Theater: Grade 1

Communication

Analysis

Aesthetics

Culture

Use movement, voice, and writing to communicate ideas and feelings.

Use performance to communicate ideas and feelings.

Analyze literary texts and performances.

Understand how to design technical theatre components, such as costumes, sets, props, makeup, lighting, and sound.

Analyze theatre in terms of the social, historical, and cultural contexts in which it was created.

Understand the traditions, roles, and conventions of theatre as an art form.

Use non-verbal expression to communicate movement elements, including size, weight, and rate.

Use creative drama techniques, such as storytelling or puppetry, to demonstrate vocal variety.

Understand that stories have a beginning, middle, and end.

Use improvisation to communicate activities in a variety of situations.

Use dramatic play to perform stories while texts are read aloud.

Analyze texts in terms of the relationships among characters, setting, and events.

Explain qualities of characters and sequence of events in formal and informal productions.

Understand how to prepare spaces for presentations.

Understand how the use of costumes and props enhance dramatic play.

Recognize how theatre is used in customs and traditions of various cultures.

Compare the impact of different media, such as theatre, film, the Internet, and television, on family life.

Understand how to use appropriate behavior as an audience member.

Use appropriate responses to the director or acting coach.