Number: TH.68.H.3
Title: Connections among the arts and other disciplines strengthen learning and the ability to transfer knowledge and skills to and from other fields.
Type:
Enduring Understanding
Subject: Theatre
Grade: 68
Big Idea: Historical and Global Connections
Related Benchmarks
This cluster includes the following benchmarks
Code |
Description |
TH.68.H.3.1: | Identify principles and techniques that are shared between the arts and other content areas. |
TH.68.H.3.2: | Read plays from a variety of genres and styles and compare how common themes are expressed in various art forms. |
TH.68.H.3.3: | Use brainstorming as a method to discover multiple solutions for an acting or technical challenge. |
TH.68.H.3.4: | Describe the importance of wellness and care for the actor’s physical being as a performance instrument. |
TH.68.H.3.5: | Describe how social skills learned through play participation are used in other classroom and extracurricular activities. |
TH.68.H.3.6: | Discuss ways in which dance, music, and the visual arts enhance theatrical presentations. |
Related Access Points
This cluster includes the following access points.
Independent
Access Point Number |
Access Point Title |
TH.68.H.3.In.a: | Identify similarities in principles and skills used in theatre and other fields. |
TH.68.H.3.In.b: | Suggest multiple solutions for a performance. |
TH.68.H.3.In.c: | Demonstrate maintenance of a health-enhancing level of personal fitness. |
Supported
Access Point Number |
Access Point Title |
TH.68.H.3.Su.a: | Recognize similarities in selected principles and skills used in theatre and other fields. |
TH.68.H.3.Su.b: | Explore multiple solutions for a performance. |
TH.68.H.3.Su.c: | Participate in the maintenance of a health-enhancing level of personal fitness. |
TH.68.H.3.Su.d: | Recognize and practice cooperative, interpersonal social skills in a variety of classroom and extracurricular activities. |
Participatory
Access Point Number |
Access Point Title |
TH.68.H.3.Pa.a: | Recognize a similarity in a selected principle or skill used in theatre and other fields. |
TH.68.H.3.Pa.b: | Explore a solution for a performance. |
TH.68.H.3.Pa.c: | Select a health-enhancing activity to promote personal fitness. |
Related Resources
Vetted resources educators can use to teach the concepts and skills in this topic.
Lesson Plans
Name |
Description |
Picturing Shakespeare’s Sonnets: | In this lesson, students select and read a Shakespearean Sonnet. They will de-code the sonnet to further understand the meaning of the sonnet and be able to express the meaning through aural and visual presentations. |
Creating a Musical: | Students will use the integration of music and sound to create a musical to perform in class. The music and sound will be edited and used through the students’ electronic devices (iPads, tablets, smart phones, etc.) |
Responding to Art using Viewpoints: | In this lesson, students will interpret a work of visual art using viewpoints perspective and respond physically by creating a pre-story and a post-story to the scene of the painting. |