The student develops concepts about self, human relationships, and the environment, using elements of drama and conventions of theatre.

(A) develop characterization based on sensory and emotional recall;

(B) expand body awareness and spatial perceptions, using pantomime;

(C) respond to sounds, music, images, and the written word, incorporating movement;

(D) express emotions and ideas, using interpretive movements and dialogue;

(E) imitate and synthesize life experiences in dramatic play; and

(F) create environments, characters, and actions.

The student interprets characters, using the voice and body expressively, and creates dramatizations.

(A) demonstrate safe use of the voice and body;

(B) imagine and clearly describe characters, their relationships, and their surroundings;

(C) select movements and dialogue to appropriately portray an imaginative character drawn from personal experience, heritage, literature, and history; and

(D) dramatize literary selections in unison, pairs, and groups and incorporate dramatic elements in improvisation.

The student applies design, directing, and theatre production concepts and skills.

(A) define character, environment, action, and theme, using props, costumes, and visual elements collaboratively and safely;

(B) alter space appropriately to create a suitable environment for play-making;

(C) plan brief dramatizations collaboratively; and

(D) interact cooperatively with others in brief dramatizations.

The student comprehends the relationship of theatre to history, society, and culture.

(A) demonstrate in dramatic activities that theatre is a reflection of life; and

(B) explain the role of theatre, film, television, and electronic media in American society.

The student responds to and evaluates theatre and theatrical performances.

(A) analyze and apply audience behavior at all performances;

(B) develop simple oral and written observations about visual, aural, oral, and kinetic aspects of informal play-making and formal theatre and describe these components in art, dance, and music;

(C) compare and contrast ideas and emotions depicted in art, dance, music, and theatre and demonstrate uses of movement, music, or visual elements to enhance classroom dramatization; and

(D) compare selected occupations in theatre.

The student develops concepts about self, human relationships, and the environment, using elements of drama and conventions of theatre.

(A) develop characterization, using sensory and emotional recall;

(B) develop and apply theatre preparation and warm-up techniques;

(C) create expressive and rhythmic movements;

(D) express thoughts and feelings, using effective voice and diction;

(E) compare and contrast dramatic performances to life; and

(F) include setting, character, and plot in improvised scenes.

The student interprets characters, using the voice and body expressively, and creates dramatizations.

(A) demonstrate safe use of the voice and body;

(B) define characters by what they do, what they say, and what others say about them;

(C) select movements and dialogue to portray a character appropriately; and

(D) create and improvise collaboratively and individually stories that have a beginning (exposition), middle (climax), and ending (denouement, resolution).

The student applies design, directing, and theatre production concepts and skills.

(A) determine specific technical elements to safely provide setting and to support character and action in improvised and scripted scenes;

(B) create elements of scenery, properties, lighting, sound, costume, makeup, and publicity appropriate to specific performances;

(C) define the role of the director; and

(D) direct brief dramatizations.

The student relates theatre to history, society, and culture

(A) demonstrate in performances that theatre is a reflection of life in particular times, places, and cultures; and

(B) identify how specific dramatic texts, theatre traditions, and conventions reflect theatre heritage and explains the influences of theatre, film, and television in daily American life.

The student responds to and evaluates theatre and theatrical performances.

(A) identify and demonstrate appropriate audience behavior at various types of performances;

(B) evaluate the effectiveness of selected film and television performances;

(C) identify visual, aural, oral, and kinetic components in art, dance, music, and theatre; compare and contrast the presentation of the same subject in art, dance, music, and theatre; and create improvisations, integrating art, dance, and/or music to express ideas and emotions; and

(D) compare career and avocational opportunities in theatre.

The student develops concepts about self, human relationships, and the environment, using elements of drama and conventions of theatre.

(A) improvise, using emotional and sensory recall;

(B) apply preparation and warm-up techniques;

(C) create expressive movement and pantomime to define space and characters;

(D) express thoughts and feelings, using effective voice and diction;

(E) compare dramatic performances to life; and

(F) create setting, character, and plot in improvised and scripted scenes.

The student interprets characters, using the voice and body expressively, and creates dramatizations.

(A) demonstrate safe use of the voice and body;

(B) analyze life interactions, choices, and responses to describe character motivation;

(C) portray characters through familiar movements and dialogue; and

(D) create, improvise, and record individually and collaboratively characters, setting, dialogue, and actions that have tension and suspense and that reflect a beginning (exposition), middle (climax), and ending (denouement, resolution).

The student applies design, directing, and theatre production concepts and skills.

(A) select specific technical elements for improvised and scripted scenes to suggest environment, to establish mood, and to support character and actions;

(B) create elements of scenery, properties, lighting, sound, costume, makeup, and publicity, using visual elements (line, texture, color, space), visual principles (repetition, balance, emphasis, contrast, unity), and aural qualities (pitch, rhythm, dynamics, tempo, expression);

(C) identify the director's role as a unifying force, problem-solver, interpreter of script, and collaborator; and

(D) direct brief dramatizations.

The student relates theatre to history, society, and culture.

(A) demonstrate knowledge of theatre as a reflection of life in particular times, places, and cultures; and

(B) define theatre heritage as it is preserved in dramatic text, traditions, and conventions and describe the roles of theatre, film, television, and electronic media in American society.

The student responds to and evaluates theatre and theatrical performances.

(A) analyze and practice appropriate audience behavior at various types of live performances;

(B) define the terminology and process of evaluation (intent, structure, effectiveness, value) and apply this process to performances, using appropriate theatre vocabulary;

(C) identify visual, aural, oral, and kinetic components in art, dance, music, and theatre; compare character, setting, and action in art, musical theatre, dance, and theatre; and express emotions and ideas in improvisations and scripted scenes that integrate art, dance, and/or music; and

(D) compare career and avocational opportunities in theatre.