Di: 

Impact on you as a learner

Di:

Impact on you as a performer

Dii:

Comparing convention to another practice

Journey inward

• Knowledge
• Skills
• Attitudes
• Perspectives
• IB Learner Profile

Etc

Journey Outward

Link to your performance work in:

• Shows
• The drama studio
• Performance Workshops
• Other performance experiences

Etc

Similarites AND differences to:

• Theory
• Genre
• Style
• Other convention

Etc

CRITERIA A 1

What/ how

Why

Explaining a world theatre tradition

Size, shape, relationships

Action (what happens, plots, storylines, acting style)

Design (costume, make-up, set, masks, colours

Cultural/ Theoretical context

Time period

Place

Origins

Links to religions

Evolution

Key people

Links to other theatre practices

CRITERIA A2

Explaining a specific performance convention

Significance

Rules

Connection/ relationship to tradition

SOURCES

Range of 5

Specific

In-presentation citations

CRITERIA B1

Explaining how they practically and physically have explored the convention

Mimicking videos

Demonstrating physical work (photos/ videos)

Demonstrating feedback use

Physically working from images

Video recording and analysing

Workshops in related field

Activities and exercises

Regular preparations

Peer input

Development over time

CRITERIA B2

Explaining how they have approached applying the convention to a moment of theatre

Choosing appropriate performance material

What happened in rehearsals

Using video recording and analysing

Learning lines + moves

Staging

Choosing props and costumes

Performing and getting feedback

Peer input

CRITERIA C1

Practically communicating an understanding of the convention through demonstrations

2 MINUTES LONG

Stop-start

Continuous

CRITERIA C2

Using body confidently

Using voice confidently

Convention clearly applied

CRITERIA D1

Explaining the impact as learner and as performer

LEARNER

knowledge

skills

attitudes

perspectives

PERFORMER

Links to my other work

On stage in shows

Other IB tasks

Connections to other areas of performance

CRITERIA D2

Explain how the convention compares to one other performance practice

Similarities AND Differences

Tradition

Movement

Theory

Genre

Style

Other

To what extent does the student explain a world theatre tradition demonstrating an understanding of the tradition & its cultural and/ or theoretical context(s), effectively supporting their work with a range of appropriate sources? 

To what extent does the student effectively & clearly explain a specific performance convention selected from the researched theatre tradition, effectively supporting their work with a range of appropriate sources?

0

The work does not reach a standard described by the descriptors below.

The work does not reach a standard described by the descriptors below.

1

Limited: 

The student lists a world theatre tradition, demonstrating a limited & superficial understanding of the tradition & its cultural and/or theoretical context(s), referencing sources that are inappropriate or irrelevant 

Limited:

The student lists their understanding of a specific performance convention, reference sources that are inappropriate or irrelevant to the work. This work is limited & superficial

2

Underdeveloped: 

The student outlines a world theatre tradition demonstrating some appropriate understanding of the tradition and/or its cultural & theoretical context(s), referencing some sources that are mostly appropriate

Underdeveloped: 

The student outlines their understanding of a specific performance convention, referencing some appropriate sources that are mostly appropriate to the work. This work is underdeveloped

3

Good: 

The student describes a world theatre tradition, demonstrating a clear understanding of the tradition & its cultural and/or theoretical context(s), adequately supporting their work with a range of appropriate sources

Good: 

The student describes their understanding of a specific performance convention, adequately supporting their work with a range of appropriate sources. This work is clear & appropriate

4

Excellent: 

The student explains a world theatre tradition, demonstrating a thorough understanding of the tradition & its cultural and/ or theoretical context(s), effectively supporting their work with a range of appropriate sources 

Excellent: 

The student explains their understanding of a specific performance convention, effectively supporting their work with a range of appropriate sources. This work is clear & effective.  

To what extent does the student explain how & why they have practically & physically explored the performance convention selected from the world theatre tradition in the prescribed list?

To what extent does the student explain how & why they have approached the application of the convention to an appropriate moment of theatre?

0

The work does not reach a standard described by the descriptors below.

The work does not reach a standard described by the descriptors below.

1

Limited: 

The student lists how they have practically & physically explored the performance convention selected from the world theatre tradition in the prescribed list. This work is limited in scope & contains mainly irrelevant information 

Limited:

The student lists how they approached the application of the performance convention to a MoT. The moment of theatre may not be appropriate

2

Underdeveloped: 

The student outlines how & why they have practically & physically explored the performance convention selected from the world theatre tradition in the prescribed list, demonstrating a partially appropriate approach for their exploration 

Underdeveloped: 

The student outlines how & why they’ve approached the application of the performance convention to a MoT, but this is underdeveloped. 

3

Good: 

The student describes how & why they have practically & physically explored the performance convention selected from the world theatre tradition in the prescribed list, demonstrating a clear & appropriate approach for their exploration 

Good: 

The student describes how & why they have approached the application of the performance convention to an appropriate moment of theatre.

4

Excellent: 

The student explains how & why they have practically & physically explored the performance convention selected from the world theatre tradition in the prescribed list, demonstrating an effective & appropriate approach for their exploration 

Excellent: 

The student explains how & why they have approached the application of the performance convention to an appropriate moment of theatre. 

To what extent does the student practically communicate an understanding of the performance convention from the tradition through the demonstration of their MoT?

To what extent does the student use their body and/or voice effectively & confidently? 

0

The work does not reach a standard described by the descriptors below.

The work does not reach a standard described by the descriptors below.

1

Limited: 

The student communicates little or no understanding of the selected performance convention from the world theatre tradition (chosen from the prescribed list) through the demonstration of their moment of theatre, which lacks clarity & coherence

Limited: 

The student uses their body and/or voice with little or no confidence. 

2

Underdeveloped: 

The student partially communicates their understanding of the selected performance convention from the world theatre tradition (chosen from the prescribed list) through the demonstration of their moment of theatre 

Underdeveloped: 

The student uses their body and/or voice with some confidence but this is underdeveloped

3

Good: 

The student adequately communicates their understanding of the selected performance convention from the world theatre tradition (chosen from the prescribed list) through the demonstration of their moment of theatre 

Good: 

The student uses their body and/or voice confidently

4

Excellent: 

The student proficiently communicates their understanding of the selected performance convention from the world theatre tradition (chosen from the prescribed list) through the demonstration of their moment of theatre

Excellent: 

The student uses their body and/ or voice confidently & effectively. 

To what extent does the student explain the impact the investigation has had on them as a learner & as a performer?

To what extent does the student explain how the selected performance convention compares to ONE other performance practice?

0

The work does not reach a standard described by the descriptors below.

The work does not reach a standard described by the descriptors below.

1

Limited: 

The student lists the impact this learning task has had on them, making few links between their learning in this task & other learning experiences they have had as a performer 

Limited: 

The student lists how the selected performance convention compares to ONE other performance practice), providing few connections and/or comparisons between the selected performance convention & the practice(s). This work is limited in scope or superficial. 

2

Underdeveloped: 

The student outlines the impact this learning task has had on them, making links between their learning in this task & other learning experiences they have had as a performer. This is underdeveloped. 

Underdeveloped: 

The student outlines how the selected performance convention compares to ONE other performance practice, providing some connections and/or comparisons between the selected performance convention & the ONE practice. This is underdeveloped. 

3

Good: 

The student describes the impact this learning task has had on them, making clear & appropriate links between their learning in this task & other learning experiences they have had as a performer  

Good: 

The student describes how the selected performance convention compares to ONE other performance practice, providing clear connections and/or comparisons between the selected performance convention & the ONE practice. 

4

Excellent: 

The student explains the impact this learning task has had on them, making clear, effective & appropriate links between their learning in this task & other learning experiences they have had as a performer

Excellent: 

The student explains how the selected performance convention compares to ONE other performance practice, providing clear, insightful connections & comparisons between the performance convention & the ONE practice.