(a) General requirements. Students may fulfill fine
arts and elective requirements for graduation by successfully completing
one or more of the following theatre courses: Theatre Arts II, Theatre
and Media Communications II (one credit per course), and Theatre Production
II (one-half to one credit). The prerequisite for each Theatre, Level
II course is one credit of Theatre, Level I in the corresponding discipline.
(b) Introduction.
(1) The fine arts incorporate the study of dance, music,
theatre, and the visual arts to offer unique experiences and empower
students to explore realities, relationships, and ideas. These disciplines
engage and motivate all students through active learning, critical
thinking, and innovative problem solving. The fine arts develop cognitive
functioning and increase student academic achievement, higher-order
thinking, communication, and collaboration skills, making the fine
arts applicable to college readiness, career opportunities, workplace
environments, social skills, and everyday life. Students develop aesthetic
and cultural awareness through exploration, leading to creative expression.
Creativity, encouraged through the study of the fine arts, is essential
to nurture and develop the whole child.
(2) Four basic strands--foundations: inquiry and understanding;
creative expression; historical and cultural relevance; and critical
evaluation and response--provide broad, unifying structures for organizing
knowledge and skills students are expected to acquire. Through the
foundations: inquiry and understanding strand, students develop a
perception of self, human relationships, and the world using elements
of drama and conventions of theatre. Through the creative expression
strand, students communicate in a dramatic form, engage in artistic
thinking, build positive self-concepts, relate interpersonally, and
integrate knowledge with other content areas in a relevant manner.
Through the historical and cultural relevance strand, students increase
their understanding of heritage and traditions in theatre and the
diversity of world cultures as expressed in theatre. Through the critical
evaluation and response strand, students engage in inquiry and dialogue,
accept constructive criticism, revise personal views to promote creative
and critical thinking, and develop the ability to appreciate and evaluate
live theatre.
(3) Through diverse forms of storytelling and production,
students will exercise and develop creativity, intellectual curiosity,
critical thinking, problem solving, and collaborative skills. Participation
and evaluation in a variety of theatrical experiences will afford
students opportunities to develop an understanding of self and their
role in the world.
(4) Statements that contain the word "including" reference
content that must be mastered, while those containing the phrase "such
as" are intended as possible illustrative examples.
(c) Knowledge and skills.
(1) Foundations: inquiry and understanding. The student
develops concepts about self, human relationships, and the environment
using elements of drama and conventions of theatre. The student is
expected to:
(A) develop and practice theatre warm-up techniques;
(B) develop and practice stage movement techniques
consistently to express thoughts, feelings, and actions non-verbally;
(C) demonstrate effective voice and diction;
(D) analyze dramatic structure and genre;
(E) identify examples of theatrical conventions in
theatre, film, television, and electronic media;
(F) relate the interdependence of all theatrical elements;
and
(G) develop and practice memorization skills.
(2) Creative expression: performance. The student interprets
characters using the voice and body expressively and creates dramatizations.
The student is expected to:
(A) model safe, appropriate techniques to allow for
physical, vocal, and emotional expression;
(B) explore creativity as it relates to self and ensemble;
(C) demonstrate effective voice and diction to express
thoughts and feelings;
(D) apply physical, intellectual, emotional, and social
interactions to portray believable characters and convey a story when
applying acting concepts, skills, and techniques;
(E) develop physical techniques consistently to express
thoughts, feelings, and actions non-verbally; and
(F) create, write, devise, and refine original monologues,
improvisations, scenes, or vignettes to convey meaning to the audience
through live performance or media forms.
(3) Creative expression: production. The student applies
design, directing, and theatre production concepts and skills. The
student is expected to:
(A) develop and practice safe and effective stagecraft
skills;
(B) read and analyze cultural, social, and political
aspects of a script to determine technical elements;
(C) analyze characters, themes, duties, and elements
of a script to determine artistic roles and technical assignments;
(D) perform a role such as actor, director, designer,
technician, or editor in production decision making and collaborate
with others to tell a story through live theatre or media performance;
and
(E) develop responsibility, artistic discipline, and
creative problem solving by concentrating in one or more areas of
theatre production such as acting, technical theatre, or theatre management.
(4) Historical and cultural relevance. The student
relates theatre to history, society, and culture. The student is expected
to:
(A) analyze historical and cultural influences on theatre;
(B) analyze ways in which theatre, television, and
film play a role in our daily lives and influence our values and behaviors;
(C) analyze and evaluate the impact of live theatre,
film, television, and electronic media in contemporary society;
(D) research the influences of world drama and theatre
and identify key figures, works, and trends in dramatic literature;
(E) research the influences of the multicultural heritage
of drama and theatre in the United States and identify key figures,
works, and trends in dramatic literature; and
(F) identify and appreciate the innovations and contributions
of the United States to the performing arts such as theatre, melodrama,
musical theatre, radio, film, television, technology, or electronic
media.
(5) Critical evaluation and response. The student responds
to and evaluates theatre and theatrical performances. The student
is expected to:
(A) evaluate and apply appropriate audience etiquette
at various types of performances;
(B) analyze theatre as an art form and evaluate self
as a creative being;
(C) offer and receive constructive criticism of peer
performances;
(D) evaluate the treatment of artistic elements such
as theme, character, setting, and action in theatre, musical theatre,
dance, art, music, or other media and integrate more than one art
form in informal presentations;
(E) examine career and avocational opportunities such
as theatre education, arts administration, performance, design, management,
and playwriting in theatre or other media and evaluate the training,
skills, self-discipline, and artistic discipline needed to pursue
such opportunities;
(F) use technology such as portfolios, research projects,
and journals to document and present information in a clear and coherent
manner; and
(G) connect theatre skills and experiences to higher
education and careers outside of the theatre.
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