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Number: TH.3.S.3

Title: Through purposeful practice, artists learn to manage, master, and refine simple, then complex, skills and techniques.

Type: Enduring Understanding

Subject: Theatre

Grade: 3

Big Idea: Skills, Techniques, and Processes

This cluster includes the following benchmarks

Code	Description
TH.3.S.3.1:	Create and sustain imagined characters and relationships, using basic acting skills, to tell a simple story.
TH.3.S.3.2:	Use information gained from research to shape the creation of a character.
TH.3.S.3.3:	Describe elements of dramatic performance that produce an emotional response in oneself or an audience.
TH.3.S.3.4:	Describe the relationships between scenery, properties, lighting, sound, costumes, and makeup in dramatic scenes and informal play productions.

This cluster includes the following access points.

Access Point Number	Access Point Title
TH.3.S.3.In.a:	Pretend to be someone or something else using basic acting skills.
TH.3.S.3.In.b:	Create a character from a simple story using basic acting skills.
TH.3.S.3.In.c:	Identify selected elements of dramatic performance that produce an emotional response in oneself or an audience.
TH.3.S.3.In.d:	Identify props, costumes, and dialogue that support a story.

Access Point Number	Access Point Title
TH.3.S.3.Su.a:	Demonstrate a characteristic of someone or something else.
TH.3.S.3.Su.b:	Re-create a character from a simple story using basic acting skills.
TH.3.S.3.Su.c:	Recognize selected elements of dramatic performance that produce an emotional response in oneself or an audience.
TH.3.S.3.Su.d:	Recognize props, costumes, and dialogue that support a story.

Access Point Number	Access Point Title
TH.3.S.3.Pa.a:	Associate a part of someone or something with its whole.
TH.3.S.3.Pa.b:	Respond to a character in a simple story.
TH.3.S.3.Pa.c:	Associate a selected element of a dramatic performance with an emotional response.
TH.3.S.3.Pa.d:	Respond to props or costumes that support a story.

Vetted resources educators can use to teach the concepts and skills in this topic.

Name	Description
Shadow Puppetry:	Students will tell a story using shadow puppetry. Hand and arm positioning, as well as props, can be used with projected lighting on the wall.

Standard 3 : Through purposeful practice, artists learn to manage, master, and refine simple, then complex, skills and techniques.