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Theatre Art: 1-3

LEVEL II (approximate grades : 1-3)
Sensory perception
  • Focus on details of sense awareness and sensory recall
Emotional expression
  • Focus on details of emotional and empathetic experiences
Imagination
  • Use imagination to react to imaginary objects, environments, and perception in dramatic activities
Movement
  • Use movement to explore thought, feeling, and roles from life, literature, and history
Language
  • Develop descriptive language through dramatic activities
Voice
  • Use voice to communicate thought, feeling, and role in dramatic activities
Artistic discipline
  • Develop responsibility through dramatic activities
Concentration
  • Develop techniques to focus and sustain attention in dramatic activities
Self-concept
  • Discover personal uniqueness and develop respect for individual differences
Ensemble and interpersonal skills
  • Cooperate and interact during dramatic activities
Problem solving
  • Explore problem solving and risk taking in dramatic context
Improvisation
  • Participate in improvised dramatic activities
Acting
  • Explore a variety of roles in life and fantasy situations through dramatic activities
Directing
  • Develop leadership skills through dramatic activities
Playmaking and playwriting
  • Apply observations of people, life and story elements in dramatic activities
Technical elements
  • Recognize technical theatre elements used in dramatic activities
Theatre Management
  • Examine elements of theatre management through theatre attendance
Dramatic literature
  • Use literature to create dramatic activities
Theatre history and heritage
  • Develop awareness of theatre heritage
Drama/Theatre in a multicultural society
  • Explore real and fantasy situations from many cultures through dramatic activities
Roles and careers
  • Develop awareness of a variety of roles and occupations through dramatic activities
Elements of drama
  • Explore the elements of drama in dramatic activities
Audience
  • Respond to live theatre and understand the audience's role
Theatre and other arts
  • Explore various art forms and relate to drama/theatre
Aesthetic response
  • Recognize and respond to unique qualities of drama/theatre