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Number: TH.4.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: 4

Big Idea: Skills, Techniques, and Processes

This cluster includes the following benchmarks

Code	Description
TH.4.S.3.1:	Create and sustain imagined characters and relationships, using basic acting skills, to re-tell a well-known fairy tale, fable, or story.
TH.4.S.3.2:	Use information gained from research to shape acting choices in a simple, historically based scene.
TH.4.S.3.3:	Describe elements of dramatic and technical performance that produce an emotional response in oneself or an audience.
TH.4.S.3.4:	Manipulate the relationships between scenery, properties, lighting, sound, costumes, and makeup in dramatic scenes and informal play productions to create different environments for a classroom piece.

This cluster includes the following access points.

Access Point Number	Access Point Title
TH.4.S.3.In.a:	Create or re-create a performance piece, using basic acting skills, to re-tell a well-known fairy tale, fable, or story.
TH.4.S.3.In.b:	Create, interpret, and respond to props, costumes, and dialogue that support a story.

Access Point Number	Access Point Title
TH.4.S.3.Su.a:	Contribute to the creation or re-creation of a performance piece, using basic acting skills, to re-tell a well-known fairy tale, fable, or story.
TH.4.S.3.Su.b:	Create, interpret, or respond to props, costumes, and dialogue that support a story.

Access Point Number	Access Point Title
TH.4.S.3.Pa.a:	Participate in a performance piece to re-tell a well-known fairy tale, fable, or story.
TH.4.S.3.Pa.b:	Create, interpret, or 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.
Florida Shadow Puppets:	In this lesson, students will collaborate in teams to create shadow puppets to tell a story about the history of Florida.

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