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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.:
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1. Describe and interpret characteristics of dramatic forms
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a. Compare the characteristics of melodrama, farce, tragedy, comedy, and mixed forms
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b. Interpret themes and issues addressed in dramatic works and compare them to personal experiences or historical events
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c. Use selected forms, themes, conflicts, and action to create improvised and scripted dramatic works
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2. Describe ways that the manipulation of theatrical elements influences aesthetic response
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a. Apply vocabulary from dance, music, and visual arts, to discuss the visual, aural, or kinesthetic elements of a theatrical production
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b. Analyze and illustrate ways in which the script, properties, scenery, costumes, lighting, and sound are manipulated to communicate character, time, place, mood, and theme in theatrical productions
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c. Interpret the application of techniques and conventions used in the presentation of characters, settings, and action in film, video, television, and radio
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