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

  • 1

    Individually write a multi-act play.HSAD.1CR

  • 2

    Select, cast, block, direct, and design an original or published play for performance.HSAD.2CR

  • 3

    Defend a playwright’s body of work and place in theatrical history.HSAD.3CR

  • 4

    Plan, create, and execute a single design for a published or original play.HSAD.4CR

  • 5

    Research a contemporary playwright’s body of work and speculate on the artist’s potential place in theatre history.HSAD.5CR

  • 6

    Devise a piece of theatre surrounding a topic of interest as an ensemble.HSAD.6CR

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

  • 1

    Sustain convincing multidimensional characters while developing contrasting pieces and monologues for presentations, auditions, and inclusion in a portfolio.HSAD.1PE

  • 2

    Integrate the essential skills to support and execute a dramatic or theatrical production including budgeting, production, and direction.HSAD.2PE

  • 3

    Work safely and independently to implement designs in all technical aspects of theatrical production.HSAD.3PE

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

  • 1

    Use theatrical vocabulary to write a play review of a theatrical performance that evaluates a variety of theatrical elements.HSAD.1RE

  • 2

    Evaluate one playwright’s presentation of universal themes across different works.HSAD.2RE

  • 3

    Defend the effectiveness of a design concept that is applied across several different productions.HSAD.3RE

  • 4

    Revise and re-perform personal artistic choices based on self-evaluation.HSAD.4RE

  • 5

    Apply understanding of influences that affect audience reactions and adjust aspects of performance to adapt to different settings, audiences, and contemporary social influences.HSAD.5RE

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

  • 1

     Hypothesize about audience interpretation and response to a specific dramatic or theatrical work being produced in a specific locale.HSAD.1CO

  • 2

    Analyze relationships among cultural norms, artistic expression, ethics, and the choices made in dramatic and theatrical productions.HSAD.2CO

  • 3

    Use drama and theatre heritage and art forms to communicate a philosophical, ethical, or social issue.HSAD.3CO

  • 4

    Analyze the stylistic and literary elements of multiple works of a particular playwright in the context of the playwright’s time period and culture.HSAD.4CO

  • 5

    Plot a career path of several working professionals. Compare and contrast obstacles to success.HSAD.5CO

  • 6

    Develop a theatrical work that explores global and cultural belief systems.HSAD.6CO

  • 7

    Explore opportunities for arts advocacy in the community in cooperation with students in the other arts disciplines (for example, music, visual art and dance).HSAD.7CO

  • 8

    Revise an existing portfolio (for drama or theatre). Identify strengths and weaknesses in the work through self-evaluation and reviews by peers and an instructor.HSAD.8CO

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, and Grade 12