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TEKS
for Theatre, Level I
§117.64. Theatre, Level I.
(a) General requirements.
Students may fulfill fine arts
and elective requirements for graduation by successfully completing
one or more of the following theatre courses: Theatre Arts
I (one credit), Technical Theatre I (one credit), Theatre
Production I (one-half to one credit). Theatre Arts I is a
prerequisite for all theatre courses.
(b) Introduction.
(1) Four basic strands--perception,
creative expression/performance, historical and cultural heritage,
and critical evaluation--provide broad, unifying structures
for organizing knowledge and skills students are expected
to acquire. Through perceptual studies, students increase
their understanding of self and others and develop clear ideas
about the world. Through a variety of theatrical experiences,
students communicate in a dramatic form, make artistic choices,
solve problems, build positive self-concepts, and relate interpersonally.
(2) Students increase their understanding
of heritage and traditions through historical and cultural
studies in theatre. Student response and evaluation promote
thinking and further discriminating judgment, developing students
who are appreciative and evaluative consumers of live theatre,
film, television, and other technologies.
(c) Knowledge and skills.
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Perception.
The student develops concepts
about self, human relationships, and the environment,
using elements of drama and conventions of theatre.
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The
student is expected to:
(A) improvise, using emotional
and sensory recall;
(B) develop and practice
theatre preparation and warm-up techniques;
(C) employ stage movement
and pantomime consistently to express thoughts, feelings,
and actions;
(D) develop and practice
effective voice and diction to express thoughts and
feelings;
(E) define and give examples
of theatrical conventions (time, setting, fourth wall,
visual elements); and
(F) analyze and describe
the interdependence of all theatrical elements.
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Creative expression/performance.
The student interprets
characters, using the voice and body expressively, and
creates dramatizations.
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The student
is expected to:
(A) demonstrate safe use
of the voice and body;
(B) analyze a character
from a script, describing physical, intellectual, emotional,
and social dimensions;
(C) portray believable
characters when applying acting concepts, skills, and
techniques; and
(D) improvise, write, and
refine monologues, scenes, and vignettes to convey meaning
to the audience.
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Creative expression/performance.
The student applies design,
directing, and theatre production concepts and skills.
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The student
is expected to:
(A) develop and practice
stage-craft skills;
(B) safely apply technical
knowledge and skills to create and/or operate functional
scenery, properties, lighting, sound, costumes, makeup,
and publicity;
(C) define the director's
role as a unifying force, problem-solver, interpreter
of script, and collaborator;
(D) define the director's
responsibility to the author's intent, script, actors,
designers, technicians, and the audience;
(E) perform the roles of
actor, ensemble member, and director in production decision
making and collaborates with others to produce theatre
with a unified production for public performance; and
(F) concentrate in one
or more areas of theatre production (acting, technical
theatre, theatre management), demonstrating responsibility,
artistic discipline, and creative problem solving.
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Historical/cultural heritage.
The student relates theatre
to history, society, and culture.
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The student
is expected to:
(A) portray theatre as
a reflection of life in particular times, places, and
cultures; and
(B) relate historical and
cultural influences on theatre and analyze the roles
of live theatre, film, television, and electronic media
in American society.
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| (5)Response/evaluation.
The student responds to
and evaluates theatre and theatrical performances.
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The student
is expected to:
(A) analyze and apply appropriate
behavior at various types of live performances;
(B) develop appropriate
theatre vocabulary to apply the concepts of evaluation
(intent, structure, effectiveness, value) to live theatre,
film, television, and electronic media in written and
oral form with precise and specific observations;
(C) identify and compare
the treatment of moods in theatre, musical theatre,
dance, art, and music and integrate more than one art
form in informal performances; and
(D) select career and avocational
opportunities in theatre and describe the training,
skills, self-discipline, and artistic discipline needed
to pursue them.
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