Theatre: Grade 8

Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Refine and complete artistic work.

Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Develop and refine artistic technique and work for presentation.

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical context to deepen understanding.

Imagine and explore multiple perspectives and solutions to staging problems in a drama/theatre work.

Imagine and explore solutions to design challenges of a performance space in a drama/theatre work.

Develop a scripted or improvised character by articulating the character's inner thoughts, objectives, and motivations in a drama/theatre work.

Articulate and apply critical analysis, background knowledge, research, and historical and cultural context to the development of original ideas for a drama/theatre work.

Share leadership and responsibilities to develop collaborative goals when preparing or devising drama/theatre work.

Use repetition and analysis in order to revise devised or scripted drama/theatre work.

Refine effective physical, vocal, and physiological traits of characters in an improvised or scripted drama/theatre work.

Implement and refine a planned technical design using simple technology during the rehearsal process for devised or scripted drama/theatre work.

Explore different pacing to better communicate the story in a drama/theatre work.

Use various character objectives and tactics in a drama/theatre work to overcome an obstacle.

Use a variety of acting techniques to increase skills in a rehearsal or drama/theatre performance.

Use a variety of technical elements to create a design for a rehearsal or drama/theatre production.

Perform a rehearsed drama/theatre work for an audience.

Apply criteria to the evaluation of artistic choices in a drama/theatre work.

Recognize and share artistic choices when participating in or observing a drama/theatre work.

Analyze how cultural perspectives influence the evaluation of a drama/theatre work.

Apply personal aesthetics, preferences, and beliefs to evaluate a drama/theatre work.

Respond to a drama/theatre work using supporting evidence, personal aesthetics, and artistic criteria.

Apply the production elements used in a drama/theatre work to assess aesthetic choices.

Assess the impact of a drama/theatre work on a specific audience.

Examine a community issue through multiple perspectives in a drama/theatre work.

Use different forms of drama/theatre work to examine contemporary social, cultural, or global issues.

Research the story elements of a staged drama/theatre work and compare them to another production of the same work.

Identify and use artifacts from a time period and place to develop performance and design choices in a drama/theatre work.