State Curriculum - Theatre

 
Grade 7
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. Analyze the characteristics of melodrama, farce, tragedy, and comedy
b. Compare the rendering of themes by analyzing dramatic form in a variety of dramatic works
c. Explain ways in which conflict and action are used to develop characters and plot in dramatic works
2. Describe ways that the manipulation of theatrical elements influences aesthetic response
a. Describe the visual, aural, or kinesthetic elements of a theatrical production using vocabulary from dance, music, and visual arts
b. Explain and demonstrate ways in which the script, properties, scenery, costumes, lighting, and sound communicate character, time, place, mood, and theme in theatrical productions
c. Describe techniques and conventions used in the presentation of characters, settings, and action in film, video, television, and radio
 

 

November 5, 2008