AE17.TH.5.21

Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 5 - Theatre

AE17.TH.5.21
Explain how drama/theatre connects oneself to a community or culture.

Unpacked Content

Essential Questions

EU: Theatre artists allow awareness of interrelationships between self and others to influence and inform their work.
EQ: What happens when theatre artists foster understanding between self and others through critical awareness, social responsibility, and the exploration of empathy?

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

evidence
historical issues
global issues
legitimate sources

Analysis

social consciousness

Voice
Movement
Characterization
Directing
Design
Theatrical production

animation

Anchor Standards

Anchor Standard 10: Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences.

COS Examples

Example: Discuss how a play about the coal mines of Walker County performed by Walker County students might help connect them to local history.