State Curriculum - Theatre

 
Grade 5
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.:
1. Describe ways that theatre depicts themes and stories
a. Identify characteristics of melodrama and farce
b. Describe themes and issues addressed in dramatic works
c. Identify and describe how conflict (problem/solution) is depicted in dramatic works and improvised scenes
2. Identify, describe, and apply the visual, aural, oral, and kinesthetic elements (literary, technical, and performance) of dramatic performances
a. Describe ways in which other art forms contribute to theatrical efforts, effects, and structures
b. Compare ways in which the script, properties, scenery, costumes, lighting, and sound communicate character, time, place, and mood in productions and improvised scenes
c. Describe cultural and historical contexts of representative plays by selected playwrights that are read, performed, and attended
 

 

November 5, 2008