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  • 1.  Pre-Tests for Acting

    Posted 05-14-2015 13:00

    Is anyone using a Pre-Test for an entry level semester long High School Acting class?  I would greatly appreciate any info and/or collaboration as my District is moving to using subject specific Pre/Post tests to measure student growth.  

    Thanks in advance!!!

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    Amy Learn
    Ballwin MO
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  • 2.  RE: Pre-Tests for Acting

    Posted 05-15-2015 01:20

    I don't, but it'd be pretty easy to do.  I did something last year for one of my professional growth goals - I assigned my kids a monologue before going over all the acting technique stuff that I teach.  Had them do what they could to develop it, then scored their performance using our state Thespian scoring rubric.  Then I taught everything I normally teach and had them perform monologues again, scoring them the same way.  The growth was huge (duh).

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    Laura Steenson
    Theatre Director
    Reynolds High School
    Troutdale OR
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  • 3.  RE: Pre-Tests for Acting

    Posted 05-15-2015 09:36

    Pretty much do the same.

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    Anne-Marie Roberts
    Theatre Director
    Ann Arbor Public Schools
    Ann Arbor MI
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  • 4.  RE: Pre-Tests for Acting

    Posted 05-15-2015 11:19

    Where do you find the state Thespian Scoring Rubric?  I would love to see that!

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    Katherine Fischer
    O'Fallon IL
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  • 5.  RE: Pre-Tests for Acting

    Posted 05-15-2015 14:27

    Oregon rubrics...

    http://www.oregonthespians.dreamhosters.com/?page_id=80

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    Laura Steenson
    Theatre Director
    Reynolds High School
    Troutdale OR
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  • 6.  RE: Pre-Tests for Acting

    Posted 05-16-2015 14:08

    Would love to see links to more state rubrics! 

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    Helen Dixon
    Oakley CA
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  • 7.  RE: Pre-Tests for Acting

    Posted 05-15-2015 14:01

    I do basically the same thing as the others.  However, I also give a start of the year pre-test on theatre vocab.  Since learning the "language of the theatre" is a vital part of our teaching, this is a highly concrete way to measure growth with a semester one and semester two final on basic terms.  Besides, administrators love the literacy tie-in.  

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    Amy Sidwell
    Director of Theatrical Arts
    Woodburn Arts and Communications Academy
    Canby OR
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  • 8.  RE: Pre-Tests for Acting

    Posted 05-16-2015 12:22

    I give a formative assessment at the start of the year that includes identifying theatre and acting terms/vocabulary as I believe others have stated. It gives a good overview of each student's basic understanding of theatre and acting in general. I also use KWL charts as checkpoints when entering into new show genres or learning modules. As a class we discuss what we already know, what we want to know more about, and then at the end, what we've learned. At the end of the year, I give a similar term/vocabulary assessment to measure progress. It isn't a grade for them, but I use it to assess how well I've covered the areas of need during the year.

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    William Eyerly
    Gainesville FL
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