State Curriculum - Theatre

 
Grade 8
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. Compare the characteristics of melodrama, farce, tragedy, comedy, and mixed forms
b. Interpret themes and issues addressed in dramatic works and compare them to personal experiences or historical events
c. Use selected forms, themes, conflicts, and action to create improvised and scripted dramatic works
2. Describe ways that the manipulation of theatrical elements influences aesthetic response
a. Apply vocabulary from dance, music, and visual arts, to discuss the visual, aural, or kinesthetic elements of a theatrical production
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
c. Interpret the application of techniques and conventions used in the presentation of characters, settings, and action in film, video, television, and radio
 

 

November 5, 2008