HIST706 Gods, Heroes and the Rest of Us in Theatre & Performance ASSESSMENT 2
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HIST706 Gods, Heroes and the Rest of Us in Theatre & Performance
ASSESSMENT 2 (60%)
Case Study (2500 words)
Due Thursday 8 June
The question
How do plays and performances help us to make sense of the way we live here and now?
What to do
• Select two plays and/or performances as material for critical analysis and discussion.
• Explain how you came to make your selection.
• Show how your chosen plays/performances fit into their historical and social contexts.
• Compare and explore the ways your chosen plays/performances construct their relationships to their (expected) audiences.
• Consider how they can be seen as to work to reflect and transmit cultural, social and political values.
• Show how your analysis of these plays/performances helps you to answer the question of how plays and performances help us to make sense of the way we live here and now.
Notes
• Choose wisely. Keep in mind the different challenges of analysing play texts versus performances, and what it might mean to think critically about a performance or play that is close to your own experience.
• Do more than describe – analyse, explore and be thoughtful about the relationship between the theatrical and the social.
• Go back to the questions in the class notes – especially about ‘gods, heroes and the rest of us’ – and do make use of the additional resources on Blackboard .
• Please feel free to use me as someone who can work with you directly to source materials that may be useful to your thinking and as someone with whom you can test your ideas.
• Acknowledge information or ideas that are not your own by citing your sources properly.
• Assessments are to be submitted via Blackboard.
• The Special Consideration process applies for extensions and exceptional circumstances.
Minimum formatting requirements
● Essays are to be submitted as Word docs using Chicago or APA7 referencing system
● The student’s name must appear on each page, and pages should be numbered in the header or footer
● Use 12pt font and 2.0 spacing and headings
● Long quotations are to be indented, double spaced and referenced to author/publication
● Short quotations in main text should have quotation marks and are to be referenced to author/publication
● Bibliography and/or List of References should be provided in Chicago or APA 7 style
● Appendices attached to the end of the essay if relevant.
Marking rubric
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Learning outcome |
A range |
B range |
C range |
D range |
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LO1 Perform critical analyses of play texts, theatrical events and performances. |
20 Thoughtful, clear analysis and exploration of how the plays/ performances are constructed to reflect ideas about the way we live here and now . |
16 Identification of key elements of the plays/ performances with some discussion of how these elements reflect the way we live here and now. |
12 Description of the plays/performances with limited consideration of its construction and reflection of the way we live here and now. |
0-11 Limited to no discussion of what happens in the plays/performances. |
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LO2 Place plays, theatrical events and performances effectively into their historical and social contexts. |
10 Thoughtful, clear analysis of how the plays/ performances work in relation to their historical and social contexts. |
6 Identification and discussion of key aspects of the relationship of the plays/ performances to their historical and social contexts. |
4 Summary of the history of the plays/ performances and how they were produced in their original social contexts. |
0-3 Limited to no discussion of the historical and social contexts of the plays/performances. |
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LO4 Identify the ways theatrical events and performances can be seen to construct their relationships to their audiences in order to reflect and transmit cultural values. |
20 Thoughtful, clear exploration of how the staging of the plays/ performances in relation to their audiences can be seen to reflect and convey their culture’s values, and a careful consideration of their possible relevance here and now . |
16 Identification and discussion of elements of the staging of the plays/performances in relation to their audiences, the cultural values contained in them and some consideration of their possible relevance here and now. |
12 Summary of the cultural values contained in the plays/performances. Limited discussion of their possible relevance here and now. |
0-11 Limited to no discussion of the cultural values and relevance of the plays/performances. |
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LO5 Provide a critical case study of a selected performance. |
10 Clearly presented, critically thoughtful analysis of the plays/ performances. |
6 The basics of the plays/performances are outlined with some evidence of critical thought. |
4 The plays/ performances are described in some detail. |
0-3 Limited description and critical thinking about the plays/ performances. |
2023-05-24