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Arkansas K–6 theatre standards

Arkansas writes its own theatre standards. They are published as Arkansas 2020 Fine Arts Academic Standards, adopted 2020 and are not a version of a national framework. Every one is matched to a national standard.

Manually re-extracted 2026-07-25 from the CSP on-disk cache's nine Fine Arts (2020-) K-8 grade-band sets (Visual Art + Theatre → art). Fixes the original defect where CSP collapsed all three disciplines and every grade band into 136 rows (§65/§85: cross-discipline + cross-band code collision, not a table-reader problem). Verified 245/245 as contiguous normalized substrings of DESE's own Visual Art and Theatre 2020 PDFs (scripts/verify-ar-arts.mjs). Re-run scripts/extract-ar-arts.mjs after any re-fetch; the Fine Arts (2020-) family is excluded from art/music in subjectMap so a re-fetch cannot clobber this.

Framework
Arkansas 2020 Fine Arts Academic Standards
Adopted
2020
Source last checked
July 25, 2026
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162 standards, kindergarten through 6th grade

  • TH.K2.Cn10.1K–2
    I can talk about ways that I am the same and different from characters in a play.
  • TH.K2.Cn10.2K–2
    I can identify emotions a character in a play is feeling and talk about a time when I felt the same way.
  • TH.K2.Cn10.3K–2
    I can make connections between a story and myself.
  • TH.K2.Cn11.1K–2
    I can use knowledge from other content areas in my theatrical work.
  • TH.K2.Cn11.2K–2
    I can use what I already know when I am acting.
  • TH.K2.Cn11.3K–2
    I can use knowledge and skills from other art forms in my theatrical work.
  • TH.K2.Cn11.4K–2
    I can explore a variety of stories.
  • TH.K2.Cn11.5K–2
    I can tell others about myself.
  • TH.K2.Cn11.6K–2
    I can talk about how stories are different from one another.
  • TH.K2.Cn11.7K–2
    I can tell a short story based on a personal experience.
  • TH.K2.Cn11.8K–2
    I can compare similar stories from multiple cultures.
  • TH.K2.Cn11.9K–2
    I can tell a short story based on someone else’s experiences.
  • TH.K2.Cr1.1K–2
    I can imitate the actions of the characters in a familiar story.
  • TH.K2.Cr1.2K–2
    I can adapt the behavior of a character in a familiar story.
  • TH.K2.Cr1.3K–2
    I can imagine how changing the plot of a story will lead to a different ending.
  • TH.K2.Cr1.4K–2
    I can create props, puppets, or costume pieces alone or with others.
  • TH.K2.Cr1.5K–2
    I can describe how props, costumes, or puppets demonstrate character traits.
  • TH.K2.Cr1.6K–2
    I can identify the five senses and the actor’s tools.
  • TH.K2.Cr1.7K–2
    I can imitate people, creatures, or things using body and facial expression.
  • TH.K2.Cr1.8K–2
    I can suggest ways to use my voice and body when telling a familiar story or being a familiar character.
  • TH.K2.Cr2.1K–2
    I can work with others to retell a familiar story.
  • TH.K2.Cr2.2K–2
    I can add details and new ideas when retelling a familiar story.
  • TH.K2.Cr2.3K–2
    I can work with others to create a new story that has a beginning, middle, and end.
  • TH.K2.Cr2.4K–2
    I can cooperate with others and share my ideas when acting out a story.
  • TH.K2.Cr2.5K–2
    I can cooperate with others to make decisions when acting out a story.
  • TH.K2.Cr3.1K–2
    I can ask and answer questions about a story.
  • TH.K2.Cr3.2K–2
    I can work with others to change a familiar story.
  • TH.K2.Cr3.3K–2
    I can work with others to change an original story.
  • TH.K2.Pr4.1K–2
    I can tell who the characters of a story or play are and where the play takes place.
  • TH.K2.Pr4.2K–2
    I can describe the characters, their relationships, and their actions from a story or play.
  • TH.K2.Pr4.3K–2
    I can use body language and facial expressions to show how my character is feeling in a scene.
  • TH.K2.Pr4.4K–2
    I can change my voice and use body language and facial expressions to show specific character traits.
  • TH.K2.Pr5.1K–2
    I can use my face, body, voice, and movement to show ideas and feelings.
  • TH.K2.Pr5.2K–2
    I can improve my communication with others by practicing physical and vocal skills.
  • TH.K2.Pr5.3K–2
    I can use imagination, voices, sounds, and movement when acting out stories.
  • TH.K2.Pr5.4K–2
    I can connect my voice and body movements to the way my character is feeling in a play.
  • TH.K2.Pr5.5K–2
    I can use costumes or props when acting.
  • TH.K2.Pr5.6K–2
    I can use lights, sound, special effects, costumes, and sets in a performance.
  • TH.K2.Pr6.1K–2
    I can imitate people, creatures, or things and communicate emotions using my voice and body.
  • TH.K2.Pr6.2K–2
    I can use my voice and body to portray a specific familiar character for an audience.
  • TH.K2.Re7.1K–2
    I can share how a performance makes me feel.
  • TH.K2.Re7.2K–2
    I can identify my own artistic choices.
  • TH.K2.Re7.3K–2
    I can identify artistic and technical choices others have made in a theatrical work.
  • TH.K2.Re7.4K–2
    I can use manners with guidance in rehearsal, as an audience member, or as a performer.
  • TH.K2.Re7.5K–2
    I can use manners in rehearsal, as an audience member, or as a performer
  • TH.K2.Re8.1K–2
    I can identify the characters and setting of the play
  • TH.K2.Re8.2K–2
    I can explain why a character does something.
  • TH.K2.Re8.3K–2
    I can explain why a character does something and what will happen to the character based on those choices.
  • TH.K2.Re8.4K–2
    I can compare my reactions to those of a character in a given situation.
  • TH.K2.Re8.5K–2
    I can compare my emotions to those of a character in a given situation.
  • TH.K2.Re9.1K–2
    I can listen respectfully and respond appropriately to a theatrical experience.
  • TH.K2.Re9.2K–2
    I can think about what I am seeing and hearing when I am an audience member and make personal connections.
  • TH.K2.Re9.3K–2
    I can connect my decisions to the decisions a character makes.
  • TH.K2.Re9.4K–2
    I can discuss decisions that different characters would make in the same situation.
  • TH.35.Cn10.13–5
    I can identify how theatrical works share information, as well as thoughts and feelings, with others.
  • TH.35.Cn10.23–5
    I can determine the ways a theatrical work reflects what is happening in my family, community, or culture.
  • TH.35.Cn10.33–5
    I can compare how the ideas presented in a theatrical work may support or conflict with my beliefs or the beliefs of others.
  • TH.35.Cn11.13–5
    I can include cultural and/or historical traditions in a scene or play.
  • TH.35.Cn11.23–5
    I can identify social issues that are addressed in a theatrical work.
  • TH.35.Cn11.33–5
    I can respond to social issues through an improvised or scripted theatrical work.
  • TH.35.Cn11.43–5
    I can explore stories and folk tales from various cultures or time periods.
  • TH.35.Cn11.53–5
    I can collaborate with others to create a short scene based on a fictional literary source.
  • TH.35.Cn11.63–5
    I can collaborate with others to create a short scene based on a historical or cultural literary source.
  • TH.35.Cn11.73–5
    I can create an improvised or scripted scene based on historical or cultural information.
  • TH.35.Cn11.83–5
    I can examine how artists have historically presented the same stories using different art forms or genres.
  • TH.35.Cr1.13–5
    I can collaborate with others to improvise dialogue for a scene.
  • TH.35.Cr1.23–5
    I can collaborate with others to plan and improvise the plot, characters, and dialogue for a scene.
  • TH.35.Cr1.33–5
    I can collaborate with others to plan and improvise the plot, characters, dialogue, and basic stage movement for a scene.
  • TH.35.Cr1.43–5
    I can explore how a story’s mood and setting can be shown in props, costumes, and scenery.
  • TH.35.Cr1.53–5
    I can work with others to design a costume, prop, or scenery for a story and explain how my choices are appropriate to the story
  • TH.35.Cr1.63–5
    I can work with others and use details from a story to plan how a character should move and talk.
  • TH.35.Cr1.73–5
    I can use dialogue and stage directions to make decisions about how characters should move and speak in a scene.
  • TH.35.Cr1.83–5
    I can describe how a movement or vocal quality can reflect a character’s traits and personality.
  • TH.35.Cr2.13–5
    I can identify the story elements in a given story.
  • TH.35.Cr2.23–5
    I can work with others and use the story elements to plan a scene and write it in script format.
  • TH.35.Cr2.33–5
    I can work with others to develop a new or dramatized version of a familiar story using dialogue.
  • TH.35.Cr2.43–5
    I can collaborate with others to make decisions when creating a story or scene.
  • TH.35.Cr2.53–5
    I can identify the team members and their respective responsibilities needed to present a theatrical work.
  • TH.35.Cr3.13–5
    I can collaborate with others to adapt dialogue.
  • TH.35.Cr3.23–5
    I can collaborate with others to revise an improvised or scripted story
  • TH.35.Cr3.33–5
    I can self-reflect and collaborate with others to revise an improvised or scripted story.
  • TH.35.Pr4.13–5
    I can act out a story with specific characters, relationships, and setting.
  • TH.35.Pr4.23–5
    I can discuss how a character’s thoughts and emotions affect what they say and do.
  • TH.35.Pr4.33–5
    I can analyze dialogue and character actions to infer their emotions and objectives.
  • TH.35.Pr4.43–5
    I can experiment with using my voice and body to communicate a character in a variety of ways.
  • TH.35.Pr4.53–5
    I can choose specific vocal changes and body movements to portray a character.
  • TH.35.Pr4.63–5
    I can explain how an actor uses his/her body and voice to create a believable character.
  • TH.35.Pr5.13–5
    I can use a variety of physical and vocal qualities to show emotions and other character traits of a specific and/or familiar character.
  • TH.35.Pr5.23–5
    I can use appropriate physical and vocal qualities to develop a character in a scripted or improvised drama/ theatre work.
  • TH.35.Pr5.33–5
    I can concentrate and cooperate with others while participating in group theatre games or exercises.
  • TH.35.Pr5.43–5
    I can choose theatre games and exercises to develop and refine my acting technique.
  • TH.35.Pr5.53–5
    I can share ideas about what technical elements might enhance a theatrical work.
  • TH.35.Pr5.63–5
    I can identify costume, makeup, and scenic elements of a planned technical design during the rehearsal process for a scripted drama/ theatre work.
  • TH.35.Pr5.73–5
    I can identify appropriate vocabulary to describe various stage and technical elements.
  • TH.35.Pr5.83–5
    I can discuss a planned technical design during the rehearsal process for a scripted drama/ theatre work.
  • TH.35.Pr6.13–5
    I can perform a theatrical work informally for peers.
  • TH.35.Pr6.23–5
    I can perform a theatrical work with personal significance and discuss its meaning with peers.
  • TH.35.Re7.13–5
    I can explain why artists make specific artistic and technical choices when putting together a theatrical work.
  • TH.35.Re7.23–5
    I can explain how artistic and technical choices impact my reactions to a theatrical work.
  • TH.35.Re7.33–5
    I can demonstrate with guidance appropriate stage and listening skills in rehearsal, as an audience member, or as a performer.
  • TH.35.Re7.43–5
    I can demonstrate with guidance appropriate performance standards in rehearsal or on stage.
  • TH.35.Re8.13–5
    I can recognize there are multiple ways to develop a character that reflects cultural perspectives.
  • TH.35.Re8.23–5
    I can identify how technical elements reflect cultural perspectives in a theatrical work.
  • TH.35.Re8.33–5
    I can compare my personal experiences to those of a character in a given situation.
  • TH.35.Re8.43–5
    I can identify the playwright’s personal preferences and beliefs in a drama/theatre work.
  • TH.35.Re9.13–5
    I can form an opinion about a theatrical work based on my personal response as an audience member.
  • TH.35.Re9.23–5
    I can describe why and how individuals and groups evaluate a theatrical work.
  • TH.35.Re9.33–5
    I can observe how an audience responds to a theatrical work.
  • TH.35.Re9.43–5
    I can describe an audience’s reaction to a character’s choices. while observing a theatrical work.
  • TH.35.Re9.53–5
    I can discuss how the problems and situations in a theatrical work influence an audience.
  • TH.6.Cn10.16
    I can examine various cultural perspectives, community beliefs, and personal beliefs in a theatrical work.
  • TH.6.Cn10.26
    I can incorporate multiple cultural perspectives, global perspectives, community beliefs, and personal beliefs in a scripted or improvised theatrical work.
  • TH.6.Cn11.16
    I can investigate universal themes from a particular cultural, global, or historical perspective in a drama/theatre work.
  • TH.6.Cn11.26
    I can dramatize universal themes and/or social issues from a particular cultural, global, or historical perspective in a drama/theatre work.
  • TH.6.Cn11.36
    I can incorporate relevant music, dance, art, and/or media into a drama/theatre work.
  • TH.6.Cn11.46
    I can investigate time periods in the history of theatre.
  • TH.6.Cn11.56
    I can compare the various conventions and terminology of different time periods.
  • TH.6.Cn11.66
    I can compare crosscultural or historical approaches to storytelling in a drama/ theatre work.
  • TH.6.Cn11.76
    I can research one or more sources of information to determine how a playwright intended a drama/theatre work to be produced.
  • TH.6.Cn11.86
    I can investigate historical context and/ or cultural influences on the work of a playwright.
  • TH.6.Cr1.16
    I can identify how characters, dialogue, and stage movement communicate characters and relationships and support the story as a whole.
  • TH.6.Cr1.26
    I can plan intentional choices for characters, dialogue, and stage movement that support the characters’ relationships and the story as a whole.
  • TH.6.Cr1.36
    I can collaborate with others to identify and analyze design and technical challenges.
  • TH.6.Cr1.46
    I can collaborate with others and use available technology to design one or more technical elements.
  • TH.6.Cr1.56
    I can explore multiple characters’ movements, speech, and inner thoughts.
  • TH.6.Cr1.66
    I can analyze how a character’s background affects movement, speech, and inner thoughts.
  • TH.6.Cr1.76
    I can analyze a character’s inner thoughts, objectives, and motivation and suggest vocal and physical qualities that reveal those character traits.
  • TH.6.Cr2.16
    I can develop a dramatic piece of a familiar story, personal experience, or a historical or cultural event using dialogue.
  • TH.6.Cr2.26
    I can develop a dramatic piece based on familiar stories that includes monologue or dialogue and action.
  • TH.6.Cr2.36
    I can develop an original dramatic piece that includes monologue or dialogue, action, and setting.
  • TH.6.Cr2.46
    I can contribute to the production of a drama/theatre work and demonstrate my relationship to other team members.
  • TH.6.Cr2.56
    I can collaborate with a creative team to share leadership roles and responsibilities and demonstrate respect for self and others to prepare for a drama/ theatre work.
  • TH.6.Cr3.16
    I can use repetition to refine an improvised or scripted story
  • TH.6.Cr3.26
    I can refine an improvised or scripted story through repetition, reflection, and feedback.
  • TH.6.Pr4.16
    I can identify the key events of a story that are the most important for telling the story.
  • TH.6.Pr4.26
    I can consider different options for staging a scene and try one or more options.
  • TH.6.Pr4.36
    I can consider different options for staging a scene and choose the one(s) that work best for the story or play.
  • TH.6.Pr4.46
    I can identify physical and vocal choices to show motivation and emotions behind an individual character’s actions.
  • TH.6.Pr4.56
    I can use physical and vocal choices to show a character’s motivation, objectives, and emotions in a drama/theatre work.
  • TH.6.Pr4.66
    I can apply a character’s motivation, objectives, and tactics in a drama/ theatre work to overcome obstacles by making vocal and physical choices.
  • TH.6.Pr5.16
    I can identify effective physical, vocal, and emotional traits of characters in the preparation of a scripted or improvised drama/ theatre work.
  • TH.6.Pr5.26
    I can refine effective character traits through the preparation of a scripted or improvised drama/theatre work.
  • TH.6.Pr5.36
    I can practice a variety of acting techniques that will help me develop a character.
  • TH.6.Pr5.46
    I can apply a variety of acting techniques that will help me portray a specific character in a drama/theatre work.
  • TH.6.Pr5.56
    I can identify appropriate vocabulary to describe various types of stage spaces.
  • TH.6.Pr5.66
    I can analyze a planned technical design during the rehearsal process for a scripted drama/ theatre work.
  • TH.6.Pr5.76
    I can refine and apply solutions to a planned technical design during the rehearsal process for a drama/theatre work through collaboration with peers and by using available technology when appropriate.
  • TH.6.Pr6.16
    I can perform a drama/ theatre work, including some technical elements, informally or formally for an audience.
  • TH.6.Pr6.26
    I can perform a scripted and rehearsed drama/ theatre work for an audience.
  • TH.6.Re7.16
    I can compare and contrast my reaction to the artistic and technical choices in a theatrical work with my peers’ reactions.
  • TH.6.Re7.26
    I can analyze the artistic and technical choices in an individual or ensemble performance of a drama/theatre work.
  • TH.6.Re7.36
    I can demonstrate appropriate listening skills and performance standards in rehearsal, as an audience member, or as a performer.
  • TH.6.Re7.46
    I can adjust appropriate listening skills and performance standards to different environments.
  • TH.6.Re8.16
    I can explain how artistic and technical choices made in a theatrical work reflect cultural perspectives.
  • TH.6.Re8.26
    I can analyze how cultural perspectives influence the interpretation of a drama/theatre work.
  • TH.6.Re8.36
    I can compare the effect of my personal preferences and beliefs to the playwright’s when interpreting a drama/ theatre work.
  • TH.6.Re8.46
    I can apply my personal preferences and beliefs when interpreting a drama/theatre work.
  • TH.6.Re9.16
    I can evaluate a theatrical work as an audience member based on simple, given criteria.
  • TH.6.Re9.26
    I can develop and implement a plan to evaluate a theatrical work, using supporting evidence, personal aesthetics, and artistic criteria.
  • TH.6.Re9.36
    I can identify a specific audience or purpose for a drama/theatre work.
  • TH.6.Re9.46
    I can examine the relationship between the purpose of a work and a specific audience.
  • TH.6.Re9.56
    I can examine methods of determining the degree to which a drama/theatre work impacts a specific audience.

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