Theater: Grade 8

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 physical movement and acting skills to express stories to an audience.

Apply appropriate vocal elements, such as pitch, volume, and projection, effectively while portraying characters.

Create original works that communicate ideas and feelings.

Use acting skills, such as observation, concentration, and characterization, to perform original, written scenes.

Interpret multiple characters from literature through formal and informal presentations.

Analyze plays in terms of theme, characters, conflict, dialogue, mood, and atmosphere.

Evaluate the theatrical quality of formal or informal theatre productions.

Apply the major technical elements to informal and formal presentations.

Understand how to use technical theatre components of costumes, props, masks, set pieces, lighting and sound to support formal or informal dramatic presentations.

Understand the role of theatre arts in North Carolina and the United States in relation to history and geography.

Create theatrical works that exemplify the style and culture of North Carolina, the United States and/or North America.

Use appropriate theatre etiquette as a participant in informal and formal theatre.

Understand the roles of technical theatre in relation to theatrical productions.