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North Dakota K–6 theatre standards

North Dakota writes its own theatre standards. They are published as North Dakota Theatre Arts Content Standards, adopted 2019 and are not a version of a national framework. 114 of 118 are matched to a national standard.

CSP's theatre family is the superseded 2000 'Drama' adoption (38 rows). 4 of 118 rows unconfirmed.

Framework
North Dakota Theatre Arts Content Standards
Adopted
2019
Source last checked
July 26, 2026
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118 standards, kindergarten through 6th grade

  • TH:Cn10.1.K.aK
    Identify character emotions in a dramatic play or guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama) and relate it to personal experience.
  • TH:Cn11.1.K.aK
    With prompting and support, tell a short story in dramatic play or a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
  • TH:Cr1.1.K.aK
    With prompting and support, use imagination to explore dramatic play or guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
  • TH:Cr2.1.K.aK
    With prompting and support, interact with peers and contribute and express original ideas to dramatic play or a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
  • TH:Cr3.1.K.aK
    With prompting and support, ask and answer questions in dramatic play or a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
  • TH:Pr4.1.K.aK
    With prompting and support, identify characters and setting in a dramatic play, or a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
  • TH:Pr5.1.K.aK
    With prompting and support, understand that voice and sound are fundamental to dramatic play and guided drama experiences (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
  • TH:Pr6.1.K.aK
    With prompting and support, use voice and sound in dramatic play or a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
  • TH:Re7.1.K.aK
    With prompting and support, express an emotional response to characters in dramatic play or a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
  • TH:Re8.1.K.aK
    With prompting and support, name and describe settings in dramatic play or a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
  • TH:Re9.1.K.aK
    With prompting and support, actively engage with others in dramatic play or a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
  • TH:Cn10.1.1.a1
    With prompting and support, identify similarities between characters and oneself in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
  • TH:Cn11.1.1.a1
    Identify similarities and differences in stories from one's own community in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
  • TH:Cn11.1.1.b1
    Collaborate on the creation of a short scene based on a fictional literary source in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Cr1.1.1.a1
    Collaborate with peers to imagine choices characters could make to create a sequential plot (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
  • TH:Cr1.1.1.b1
    Collaborate with peers to conceptualize costumes, scenery, environment, and props in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Cr2.1.1.a1
    Contribute in the development of a sequential plot in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
  • TH:Cr3.1.1.a1
    Contribute to the adaptation of the plot in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
  • TH:Cr3.1.1.b1
    Collaborate to imagine how a single object could have more than one representation in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Cr5.1.1.b1
    With prompting and support, identify technical elements such as props, costumes, and scenery that can be used in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Pr4.1.1.a1
    Describe a story's character actions and dialogue in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
  • TH:Pr4.1.1.b1
    Alter voice, body, and gestures to communicate character traits and emotions in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Pr5.1.1.a1
    With prompting and support, identify and understand that physical movement is fundamental to guided drama experiences (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
  • TH:Pr6.1.1.a1
    With prompting and support, use movement and gestures to communicate emotions in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
  • TH:Re7.1.1.a1
    Recall and share choices made in a guided drama experience (e.g. process drama, story drama, creative drama).
  • TH:Re8.1.1.a1
    Identify causes of character actions and emotions in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama), or age-appropriate theatre performance.
  • TH:Re8.1.1.b1
    Explain or use text and pictures to describe how personal emotions and choices compare to the emotions and choices of characters in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Re9.1.1.a1
    Build on others' ideas in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
  • TH:Re9.1.1.b1
    Identify props and costumes that might be used in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Re9.1.1.c1
    Compare and contrast the experiences of characters in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Cn10.1.2.a2
    Relate character experiences to personal experiences in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
  • TH:Cn11.1.2.a2
    Identify similarities and differences in stories from multiple cultures in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
  • TH:Cn11.1.2.b2
    Collaborate on the creation of a short scene based on a non-fictional literary source in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Cr1.1.2.a2
    Propose potential new details to plot and story in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
  • TH:Cr1.1.2.b2
    Identify how characters might move and speak to support the story and given circumstances in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Cr2.1.2.a2
    Collaborate with peers to devise meaningful dialogue to advance a story in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
  • TH:Cr3.1.2.a2
    Contribute to the adaptation of dialogue, sounds, and movements in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama)
  • TH:Cr3.1.2.b2
    Generate independently multiple representations of a single object in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
  • TH:Cr5.1.2.b2
    Identify and explore technical elements such as props, costumes, and scenery in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Pr4.1.2.a2
    Interpret story elements in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
  • TH:Pr5.1.2.a2
    Demonstrate the relationship between and among body, voice, and mind in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
  • TH:Pr6.1.2.a2
    Contribute to group guided drama experiences (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama) and informally share with peers.
  • TH:Re7.1.2.a2
    Recognize when artistic choices are made in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
  • TH:Re8.1.2.a2
    Identify causes and consequences of character actions in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, or creative drama).
  • TH:Re8.1.2.b2
    Explain or use text and pictures to describe how others' emotions may compare to the emotions and choices of characters in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Re9.1.2.a2
    Collaborate on a scene in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
  • TH:Re9.1.2.b2
    Use a prop or costume in a guided drama experience to describe characters, settings, or events.
  • TH:Re9.1.2.c2
    Describe how characters respond to challenges in a guided drama experience.
  • TH:Cn10.1.3.a3
    Use personal experiences and knowledge to make connections to the students' community and culture in a drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Cn11.1.3.a3
    Examine how artists have historically presented the same stories using different art forms, genres, or drama/theatre conventions.
  • TH:Cr1.1.3.a3
    Create roles, imagined words, and improvised stories in a drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Cr2.1.3.a3
    Compare ideas with peers and make selections that will enhance and deepen original ideas for a group drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Cr3.1.3.a3
    Collaborate with peers to revise, refine, and adapt ideas to fit the given scenario of a drama theatre work.
  • TH:Cr3.1.3.b3
    Practice an refine design and technical choices to support a devised or scripted drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Pr4.1.3.a3
    Apply the elements of dramatic structure to a story in a drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Pr4.1.3.b3
    Investigate how movement and voice are incorporated into drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Pr5.1.3.a3
    Participate in a variety of physical, vocal, and cognitive exercises that can be use in a group setting for drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Pr6.1.3.a3
    Practice drama/theatre work and share reflections individually and in small groups.
  • TH:Re7.1.3.a3
    Understand why artistic choices are made in a drama/theatre work (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).
  • TH:Re8.1.3.a3
    Examine how multiple personal experiences are made between oneself and a character's emotions in drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Re8.1.3.b3
    Consider multiple ways to develop a character using physical characteristics and prop or costume design choices that reflect cultural perspectives in drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Re9.1.3.a3
    Understand how and why groups evaluate drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Re9.1.3.b3
    Consider and analyze technical elements from multiple drama/theatre works.
  • TH:Re9.1.3.c3
    Evaluate and analyze problems and situations in a drama/theatre work from an audience perspective.
  • TH:Cn10.1.4.a4
    Identify the ways a drama/theatre work reflects the perspectives of a community or culture.
  • TH:Cn11.1.4.a4
    Compare the drama/theatre conventions of a given time period with those of the present.
  • TH:Cr1.1.4.a4
    Articulate the visual details of imagined worlds, and improvised stories that support the given circumstances in a drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Cr1.1.4.b4
    Visualize and propose and design technical elements that support the story and given circumstances in a drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Cr2.1.4.a4
    Collaborate to devise original ideas for a drama/theatre work by asking questions about characters and plots.
  • TH:Cr2.1.4.b4
    Make and discuss group decisions and identify responsibilities required to present a drama/theatre work (e.g., actor, director, playwright, and technical designer).
  • TH:Cr3.1.4.a4
    Revise and improve an improvised or scripted drama/theatre work through repetition, collaborative and self-review.
  • TH:Cr3.1.4.b4
    Collaborate on solutions to design and technical problems that arise in rehearsal for a drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Pr4.1.4.a4
    Modify the dialogue and action to change the story in a drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Pr4.1.4.b4
    Make physical and vocal choices to develop a character in a drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Pr5.1.4.a4
    Practice selected exercises that can be used in a group setting for drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Pr5.1.4.b4
    Propose the use of technical elements such as props, costumes, and scenery in a drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Pr6.1.4.a4
    Share small-group drama/theatre work with peers as audience.
  • TH:Re7.1.4.a4
    Identify artistic choices made in a drama/theatre work through participation and observation.
  • TH:Re8.1.4.a4
    Compare and contrast multiple personal experiences when participating in or observing a drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Re8.1.4.b4
    Compare and contrast the qualities of characters and how they may change in a drama/theatre work through physical characteristics and prop or costume design choices that reflect cultural perspectives.
  • TH:Re9.1.4.a4
    Propose a plan to evaluate drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Re9.1.4.b4
    Investigate how technical elements may support a theme or idea in a drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Cn10.1.5.a5
    Explain how drama/theatre connects oneself to a community or culture.
  • TH:Cn11.1.5.a5
    Analyze commonalities and differences between stories set in different cultures in a drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Cr1.1.5.a5
    Identify physical qualities that might reveal a character's inner traits in the imagined world of a drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Cr1.1.5.b5
    Imagine how a character's inner thoughts impact the story and given circumstances in a drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Cr2.1.5.a5
    Devise original ideas for a drama/theatre work that reflect collective inquiry about characters and their given circumstances.
  • TH:Cr2.1.5.b5
    Participate in defined responsibilities required to present a drama/theatre work informally to an audience (e.g., actor, director, playwright, and technical designers).
  • TH:Cr3.1.5.a5
    Use physical and vocal exploration for character development in an improvised or scripted drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Cr3.1.5.b5
    Create innovative solutions to design and technical problems that arise in rehearsal for a drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Pr4.1.5.a5
    Describe the underlying thoughts and emotions that create dialogue and action in a drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Pr5.1.5.a5
    Choose acting exercises that can be applied to a drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Pr5.1.5.b5
    Demonstrate the use of technical elements such as props, costumes, and scenery in a drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Pr6.1.5.a5
    Present drama/theatre work with peers as audience.
  • TH:Re7.1.5.a5
    Explain personal reactions to artistic choices made in a drama/theatre work through participation and observation.
  • TH:Re8.1.5.a5
    Explain responses to characters based on cultural perspectives and personal experiences when participating in or observing a drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Re8.1.5.b5
    Investigate the effects of emotions on posture, gesture, breathing, and vocal intonation in a drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Re9.1.5.a5
    Develop and implement a plan to evaluate drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Re9.1.5.b5
    Assess how technical elements represent the theme of a drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Re9.1.5.c5
    Recognize how a character's circumstances impact an audience's perspective in a drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Cn10.1.6.a6
    Explain how the actions and motivations of characters in a drama/theatre work impact how a community or culture is perceived.
  • TH:Cn11.1.6.a6
    Investigate the time period and place of a drama/theatre work to better understand performance and design choices.
  • TH:Cr1.1.6.a6
    Identify possible solutions to staging challenges in a drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Cr1.1.6.b6
    Explore a scripted or improvised character by imagining how the character would react in a provided scenario in a drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Cr2.1.6.a6
    Use critical analysis to improve, refine, and evolve original ideas and artistic choices in a devised or scripted drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Cr3.1.6.a6
    Articulate and examine choices to refine a devised or scripted drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Cr3.1.6.b6
    Identify effective physical and vocal traits of characters in an improvised or scripted drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Cr3.1.6.c6
    Explore a planned technical design during the rehearsal process for a devised or scripted drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Pr4.1.6.a6
    Identify the essential events in a story or script that make up the dramatic structure in a drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Pr4.1.6.b6
    Experiment with various physical choices to communicate character and meaning in a drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Pr5.1.6.a6
    Recognize how acting exercises and techniques can be applied to a drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Pr5.1.6.b6
    Articulate how technical elements are integrated into a drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Pr6.1.6.a6
    Adapt a drama/theatre work and present it informally for an audience.
  • TH:Re7.1.6.a6
    Describe and record personal reactions to artistic choices in a drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Re8.1.6.a6
    Explain how artists make choices based on personal experience in a drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Re8.1.6.b6
    Identify how personal and cultural aesthetics, preferences, and beliefs influence the evaluation of a drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Re9.1.6.a6
    Use supporting evidence and criteria to evaluate drama/theatre work.
  • TH:Re9.1.6.b6
    Identify a specific audience or purpose for a drama/theatre work.

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