Unpacked Content
Essential Questions
EU: Theatre artists critically inquire into the ways others have thought about and created drama processes and productions to inform their own work.
EQ: In what ways can research into theatre histories, theories, literature, and performances alter the way a drama process or production is understood?
EQ: In what ways can research into theatre histories, theories, literature, and performances alter the way a drama process or production is understood?
Skills Examples
- Students describe their community/ culture using evidence.
- Students may view examples of socially conscious videos, commercials, poetry readings, animation, etc.
- Students brainstorm ways that theater can connect them to their community/ culture and foster understanding and social responsibility.
- Students do research on the historical, global, or social issues in dramatic/ theatrical pieces they have seen.
- Students become familiar with legitimate historical research sources for theater terminology and conventions.
- Research stories set in different cultures (e.g., Helen Keller [U.S.], Anne Frank [Germany], Aladdin [Middle East], Fisher King [England], Urashima Taro [Japan], Various Norse or Greek Myths, Aesop's fables [Greek], etc.).
- Compare and contrast the stories and cultures from other places with those of the U.S., seeking commonalities among the differences.
Vocabulary
Research
Movement
Characterization
Directing
Design
Theatrical production
- evidence
- historical issues
- global issues
- legitimate sources
- social consciousness
Movement
Characterization
Directing
Design
Theatrical production
- animation
Anchor Standards
Anchor Standard 11: Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.
