Theatre: Grade 4

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

  • a.

    Articulate the visual details of imagined worlds, and improvised stories that support the given circumstances in a drama/theatre work.TH:Cr1.1.4.a

  • b.

    Visualize and design technical elements that support the story and given circumstances in a drama/theatre work.TH:Cr1.1.4.b

  • c.

    Imagine how a character might move to support the story and given circumstances in a drama/theatre work.TH:Cr1.1.4.c

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

  • a.

    Collaborate to devise original ideas for a drama/theatre work by asking questions about characters and plots.TH:Cr2.1.4.a

  • b.

    Make and discuss group decisions and identify responsibilities required to present a drama/theatre work to peers.TH:Cr2.1.4.b

Refine and complete artistic work.

  • a.

    Revise and improve an improvised or scripted drama/theatre work through repetition and collaborative review.TH:Cr3.1.4.a

  • b.

    Develop physical and vocal exercise techniques for an improvised or scripted drama/theatre work.TH:Cr3.1.4.b

  • c.

    Collaborate on solutions to design and technical problems that arise in rehearsal for a drama/theatre work.TH:Cr3.1.4.c

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

  • a.

    Modify the dialogue and action to change the story in a drama/theatre work.TH:Pr4.1.4.a

  • b.

    Make physical choices to develop a character in a drama/theatre work.TH:Pr4.1.4.b

Develop and refine artistic technique and work for presentation.

  • a.

    Practice selected exercises that can be used in a group setting for drama/theatre work.TH:Pr5.1.4.a

  • b.

    Propose the use of technical elements in a drama/theatre work.TH:Pr5.1.4.b

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

  • 4.

    Share small-group drama/theatre work, with peers as audience.TH:Pr6.1.4

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

  • 4.

    Identify artistic choices made in a drama/theatre work through participation and observation.TH:Re7.1.4

Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

  • a.

    Compare and contrast multiple personal experiences when participating in or observing a drama/theatre work.TH:Re8.1.4.a

  • b.

    Compare and contrast the qualities of characters in a drama/theatre work through physical characteristics and prop or costume design choices that reflect cultural perspectives.TH:Re8.1.4.b

  • c.

    Identify and discuss physiological changes connected to emotions in drama/theatre work.TH:Re8.1.4.c

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

  • a.

    Propose a plan to evaluate drama/theatre work.TH:Re9.1.4.a

  • b.

    Investigate how technical elements may support a theme or idea in a drama/theatre work.TH:Re9.1.4.b

  • c.

    Observe how a character's choices impact an audience's perspective in a drama/theatre work.TH:Re9.1.4.c

Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

  • 4.

    Identify the ways drama/theatre work reflects the perspectives of a community or culture.TH:Cn10.1.4

Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical context to deepen understanding.

  • 4.

    Respond to community and social issues and incorporate other content areas in drama/theatre work.TH:Cn11.1.4

  • a.

    Investigate cross-cultural approaches to storytelling in drama/theatre work.TH:Cn11.2.4.a

  • b.

    Compare the drama/theatre conventions of a given time period with those of the present.TH:Cn11.2.4.b

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What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 4
When were these standards adopted?
2015

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