State Curriculum - Theatre

 
Grade 6
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 and interpret characteristics of dramatic forms
a. Describe and compare the characteristics of melodrama and farce
b. Compare themes and issues addressed in two or more dramatic works
c. Analyze sources of conflict in improvisations and dramatic works
2. Describe ways that the manipulation of theatrical elements influences aesthetic response
a. Compare the communication of ideas and themes in theatre, dance, music, and visual arts
b. Identify ways in which the script, properties, scenery, costumes, lighting, and sound communicate character, time, place, mood, and theme in theatrical productions
c. Identify ways in which dramatic forms, characters, settings, and action are communicated in theatre, film, video, television, and radio
 

 

November 5, 2008