LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE R-VIII FINE ARTS CURRICULUM

DRAMA

COURSE RATIONALE

Since art has essentially been a reflection of the world around us, drama allows students to look at the social, political, emotional, psychological, and historical influences of our society through the reading, viewing, analyzing, and participating in various dramatic performances. By looking at the past, we sometimes have a better understanding of the present, which in turn, allows us to project into the future.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Students will be given an overview understanding of drama, including its history, acting, directing, stagecraft, costumes, makeup, and the business of play production. They will also be given the opportunity to be involved in the competitive side of oral interpretation. Students will be exposed to a variety of theatre/drama genres (by reading, viewing, analyzing, and participating).

COURSE COMPETENCIES

By the end of grade 12, students will be able to

1. Analyze by concepts/contexts the development of drama/theatre.

1. Genre
2. Historical
3. Political
4. Social
5. Economic

2. Recognize how drama/theatre works can lead to the expression of ideas and experiences both past and present.

3. Recognize, understand and use theatre/drama vocabulary

4. Analyze criteria for judging and interpreting works of theatre/drama

a. Participation

b. Tournament competition

c. Performances

d. Evaluation

5. Develop the skills to present theatre/drama as an art form.

a. Class performance

b. Peer critique

c. School play

d. Competitions

6. Identify the aesthetic needs of people interested in theatre/drama.

a. Human behavior

b. Social

c. Psychological

d. Political

7. Be involved in a theatre/drama presentation.

a. Plays

b. Class performances

c. Competition

8. Critically evaluate self-performances

a. Peer critiques

b. Video taped performances

c. Instructor critiques

d. Self-critique

Grade or Class: Drama

Last Revision: 1999-2000

Writer: Carolyn Salam

By the end of 12 grade students will be able to

District Competency 1: Analyze key concepts/contexts the development of drama/theatre.
Sub-competencies a. Genre		b. Historical		c. Political	d. Social			e. Economics
Graduate Goals	Content Standards	Performance Standards	Activities			Assessments	Resources
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 3.1, 3.2, 4.3, 5.4, 5.5, 6.1, 6.4, 7.1, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5	2,3,4,5	1.1, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8, 1.9. 1.10, 2.3, 2.4, 3.6, 4.3	Read and analyze various dramatic forms Lecture Class discussion Written work View films, live performances Complete play synopsis View other art forms Guest speakers/performers			Teacher-constructed objective test (70%) Class discussions check list (70%) Written synopses based on scoring guide (70%) Evaluations of performances (70%)	The Stage and the School (7^th ed. – Schanker) Various plays, poems, novels, short stories. Media -Audio -visual Literary Cavalcade magazine Internet - local theatre presentations - school musical and play

By the end of 12 grade students will be able to

District Competency 2: Recognize how drama/theatre works can lead to the expression of ideas and experiences both past and present.
Graduate Goals	Content Standards	Performance Standards	Activities	Assessments	Resources
1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 2.1, 2.4, 2.6, 4.3, 5.1, 5.4, 5.5, 6.1, 6.4, 8.2, 8.5	2,5	1.1, 1.5, 1.6, 1.9, 1.10, 2.1, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.7, 3.6, 4.3	Read and analyze dramatic material Research Group work Lecture Class discussion Video presentations Create mini play Critiques of performances	Teacher-constructed objective test (70%) Class discussion checklist (70%) Research assignment scoring guide (70%) Presentation with teacher, peer, self evaluations (70%)	The Stage and the School (7^th ed. – Schanker) Various plays, poems, novels, short stories. Media -audio -visual Literary Cavalcade magazine Internet - local theatre presentations - school musical and play

By the end of 12 grade students will be able to

District Competency 3: Recognize, understand and use theatre/drama vocabulary
Graduate Goals	Content Standards	Performance Standards	Activities	Assessments	Resources
1.1, 1.4, 1.5, 3.1, 3.2, 4.3, 4.5, 5.4, 5.5, 8.3	1,2,3	1.5, 1.6, 1.8, 1.9, 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7	Lecture Activity exercises Use models to reinforce terms Work on stage	Teacher –constructed objective test (780%) Hands-on activity checklist (70%)	The Stage and the School (7^th ed. – Schanker) Various plays, poems, novels, short stories. Media -audio -visual Literary Cavalcade magazine Internet - local theatre presentations - school musical and play

By the end of 12 grade students will be able to

District Competency 4: Analyze criteria for judging and interpreting works of theatre/drama.
Sub-competencies a. Participation				b. Tournaments (Competition)		c. Performance evaluation
Graduate Goals	Content Standards	Performance Standards	Activities		Assessments		Resources
1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.6, 3.1, 3.2, 4.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 6.3, 6.4, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5	1,2,3,4,5	1.1, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8, 1.9, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.6, 3.4, 3.7, 4.1, 4.3, 4.5, 4.6	Class discussion Read and review plays Develop a set of criteria Lecture Apply criteria to various theatre performances		Class discussion check list (70%) Teacher –constructed objective test (70%) Essay scoring guide (70%) Critiques (70%)		The Stage and the School (7^th ed. – Schanker) Various plays, poems, novels, short stories. Media -audio -visual Literary Cavalcade magazine Internet - local theatre presentations - school musical and play

By the end of 12 grade students will be able to

District Competency 5: Develop the skills to present theatre/drama as an art form.
Sub-competencies a. Class performance			b. Peer Critique		c. School Play		d. Competition
Graduate Goals	Content Standards	Performance Standards		Activities		Assessments		Resources
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.3, 2.4, 2.6, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5.4, 5.5, 5.7, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5	1,2,3,4,5	1.1, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 3.1, 3.7, 4.3, 4.5, 4.6, 4.8		Role play Create characters for performance. Acting activities Involvement in extra-curricular plays Performances Read and review various plays Student generated works		Teacher –constructed objective test (70%) Evaluations (70%) - teacher - peer - self Peer discussions check list (70%) Written work scoring guide (70%)		The Stage and the School (7^th ed. – Schanker) Various plays, poems, novels, short stories. Media -audio -visual Literary Cavalcade magazine Internet - local theatre presentations - school musical and play

By the end of 12 grade students will be able to

District Competency 6: Identify the aesthetic needs of people interested in theatre/drama.
Sub-competencies a. Human behavior			b. Social		c. Psychological		d. Political
Graduate Goals	Content Standards	Performance Standards		Activities		Assessments		Resources
1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 3.1, 3.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 6.1, 6.3, 6.4, 8.1, 8.2, 8.4, 8.5	1,2,3,4,5	1.1, 1.5, 1.6, 1.9, 1.10, 2.3, 2.4, 2.6, 2.7, 3.1, 3.3, 3.4, 3.6, 4.1		Lecture Research Class discussion View films/video Develop links of drama to sub-competencies Read/view various plays Student selection of plays that depict these concepts.		Teacher –constructed test (70%) Class discussion checklist (70%) Student play selection and justification scoring guide (70%)		The Stage and the School (7^th ed. – Schanker) Various plays, poems, novels, short stories. Media -audio -visual Literary Cavalcade magazine Internet - local theatre presentations - school musical and play

By the end of 12 grade students will be able to

District Competency 7: Be involved in a theatre/drama presentation.
Sub-competencies a. Plays				b. Class performance		c. Competition
Graduate Goals	Content Standards	Performance Standards	Activities		Assessments		Resources
1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.4, 2.6, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5.1, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5	1,2,3,4,5	1.1, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.3, 3.4, 4.3, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8	Develop character and interact within a scripted performance. Work on a technical crew for a theatre performance. Class discussion Lecture Evaluation of self and peers Role play		Teacher- constructed test (70%) Character performance Evaluation form (70%) Participation in play checklist (70%) Audience feed back (student evaluations) (70%)		The Stage and the School (7^th ed. – Schanker) Various plays, poems, novels, short stories. Media -audio -visual Literary Cavalcade magazine Internet - local theatre presentations - school musical and play

By the end of 12 grade students will be able to

District Competency 8: Critically evaluate self-performance.
Sub-competencies a. Peer critiques			b. Video taped performances		c. Instructor critiques		d. Self-critiques
Graduate Goals	Content Standards	Performance Standards		Activities		Assessments		Resources
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.4, 2.6, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5.1, 5.4, 5.5, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5	1,2,3,4,5	1.1, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 3.1, 3.4, 4.1, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7. 4.8		Class discussion Develop critique form Performances Videotaping		Class discussion checklist (70%) Evaluations (70%) - teacher - peer - self Audience feedback (student evaluations) (70%)		The Stage and the School (7^th ed. – Schanker) Various plays, poems, novels, short stories. Media -audio -visual Literary Cavalcade magazine Internet - local theatre presentations - school musical and play