CATALINAFOOTHILLSSCHOOLDISTRICT

LESSONPLANNINGFORM(TAP)
(ForaSingleLesson,onOneDay)
Name CarsonWright

School CatalinaFoothillsHighSchool

SubjectorGrade TheatreFundamentals(Beginning)

Unit(ifapplicable) CriticalAnalysis

DateofObservation 9/4/2015
LESSONATAGLANCE
LessonTitle CritiqueDay1:TheBasics
EstimatedTimefor 60minutes
Lesson
CFSDMeasurement T49/10/11/121
TopicsandStandards/ Maintainandknowhowtoanalyze,critiqueandrefineallaspectsof
Benchmarks dramaticperformances.
T49/10/11/122
Maintainandknowhowtoassessandreflectonthequalityof
individualandgroupwork.
DeepLearning CreativityandInnovation
Proficiencies/Performance OpennessandCouragetoExplore
Areas
EducationalTechnology ET912.1.1
Standards Analyzes,evaluates,andsynthesizesinformationtogeneratenew
ideas,processes,orproducts.

LearningGoals Studentswillbeabletodemonstratetheircurrentabilitytoevaluateanartisticwork
basedontheirownreactionsandopinionsbycompletingtheCritiqueWalkthrough
activityathome.

ELDStandards/Goals(if N/A
applicable)

PriorKnowledge Studentshavespentsometimeinclassdoingspecificselfevaluationontheirworkin
class.Ialsoanticipatethattheyhavehadpracticewritingcritiquesandpracticein
persuasivewritingintheirEnglishclassesattheHighSchoolofMiddleSchool.
Theyvealsospentmostoftheirlifetalkingaboutmovies,books,andother
entertainmentcritically,whethertheyunderstanditornot.
IntegrationAreas CFHSTheatreStandardsandBenchmarks:
T39/10/11/122Maintainandknowhowtomakeculturalandhistorical
choicesinproductions.
T39/10/11/124Knowhowcultureandhistoryimpactvarioustheatrefroms

NATIONALTHEATRESTANDARDS:
TH:Re7.1.I.a
Respondtowhatisseen,felt,andheardinadrama/theatreworkto
developcriteriaforartisticchoices
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DifferentiationforStudent
Needs
LESSONDEVELOPMENT:NARRATIVEOFINSTRUCTIONALPROCEDURES
Activator
InstructionalStrategies/
ProcessingStructures
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CFHSEnglishLanguageArtsStandards
910.W.9
Drawevidencefromliteraryorinformationaltextstosupport
analysis,reflection,andresearch.
Extendedtimeforstudentswithaccommodationplans
Illallowforaverbalresponse,insteadofawrittenresponse,forstudentswith
accommodationplans
Studentswhocannotaccessthehomeworkassignmentontheclasswebsite
willbegivenampleopportunitytocomeintoclasstowatchtheshort
PAIRSHARE:
Havestudentsthinkbacktothelastmovie,book,play,musical,ornarrativevideo
gamethattheyexperienced.Havethembrieflythinktothemselvesaboutit.Wasit
good?Wasitbad?Why?
Thenhavestudentfindapartnerandtalkabouttheirthoughts.Havesomepartnerships
reporttotheclassbriefly.
SLIDEPRESENTATION:
Inadditiontoverballycommunicatingtheinformation,wewilluseagoogleslides
presentationtoemphasizedirections,importantinformation,andvocabulary.
LEARNINGGOALS/IMPORTANCEOFCONTENT:
Aftertheactivator,studentswillbedirectlyinstructedonthegoalsforthisUnit,forthe
day,andontheimportanceofthecontent.
MEDIACLIPS:
Engagingandwellcraftedmediaclipsassampletextswillelicitdeepresponsesfrom
studentstouseindiscussionandstrategicactivitiestofollow.
SPECTRUMOFDIFFERENCE:
Havethestudentsmovethechairs,aswellastheirstuffoutoftheway,leavingaclear
spaceinthemiddleoftheroom.Statementswillbegiven(regardingthepreviousfilm
clip)andstudentswillplacethemselvesalongthespectrum,basedontheirlevelof
agreement.Theactivityisdesignedtogetstudentstoformandarticulatetheiropinions.
Itwillgetthemtogodeeperthanitsbad,itsstupid,orIdidntlikeit,and
substantiatetheirthoughts.
DIRECTINSTRUCTION:
Studentswillbedirectlyinstructedonthecriteriawewillusewhentalkingabout
critique.
GROUPDISCUSSION:
Studentswillparticipateingroupdiscussiontoexploreandsolidifyconcepts.
GROUPPRACTICE:
AsagroupwebreakdownamediaclipandpracticetheCritiqueWalkthrough,before
theyareaskedtodoitontheirownforhomework.
 FormativeAssessment(s)/ CRITIQUEWALKTHROUGHHANDOUT:
Checkingfor StudentswillreceiveaCritiqueWalkthroughhandoutthatwillwalkthemthrough
Understanding theprocessofgeneratingtheirideasandopinionsofanartisticwork.Theywilltakeit
homeovertheweekendandcompleteitafterwatchingashortanimatedfilmonthe
classwebsite.TheywillturnitinDAY1nextweek.

Theamountofdetailandcarefulconsiderationintheirresponseswillallowmeto
assesstheircurrentunderstandingoftheirabilitytoanalyzeandcritiqueartisticworks.
Summarizer BRAINDUMP:
Studentsshouldputeverythingaway.Theyllbegivenanindexcardandonthecard
theyshouldwriteeverythingtheycanrememberaboutevaluationandreview,aswe
discussedittoday.


Aretherespecialcircumstancesthattheevaluatorshouldbeawareofwhenobservingthisclass?
Pleaseattachaseatingchartifavailableandappropriate.

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