Drama & Theater Arts: Grade 2

Create

Perform

Critically Respond

Use voice and movement in character development

Create new dramatic elements from existing works

Dramatize short stories

Demonstrate movement based on stage directions

Identify basic structures and relationships in a scene

Identify dramatic elements in dramatizations and stories

Express thoughts about a dramatization or performance

Demonstrate basic vocal quality such as tone and pace to convey a message

Use developmentally appropriate movement to create a character

Create with guidance new outcomes of basic plots

Improvise to create original characters and environments from an existing work such as a fairy tale, folk tale, or story

Act out the key elements of a short story

Create character movement needed within a short story

Create environments needed within a short story through body movement

Move respectfully throughout an acting space

Respond appropriately to the language of stage directions and body positions

Demonstrate the ability to differentiate between directed movement and free-form movement

Respond with gestures and movement in a dramatic portrayal

Identify the beginning, middle, and end of theatrical scenes

Identify and describe the character relationships in theatrical scenes

Identify characters, setting, and plot in scenes performed by others

Identify community and family elements in dramatizations, stories, and plays

Use appropriate theatre vocabulary to critique a live performance

Express individual feelings about a performance through drawing, writing, and discussing

Articulate the difference between constructive and negative feedback