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.

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

Envision/Conceptualize

Develop

Rehearse

Select

Prepare

Share/Present

Reflect

Interpret

Evaluate

Empathize

Interrelate

Research

Imagine and explore multiple perspectives and solutions to blocking problems in a theatrical work.

Imagine and explore solutions to design challenges of a performance space in a theatrical work.

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

Articulate and apply critical analysis, background knowledge, research, and historical and cultural context to the development of original ideas for a theatrical work.

Share leadership and responsibilities to develop collaborative goals when preparing or devising theatrical work. 

Use repetition and analysis in order to revise devised or scripted theatrical work. 

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

Implement and refine a planned technical design using simple technology during the rehearsal process for devised or scripted theatrical work. 

Explore different pacing to better communicate the story in a theatrical work.

Use various character objectives and tactics in a theatrical work to overcome an obstacle.

Use a variety of acting techniques to increase skills in a rehearsal or theatrical performance. 

Use a variety of technical elements to create a design for a rehearsal or theatrical production.

Perform a rehearsed theatrical work for an audience.

Apply criteria to the evaluation of artistic choices in a theatrical work. 

Recognize and share artistic choices when participating in or observing a theatrical work.

Analyze how cultural perspectives influence the evaluation of a theatrical work. 

Apply personal aesthetics, preferences, and beliefs to evaluate a theatrical work. 

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

Apply the production elements used in a theatre work to assess aesthetic choices.

Assess the impact of a theatrical work on a specific audience.

Examine a community issue through multiple perspectives in a theatrical work. 

Use different forms of theatre work to examine contemporary social, cultural, or global issues.

Research the story elements of a staged theatre work and compare them to another production of the same work. 

Identify and use artifacts from a time period and place to develop performance and design choices in a theatrical work.