A drumroll please...
Three of us sat in a library cluster after Alice told us she'd be sending us our TiE Practical marks within a few minutes - I don't think any of us were actually breathing. FINALLY, after an excruciating 5 minutes, we got this through:
Conceptual Development: A
Composition: A
Impact: A
Skills and Techniques: A
Critical Reflection: A
Comments:
This was an outstanding piece of TIE practice and showed innovation and accomplishment throughout. The opening in the classroom by ‘the Doctor’ was very clear and provided the pupils with a very well-defined set of rules and frames for the ensuing drama. The character was easy for the children to relate to and pitched appropriately in terms of language, tone and narrative. There was a clear sense of magic from the outset and the children entered the space in a controlled manner but with clear excitement.
The company demonstrated great attention to detail in terms of costume, props, set and so on. This was a real treat to see and evidence of the great commitment to a total, immersive theatrical environment. Costumes provided for the children really helped build the sense of community expressed in the group’s aims.
This piece was highly effective in terms of both educational imperative and aesthetic framing. Sustaining this for over an hour with total engagement from the children is evidence of the group’s careful planning and professional execution of the session.
All sections were delivered with clear instructions. Each task flowed from the previous one and made methodological and pedagogical sense. The children moved from completing each task with compliance to taking more responsibility for their actions and improvising with the characters according to the given circumstances. Evidence of scaffolded learning was in abundance and the complexity of the narrative situation provided the children with an experience which was both meaningful and rewarding. At all times the session was child-centred, well-structured and had a calm atmosphere which maximised learning for all participants. This was an extremely professional piece of which you should be proud. Very well done.
Suggestions for Future Improvement:
These are minor points but still worth considering.
Some nerves were evident at the start of the piece. This is understandable and you did keep them under control but at times it did affect the audibility of certain scripted sections. There was also a tendency to overuse “OK” when working in small groups. This didn’t fit with the narrative context and jarred with me (although I don’t think the children noticed!).
Groups were not evenly distributed. This didn’t seem to hinder any activity but did mean that some clan leaders had many more children to deal with.
Getting children to sit where you wanted them was your biggest problem. Moving very small children around a space can be extremely difficult, particularly getting them into a circle. How might you manage this in future?
There was a slight drop in energy and pace towards the end when the children were working on their own solutions to the problem. This went on slightly too long but, again, is a minor point.
Overall Mark: 83/90 (1:1)
Here's a run down of the criteria we fulfilled:
A - Outstanding (70-90)
Conceptual Development: Lucid and illuminating application of relevant theories and ideas to practice. Own practice is used to creatively explore and extend understanding of the wider frame of contemporary practice leading to work which offers new conceptual insights.
Composition: Exceptional levels of creativity and imagination evidencing excellent levels of independent compositional judgement. Fully convincing synthesis of formal aspects of the practice demonstrating sensitivity and control. Prepared to take compositional risks and succeeds.
Impact: Outstanding achievement where the response to the task set reflects a strong sense of originality and imagination. The work communicates a lasting and persuasive impact.
Skills and Techniques: Thoroughly accomplished demonstration of practical skills and techniques. Levels of achievement reflect professional practice.
Critical Reflection: All work informed by exceptional levels of critical understanding and insight. Thorough use of supportive materials, clearly evidencing extended sustained and imaginative research as a means of developing own practice. (Where appropriate: Seeks and actively engages with constructive criticism.)
A little note about the mark...
You may have noticed that I've written this one out of 90 instead of a percentage... this is because I've actually got my marks wrong for the last year. I always thought that we were marked out of 100, and that our mark was a percentage, but after a disagreement between us as to whether the mark was out of 90 or 100, I checked the criteria (something I've never actually done)... and it says the most you can achieve is a 90 on any PCI assessment. Which means I've been making my marks look worse than they actually are!
But anyway.. very, very happy and proud. Can't say much more than that :D
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Well done!!! I'm very proud of you. I think you guys deserved that mark after all the effort.. some.. of you put in. But brilliant none the less!
Once again, I echo the comments above - except to add that I am one very proud mum!
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Well done Lizzy ^_^
We can now call you the Queen of Drama, unlike some of your friends who are just drama queens :D
RAWR!
G x (not Chibi GX (ask phil) )
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