Drama
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Script Writing for Devised Pieces
The assessment includes MCQs about scriptwriting basics and requires students to write a short script for a scene in their devised performance as an open-ended question response.
Collaborative Devising Processes
Students will answer MCQs about collaborative skills and write an open-ended response on how they plan to work with their peers during the devising process.
Looking at Dialogue
Students will evaluate the significance of dialogue in character development and plot advance. Assessment includes MCQs and prompts for analyzing specific dialogues in the scripts.
Theatrical Adaptations Quiz
Students will respond to multiple-choice questions about theatrical adaptations of literature and real events. The open-ended question will allow them to analyze the effectiveness of a specific adaptation they have seen or studied.
Symbolism in Drama
This assessment will explore the use of symbolism in the selected scripts. Students will respond to MCQs and engage in open-ended questions that examine various symbols and their meanings.
Practitioners' Influence Assessment
Students will complete a multiple choice quiz on influential theatre practitioners and their contributions to the art. The open-ended question will prompt them to reflect on how a chosen practitioner has influenced a specific theatrical style or movement.
Improvisation Techniques
This assessment consists of MCQs on improvisation techniques and an open-ended question asking students to describe an improvisational exercise they would use in their performance development process.
Character Development Analysis
In this assessment, students will answer multiple-choice questions on character arc and development. They will also complete an open-ended question where they analyze a character from a live performance, including motivations and transformations throughout the story.
Improvisation and Spontaneity Assessment
A quiz assessing students' ability to use voice and movement in spontaneous performance scenarios, including MCQs and practical tasks.
The Elements of Theatre MCQ Assessment
Students will take a multiple choice quiz that tests their understanding of key theatre elements such as lighting, sound, and stage direction. This will be followed by an open-ended question that invites them to discuss how these elements contributed to the success of a specific live performance they attended.
Dramatic Movements Knowledge Check
This assessment features MCQs regarding different theatrical movements (e.g., realism, absurdism), paired with an open-ended question where students can explain how one movement reflects societal changes.
Theatrical Representation and Identity
This assessment involves a quiz focusing on representation in theatre, particularly regarding race, gender, and identity. The open-ended question will invite students to consider how representation has changed over time.
Live Theatre Evaluation Quiz
This assessment focuses on evaluating a recent live performance. Students will answer multiple choice questions regarding elements of production such as actors' performances, set design, and overall impact, followed by an open-ended question to reflect on their personal experience of the performance.
Reflection on Personal Performance Skills
An open-ended assessment encouraging students to reflect on their voice and movement skills and identify areas for improvement.
Audience Engagement Strategies
This assessment will have MCQs about techniques for engaging an audience in drama and an open-ended response exploring ways to captivate their specific audience.
Cultural Context Exploration
Students will participate in a quiz assessing their understanding of how various cultures have influenced theatre. An open-ended segment will encourage them to explore examples of cross-cultural exchange in theatre history.
Theatre Innovations Quiz
In this assessment, students take a quiz focusing on innovations in theatre, such as staging techniques and technology. The open question invites students to hypothesize how innovations have reshaped audience experiences.
Themes and Messages in Drama
This assessment will feature MCQs about common themes in drama and require students to articulate the themes they plan to explore in their original pieces through open-ended questions.
International Theatre Perspectives
This assessment examines international theatre practices through MCQs about global theatre traditions. For the open question, students will reflect on what they have learned from a non-Western theatre tradition.
Set Design Fundamentals
Students will complete a quiz on set design elements, including materials, styles, and processes. Open-ended questions will encourage students to create their ideal set for a play they have read.
Exploring Themes and Messages
Students will explore the main themes presented in the scripts through MCQs and open-ended questions, discussing how these themes are developed throughout the narrative.
Exploring Theatre Evolution
This assessment involves a quiz that tests students' knowledge of key milestones in theatre history, including important eras and events, followed by an open-ended question asking them to discuss the impact of one significant event on modern theatre.
Stage Directions and Movement Quiz
An assessment focusing on understanding stage directions related to movement and how they affect performance dynamics.
Emotional Response to Theatre
This assessment will include multiple-choice questions focusing on emotional responses generated by theatre. An open-ended question will encourage students to explain how a specific performance made them feel and the reasons behind these emotions.
Performance Rehearsal Techniques
Students will complete MCQs regarding rehearsal techniques and write an open-ended response summarizing their rehearsal plan for their devised piece.
Technical Theatre Roles and Responsibilities
Students will quiz themselves on the various roles in technical theatre through multiple-choice questions and reflect on their importance in open-ended questions.
Creative Practices in Technical Theatre
This assessment will cover innovative practices in technical theatre. Students will take MCQs on recent developments and reflect in open-ended questions about future possibilities in stagecraft.
Character Analysis through Voice and Movement
An open-ended assessment where students analyze a character’s motivations and traits through their voice and movement choices.
Evaluation and Feedback in Performance
This assessment consists of MCQs about giving and receiving feedback in performance, along with an open-ended response on how students plan to implement feedback into their performance.
Costume Design Analysis
This assessment will challenge students with MCQs about the function of costumes and what they reveal about characters. Open questions will ask for analysis of costume choices in a chosen performance.
Critical Engagement with Live Performance
This assessment includes multiple choice questions to assess students' understanding of critical vocabulary and concepts in theatre evaluation, along with an open-ended prompt for a critique that incorporates those terms based on a live performance they observed.
Understanding Character Development
This assessment will include multiple-choice questions on character types and require open-ended responses to create a character profile for a devised performance.
Scene Development Analysis
In this assessment, students will analyze specific scenes from the scripts, focusing on structure and pacing. MCQs will cover scene elements while open-ended questions will require detailed scene analysis.
Themes and Messages in Theatre
Students will explore thematic elements through a quiz of multiple-choice questions about common themes in theatre. Following this, they will respond to an open-ended question discussing the themes present in a live production they have seen.
The Role of Audience in Theatre
Students will take a multiple-choice test covering the role of the audience in theatrical experiences. An open-ended question will require them to consider how audience interaction can affect the performance they attended.
Sound Design and its Role in Theatre
This assessment focuses on sound design. It includes MCQs on sound equipment and open-ended questions on the role of sound in creating atmosphere and character within a production.
Movement in Performance Assessment
An assessment focused on the use of movement in drama, evaluating the ability to convey emotion and character through physicality.
Dramatic Techniques Identification
Focusing on the dramatic techniques used by playwrights, this assessment combines MCQs with open-ended questions that require students to identify and analyze these techniques in context.
Comparative Script Analysis
Students will compare two scripts focusing on similar themes or character arcs. This assessment includes MCQs and open-ended questions that require comparative analysis.
Vocal Warm-up Techniques Quiz
This assessment explores the various vocal warm-up techniques used by actors, focusing on their importance in preparing for a performance.
Voice Techniques Quiz
A quiz consisting of MCQs and open-ended questions to assess understanding of various vocal techniques in performance, including pitch, tone, and volume.
Elements of Stage Composition
Students will complete MCQs on stage composition and must write an open-ended response detailing their vision for stage setup in their original performance.
Introduction to Stagecraft Quiz
This assessment will cover the basic principles of stagecraft and its importance in theatre production. Students will answer multiple-choice questions and provide open-ended responses regarding concepts such as lighting, sound, and set design.
Feminism and Theatre Assessment
This assessment tests knowledge through multiple choice questions about the role of feminism in theatre history. The open question challenges students to discuss the contributions of female playwrights and directors.
Theatre Genres and Styles
This assessment combines a quiz on various theatrical genres with an open-ended question asking students to compare and contrast two genres of their choice.
Lighting Techniques MCQ and Discussion
Students will take a quiz on various lighting techniques used in theatre. Following the multiple-choice section, they will answer open-ended questions discussing how lighting affects mood and audience perception.
Historical Perspectives on Performance Skills
An assessment examining the evolution of voice and movement techniques in historical context and their application in modern drama.
Cultural Influences on Performance Quiz
A quiz exploring how cultural background influences voice and movement styles in drama performances.
Comparative Analysis of Performances
This assessment contains a quiz of multiple choice questions exploring various productions of the same play. Students will write an open-ended answer comparing their evaluations of the performances they have seen, discussing differences in interpretation and execution.
Understanding Character Motivation
This assessment focuses on analyzing the motivations behind the characters in the selected scripts. Students will answer MCQs about character intentions and write open-ended responses discussing how these motivations influence the plot.
Narrative Structures in Devised Performance
Students will answer MCQs related to various narrative structures and write an open-ended question reflective piece on the chosen structure for their performance.
Stage Management Essentials
This assessment involves questions about the duties and skills of stage managers. MCQs will be followed by a reflective piece on the challenges faced in stage management.
Character Relationships Overview
Assessing the relationships between characters, students will answer MCQs and write responses describing how relationships evolve in the scripts and their significance to the story.
Personal Reflection on Script Interpretation
In this reflective assessment, students will provide personal interpretations of the scripts studied, using MCQs for foundational knowledge and open-ended questions for deeper analysis of their perspectives.
Production Appreciation Survey
This task integrates both MCQs about various theatre styles and techniques. After completing the quiz, students will write a detailed response about their favorite production style, providing examples from live theatre they have seen.