AE17.TH.4.18

Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 4 - Theatre

AE17.TH.4.18
Develop a plan to evaluate drama/theatre work.

Unpacked Content

Essential Questions

EU: Theatre artists apply criteria to investigate, explore, and assess drama and theatre work.
EQ: How are the theatre artist's processes and the audience's perspectives impacted by analysis and synthesis?

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

compare
contrast
mood
physiological changes
evaluate

Voice
Movement
Characterization

facial expressions
protagonist
antagonist

Directing
Design
Theatrical production

humor
comedy
tragedy
catharsis

Anchor Standards

Anchor Standard 9: Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

COS Examples

Example: Before viewing a performance, brainstorm questions such as: What do I see? What do I hear? What do I feel? I have an opinion–would you like to hear it?