Theatre Arts: Grades 6, 7, 8

Creating

Performing

Responding

Connecting

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Refine and complete artistic work.

Analyze, interpret and select artistic work for presentation.

Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Convey meaning through the presentation of 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 make art.

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

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

Identify and explore multiple perspectives and solutions to staging challenges in a dramatic and/or theatrical work.

Identify and explore multiple perspectives and solutions to the challenges of the technical elements within a dramatic and/or theatrical work as it pertains to a performance space.

Explore and develop a character's internal traits (e.g., thoughts, objectives, and intentions/motivations) as it pertains to the given circumstances of a dramatic and/or theatrical work.

Employ thorough examination and basic dramaturgy (historical, social and cultural research) to refine and evolve original ideas into a devised or scripted work.

Demonstrate mutual respect for self and others by sharing leadership and responsibilities to develop collaborative goals in preparing or devising a dramatic and/or theatrical work.

Demonstrate focus and concentration in the rehearsal process to analyze and revise choices in an improvised or scripted dramatic and/or theatrical work.

Identify, Develop, and Refine elements of physical expression of characters in an improvised and/or scripted theatrical work.

Explore and implement the elements of technical design utilizing simple technology during the rehearsal process.

Explore the structure of a dramatic and/or theatrical work by identifying essential literary elements and various staging choices to enhance the story.

Experimenting with elements of physical expression communicate choices that shape a character's objectives and tactics.

Recognize and participate in a variety of acting exercises and techniques that can be used in rehearsal or performance of a dramatic and/or theatrical work.

Identify and utilize a variety of technical elements to create a design that can be applied to a dramatic and/or theatrical production.

Adapt, participate and rehearse a dramatic and/or theatrical work to be shared with an audience in performance setting.

Compare and contrast personal and peer reactions to the evaluation of artistic choices made in a dramatic and/or theatrical work.

Identify and apply how artistic choices are made based on personal choices when participating or observing.

Explain how cultural perspective influence the evaluation of a dramatic work.

Identify and apply personal aesthetics, preferences, and beliefs to discuss and evaluate a dramatic work.

Explain preferences to evaluate a dramatic work using personal experiences and aesthetics.

Apply aesthetic choices in the development of technical elements used in a dramatic work.

Identify how a dramatic work may impact an audience and assess the intended purpose of that work.

Describe how the actions of characters impact multiple perspectives and diverse community ideas by examining an issue through a dramatic and/or theatrical work.

Incorporating different forms of fine and performing arts to examine contemporary social, cultural or global issues.

Compare and contrast the visual and verbal worlds of two different versions of the same play.

Research the time period and artifacts from a particular location to articulate performance and design choices.