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Process Portfolio Checklist

A. Theatre in context: The personal context and research into a professional company My Personal Context

Questions to be answered:

 To what extent does the student present their own personal context and outline their own approaches, interests and skills in
theatre?
 To what extent does the student present their research into the approaches used by a professional company that creates and
stages original pieces of theatre?

How to answer this Criteria, and questions:

My personal context

 Discuss your experiences in Theatre prior and during IB 1.

 What are experiences? – These are classes/ workshops you may have attended. This can also mean
performing in school shows/productions.
o Mention the workshops and activities we have done in class.
 Choose the workshops you had most fun, and those that challenged you the most.
 Then explain what you learned.
o Discuss the shows we’ve had.
 Share your experiences in interpreting an already written play, and writing your own.
 Talk about the planning and execution.
 Talk about working with your groupmates.
  What did you learn from this experience?
 What made it hard, what made it easy.
 If there was none prior, then mention that as well. This gives the reader an understanding that taking
part in theatre is new to you.
 Discuss your interest in the arts and/or performing
These two may be  Aside from theatre, discuss your other interactions with art. If you studied dancing as a child and you
combined, if your skills still practice or simply enjoy doing it, mention that. If you are good in visual arts or singing, mention that
go along with your as well. If you play an instrument mention that as well.
interests. o Discuss how art has impacted your life. Do you enjoy it? Were you forced to learn it?
 Discuss your skills in theatre and performing.
 Earlier you may have mentioned your experiences, and maybe some of your interactions with art. In
here discuss the following:
o WHAT CAN YOU DO? – Your talents and skills
o Talk about how you honed your skills, or if you did not 
 Discuss your approaches to theatre
 In here you discuss what kind of thespian you are, in a sense.
 The Formation of My Group and Our Exploration of the Starting Point Including Our Target Audience and Intentions for the
Piece