Theater: Grade 3

Playmaking/Playwriting

Acting

Designing and Technical Theatre

Directing

Researching

Making Connections

Valuing and Responding

Relating to History and Culture

The student will create improvised scenes and written scripts based on his or her own experiences and imagination as well as on literature, history and culture, and current events.

The student will develop acting skills that allow him or her to portray a variety of characters in both improvised and scripted dramatic presentations.

The student will design a variety of technical elements for the theatre.

The student will demonstrate an understanding of the role and responsibilities of the director.

The student will use appropriate practices to research and inform his or her understanding of all aspects of theatre.

The student will make connections between theatre and other arts disciplines, other content areas, and the world.

The student will analyze, evaluate, and derive meanings from improvised and scripted scenes, live theatre performances, and theatrical performances on film, television, and other electronic media.

The student will understand context by analyzing the role of theatre, film, television, and other electronic media in his or her community and the state of South Carolina as well as in other cultures, both past and present.

Analyze stories and scripts for basic dramatic elements such as character, setting, plot, and theme.

Improvise characters, environments, dialogue, and action in group theatre games and activities.

Identify the different parts of a script by using appropriate theatre vocabulary.

Adapt familiar stories to play form using correct script format.

Develop body control through pantomime and character portrayal.

Develop vocal control to interpret characters in improvisations and scripted scenes.

Observe the environment and people and apply his or her observations in theatre activities.

Demonstrate cooperation and support as a member of an ensemble.

Analyze familiar stories, scripts, and performances to identify essential technical elements.

Design simple technical elements appropriate for a particular dramatic activity.

Use a variety of technical elements to enhance dramatic presentations.

Respond appropriately to side coaching in theatre activities and recognize it as part of the directing process.

Explain and justify the role of director in theatre.

Work in small groups to make directing choices (for example, casting, blocking) for classroom dramatizations.

Use rehearsal time effectively to create, plan, and revise as well as to rehearse classroom dramatizations.

Research information from a variety of sources (for example, peers, written material, electronic media) for use in theatre activities.

Apply historical and cultural information from a variety of sources (for example, stories, pictures, current events, and electronic media) to theatre activities.

Use his or her experiences as a basis for creating dramatizations.

Identify and explain the differences and similarities between theatre and other arts areas.

Recognize theatre elements in non-arts disciplines.

Use a variety of arts disciplines to enhance classroom presentations.

Identify and use theatrical conventions (for example, puppets, masks, props) in theatre activities.

Act out career and social roles.

Demonstrate audience etiquette during theatre performances.

Give oral and written responses to live and recorded theatre performances.

Use specific criteria to assess his or her own theatre performances as well as those of peers.

Offer constructive feedback, accept it from peers, and work to apply it in theatre activities.

Participate in theatre activities relating to a variety of historical periods, cultures, and traditions, including those of South Carolina.

Experience a variety of live and recorded theatre.

Examine ways that live and recorded theatre influences personal and community life.