Drama & Theater Arts: Grade 3

Create

Perform

Critically Respond

Create characters

Create an improvised scene

Create stage environments to establish locale and mood

Define stage direction and body positions

Perform a scripted scene

Work effectively alone and cooperatively with a partner or in an ensemble

Examine the dynamic relationship among community, culture, and theatre

Demonstrate appropriate audience etiquette

Use selected criteria to critique what is seen, heard, and understood

Use a variety of vocal tones and breath control to create a character's feelings and mood

Create a variety of human or animal characters through developmentally appropriate physical actions

Develop through improvisation scenes with a defined beginning, middle, and end

Create scenes, puppet plays, or situations with original or literary characters and settings

Create a basic design depicting the difference between a stage environment and real environment

Craft set pieces such as furniture, appliances, or trees that could make up a stage environment

Identify and incorporate stage direction such as stage right, stage left, upstage, and downstage

Identify body positions such as full profile and three-quarter

Act in a scripted scene or reader's theatre in front of an audience

Use basic analysis skills to perform a character within a scene

Accept responsibility, and demonstrate respect for others in dramatic activities

Understand time constraints

Understand stage space and proximity to other actors and set pieces

Identify how communities use theatre

Describe how cultures shape theatrical performances

Read, listen to, and tell stories from a variety of cultures, genres, and styles

Describe appropriate audience etiquette

Demonstrate appropriate etiquette through the use of body and voice

Critique a performance or script using pre-developed criteria

Share individual feelings and opinions appropriately