Number: TH.68.S.1
Title: The arts are inherently experiential and actively engage learners in the processes of creating, interpreting, and responding to art.
Type:
Enduring Understanding
Subject: Theatre
Grade: 68
Big Idea: Skills, Techniques, and Processes
Related Benchmarks
This cluster includes the following benchmarks
| Code |
Description |
| TH.68.S.1.1: | Describe the responsibilities of audience members, to the actors and each other, at live and recorded performances and demonstrate appropriate behavior. |
| TH.68.S.1.2: | Invent a character with distinct behavior(s) based on observations of people in the real world and interact with others in a cast as the invented characters. |
| TH.68.S.1.3: | Describe criteria for the evaluation of dramatic texts, performances, direction, and production elements. |
| TH.68.S.1.4: | Discuss the ways in which theatre experiences involve empathy and aesthetic distance. |
Related Access Points
This cluster includes the following access points.
Independent
| Access Point Number |
Access Point Title |
| TH.68.S.1.In.a: | Describe the proper audience etiquette at live and recorded performances. |
| TH.68.S.1.In.b: | Create and refine selected theatrical performances. |
| TH.68.S.1.In.c: | Use defined criteria to evaluate theatrical performances of self and others. |
Supported
| Access Point Number |
Access Point Title |
| TH.68.S.1.Su.a: | Demonstrate proper audience etiquette at live and recorded performances. |
| TH.68.S.1.Su.b: | Re-create and refine selected theatrical performances. |
| TH.68.S.1.Su.c: | Use a selected criterion to evaluate theatrical performances of self and others. |
Participatory
| Access Point Number |
Access Point Title |
| TH.68.S.1.Pa.a: | Recognize a characteristic of proper audience etiquette at live and recorded performances. |
| TH.68.S.1.Pa.b: | Contribute to creating or responding to theatrical performances. |
| TH.68.S.1.Pa.c: | Use a teacher-selected criterion to judge theatrical performances of self and others. |
Related Resources
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Lesson Plans
| Name |
Description |
| Constructive Criticism, Evaluation, and Feedback: | Students will be filmed while doing a performance in class. They will then watch the video and evaluate their individual performances, as well as the class performance as an ensemble. |
| Stage Direction and Blocking: | In this lesson students will practice body positioning and become familiar with the areas of the stage. Students will use this knowledge to make stage direction and blocking notations on a short scene and act out the scene for their peers. |
