Common Planner
K–12 Standards

Theatre: Grades 6-8

Other Arkansas Fine Arts sets

CreatingCR

  • 1

    Students will generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.CR.1

    1. 1

      Imagine: Students will conceive plot, characters, dialogue, and stage movement through exploration.CR.1.1

      1. 1

        I can identify how characters, dialogue, and stage movement communicate characters and relationships and support the story as a whole.CR.1.1.E

      2. 2

        I can plan intentional choices for characters, dialogue, and stage movement that support the characters’ relationships and the story as a whole.CR.1.1.F

    2. 2

      Design: Students will design and create technical elements for a drama/theatre work.CR.1.2

      1. 1

        I can collaborate with others to identify and analyze design and technical challenges.CR.1.2.E

      2. 1

        I can collaborate with others and use available technology to design one or more technical elements.CR.1.2.F

    3. 3

      Characterize: Students will explore characters and describe vocal qualities, physical qualities, and movement that reveal the character’s traits.CR.1.3

      1. 1

        I can explore multiple characters’ movements, speech, and inner thoughts.CR.1.3.E

      2. 2

        I can analyze how a character’s background affects movement, speech, and inner thoughts.CR.1.3.E

      3. 3

        I can analyze a character’s inner thoughts, objectives, and motivation and suggest vocal and physical qualities that reveal those character traits.CR.1.3.F

  • 2

    Students will organize and develop artistic ideas and work.CR.2

    1. 1

      Develop: Students will explore story elements to develop and write original material.CR.2.1

      1. 1

        I can develop a dramatic piece of a familiar story, personal experience, or a historical or cultural event using dialogue.CR.2.1.E

      2. 2

        I can develop a dramatic piece based on familiar stories that includes monologue or dialogue and action.CR.2.1.E

      3. 3

        I can develop an original dramatic piece that includes monologue or dialogue, action, and setting.CR.2.1.F

    2. 2

      Collaborate: Students will collaborate with a creative team to prepare for a drama/theatre work.CR.2.2

      1. 1

        I can contribute to the production of a drama/theatre work and demonstrate my relationship to other team members.CR.2.2.E

      2. 2

        I can collaborate with a creative team to share leadership roles and responsibilities and demonstrate respect for self and others to prepare for a drama/ theatre work.CR.2.2.F

  • 3

    Students will refine and complete artistic work.CR.3

    1. 1

      Refine: Students will apply self-reflection and peer feedback to refine artistic work.CR.3.1

      1. 1

        I can use repetition to refine an improvised or scripted storyCR.3.1.E

      2. 2

        I can refine an improvised or scripted story through repetition, reflection, and feedback. CR.3.1.F

PerformingPR

  • 4

    Students will select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.PR.4

    1. 1

      Choose: Students will make appropriate acting and staging choices that advance the story.PR.4.1

      1. 1

        I can identify the key events of a story that are the most important for telling the story.PR.4.1.E

      2. 2

        I can consider different options for staging a scene and try one or more options. PR.4.1.E

      3. 3

        I can consider different options for staging a scene and choose the one(s) that work best for the story or play.PR.4.1.F

    2. 2

      Select: Students will select voice, movement, and expression to interpret a drama/theatre work.PR.4.2

      1. 1

        I can identify physical and vocal choices to show motivation and emotions behind an individual character’s actions.PR.4.2.E

      2. 2

        I can use physical and vocal choices to show a character’s motivation, objectives, and emotions in a drama/theatre work.PR.4.2.F

      3. 3

        I can apply a character’s motivation, objectives, and tactics in a drama/ theatre work to overcome obstacles by making vocal and physical choices.PR.4.2.F

  • 5

    Students will develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.PR.5

    1. 1

      Prepare: Students will cultivate physical and vocal qualities to develop characters. PR.5.1

      1. 1

        I can identify effective physical, vocal, and emotional traits of characters in the preparation of a scripted or improvised drama/ theatre work.PR.5.1.E

      2. 2

        I can refine effective character traits through the preparation of a scripted or improvised drama/theatre work.PR.5.1.F

    2. 2

      Rehearse: Students will apply theatre exercises to technical acting skills. PR.5.2

      1. 1

        I can practice a variety of acting techniques that will help me develop a character.PR.5.2.E

      2. 2

        I can apply a variety of acting techniques that will help me portray a specific character in a drama/theatre work.PR.5.2.F

    3. 3

      Prepare: Students will use and design technical elements.PR.5.3

      1. 1

        I can identify appropriate vocabulary to describe various types of stage spaces.PR.5.3.E

      2. 2

        I can analyze a planned technical design during the rehearsal process for a scripted drama/ theatre work.PR.5.3.E

      3. 3

        I can refine and apply solutions to a planned technical design during the rehearsal process for a drama/theatre work through collaboration with peers and by using available technology when appropriate.PR.5.3.F

  • 6

    Students will convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.PR.6

    1. 1

      Share: Students will present a variety of drama/theatre works for diverse audiences.PR.6.1

      1. 1

        I can perform a drama/ theatre work, including some technical elements, informally or formally for an audience.PR.6.1.E

      2. 2

        I can perform a scripted and rehearsed drama/ theatre work for an audience.PR.6.1.F

RespondingRE

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    Students will perceive and analyze artistic work.RE.7

    1. 1

      Reflect: The student will analyze artistic and technical choices in an individual or ensemble performance of a drama/theatre work.RE.7.1

      1. 1

        I can compare and contrast my reaction to the artistic and technical choices in a theatrical work with my peers’ reactions.RE.7.1.E

      2. 2

        I can analyze the artistic and technical choices in an individual or ensemble performance of a drama/theatre work.RE.7.1.F

    2. 2

      Observe: Students will exhibit appropriate audience behavior.RE.7.2

      1. 1

        I can demonstrate appropriate listening skills and performance standards in rehearsal, as an audience member, or as a performer.RE.7.2.E

      2. 2

        I can adjust appropriate listening skills and performance standards to different environments.RE.7.2.F

  • 8

    Students will interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.RE.8

    1. 1

      Interpret: Students will analyze the influence of cultural perspectives on the creation and interpretation of a drama/theatre work.RE.8.1

      1. 1

        I can explain how artistic and technical choices made in a theatrical work reflect cultural perspectives.RE.8.1.E

      2. 2

        I can analyze how cultural perspectives influence the interpretation of a drama/theatre work.RE.8.1.F

    2. 2

      Interpret: Students will analyze the influence of personal perspectives on the creation and interpretation of a drama/theatre work. RE.8.2

      1. 1

        I can compare the effect of my personal preferences and beliefs to the playwright’s when interpreting a drama/ theatre work.RE.8.2.E

      2. 2

        I can apply my personal preferences and beliefs when interpreting a drama/theatre work.RE.8.2.F

  • 9

    Students will apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.RE.9

    1. 1

      Critique: Students will evaluate theatrical works.RE.9.1

      1. 1

        I can evaluate a theatrical work as an audience member based on simple, given criteria.RE.9.1.E

      2. 2

        I can develop and implement a plan to evaluate a theatrical work, using supporting evidence, personal aesthetics, and artistic criteria.RE.9.1.F

    2. 2

      Impact: Students will examine the impact of a theatrical work on an audience.RE.9.2

      1. 1

        I can identify a specific audience or purpose for a drama/theatre work.RE.9.2.E

      2. 2

        I can examine the relationship between the purpose of a work and a specific audience.RE.9.2.E

      3. 3

        I can examine methods of determining the degree to which a drama/theatre work impacts a specific audience.RE.9.2.F

ConnectingCN

  • 10

    Students will synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.CN.10

    1. 1

      Relate: Students will relate personal, cultural, and global perspectives and beliefs to theatrical works.CN.10.1

      1. 1

        I can examine various cultural perspectives, community beliefs, and personal beliefs in a theatrical work.CN.10.1.E

      2. 2

        I can incorporate multiple cultural perspectives, global perspectives, community beliefs, and personal beliefs in a scripted or improvised theatrical work. CN.10.1.F

  • 11

    Relate: Students will relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.CN.11

    1. 1

      Incorporate: Students will recognize and incorporate multiple art forms, cultural traditions, and social themes in theatrical works.CN.11.1

      1. 1

        I can investigate universal themes from a particular cultural, global, or historical perspective in a drama/theatre work.CN.11.1.E

      2. 2

        I can dramatize universal themes and/or social issues from a particular cultural, global, or historical perspective in a drama/theatre work.CN.11.1.F

      3. 3

        I can incorporate relevant music, dance, art, and/or media into a drama/theatre work.CN.11.1.F

    2. 2

      Research: Students will investigate historical contexts and/or cultural influences in theatrical works.CN.11.2

      1. 1

        I can investigate time periods in the history of theatre.CN.11.2.E

      2. 2

        I can compare the various conventions and terminology of different time periods.CN.11.2.E

      3. 3

        I can compare crosscultural or historical approaches to storytelling in a drama/ theatre work.CN.11.2.F

      4. 4

        I can research one or more sources of information to determine how a playwright intended a drama/theatre work to be produced.CN.11.2.F

      5. 5

        I can investigate historical context and/ or cultural influences on the work of a playwright. CN.11.2.F

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What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 6, Grade 8, and Grade 7

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