Drama & Theater Arts: Grade 5

Create

Perform

Critically Respond

Contribute ideas in improvisation and play building

Develop a variety of visual configurations of the acting space

In rehearsal and performance, work as a productive and responsible member of an acting ensemble using scripted or improvisational scene work

Communicate characters through physical movement, gesture, sound and speech, and facial expressions

Identify at least one role of a theatre practitioner

Give, accept, and integrate constructive and supportive feedback from self and others

Demonstrate understanding of historical and cultural context of scripts, scenes, and performances

Analyze dramatic text in scenes and script

Identify and create a situation to be improvised including major dramatic elements, such as: who, what, where, when, why, conflict, theme and plot

Show improvisation skills through the appropriate participation in improvisation games with established rules

Make and accept offers in improvisation and contribute ideas in improvised scenes

Improvise and play build through group-devised processes

Use the placement of the audience to affect the actors' entrances and exits

Use the placement of set pieces in the space to affect the actors' use of pieces

Test the effects of lighting and sound though an inventive process

Demonstrate the balance between individual and group needs

Communicate artistic choices, and suggest alternatives to solve problems and build consensus

Meet deadlines, and follow through with group and individual commitments

Utilize realistic, authentic gesture and movement to create and clearly present a believable character

Use voice such as diction, enunciation, projection, and tonal modulation to communicate characterization effectively

Apply facial expression to communicate motivation and mood

Describe the different roles of theatre practitioners

Recognize dramatizations from different perspectives such as those of the playwright, actor, director, and designer, and suggest alternatives for creating and interpreting roles, arranging environments, and developing situations

Develop selected criteria to critique what is seen, heard, and understood in a performance or dramatization

Apply constructive feedback in scene creation and character development

Evaluate and critique through reflection and analysis one's own individual work and the work of others in a productive and respectful way

Identify the historical and cultural context of a script

Understand the value and importance of researching the historical and cultural context of a script

Identify costume, set, performance space, and use of audience throughout history

Identify cultural themes in dramatic literature that suggest season, time, and period or era

Read to understand the relationships of characters

Classify and explain dramatic structure such as conflict, characters, and plot