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TEKS
for Theatre, Level IV
§117.67. Theatre, Level IV.
(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
IV (one credit), Technical Theatre IV (one credit), Theatre
Production IV (one-half to one credit), International Baccalaureate
(IB) Theatre Arts SL, IB Theatre Arts HL (one credit per course).
The prerequisite for IB Theatre SL and IB Theatre HL is one
credit of any Theatre III course. The prerequisite for all
other Level IV theatre courses is one credit of Theatre III
in the corresponding discipline.
(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) develop and practice
theatre preparation and warm-up techniques;
(B) employ stage movement
and pantomime consistently;
(C) develop effective use
of voice and diction;
(D) compare the dramatic
structure of theatre, film, television, and electronic
media;
(E) evaluate theatrical
conventions of various cultural and historical periods;
and
(F) evaluate 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) evaluate and apply
appropriate safety measures;
(B) evaluate character
dimensions in scripts of various genres and styles;
(C) create and sustain
believable characters; and
(D) outline and create
imaginative scripts and scenarios that include motivated
character, unique dialogue, conflict, and resolution
for theatre, film, or television.
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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) design, construct,
and operate appropriate technical elements of theatre,
safely and effectively, collaboratively and individually;
(B) analyze and evaluate
dramatic texts and direct brief scenes;
(C) evaluate the director's
responsibility to the author's intent, script, actors,
designers, technicians, and audience;
(D) analyze production
plans that include research, rehearsal plans, technical
designs, and blocking;
(E) cast and direct a long
scene or a short play, producing a unified theatrical
production; and
(F) conduct concentrated
studies in one or more areas of theatre production,
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) evaluate historical
and cultural influences on theatre;
(B) evaluate the role of
live theatre, film, television, and electronic media
in American society; and
(C) trace historical and
cultural developments in theatrical styles and genres.
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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) evaluate and practice
appropriate audience behavior at various types of performances;
(B) apply evaluation concepts
to performances and compare and contrast literary and
dramatic criticism of theatre, film, television, or
electronic media;
(C) compare the nature,
components, elements, and communication methods of theatre,
music, art, and dance and compare more than one art
form in a specific culture or historical period; and
(D) evaluate career and
avocational opportunities in theatre, film, television,
and electronic media, justifying choice(s), and analyze
the training, skills, self-discipline, and artistic
discipline needed to pursue them.
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