Unpacked Content
Essential Questions
EU: Theatre artists' interpretations of drama/theatre work are influenced by personal experiences and aesthetics
EQ: How can the same work of art communicate different messages to different people?
EQ: How can the same work of art communicate different messages to different people?
Skills Examples
- Participate in a dramatic/ theatrical work to identify artistic choices.
- Observe others in a dramatic/ theatrical work to identify artistic choices.
- Compare and contrast multiple personal experiences when participating or observing a dramatic/ theatrical work. Be able to articulate these experiences and the share similarities and differences in experiences with peers.
- Compare and contrast the qualities of characters in a dramatic/ theatrical work through physical characteristics such as hair and eye color, gestures, posture, facial expressions, clothing choices, age, etc.
- Compare and contrast the qualities of characters through prop design choices including hand props and movable set pieces. Consider size, shape, function, color, etc., and how those traits build the theme and mood in the analysis.
- Compare and contrast the qualities of characters through costume design qualities including how the costume reflects the needs of the character, the traits of the character, the time period and culture of the play, the changes in the character, etc.
- Identify physiological changes connected to emotions in a dramatic/ theatrical work. Identify how the body responds to things like suspense, humor, tragedy, etc.
- Explain how these responses produce a catharsis.
- Develop a plan to evaluate dramatic/ theatrical work. Brainstorm and list elements of the plan.
- Investigate how technical elements support a theme or idea in a dramatic/ theatrical work. Identify the theme or main idea and then choose the technical elements that support them. Explain how the technical elements support the theme.
- Determine what an audience's perspective is for a dramatic/ theatrical work. Questions to consider: What aspects of the work are aesthetically pleasing to a particular audience? What traits of the protagonist would the audience favor? How would the audience feel about the theme of the work? etc.
- Observe how a character's choices impact the audience's perspective for a dramatic/ theatrical work. Identify protagonists and antagonists and their choices. Determine how those choices influence the audience's perception of those characters and of the entire work.
Vocabulary
Research
Analysis
Movement
Characterization
Design
Theatrical production
Analysis
- compare
- contrast
- mood
- physiological changes
- evaluate
Movement
Characterization
- facial expressions
- protagonist
- antagonist
Design
Theatrical production
- humor
- comedy
- tragedy
- catharsis
Anchor Standards
Anchor Standard 8: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.
