Enduring Understanding 1: The arts are inherently experiential and actively engage learners in the processes of creating, interpreting, and responding to art.

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Number: TH.912.S.1
Title: The arts are inherently experiential and actively engage learners in the processes of creating, interpreting, and responding to art.
Type: Enduring Understanding
Subject: Theatre
Grade: 912
Big Idea: Skills, Techniques, and Processes

Related Benchmarks

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Related Access Points

This cluster includes the following access points.

Independent

TH.912.S.1.In.a
Describe the proper audience etiquette at live and recorded performances.
TH.912.S.1.In.b
Use defined criteria to apply to selection of theatrical performances.
TH.912.S.1.In.c
Evaluate and critique theatrical performances of self and others.
TH.912.S.1.In.d
Create, re-create, and refine a variety of theatrical performances.

Supported

TH.912.S.1.Su.a
Demonstrate proper audience etiquette at live and recorded performances.
TH.912.S.1.Su.b
Use a selected criterion to apply to selection of theatrical performances.
TH.912.S.1.Su.c
Express an opinion about a variety of theatrical performances.
TH.912.S.1.Su.d
Re-create and refine selected theatrical performances.

Participatory

TH.912.S.1.Pa.a
Recognize a characteristic of proper audience etiquette at live and recorded performances.
TH.912.S.1.Pa.b
Use a teacher-selected criterion to apply to selection of theatrical performances.
TH.912.S.1.Pa.c
Indicate preferred theatrical performances.
TH.912.S.1.Pa.d
Contribute to the creation, or re-creation, and refinement of a variety of theatrical performances.

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Lesson Plans

Constructive Criticism, Evaluation, and Feedback:

Students will be filmed while doing a performance in class. They will then watch the video and evaluate their individual performances, as well as the class performance as an ensemble.

Type: Lesson Plan

Shifting Objects of Attention:

One of the primary ways students can maintain their focus and concentration on stage is using the shifting of object of attention within a scene to stay in truthful moments while sustaining a character. In this lesson, the students will pre-assess how they focus in real life, students will be introduced to examples of people using object of attention. Students will use stream of conscious speaking/writing to describe the object of attention shifting in their pre-rehearsed scene. 

Type: Lesson Plan

Unlocking the Playwright Within: Statues:

The students will explore playwriting that encourages creative risk-taking. Throughout the unit, students learn to develop ideas for writing plays.

Type: Lesson Plan

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