243218 Resource 203097 210601 210601 1254937884256 1256229082813 Controlled The Theatre Classroom -- Critiques

Tips on critiquing plays and writing an essay

CritiquesIn my last blog I mentioned that <a title="Basic Critique Essay Format" href="item/243216" target="_blank">writing critiques</a> was a part of my curriculum for drama classes. I felt it was very important that as we were talking, reading, and doing theatre my students needed to view plays as well. I always stipulated that if they did not have the money to attend I would be very happy to provide them with a ticket.  Not doing this part of their assignment because they didn’t have money was not an option. It also became apparent that I needed to give credit to my students who were working crews and/or acting in productions, so I developed the <a title="Crew Critique Essay Format" href="item/243214" target="_blank">backstage</a> and <a title="Acting Critique Essay Format" href="item/243217" target="_blank">acting critiques</a>.  We also were a very diverse community, with <a title="Children's Theatre Critique Essay Format" href="item/243215" target="_blank">children’s shows</a> and <a title="Dance Critique Essay Format" href="item/243213" target="_blank">dance concerts</a>, which were certainly valid theatre experiences as the subjects for a critique. As my drama classes could be used for English credit, it was equally important that the critiques be well written.  Below is the format I required on all critiques.Critique Format- The critique is due the first Monday after the last performance, at the beginning of the period. If the last performance is on Sunday, the critique is due first thing on Tuesday. - Must have rough draft stapled to the back, which shows evidence of changes from the final draft — I am not interested in a rough draft that is a carbon copy of the final draft!   Also include the ticket stub stapled to the front of the final draft. If a ticket is not issued, explain why in the first paragraph. Insert stapled critique into the program.- Remember this is a five-paragraph theme, so check spelling, run-on sentences, punctuation, and capitalization. Do not label each paragraph.  Write or print legibly in ink, skipping every other line, on one side of your paper only. If using a computer, double-space, indenting paragraphs five spaces. As this is a personal opinion paper, do not use “I,” “ I Feel,” or “I Think” — Do Not Use I, OK? Or words such as: a lot, good, or great to describe the performance — they are too general. I want specifics.  You must consider that the reader has not seen the production. Consequently, you need to write this paper so the reader can visualize what you saw. 10 application/xml false critiques drama class drama classroom drama tips theater class theater classroom theater tips theatre class theatre classroom theatre tips Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 5.1; Trident/4.0; .NET CLR 1.1.4322) 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 edassist 63.255.31.98 false true false false true 218193 false false true false false false true 203097 blog blogsite/ContemporaryDrama/web