Kansas Education Resource Center

 

Grade  :  Advanced
Content Area  :  Theatre/Drama, Approved 2004

1 Scripts
Developing Scripts
1.1 untitled: The student knows the basic elements of theatre.
1.1.1 The students identifies the structural parts of a script in texts and performances.
1.1.2 The student labels the five basic structural parts of a script.
1.1.3 The student orally explains the five parts of the plot line from a selection.
1.1.4 The student uses place, time, and atmosphere to create an environment that reveals a specific psychological state (tension, suspense).
1.1.5 The student creates characters and actions that communicate the theme of the script.
1.2 untitled: The student constructs and refines original scripts.
1.2.1 The student improvises a story that is based on personal experience and heritage while effectively applying the basic elements of theatre.
1.2.2 The student improvises a story that is based on imagination while effectively applying the basic elements of theatre.
1.2.3 The student improvises a story that is based on literature, cultures, or history while effectively applying the basic elements of theatre.
1.2.4 The student constructs and refines scripts based on a short story or fable that communicate meaning to an audience.
1.3 untitled: The student works alone and collaboratively with a peer or group to write and revise a script.
1.3.1 The student collaborates with a peer to write works focusing on conflict/resolution that include revision.
1.3.2 The student collaborates with a group to write works that deal with multiple viewpoints and include revision.
1.3.3 The student writes and revises a monologue that accurately incorporates the basic elements of theatre.

 

 

 

 

2 Directing
Directing Theatrical Activities
2.1 untitled: The student coaches and directs actors.
2.1.1 The student assigns roles and/or parts for a play.
2.1.2 The student trains actors for auditions.
2.1.3 The student provides suggestions for cohesive set design.
2.1.4 The student provides suggestions for cohesive costume and prop collection.
2.1.5 The student coaches by effectively critiquing peers.
2.1.6 The student effectively communicates with actors.
2.2 untitled: The student organizes auditions, conducts rehearsals, and directs performances.
2.2.1 The student organizes an audition file, conducts auditions, and discusses cast choices with the teacher.
2.2.2 The student coaches rehearsal techniques by providing suggestions regarding memorizing, pacing, polishing work, etc. to prepare for a presentation.
2.2.3 The student uses their director’s notebook to effectively plan and direct a performance.

 

 

 

 

3 Acting
Developing Acting Skills
3.1 untitled: The student analyzes characters and scene structure within a script.
3.1.1 The student analyzes the physical, emotional, and social dimensions of characters found in various dramatic texts.
3.1.2 The student embodies analysis in performances.
3.1.3 The student identifies common dimensions in characters found in dramatic texts from various media.
3.1.4 The student selects from possible choices the ones that are more dramatically complex and interesting.
3.2 untitled: The student uses physical techniques to create a character.
3.2.1 The student demonstrates voice, movement, and gesture that are appropriate for character portrayal and consistent throughout performance.
3.2.2 The student employs various dialects while creating characters.
3.2.3 The student monitors and evaluates strengths and weaknesses in the development of physical, vocal, and movement techniques.
3.2.4 The student creates a program for improvement of physical, vocal, and movement techniques.
3.3 untitled: The student uses psychological acting approaches to create a character.
3.3.1 The student employs various psychological acting approaches to character development.
3.4 untitled: The student knows how to work within an effective acting ensemble.
3.4.1 The student places ensemble goals before personal goals.
3.4.2 The student meets schedules and deadlines.
3.4.3 The student identifies a specific personal goal for each successive rehearsal.
3.4.4 The student provides examples of ensemble acting and identifies and explains it’s characteristics.
3.4.5 The student structures positive reinforcement from each student cast member to other cast members at the end of every rehearsal.
3.4.6 The student participates in developing trust and team building exercises.

 

 

 

 

4 Producing
Designing and Producing Theatre
4.1 untitled: The student defines the roles and responsibilities of a production staff.
4.1.1 The student describes the responsibilities for each of the following roles: production designer, director, production crew, stage manager.
4.1.2 The student explains the importance of the responsibilities associated with each of the above roles.
4.1.3 The student explains the importance of communication among theatre staff.
4.2 untitled: The student designs a technical plan for scripted scenes.
4.2.1 The student creates technical plots, plans, and worksheets for a script or production.
4.2.2 The student explains how the technical requirements of a given script relate to and support one another.
4.2.3 The student organizes set building by listing jobs, equipment, and personnel needed for a production.
4.2.4 The student makes a list of costumes and one of props needed for a production and determines possible sources.
4.2.5 The student creates a make-up plan for the characters in a play.
4.2.6 The student develops designs that use visual and aural elements to convey environments (e.g., place, time, atmosphere/mood) and clearly support the text.
4.2.7 The student lists and describes effective methods for developing a floor plan for a stage setting.
4.3 untitled: The student creates accessories for a self-designed script.
4.3.1 The student assists in effectively creating and collecting the functional scenery, properties, lighting, sound, costumes, and makeup needed for a production.
4.3.2 The student practices basic makeup techniques by applying make-up.
4.3.3 The student recognizes costumes and scenery from different historical periods and applies qualities to costume design.
4.4 untitled: The student implements safe use of stage tools and equipment.
4.4.1 The student explains reasons for using safe techniques in crafting a staged performance.
4.4.2 The student performs safe use of stage tools and equipment.
4.5 untitled: The student fulfills various roles of a marketing staff.
4.5.1 The student designs and implements coherent promotional and business plans.
4.5.2 The student creates a production management chart and timeline (rehearsal schedule or production calendar).
4.5.3 The student completes an application for production rights.

 

 

 

 

5 Dramatic Content and Theatrical Forms
Evaluating and Reflecting on the Characteristics and Merits of Dramatic Content and Theatrical Forms in their Work and that of Others.
5.1 untitled: The student uses aesthetic criteria to evaluate the artistic effectiveness of dramatic performances in theatre and electronic media.
5.1.1 The student evaluates theatre’s effectiveness in communicating ideas, meaning, and emotions.
5.1.2 The student reads and analyzes dramatic literature in terms of structure, theme, character, imagery, symbolism, language, and style.
5.1.3 The student uses appropriate theatre vocabulary to evaluate the intentions, structures, effectiveness, and aesthetic values of performances.
5.1.4 The student evaluates how well text/production meets its intended objectives.
5.2 untitled: The student compares and contrasts social meanings and emotional responses to performances in theatre and electronic media.
5.2.1 The student evaluates the artistic choices of self and the collaborative efforts of peers and suggests constructive alternatives.
5.2.2 The student analyzes and evaluates critical comments about personal work and explains which points are most appropriate to realize further developments of work.
5.2.3 The student understands performances from the perspective of current personal, national, and international issues, through the evaluation of artistic choices in all media.
5.2.4 The student analyzes and critiques a dramatic performance comparing perceived artistic intentions with final production achievement.
5.2.5 The student develops, articulates, justifies, and applies criteria for creating meaning in performances.
5.2.6 The student constructs social meaning from dramatic texts and relates these to current personal, national, and international issues.
5.3 untitled: The student analyzes dramatic texts and performances to understand history, culture, times, and places in their respective context.
5.3.1 The student explains the message being conveyed through a performance regarding the historical event being represented and/or addressed through it.
5.3.2 The student evaluates the cultural accuracy being revealed through performances.
5.3.3 The student examines the ability of a performance to accurately and/or successfully represent a given time period.
5.3.4 The student assesses the success of a performance’s ability to depict a place or environment.
5.3.5 The student develops criteria to be used in evaluating the contextual accuracy of their work and that of others.
5.3.6 The student evaluates their own performances and that of others to determine the contextual accuracy regarding historical events and defends their conclusions.
5.4 untitled: The student analyzes how audience responses affect the criticism of performances.
5.4.1 The student compares two reviews of the same performance held for two different groups or audiences.
5.4.2 The student recognizes the distinctions in performances based on audience response.

 

 

 

 

6 Integrating Theatre
Integrating Theatre with Other Arts, Disciplines, and the Community
6.1 untitled: The student understands the interrelationship that exists between theatre and other disciplines.
6.1.1 The student analyzes how theatre connects with music to enhance performances and productions.
6.1.2 The student defines how the visual art’s elements impact theatre in comparison to other art forms.
6.1.3 The student shows how theatre connects with math to enhance learning in each.
6.1.4 The student analyzes ways the language arts enhance the expression of ideas and emotions in theatre.
6.1.5 The student explains how plays, movies, television, and live performances contribute to learning about culture.
6.1.6 The student demonstrates ways theatre and language arts work together to develop skills both in theatre and language arts.
6.1.7 The student identifies cultural patterns (social, religious, political, economic) as reflected in the theatre of the times.
6.1.8 The student dramatizes science concepts and themes through role playing.
6.2 untitled: The student understands the role that theatre plays in cultures and history.
6.2.1 The student explains how dramatic texts reflect and reinforce cultural and historical contexts.
6.2.2 The student demonstrates how theatre has evolved from it's origins to today's modern theatre.
6.2.3 The student interprets the validity and practicality of cultural and historical information for making artistic choices in productions.
6.2.4 The student explores the major plays and playwrights throughout historical periods explaining the impact they have had on social development.
6.2.5 The student explores how theatre reflects historical periods including how it is manifested today.
6.2.6 The student researches and compares and contrasts historical production designs, techniques, and/or performances from various cultures.
6.2.7 The student interprets cultural, social, and political conditions that have influenced playwrights.