Fine Arts: Drama/Theatre (8th Grade)

Creating (CR)

Performing (PR)

Responding (RE)

Connecting (CN)

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Organize, develop, and rehearse artistic ideas and work.

Revise, refine, and complete artistic work.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Convey meaning through the presentation of an artistic work.

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to art.

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

Research and relate artistic 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, staging, performance, and design.

Conceptualize and craft production elements for a unified drama/theatre concept by analyzing design 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; 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, production, marketing/publicity) that contribute 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/production challenges in a drama/theatre experience.

Develop and select performance and design elements that will contribute 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 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.

Through script analysis, determine the design/production elements necessary for a drama/theatre work.

Analyze the elements of plot, character, thought/theme, diction, indirect music, and spectacle, and apply to performance and design/production elements to demonstrate the purpose and intent in a drama/theatre work; present a rehearsed original or scripted drama/theatre work for a classroom or community audience.

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

Identify the artistic choices made based on personal experiences relevant to plot events in a live or recorded 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 production 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 technicaI/design/production elements and choices impact audience members' perspectives and reactions in a drama/theatre work.

Define and discuss actor/audience relationship and synergy.

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

Identify common or shared social concerns and issues that make an appearance throughout history, and choose or create a drama/theatre work that realistically or metaphorically explores those connections.

Use different forms of drama/theatre to explore the history and culture of Oklahoma (including the stories and storytelling contributions of the thirty-nine present day tribes that call Oklahoma home) 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 performance and design choices.