8th Grade Field Trip

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ENCORE!!
Dear Parent/ Guardian,
52% of the eighth grade class has never entered a theatre, however, our state
standards ask students to analyze theatrical works, describe the roles of
cultural organizations in our community, and demonstrate culturally proficient
behavior when attending formal live presentations. What better or more engaging way is
there to allow students the chance to practice these standards than to take them to a
professional theatre?
Eighth grade students have been offered the opportunity to purchase tickets to attend the
Chamber Theatre Companys production of ENCORE!! at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium
on December 15th, 2014 from 10:30 AM-12:15 PM. This is a unique opportunity to attend an
enriching cultural and educational event outside of the classroom setting. Five stories will be
compiled into one play, and three of those are texts that we read and analyze as part of ELA
curriculum units! After a helpful contribution from the Brennan Organization of Parents,
ticket and transportation costs are $19.00 per student. The permission form below and
payment are due by Thursday, Nov. 13th. Contact Mrs. Mastrogiacomo at
kmastrogiacomo@attleboroschools.com with any questions.

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I give my child (please print), __________________________________, from homeroom

# ______, permission to attend the 8th grade field trip to the Chamber
Theatres Companys performance of ENCORE on Monday, Dec. 15th, 2014.
Parent/guardians signature: _____________________________________________________
____ $19.00 paid?
Are you interested in chaperoning? Chaperones must have a CORI on file, but it isnt too
late to complete that now. Chaperones also need to purchase tickets.
____ I am interested in chaperoning the trip. My preferred phone # is: __________________,
and my email address is: _____________________________________________________________________.
______ I already have a CORI form on file.
______I need to stop by to complete a CORI form and will bring my drivers
license/ state-issued ID.
_____ I am unable or not interested in chaperoning this trip.

Theatre Standards:
1. Acting. Students will develop acting skills to portray characters who interact in improvised and
scripted scenes.
2. Reading and Writing Scripts. Students will read, analyze, and write dramatic material.
3. Directing. Students will rehearse and stage dramatic works.
4. Technical Theatre. Students will demonstrate skills in using the basic tools, media, and techniques
involved in theatrical production.
5. Critical Response. Students will describe and analyze their own theatrical work and the work of
others using appropriate theatre vocabulary. When appropriate, students will connect their analysis
to interpretation and evaluation.
5.5 Continue to develop and refine audience behavior skills when attending informal and
formal live performances
5.7 Articulate and justify possible criteria for critiquing classroom dramatizations and dramatic
performances
5.8 Identify and discuss artistic challenges and successful outcomes encountered during the
creative and rehearsal process
5.9 Use appropriate theatre terminology to describe and analyze the strengths and weaknesses of
their own or the groups work
5.10 Give, accept, and use constructive criticism that identifies the specific steps needed to revise
and refine their own or the groups work
5. 11 Use a variety of assessment tools such as journals, rehearsal notes, video/audio tapes,
rubrics, self, peer, and teacher evaluations to revise and refine their own or the groups work
6. Purposes and Meanings in the Arts. Students will describe the purposes for which works of dance,
music, theatre, visual arts, and architecture were and are created, and, when appropriate, interpret
their meanings.
7. Roles of Artists in Communities. Students will describe the roles of artists, patrons, cultural
organizations, and arts institutions in societies of the past and present.
8. Concepts of Style, Stylistic Influence, and Stylistic Change. Students will demonstrate their
understanding of styles, stylistic influence, and stylistic change by identifying when and where art
works were created, and by analyzing characteristic features of art works from various historical
periods, cultures, and genres.
9. Inventions, Technologies, and the Arts. Students will describe and analyze how performing and
visual artists use and have used materials, inventions, and technologies in their work.
10. Interdisciplinary Connections. Students will apply their knowledge of the arts to the study of
English language arts, foreign languages, health, history and social science, mathematics, and science
and technology/engineering.

ELA Standard:
Reading- Literature 8.7. Analyze the extent to which a filmed or live production of a story or drama
stays faithful to or departs from the text or script, evaluating the choices made by the director or actors.