Theatre: Grade 8

Creating

Performing

Responding

Connecting

Generate and Conceptualize Artistic Ideas and Work

Organize and Develop Artistic Ideas and Work.

Refine and Complete Artistic Work

Select, Analyze, and Interpret Artistic Work for Presentation

Develop and Refine Artistic Techniques and Work for Presentation

Convey Meaning Through the Presentation of Artistic Work. Perform a rehearsed, scripted scene from a drama/theatre work for an audience.

Perceive and Analyze Artistic Work. Apply appropriate criteria to the evaluation of artistic choices in a drama/theatre work.

Interpret Intent and Meaning in Artistic Work. 

Apply Criteria to Evaluate Artistic Work.

Synthesize and Relate Knowledge and Personal Experiences to Make Art. Examine a community issue through multiple perspectives in a drama/theatre work.

Relate Artistic Ideas and Works with Societal, Cultural, and Historical Context to Deepen Understanding. 

 Imagine and explore multiple perspectives and solutions to staging problems in a drama/ theatre work.

Develop a scripted or improvised character by articulating the character’s inner thoughts, objectives, and motivations in a drama/theatre work.

 Imagine and explore solutions to design challenges of a performance space in a drama/theatre work.

 Articulate and apply critical analysis, personal experience, research, and historical and cultural context to the development of original ideas for a drama/theatre work.

Share leadership and responsibilities to develop collaborative goals when preparing or devising drama/theatre work.

Practice collaboration, analysis, and reflection to refine a devised or scripted drama/theatre work.

Refine effective physical, vocal, and physiological traits of characters in an improvised or scripted drama/theatre work.

Implement and refine a planned design using technical theatre elements during the rehearsal process for devised or scripted drama/theatre work.

Explore different pacing to better communicate the story in a drama/theatre work.

 Use various character objectives and tactics in a drama/theatre work to overcome an obstacle.

Use a variety of acting techniques to increase skills in a rehearsal or drama/ theatre performance.

Use a variety of technical theatre elements to create a design for a rehearsal or drama/theatre production.

 Recognize and share artistic choices when participating in or observing a drama/ theatre work. 

 Analyze how cultural contexts influence the evaluation of a drama/ theatre work. 

Apply personal aesthetics, preferences, and beliefs to evaluate a drama/theatre work.

Respond to a drama/ theatre work using supporting evidence, personal aesthetics, and artistic criteria.

Assess the impact of a drama/theatre work on a specific audience. 

Differentiate the effect of technical theatre elements used in a drama/ theatre work to assess aesthetic choices.

Use different forms, styles, and genres of drama/theatre work to examine contemporary social, cultural, or global issues.

Examine the practices, issues, and ethics of appropriation, fair use, copyright, open source, and creative commons as they apply to creating works of art and design.