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Theatre Art: 4-6

LEVEL III (approximate grades: 4-6)

Sensory perception
  • Use the senses to interpret experiences as actor and viewer
Emotional expression
  • Use emotional recall to interpret and communicate experiences as actor and viewer
Imagination
  • Use imagination to interact cooperatively with others in dramatic activities
Movement
  • Use movement to express thought, feeling, and character from life, literature, and history
Language
  • Use language to discover relationships with others through dramatic activities
Voice
  • Use voice for conscious communication of thought, feeling, and character
Artistic discipline
  • Demonstrate self-discipline in dramatic activities
Concentration
  • Utilize concentration in the creation of drama
Self-concept
  • Discover self as effective in imagining, interacting, and reflecting in drama
Ensemble and interpersonal skills
  • Develop skills of cooperation and interaction through dramatic activities
Problem solving
  • Devise alternative resolutions to problems in a dramatic context
Improvisation
  • Explore improvisation through action and dialogue
Acting
  • Explore characterization in life and fantasy situations
Directing
  • Recognize the function of a group leader as a director
Playmaking and playwriting
  • Participate in playmaking by structuring the development and resolution of dramatic problems
Technical elements
  • Explore the effect of selected elements of technical theatre in dramatic activities
Theatre management
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the functions of theatre management
Dramatic literature
  • Understand the relationship between dramatic literature and dramatic activities
Theatre history and heritage
  • Explore theatre heritage and history
Drama/Theatre in a multicultural society
  • Explore multicultural concepts through dramatic activities
Roles and careers
  • Explore a variety of roles and occupations including theatre and other arts
Elements of drama
  • Identify and use elements of drama
Audience
  • Respond to live theatre and understand the audience's responsibility
Theatre and other arts
  • Explore relationships between drama/theatre and other arts
Aesthetic response
  • Explore drama/theatre in order to understand and appreciate the creative process