Contract Summary
Contract:
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12-1315
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District:
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South Huntington
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Artist:
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Knighthorse Theatre Company
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Program:
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Shakespeare All Access Residency
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Art Form:
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Drama (Theatre)
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Grades:
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9(Romeo and Juliet), 11(Macbeth)
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Program Date:
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02/06/2012
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Evaluation Summary
Evaluator:
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Cathy Henselder
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Grades:
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9(Romeo and Juliet), 11(Macbeth)
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02/06/2012
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Good
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Student Response
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Fair
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Artistic Quality
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Fair
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Educational Quality
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Fair
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Presenter Interaction w/ Students
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Very Good
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Technical Quality of Program
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Not Applicable
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Study Guides/Support Materials
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3
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Would you recommend this program to other school districts? |
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Describe the way(s) this program impacts your students learning and how this arts experience correlates with your curriculum: |
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My students had already read and studied Macbeth when they attended this program. The presenters addressed my students as if they did not understand the text often oversimplifying it for their needs. Their language was unsuitable and undermined the expectations that are set for the students in the classroom. Shakespeare can be fun without being trivialized. If they had presented and performed the play with minimal commentary the students would have gained more from the experience.
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Suggestions to artists for improvements: |
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Perform the play--the classes already studied it. Physical contact between performers should be conservative as it makes students uncomfortable.
Please include any additional comments you care to make: |
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