Ohio K–6 theatre standards

Share thoughts, emotions, and ideas in response to a dramatic or theatrical experience.

Demonstrate observations and listening skills in a theatrical context.

Imitate movements, voices, and feelings of people, animals and objects through dramatic play.

Use basic theatre vocabulary after attending a theatrical experience to discuss what was seen.

Identify stories that are different from one another in dramatic play or a guided drama experience (process drama, story drama, creative drama).

Imitate the characters seen in media presentations of stories and fairy tales.

Work cooperatively to create characters using costumes and props to dramatize a story.

Describe what a playwright does.

Engage in dramatic experiences to explore concepts from other academic areas.

Imagine and create a physical environment for stories (arrange classroom furniture, recommend lighting or sound effects to suggest mood, choose characters’ clothing).

Distinguish between the real and imagined worlds when experiencing stories, myths, and fairy tales.

List and demonstrate factors that make a performer effective (posture, voice, facial expression).

Demonstrate ways an audience can show respect when watching a theatrical performance.

Explain personal and collective emotional responses to dramatic and theatrical works or experiences.

Identify the beginning, middle and ending of stories and retell in proper sequence.

Work cooperatively to retell or dramatize stories and fairy tales from various time periods and cultures.

Use appropriate theatre vocabulary (character, time and place) to describe dramatic and theatrical experiences.

Identify similarities and differences in stories from one’s own community in a guided dramatic experience (process drama, story drama, creative drama).

Use body and voice to imitate the characters seen in media presentations of stories, myths, and fairy tales.

Create and tell stories based on personal experience (orally, written, by drawing a picture or pictures).

React to character actions and choices, both personal and peer, following a guided drama experience.

Engage in dramatic and theatre experiences to explore concepts from other academic areas.

Demonstrate various movements, voices, and feelings by performing a variety of familiar roles.

Compare and contrast the elements (plot, character, setting) of various stories and dramatic works.

Evaluate a peer's performance based on factors (posture, voice, expression) that make a performer effective.

Identify and demonstrate audience behavior appropriate for the forms and styles of theatre (live theatre, film, television and media).

Describe characters in dramatic and theatrical experiences and make comparisons to people and events.

Identify the plot and summarize the story.

Create movements and voices of characters to communicate feelings and ideas in dramatic or theatrical contexts (skits, puppetry, pantomime, improvisation and storytelling).

Use appropriate theatre vocabulary (such as plot or setting) after attending a theatrical performance.

Compare the same story across cultures while recognizing there are varied points of view.

Create the movements and expressive voices for characters in stories, myths, and fairy tales from various time periods and cultures.

Explore and demonstrate various design components of a scene (create live sound effects and identify clothing items appropriate to the character).

Describe how characters respond to challenges in a guided drama experience (process drama, story drama, creative drama).

Identify the arts that are used to create a theatrical performance.

Listen to and convey familiar stories, sequence events, and identify characters, settings, and conflict.

Compare and contrast the elements (plot, character, theme and setting) of various narratives.

Use processes of theatre to integrate information from other academic content areas.

Discuss and critique one's own performance in a theatrical activity based on factors (posture, voice, expression) that make a performer effective.

Recognize and demonstrate acceptable audience behavior when participating in a drama experience.

Identify factors that influence personal opinions about a dramatic work, theatrical work, or experience.

Express a character’s thoughts and feelings within the plot of a story.

Use voice, movement, space, and physical objects to communicate a storyline and a character’s thoughts, feelings, and ideas.

Describe the visual, aural, and kinetic elements present in stories and plays using appropriate theatrical vocabulary.

Explain how the cultural and physical settings of a dramatic and theatrical work affect characterization.

Create the movements and expressive voice of a character to explain and solve problems in a teacher-created improvisation or text.

Use various design components to create an environment for a scene or story.

Discuss how a playwright creates conflict by selecting action choices for specific characters.

Use the elements of theatre in combination with art elements from at least one other art form.

Work collaboratively to perform a dramatic task or action.

Explain choices made in creating settings for classroom performances (lighting, sound, clothing, mood).

Use elements and processes of theatre to integrate information from other academic content areas.

Describe ways your posture, voice, and facial expression reveal the emotion of your character.

Recognize and describe the roles of writers in live theatre and other media arts.

Identify methods used by actors, directors, and designers to make connections with an audience in a proscenium theater.

Use problem-solving and communication skills to interpret a story.

Describe how theatrical performances can elicit thought and feeling from an audience individually and collectively.

Use vivid, descriptive language to create a script around one or more elements of theatre (character, action, plot, setting).

Manipulate voice, movement, space, design, and physical objects to communicate thoughts, feelings, and ideas in both improvised and scripted activities.

Explain, through appropriate theatrical vocabulary, how manipulation of technical elements brings about changes in performances.

Explore dramatic, theatrical, and storytelling traditions in the cultures or ethnic groups throughout Ohio’s history.

Improvise movements and voices for characters to convey each character’s decisions and motivations within a dramatic theme.

Use various design components used in different productions of the same work.

Analyze how a playwright uses conflict to communicate an idea or theme.

Use the elements of theatre in combination with art elements from at least two other art forms.

Direct peers in performing a dramatic task or action.

Explain how a theatrical experience (live theatre production, film, video and media) impacts its audience through the integration of plot, character, theme, and setting.

Use elements and processes of theatre to integrate information from other academic content areas.

Implement and assess strategies that develop character by adjusting posture, gesture, breath, and vocal intonation.

Recognize and describe the roles of designers in live theatre and other media arts.

Identify methods used by actors, directors and designers to make connections with an audience in a theater with a thrust or arena stage.

Use problem-solving and cooperative skills to dramatize stories, historical events, or concepts from Ohio history.

Brainstorm the modes of presentation (film, television, live theatre, improv, vlog) that most effectively elicit thoughts and feelings from a contemporary audience.

Write a scripted scene that includes stage direction prompts, exposition, and dialogue.

Work cooperatively in different roles or jobs within a dramatic and theatrical experience.

Use appropriate theatrical vocabulary and terminology to examine and discuss how manipulation of theatrical elements affects the interpretation of theatrical works.

Investigate how past and present drama, theatre, and storytelling forms of various cultural groups reflect their beliefs and traditions.

Use sensory and memorization skills to create a character’s movement and voice in comedic and dramatic situations, both scripted and improvised.

Analyze and incorporate various design components used in a theatrical event.

Evaluate the ways two playwrights shape plays on the same topic differently.

Combine at least three art forms to create a theatrical experience.

Identify the essential events in a story or script that make up the dramatic structure.

Develop and use criteria to evaluate ideas and artistic choices made for dramatic and theatrical performances.

Use elements and processes of theatre to integrate information from other academic content areas.

Identify and critique the elements that impede a performer's effectiveness.

Recognize and describe the roles of directors in live theatre and other media arts.

Identify methods used by actors, directors, and designers to make connections with audiences in nontraditional performance spaces.

Use problem-solving and cooperative skills to dramatize a current event.

Investigate the time period and place of a drama or theatre work to better understand performance and design choices.

Write a scripted scene that includes stage direction prompts and provides exposition, consistent point of view, and dialogue.

Create and perform improvisations and scripted scenes based on personal experience and imagination.

Express and compare personal reactions to various theatrical elements using appropriate theatrical vocabulary and terminology.

Explain how the actions and motivations of characters in a drama or theatre work impact perspective of a community or culture.

Identify motivations of characters in a theatrical work and use those motivations to make choices (gesture, reaction) to events that are both scripted and improvised.

Adapt a drama or theatre work and present it informally for an audience.

Outline a play to analyze its plot structure.

Describe how traditional and contemporary media arts influence dramatic production and audience response.

Examine the basic principles and elements of various theatrical genres.

Examine and demonstrate how theatrical artists conceptualize and convey an idea or message.

Determine the effectiveness of a specific artistic choice in communicating a theatrical work.

Use dramatic and theatrical skills to demonstrate concepts or ideas from other academic areas.

Choose designs from a defined range and justify those choices.

Establish criteria to critique one’s portrayal of a character based on voice, gesture, facial expression, and movement.

Identify professional tools and skills for a working theatre artist.

Use theatrical vocabulary accurately when creating dramatic works.

Describe ways an audience can respond differently to plays that are performed in various physical settings (arena, proscenium, thrust, outdoors).

Identify universal themes and express them through a drama or theatre work.

Engage in ensemble-building activities to build character, emotion, mood, and tone.

Explain personal reasons for valuing the study of and involvement in dramatic and theatrical performance.