AE17.TH.1.12

Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 1 - Theatre

AE17.TH.1.12
Identify and use technical elements that are essential in 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

Recall and describe a character's actions in a chosen narrative.
Recall and describe a character's dialogue (the way he or she speaks) in a chosen narrative.
Determine through mime and improvisation games different gestures, facial expressions, and movements that communicate character traits and emotions.
Determine a character's personality and emotions by using pictures of the character's expression and stance.
Determine a character's personality and emotions based on the way that character moves/ walks.
Articulate the importance of physical movement to the creation of a character in a guided drama experience.
Use a card game/ worksheet to match a character to his/ her costume.

Vocabulary

Research
Analysis
Voice

dialogue

Movement

stance

Characterization
Directing
Design

costume

Theatrical production

narrative

Anchor Standards

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

COS Examples

Examples: costumes, props, lights, sound effects