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

General Information
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

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Related Access Points

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Independent

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.

Supported

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.

Participatory

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.

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Lesson Plan

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.

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