Number: TH.68.C.1
Title: Cognition and reflection are required to appreciate, interpret, and create with artistic intent.
Type:
Enduring Understanding
Subject: Theatre
Grade: 68
Big Idea: Critical Thinking and Reflection
Related Benchmarks
This cluster includes the following benchmarks
| Code |
Description |
| TH.68.C.1.1: | Devise an original work based on a community issue that explores various solutions to a problem. |
| TH.68.C.1.2: | Develop a character analysis to support artistic portrayal. |
| TH.68.C.1.3: | Determine the purpose(s), elements, meaning, and value of a theatrical work based on personal, cultural, or historical standards. |
| TH.68.C.1.4: | Create and present a design, production concept, or performance and defend artistic choices. |
| TH.68.C.1.5: | Describe how a theatrical activity can entertain or instruct an audience. |
| TH.68.C.1.6: | Analyze selections from the canon of great world drama as a foundation for understanding the development of drama over time. |
Related Access Points
This cluster includes the following access points.
Independent
| Access Point Number |
Access Point Title |
| TH.68.C.1.In.a: | Create a performance piece based on an age-appropriate theme or social issue relevant to the school climate. |
| TH.68.C.1.In.b: | Select specific criteria in the creation of a character that will fulfill anticipated audience response. |
| TH.68.C.1.In.c: | Identify elements necessary to portray reality in a theatrical performance. |
| TH.68.C.1.In.d: | Describe preferences chosen in creating a performance. |
| TH.68.C.1.In.e: | Examine the purpose, elements, and meaning of a theatrical work to determine its value. |
| TH.68.C.1.In.f: | Use defined criteria to analyze the development of drama over time. |
Supported
| Access Point Number |
Access Point Title |
| TH.68.C.1.Su.a: | Contribute to the creation of a performance piece based on an age-appropriate theme or social issue relevant to the school climate. |
| TH.68.C.1.Su.b: | Select specific criteria in the creation of a character. |
| TH.68.C.1.Su.c: | Recognize selected elements necessary to portray reality in a theatrical performance. |
| TH.68.C.1.Su.d: | Identify the choices made in creating a performance. |
| TH.68.C.1.Su.e: | Examine the purpose, elements, or meaning of a theatrical work. |
| TH.68.C.1.Su.f: | Use specific criteria to explain the development of drama over time. |
Participatory
| Access Point Number |
Access Point Title |
| TH.68.C.1.Pa.a: | Participate in a performance piece based on an age-appropriate theme or social issue relevant to the school climate. |
| TH.68.C.1.Pa.b: | Contribute to selection of characteristics in the creation of a character. |
| TH.68.C.1.Pa.c: | Recognize a selected element to portray reality in a theatrical performance. |
| TH.68.C.1.Pa.d: | Identify a choice made to create a performance. |
| TH.68.C.1.Pa.e: | Recognize the purpose of a theatrical work. |
| TH.68.C.1.Pa.f: | Identify specific selections of drama in the development of drama over time. |
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. |
| 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. |
