Second Grade

CONNECT: Explore and relate artistic ideas and works to past, present, and future societies and cultures.

CREATE: Create and adapt new artistic ideas and work individually or collaboratively.

PRESENT: Present, perform, produce, and develop artistic ideas and works.

RESPOND: Analyze and evaluate how the arts communicate.

Relate theatrical ideas and works with personal, societal, cultural, and historical, and daily life contexts, including diverse and marginalized groups.

Explore advancements in the field of theatre arts.

Create original theatrical ideas and works, independently and collaboratively.

Adapt original theatrical ideas and works, and those of peers and other artists, independently and collaboratively.

Perform theatrical works from a variety of styles, cultures, and genres.

Develop theatrical presentations.

Analyze theatrical works from a variety of styles, cultures, and genres using content-specific vocabulary.

Evaluate theatrical works using content-specific vocabulary.

Describe how American theatre reflects heritage, customs, and traditions of people in the United States, including various Indigenous and cultural groups.

Identify cross-curricular skills and concepts between theatre and other content areas.

Compare the roles of actor, director, and designers.

Describe tools used by the actor, director, and designers.

Improvise a variety of characters in given scenarios using dramatic play.

Create an original scene using dialogue with support.

Create simple costumes, props, or masks to enhance a dramatic presentation.

Adapt a familiar story for dramatic presentation with support.

Explain how to share theatre arts fairly.

Refine movements as instructed by the director.

Communicate characters using nonverbal elements.

Describe the production elements needed to develop formal and informal performances.

Differentiate how audience behavior changes in a variety of spaces.

Use costumes, props, or masks to enhance a dramatic presentation.

Adapt movement and vocal choices in a variety of spaces.

Identify character traits as presented in various informal, recorded, or live classroom presentations.

Describe character choices in theatrical works.

Describe personal preferences for a performance using theatrical vocabulary.

Identify self improvement and positive feedback.