Common Planner
K–12 Standards

Theatre: Grade 4

Other Delaware Visual and Performing Arts sets

Improvising and writing scenes, scenarios and plays

  • 1.1

    Identify the foundation of playmaking in real life and fantasy

  • 1.2

    Identify the basic elements of a play (e.g., characters, setting, plot)

  • 1.3

    Develop an improvisation utilizing characters and setting that creates tension and suspense, with a subsequent resolution

  • 1.4

    Record the improvised movement and/or dialogue of a play through writing, taping or other means

  • 1.5

    Adapt a piece of literature into a theatrical piece

  • 1.6

    Explore human issues and various outcomes in order to devise a performance piece that is linear in presentation form

  • 1.7

    Write an original oneact play with clearly developed characters, setting, conflict and resolution

Acting in improvised and structured presentations

  • 2.1

    Employ variations in movement, gesture and vocal expression (pitch, tempo, tone) to create characters

  • 2.2

    Recall and recite assigned lines for a theater piece

  • 2.3

    Identify character motivations through research and analysis and be able to articulate how they affect the character's actions

  • 2.4

    Portray a believable character with effective performance techniques (use of voice, facial expressions and body movement) in both improvised and structured presentations

  • 2.5

    Apply various acting and performance methodologies to appropriate theatrical styles (DelSarte, Kabuki, Noh, Viewpoints, Theatre of the Oppressed, Theatre-in-Education, Restoration, etc.)

Designing and building environments for informal and formal presentations

  • 3.1

    Develop and implement costume and makeup designs for a structured theatrical production

  • 3.2

    Apply design concepts (line, color, space, shape, texture) to design a set that communicates locale and mood for a theatrical production

  • 3.3

    Construct scenery and props appropriate to the setting of a theatrical production

Directing by envisioning and realizing improvised or scripted scenes

  • 4.1

    Analyze the meaning of improvised or scripted scenes, scenarios and/or plays

  • 4.2

    Create a concept that conveys meaning for a scripted scene (be it linear, episodic, abstract) through the use of metaphor, mood or theme

Managing and producing informal and formal presentations

  • 5.1

    Analyze and understand the importance of backstage needs and communicate a plan for managing backstage traffic, props and prop tables; dressing areas and costume changes; the use of wing space/backstage area and set units

Comparing and integrating art forms

  • 6.1

    Observe examples of role playing in life and analyze how those roles could be used by theatre artists

  • 6.2

    Observe different forms of communication and transfer them into usage in performance (verbal, nonverbal, ASL, written, iconic, etc.)

  • 6.3

    Incorporate elements of dance, music, and visual arts to express ideas and emotions in improvised and structured scenes

  • 6.4

    Compare and contrast story lines presented through different artistic media (theater, dance, literature, music)

  • 6.5

    Analyze the contributions of various art forms within a theatrical production (e.g., scenery, lighting, music, dance, costumes)

Responding to, describing, analyzing, interpreting, and evaluating theatre works and performances

  • 7.1

    Identify and employ techniques for active listening and viewing of theatrical productions

  • 7.2

    Relate the elements of a dramatic production and the impact they have on the viewer

  • 7.3

    Assess how an audience's response can impact a theatrical presentation

  • 7.4

    Explain how dramatic elements (plot, character, action, diction, music, spectacle, Aristotle's "Poetics", etc.) combine to make a whole

  • 7.5

    Establish criteria for evaluating a presentation's effectiveness in communicating ideas and emotions

  • 7.6

    Evaluate the artistic quality of a production based on established criteria

Understanding theatre works in relation to cultures, times and places

  • 8.1

    Compare and contrast different genres of theater (e.g., drama, comedy, musical theater, opera)

  • 8.2

    Analyze dramatic works in the context of the culture, time and place in which they originated

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 4
When were these standards adopted?
2007

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