The IB Theatre Journal

From the beginning of the course, and at regular intervals, students at both A RTIS TIC
SL and HL are required to maintain a theatre journal. This is the students’
own record of their two years of study and should be used to record: • A record of process, ideas, and
• challenges and achievements research.
• creative ideas
• critical analysis and experience of live theatre productions as a P EDAGOGIC
spectator
• A reflection on learning,
• detailed evaluations
• experiences as a creator, designer, director and performer challenges, and discoveries.
• feedback R E TROSPECTIVE
• reflections
• research • Look at experiences that have
• responses to work seen already been encountered.
• responses to diverse starting points
• skills acquisition and development D EVELOPM ENTAL
• Consider how things can be
done differently in the future.
Steps for Reflecting on your • Record artistic process and
learning.

Theatre Experiences
• Step 1: Retrospective Reflection
o Think back to some key learning you have experienced.
Why do you think it was so significant to you? • A weekly reflection is due
every Monday in ManageBac
• Step 2: Intentional Reflection by 2:00 PM.
• A standard length should be
o List two or three things you intend to do with the skills between 200 and 300 words.
you have acquired or the discoveries you have made. • Responses must show evidence
o List two or three areas that you want to research further. of thought, effort, creativity, and
intellect.
• CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR.
• Step 3: Evaluative Reflection You have the time to do this
o Thinking about this experience, what worked well? What work CORRECTLY, so please
was challenging? What problems did you encounter and do!
how did you solve them? What did this teach you about NOTE: To use the journal as a
yourself? personal outburst or diatribe is
inappropriate. A journal is not a diary.
It is a classroom tool. Personal response
• Step 4: Action Points and reflection are different than writing in
o List things to remember for the future or things to do a personal diary or having a personal
next. Treat this as artistic advice to your future self from emotional outburst. It is in this way that
journaling is a learning tool and an
your present self.
opportunity to improve a skill.