AE17.TH.K.15

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

AE17.TH.K.15
Identify similarities between characters and oneself in dramatic play or a guided drama experience.

Unpacked Content

Essential Questions

EU: Theatre artists understand and can communicate their creative process as they analyze the way the world may be understood.
EQ: What happens when theatre artists allow an understanding of themselves and the world to inform perceptions about theatre and the purpose of their work?

Skills Examples

Identify personal experiences and knowledge that pertain to community and culture.
Connect personal experiences and knowledge to character development in a dramatic/ theatrical work (e.g., a commercial, a video, a skit, etc.).
Identify connections to other content areas in a dramatic/ theatrical work (e.g., art in set or prop design, science in making machines, literature in Reader's Theater, history in plot and costuming, etc.).
Explore two different versions of a classic fairytale and identify the differences and similarities.
Discuss other stories (probably other fairytales) that are similar or different.

Vocabulary

Research

adaptation
depiction

Analysis

personal experience
community

Voice
Movement
Characterization
Directing
Design
Theatrical production

commercial
skit

Anchor Standards

Anchor Standard 11: Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.