The IB Theatre Syllabus Guide
(2007) states on p27: 'Students should
select a specific aspect of a play or theatre piece from the chosen theatrical
practice to research, and then formulate a research question to answer.
Students should collect, edit and present their research to contribute to a
realization of the play/theatre piece from the chosen theatrical practice.'
Everyone post their best version of their RI title with a note explaining any concenrs or issues they have with their title so far.
Remember...
The ‘specific aspect’ should
be a specific theatrical aspect, such as ‘masks’ or ‘lighting design’ as opposed to general aspects
that happen to appear in the chosen piece such as ‘themes of violence’ or
‘socio-political resonance’.
Friday 2 August 2013
Tuesday 23 July 2013
From the Horse's Mouth
Guys,
Here are the observations from the good people at the IB on RIs in 2012.
Recommendations for the teaching of future candidates
Make sure the play/piece of theatre is from the practice.
Make sure every single piece of evidence and information presented is attributed. It is
better to attribute as much as you can whether through footnotes, endnotes or within the
body of the text.
Research should be consistently applied to the play/piece of theatre.
Candidates should continue to draft and develop their questions as they research. The
narrower the question the more in depth the answer and the application of the research.
The register should be analytical rather than descriptive, with the candidate presenting
the research, analyzing it and then communicating how this would be applied to a
play/piece of theatre.
The quality of visuals is important. They need to be clearly reproduced and of an
adequate size so that any points they are making can be clearly seen. If colour is
significant then the visuals should be in colour.
Candidates need to include visuals especially in Research Investigations that focus on
design
Comments. Questions. Observations.
What does this mean for us?
Here are the observations from the good people at the IB on RIs in 2012.
Recommendations for the teaching of future candidates
Make sure the play/piece of theatre is from the practice.
Make sure every single piece of evidence and information presented is attributed. It is
better to attribute as much as you can whether through footnotes, endnotes or within the
body of the text.
Research should be consistently applied to the play/piece of theatre.
Candidates should continue to draft and develop their questions as they research. The
narrower the question the more in depth the answer and the application of the research.
The register should be analytical rather than descriptive, with the candidate presenting
the research, analyzing it and then communicating how this would be applied to a
play/piece of theatre.
The quality of visuals is important. They need to be clearly reproduced and of an
adequate size so that any points they are making can be clearly seen. If colour is
significant then the visuals should be in colour.
Candidates need to include visuals especially in Research Investigations that focus on
design
Comments. Questions. Observations.
What does this mean for us?
Thursday 18 July 2013
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