Download IB Theatre Journal Guidelines As a part of your coursework in IB

IB Theatre Journal Guidelines
As a part of your coursework in IB Theatre you are required to keep a journal. This handout
will help explain some effective ways to record journal entries and offer a template for your
journal presentation.
Deadlines: All journal entries are due the day after they are assigned. While I will not be
grading journals every day, you never know when I will collect them. Remember, along with
being an IB requirement, your Theatre Journal is your entire participation grade in this class.
Form: Unless otherwise stated, your journal entries can be in any form you choose. This is
your journal! Be creative!!
All journal entries MUST begin on a new page. This way I can find the most recent entries
easily and you can refer back to your work.
What are journal entries for IB Theatre? Your journal will be the largest open book test
for IB Theatre in the sense that you can use your recorded experiences to make notes and
outlines for your final project (TPPP). As such, it is important that it be complete and
comprehensive. It is your record, charting your development, challenges and achievement.
The aim of the journal is to nurture and support development and reflection. Entries can deal
with classroom and afterschool activities and experiences.
Your journal should be an objective review of your work done during the course and a reflection
of your progress.
You will also be required to submit weekly journal entries on topic outside of class.
It should focus on
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Learning experiences that reflect and illustrate personal growth and development
Your extent and direction of your journey throughout the course
Challenges, obstacles, and steps forward
Your experiences and various stages of development and your reflection and analysis at
those stages
New understandings and new questions following theatrical experiences or events
Critical responses to productions
Before adding anything to your journal, you need to ask yourself, “Why am I including this?”
and “How is this a reflection, analysis, or narrative of my experience of theatre, my discoveries
in theatre, and a development of my knowledge, understanding, and skills?”
The primary goal of the IB Theatre Journal is to make connections between theatre
in the making, performance and world. This is an account of your personal
theatrical experiences!