Drama/Theater: Grade 1

Creating

Producing/Performing

Responding/Reflecting

Retell the beginning, middle and ending of stories in proper sequence.

Identify the characters, time, place and major events in stories.

Use vivid language to describe the setting of real or imaginary locations.

Use appropriate dramatic and theatrical vocabulary (e.g., character, time and place) to describe dramatic and theatrical experiences.

Demonstrate audience behavior appropriate for the forms and styles of theatre (e.g. live theatre, film, television, film and media).

Identify how audience behavior differs among dramatic forms (e.g., live theatre, film, video and broadcast media.)

Retell or dramatize stories, myths and fairy tales from various time periods and cultures.

Create, write and tell stories based on personal experience.

Demonstrate various movements, voices and feelings by performing a variety of familiar roles.

Dramatize and improvise familiar stories from classroom literature or life experiences with a plot and beginning, middle and end.

Arrange classroom objects to represent a suitable environment for dramatic and theatrical activities (e.g., arrange classroom furniture into a theatre space, use resources to add lighting or sound to create mood, and choose characters' clothing).

Work cooperatively to present a tableau, improvisation or pantomime.

Explain personal and collective emotional responses to dramatic and theatrical works or experiences.

Recognize that there are a variety of points of view and interpretations of stories.

Compare and contrast the elements (e.g., plot, character, setting) of various stories and dramatic texts.

Describe the consequences of a character's decisions and actions in a story or play.

Describe characters in stories and tell how they are similar to or different from themselves.

Use feedback to improve their dramatic works.

Demonstrate confidence and self-direction when engaging in dramatic play.