Unpacked Content
Essential Questions
EU: Theatre artists develop personal processes and skills for a performance or design.
EQ: What can I do to fully prepare a performance or technical design?
EQ: What can I do to fully prepare a performance or technical design?
Skills Examples
- Identify parts (see Freytag's pyramid) or other formats for dramatic plot structure and be able to identify examples of conflict in dialogue or short scenes.
- Apply and use the elements of dramatic structure to create a dramatic/ theatrical work by mapping out a scene around some central conflict.
- Investigate how movement is incorporated into a dramatic/ theatrical work through posture, facial expression, and gesture.
- Investigate how voice is incorporated into a dramatic/ theatrical work through pitch, volume, and tone.
- Participate in various physical exercises that can be used in a group setting for dramatic/ theatrical work to enhance expressiveness of movement and working as part of a group.
- Participate in various vocal exercises that can be used in a group setting for dramatic/ theatrical work to work on relaxation, breathing, and articulation.
- Participate in emotional/ mental exercises that can be used in a group setting for dramatic/ theatrical work, especially exercises that enhance concentration and recall.
- Identify technical elements that are used in a dramatic/ theatrical work including scenery, costumes &/or makeup, props, etc.
- Practice dramatic/ theatrical work individually.
- Share reflections of the work individually.
- Practice dramatic/ theatrical work in small groups.
- Share reflections of the work in small groups.
- Determine how sharing reflections enhances or harms the creative experience.
Vocabulary
Research
Directing
Design
- reflection
- plot
- dialogue
- exposition
- conflict
- rising action
- climax
- falling action
- resolution
- pitch
- volume
- tone
- relaxation
- breathing
- articulation
- posture
- facial expression
- gestures
Directing
Design
- scenery
- costumes
- makeup
- props
- concentration
- recall
- technical elements
Anchor Standards
Anchor Standard 5: Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.
