Creating: Artists/students use creative thinking and reasoning skills to perceive concepts and ideas to develop works.CR

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    Express a character’s thoughts and feelings within the plot of a story.  3.1CR

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    Create the movements and expressive voice of a character to explain and solve problems in a teacher-created improvisation or text.3.2CR

Performing: Artists/students employ personal processes and skills to solve problems creatively and present work in various contexts.PE

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    Use voice, movement, space, and physical objects to communicate a storyline and a character’s thoughts, feelings, and ideas.3.1PE

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    Use various design components to create an environment for a scene or story.3.2PE

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    Work collaboratively to perform a dramatic task or action.3.3PE

Responding: Artists/students engage in analysis and interpretation to understand and evaluate artistic works.RE

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    Describe the visual, aural, and kinetic elements present in stories and plays using appropriate theatrical vocabulary. 3.1RE

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    Discuss how a playwright creates conflict by selecting action choices for specific characters.3.2RE

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    Explain choices made in creating settings for classroom performances (lighting, sound, clothing, mood).3.3RE

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    Describe ways your posture, voice, and facial expression reveal the emotion of your character.3.4RE

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    Identify methods used by actors, directors, and designers to make connections with an audience in a proscenium theater.3.5RE

Connecting: Artists/students understand and communicate the value of creative expressions in internal and external contexts.CO

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    Identify factors that influence personal opinions about a dramatic work, theatrical work, or experience.3.1CO

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    Explain how the cultural and physical settings of a dramatic and theatrical work affect characterization.3.2CO

  • 3

    Use the elements of theatre in combination with art elements from at least one other art form.3.3CO

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    Use elements and processes of theatre to integrate information from other academic content areas.3.4CO

  • 5

    Recognize and describe the roles of writers in live theatre and other media arts.3.5CO

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    Use problem-solving and communication skills to interpret a story.3.6CO

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 3