Drama/Theatre: Eighth Grade

Creating (CR)

Performing (PR)

Responding (RE)

Connecting (CN)

Generate and conceptualize dramatic ideas and work. 

Organize, develop, and rehearse dramatic ideas and work.

Revise, refine, and complete dramatic work. 

Select, analyze, and interpret dramatic work for presentation.

Develop and refine dramatic techniques and work for presentation.

Convey meaning through the presentation of a dramatic work.

Perceive and analyze dramatic work. 

Interpret intent and meaning in dramatic work.

Apply criteria to evaluate dramatic work.

Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to drama/theatre. 

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

Research and relate dramatic ideas/works and societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

Conceptualize a unified piece of drama/theatre by elaborating upon creative ideas and devising possible solutions to playwriting, improvisation, and staging.

Conceptualize and craft technical elements for a unified drama/theatre concept by analyzing elements (e.g., set, lights, costumes, props, sound, make up, special effects, media, and marketing/publicity) for an improvised or scripted work.

Develop characters authentic to the drama/theatre work by: demonstrating physical and vocal character traits; engaging in character analysis to determine how characters’ inner thoughts impact character back-story, character traits, relationships, and story development; and formulating or interpreting dialogue and actions.

Through critical analysis, refine artistic choices through research and the application of Aristotle’s six elements of drama during the dramatic writing process.

Demonstrate collaborative skills by working effectively with a diverse team and modeling actor etiquette in an original or scripted drama/theatre work.

Prepare, refine, and justify choices (performance, design, tech) contributing to a unified drama/theatre work.

Refine effective physical, vocal, and physiological traits of characters through the use of acting techniques (character analysis, character morgue, Stanislavski, Strasberg, Meisner, Hagen, etc.).

Conceptualize, design, and implement solutions to technical challenges in a drama/theatre experience.

Develop and select performance and technical elements contributing to the most supportable and convincing drama/theatre work.

Evaluate and apply meaningful, effective, and appropriate physical and vocal traits of characters and react and respond appropriately in character with awareness of verbal and non-verbal cues in improvised, original, or scripted drama/theatre work.

Assume roles (performance and technical) in a variety of dramatic and theatrical forms to refine the approaches and requirements demanded by each style and form and develop expertise through a personalization of techniques.

Assess the effectiveness of technical elements at creating emotional impact and conveying meaning in a drama/theatre work.

Present a rehearsed original or scripted drama/theatre work for a classroom or community audience and engage in shared reflection.

Evaluate live or recorded drama/theatre presentations using a created rubric.

Identify the artistic choices made based on personal experiences relevant to plot events in a performance and identify how the intended purpose of a drama/theatre work appeals to specific audiences.

Analyze how culture influences a performance by identifying, researching, and explaining responses to character and technical elements based on cultural perspectives when participating in, contributing to, or observing drama/theatre.

Formulate a personal aesthetic and how to apply it to a drama/theatre work.

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

Observe and discuss how technical elements and choices impact audience members’ perspectives and reactions in a drama/theatre work.

Define and discuss actor/audience relationship and synergy.

Develop respect for theatre, its practitioners, and conventions such as copyright law.

Identify common or shared social concerns and issues and choose or create a drama/theatre work to explore those connections.

Identify common or shared social concerns and issues that appear throughout history, and choose or create a drama/theatre work to realistically or metaphorically explore those connections.

Use different forms of drama/theatre to explore the history and culture of Oklahoma (including the stories and storytelling contributions of the Oklahoma American Indian Tribes) and other cultures.

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

Analyze the visual similarities and differences between Oklahoma history and culture and other histories and cultures to inform design choices.