Phase+1--TH+Tasks


 * Theatre Team: **

 You are strongly encouraged to design these courses and all others from "scratch," rather than simply revising the old/current courses. This will allow the Team to work with the future more firmly in mind and encourage design of fresh courses that will support student learning for the years to come. Keep in mind the @Framers' Charge to the Writers and allow that guidance and intent to thread through the Team's decisions. Despite current issues (e.g., over-crowding, economy, scheduling), **WRITE TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL.**


 * Tasks to be completed before Jan. 3 meeting: **
 * 1) Consider questions 4, 5, and 6 on the Q & A page of this Wiki.
 * 2) The group decided to work first on Drama I - IV.
 * 3) Notes from first meeting/discussion: Drama is basic, comprehensive, foundational - includes performance, history, and literature crossing into English/Language Arts and Social Studies; Acting is a magnet program; Stagecraft - split into two categories of Theatre Tech (stage/house-based, such as lights and sets; character-based, such as costume, hair, and makeup)?
 * 4) Questions to consider for a Team decision:
 * 5) Can an EOC test be written at the state or district level that would show student achievement over time?
 * 6) Should this series of courses be full year, 1-credit courses or half-year, 1/2-credit courses? You may want to review the Definition of Credit page when considering this question.
 * 7) Consider the desired outcome(s) of Drama IV - what level of rigor in skill and knowledge should be expected?
 * 8) Choose the benchmarks for Drama IV, keeping in mind that some benchmarks will be used to provide foundational skills and knowledge in earlier courses and, perhaps, dropped at the highest level in favor of more challenging content.
 * 9) How can/will Drama IV reasonably address state-mandated instruction (see @Required Instruction page)? What benchmarks should be drawn from other content areas to support this instruction that are not otherwise covered by Theatre benchmarks? What research and writing should be included in this course?
 * 10) When you have inserted 1s and 0s by each 9-12 Theatre benchmark within all Big Ideas and EUs for Drama IV, consider what the outcomes of Drama III must be in order to prepare students for success in Drama IV.
 * 11) Continue this procedure for Drama II and I as you complete each preceding course.
 * 12) **You may wish to start a discussion via this page (see Discussion tab above) or in the spreadsheet Chat Room. **


 * Tasks to be completed before Jan. 17th meeting: **
 * 1) Get into Spreadsheet/Worksheets - work with Linda one-to-one, if needed.
 * 2) Complete benchmark selection for "Drama I - IV" (as suggested above), which are now known as "Theatre I - IV." "M/J Drama 1 - 6" will also be re-named "M/J Theatre 1 - 6."
 * 3) Complete 1st effort for Acting series and Stagecraft** * ** series.


 * * ** There has been some conversation around changing the name of "Stagecraft," as well as splitting the theatre tech focus. Please add your ideas in Row 1, Column B of each worksheet for Team discussion during the next meeting.