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Using the State Curriculum: Theatre, Grade 3

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Perceiving and Responding: Aesthetic Education:

Theatre:

Standard 1.0 Perceiving and Responding: Aesthetic Education

Students will demonstrate the ability to perceive, interpret, perform, and respond to the development of a variety of dramatic forms over time and the aesthetic qualities they reflect.

Indicator

  • 1. Describe ways that theatre depicts themes and stories
Objectives
  1. Identify characteristics of comedy and tragedy
  2. Identify themes and issues addressed in dramatic works
  3. Explore roles and behaviors of characters in dramatic works

Indicator

  • 2. Identify describe, and apply the visual, aural, oral, and kinesthetic elements (literary, technical, and performance) of dramatic performances
Objectives
  1. Create multiple versions of a familiar story by interpreting the story in dance, in music, and in visual art forms
  2. Identify ways in which the script, properties, scenery, and costumes communicate character, time, and place in productions and improvised scenes

November 5, 2008