Theater: Grade K

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.

Retell familiar stories through guided dramatic play.

Identify and demonstrate individual story elements (including characters, setting, and important events in sequential order) in classroom dramatizations and theatre activities.

Create and demonstrate simple dialogue through classroom dramatizations and theatre activities.

Recognize that pretend play is dramatic acting.

Make choices about using his or her body and/or voice to imitate a variety of characters, conditions, and emotions in theatre activities.

Describe and demonstrate ways that people react to other people and to conditions.

Participate as an ensemble member in guided dramatic activities.

Identify simple technical elements (for example, props, scenery, music, makeup, costumes) in the dramatic process and recognize their role in dramatic play.

Use simple technical elements in theatre activities.

Listen to and respond appropriately to directions and side coaching.

Distinguish between performance space and audience space.

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

Participate in group planning and rehearsal for theatre activities.

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

Identify and use historical and cultural elements from a variety of sources (for example, stories, pictures, electronic media) in theatre activities.

Compare and contrast theatre activities and experiences with those encountered in other disciplines.

Use theatrical conventions (for example, puppets, masks, props) in theatre activities.

Act out career and social roles.

Identify audience etiquette to be used during theatre activities and performances.

Describe theatrical activities and productions in terms of their oral, visual, and kinetic elements.

Describe emotions evoked by theatre experiences.

Explain his or her likes and dislikes about a particular theatre experience.

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.

Experience live or recorded theatre performances.