and process journal
demonstrate adequate understanding of the role of
Artaud’s Theatre of Cruelty in its original or displaced
contexts
Your process journal demonstrates adequate use of
acquired knowledge to purposefully inform artistic
decisions in the process of creating performance work
in the style of Artaud`s Theatre of Cruelty
Your documentary analysis and process journal
demonstrate substantial knowledge and
understanding of the skills and techniques used within
Artaud`s Theatre of Cruelty and substantial use of
subject specific terminology
Your documentary analysis and process journal
demonstrate substantial understanding of the role of
Artaud’s Theatre of Cruelty in its original or displaced
contexts
Your process journal demonstrates substantial use
to purposefully inform
artistic decisions.

7–8
The student:
iv demonstrates excellent
knowledge and
understanding of the art
form studied, including
concepts, processes and
excellent use of subjectspecific terminology
v
demonstrates excellent
understanding of the role of
the art form in original or
displaced contexts
vi demonstrates excellent use
of acquired knowledge to
purposefully inform artistic
decisions in the process of
creating artwork.
of acquired knowledge to purposefully inform artistic
decisions in the process of creating performance work
in the style of Artaud`s Theatre of Cruelty
Your documentary analysis and process journal
demonstrates excellent knowledge and
understanding of the skills and techniques used within
Artaud`s Theatre of Cruelty and excellent use of
subject specific terminology
Your documentary analysis and process journal
demonstrates excellent understanding of the role of
Artaud’s Theatre of Cruelty in its original or displaced
contexts
Your process journal demonstrates excellent use of
acquired knowledge to purposefully inform artistic
decisions in the process of creating performance work
in the style of Artaud`s Theatre of Cruelty