AE17.TH.K.8

Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): KG - Theatre

AE17.TH.K.8
Explore and experiment with various technical elements in dramatic play or a guided drama experience.

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?

Skills Examples

Brainstorm ideas for artistic works for presentations by examining the characters who students find most relatable.
Compare characters seen in a chosen artistic work to a certain animal. Ask what animal that character resembles. Students should be able to articulate this characterization to the best of their ability.
Identify the setting for a chosen artistic work (coloring sheets, games, matching, etc.).
Identify the characters for a chosen artistic work (coloring sheets, games, matching costume to character, etc.).
Discuss the importance of speaking loudly and clearly when performing.
Refine artistic techniques by experimenting with color choices, costume choices, and lighting choices in a chosen artistic work.
Explore and articulate information about characters for a chosen artistic work, focusing on the importance of voice and sound.
Collaborate to determine how characters should speak in the artistic work by improvising dialogue and the specific traits of various characters' voices (i.e., pitch, speed, volume).
Participate in vocal exploration (perhaps by using vocal exercises and theater games) in improvised or scripted dramatic/ theatrical work.
Use learned vocal and sound techniques to perform a chosen work.
View a performance and articulate the differences between participating as an artist and participating as an audience member. (The teacher should ask questions such as: As an artist, how do you think the audience should act? As an audience member, what do you want from the artist?)
Students observe or participate in a dramatic/ theatrical work with appropriate behavior (e.g., applauding, remaining attentive, avoiding distracting behaviors, etc.).
Make design choices to support a improvised or scripted work.
Make technical choices to support a improvised or scripted work.

Vocabulary

Research

Videos

Analysis

Real
Imaginary

Voice
Movement

Puppetry

Characterization

Gesture

Directing
Design

Sets
Props

Theatrical production

Rehearse

Anchor Standards

Anchor Standard 5: Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.