How to study and write for Theater


Reading and Notetaking for Theatre
What strategies work to develop comprehension in theater texts? Plus 4 different ways to take tests
http://www.muskingum.edu/%7Ecal/database/content/theatre1.html
How to Ace a Theatre History Exam
Get the mind map for acing your essay exam in Theatre History!
http://www.tru.ca/disciplines/eng309/theatre/acetheatre.htm
Memory and Test Preparation Strategies for Theatre
How do I study for a performance test?
http://www.muskingum.edu/%7Ecal/database/content/theatre2.html
Be an Armchair Critic!
10 steps to analyze films!
http://www.uh.edu/academics/de/frieden/germanfilmarmchair.html
Information Organization for Theatre
6 ways to organize info. One of these has to work for me!
http://www.muskingum.edu/%7Ecal/database/content/theatre3.html
Sequence Analysis Worksheet
Sequence Analysis Worksheet includes narrative, composition, photography, editing, sound, audience address and additional observations.
http://courses.washington.edu/ger370/sceneanalysis.htm
Strategies for Reviewing Plays or Movies
How do I take notes in the dark?
http://www.muskingum.edu/%7Ecal/database/content/theatre4.html
Film Appreciation Vocabulary
15 weeks of vocabulary for your film class. Get a head start with these definitions.
http://facstaff.gpc.edu/~cgegen/glossary.htm
Coming up with a paper topic
6 basic approaches to choose from when writing about film.
http://courses.washington.edu/ger370/filmguide.htm#papertopic
Guidelines for Writing Critiques for Theatre Perfomances   NEW
Avoid pitfalls for beginning writers. What are the 3 questions that good writing will answer? Find it here as well as what to do when preparing theatre presentations.
http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/dance/theatreguide.html
Writing about Film
Annotating short sequences and thinking beyond the frame!
http://www.dartmouth.edu/%7Ewriting/materials/student/humanities/film.shtml
Prewriting Questions for Book. Movie, or Play Reviews
Getting started writing is the hardest part. Here is a list of questions for you to ask to jump start your writing these reports!
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/bookrevpre.html
Writing about Theater
Includes asking questions about performances from acting and directing, environment and design to meaning and structure.
http://rwc.hunter.cuny.edu/reading-writing/on-line/perform.html
Play Reviews
Includes what to do before you attend the production as well as attending the play!
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/PlayReview.html