South Dakota K–6 theatre standards

With prompting and support acknowledge the similarities between self and imagined characters in a guided drama experience.

Identify skills and knowledge from other art forms and content areas in a guided drama experience.

With prompting and support identify contrasting stories in a guided drama experience.

With prompting and support express a short story in a guided drama experience.

Discover what actors do by watching a video or going to a theatrical performance.

With prompting and support, invent and inhabit an imaginary world through a guided drama experience.

With prompting and support, use physical and vocal expression to demonstrate emotions/feelings in a guided drama experience.

With prompting and support, use nonrepresentational objects to create props, puppets, and costume pieces that exist in an imaginary place in a guided drama experience.

With prompting and support interact with peers and express original ideas to contribute to a guided drama experience.

With prompting and support, pose questions and share responses to questions raised in a guided drama experience.

Investigate a variety of sounds and movements in a guided drama experience.

With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about costumes and props for a guided drama experience.

With prompting and support, identify a guided drama experience.

Demonstrate expression using voice and body movement in a guided drama experience.

With prompting and support understand that voice and imagination are fundamental to a guided drama experience.

With prompting and support explore the various technical elements in a guided drama experience.

With prompting and support use movement and gesture in a guided drama experience.

With prompting and support identify emotional responses in a guided drama experience.

With prompting and support express an emotional response to a guided drama experience.

With prompting and support, explore the students' own culture through a guided drama experience.

With prompting and support actively participate with others in a guided drama experience.

Identify props and costumes used in a guided drama experience.

Identify an experience of a character in a guided drama experience.

Identify characters and emotions in a guided drama experience and relate it to personal experience.

Apply skills and knowledge from other art forms and content areas in a guided drama experience.

Identify similarities and differences in contrasting stories in a guided drama experience.

Collaborate on the creation of a short scene based on a fictional literary source in a guided drama experience.

Identify jobs people do to create a dramatic/theatrical work.

Propose potential choices characters could make in a guided drama experience.

Identify ways in which elements of physical and vocal expression may be used to create or retell a story in a guided drama experience.

Collaborate with peers to explore ideas for costumes and props within a guided drama experience.

Contribute to the development of a sequential plot by collaboration in a guided drama experience.

Contribute to the adaptation of literary elements within a story for a guided drama experience.

Identify similarities and differences in sounds, movements, and gestures in a guided drama experience.

Collaborate with peers to suggest costumes and props for a guided drama experience.

Describe a story's character actions and dialogue in a guided drama experience.

Use body, face, gestures, and voice to communicate character traits and emotions in a guided drama experience.

With prompting and support, identify and understand that physical movement, voice, and imagination are fundamental to a guided dramatic experience.

With prompting and support identify technical elements that can be used in a guided drama experience.

With prompting and support use movement, gestures, and vocal expression that communicate emotion in a guided drama experience.

Discuss choices made in a guided drama experience.

Explain an emotional response to a guided dramatic experience.

Investigate a story from a culture other than the students' through a guided drama experience.

Utilize words and images to describe how personal emotions and choices compare to those of characters in a guided drama experience.

Build on others' ideas in a guided drama experience.

Consider what props and costumes might be used in a guided drama experience.

Observe the experiences of characters in a guided drama experience.

Relate character experiences to personal experiences in a guided drama experience

Integrate skills and knowledge from different art forms and content areas to a guided drama experience.

Identify similarities and differences in stories from multiple cultures in a guided drama experience.

Collaborate on the creation of a short scene based on a nonfiction literary source in a guided drama experience.

Describe various technical jobs people do in the theater.

Propose potential new details to the literary elements in a guided drama experience.

Identify ways in which elements of physical and vocal expression may be used to create or retell a story in a guided drama experience.

Collaborate with peers to explore possibilities of the technical element in a guided drama experience.

Collaborate with peers to create dialogue that advances a story in a guided drama experience.

Collaborate on the adaptation of literary elements within a story for a guided drama experience.

Use and adapt elements of physical and vocal expression in a guided drama experience.

Collaborate on the technical elements to transform the performance space into the setting for a guided dramatic experience.

Interpret literary elements in a guided drama experience.

Alter voice and body to investigate character choices in a guided drama experience.

Demonstrate the relationship between body, voice, and the imagination in a guided drama experience.

Identify the technical elements in a guided drama experience.

Participate in group activities through a guided drama experience and informally share with peers.

Identify causes and consequences of character action in a guided drama experience.

Explain how personal experiences affect an audiences' response in a guided drama experience.

Compare a story from a culture other than the students' to a story from the students' culture through a guided drama experience.

Utilize words and images to describe how an observer's emotions and choices may compare to those of a character in a guided drama experience.

Collaborate on scene work with others in a guided drama experience.

Use props or costumes to describe characters, settings, or events in a guided drama experience.

Explain how characters respond to challenges in a guided drama experience.

Make connections to community and culture by using personal experiences and knowledge in a dramatic/theatrical work.

Identify the connection of real life situations and other content areas to a dramatic/theatrical work.

Explore how stories are adapted from literature to a dramatic/theatrical work.

Explore how artists have historically presented similar stories using a variety of art forms

Investigate what actors, designers, directors, and playwrights do.

Create characters, imagined worlds, and improvised stories in a dramatic/ theatrical work.

Collaborate on how characters might use physical and vocal expression to support the story and given circumstances in a dramatic/ theatrical work.

Explore and explain ideas for technical elements for the environment and characters in a dramatic/ theatrical work.

Use imagination to devise original ideas for a dramatic/ theatrical work.

With peers, revise, refine, and adapt ideas to fit the storyline of a dramatic/theatrical work.

Participate in the exploration of physical and vocal expression in a dramatic/theatrical work.

Create and design technical elements to support an improvised dramatic/theatrical work.

Collaborate with peers using prompts to identify the elements of dramatic structure in a dramatic/theatrical work.

Explore how movement and voice are incorporated into a dramatic/theatrical work.

Participate in physical, vocal, and cognitive exercises that can be used in a group setting for a dramatic/theatrical work.

Describe various technical elements that can be used in a dramatic/theatrical work.

Share a small group dramatic/theatrical work with peers as the audience.

Understand and discuss why artistic choices are made in a dramatic/theatrical work.

Relate personal experiences when participating or observing a dramatic/theatrical work.

Explore various ways to develop a character using elements of physical and vocal expression, props, and costumes to reflect multiple cultural perspectives in a dramatic/theatrical work.

Identify the connections that are made between oneself and a character in a dramatic/theatrical work.

Understand how and why groups evaluate dramatic/theatrical work.

Consider the effects of technical elements dramatic/theatrical work.

Identify and interpret problems and situations in a dramatic/theatrical work from an audience perspective.

Identify the ways a dramatic/theatrical work reflects the perspectives of a community or culture.

Respond to community and social issues while incorporating other content areas in a dramatic/theatrical work.

Investigate cross-cultural approaches to storytelling in a dramatic/theatrical work.

Identify different theater practices throughout history.

Explore what skills are needed to be an actor and playwright.

Describe the visual details of characters and imagined worlds that support the story and given circumstances in a dramatic/ theatrical work.

Imagine ways in which the elements of physical and vocal expression by a character might support the story and given circumstances in a dramatic/ theatrical work.

Explain possible ideas for technical elements that support the story and given circumstances in a dramatic/ theatrical work.

Collaborate to devise original ideas on presenting a dramatic/theatrical work to peers.

Audition, rehearse and refine dramatic/theatrical work.

Utilize elements of physical and vocal expression in the preparation of dramatic/theatrical work.

Collaborate on solutions to challenges with technical elements that arise in rehearsal for a dramatic/theatrical work.

Explore a character's dialogue and actions to better understand and change the story in a dramatic/ theatrical work.

Make physical and vocal choices to develop a character in a dramatic/ theatrical work.

Partake in theater games that can be used in a dramatic or theatrical setting.

Demonstrate the basic use of technical elements to be used in a dramatic/theatrical work.

Share a dramatic/theatrical work with peers as the audience and reflect on the performance.

Describe the artistic choices made in a dramatic/theatrical work through active observation.

Compare and contrast personal experiences within a group after participating or observing a dramatic/theatrical work.

Compare and contrast various ways to develop a character using elements of physical and vocal expression, props, and costumes to reflect multiple cultural perspectives in a dramatic/theatrical work.

Explore elements of physical and vocal expression or emotions in a dramatic/theatrical work.

Propose a plan to evaluate a dramatic/theatrical work.

Examine how technical elements may support a theme or concept in a dramatic/theatrical work.

Recognize how a character's choices may impact an audience's perspective in a dramatic/theatrical work.

Describe how a dramatic/theatrical work connects self to a community or culture.

Investigate historical, global, and social issues expressed in a dramatic/theatrical work.

Analyze commonalities and differences between stories set in different cultures in a dramatic/theatrical work.

Apply historical resources that support a variety of theater terms and practices.

Explore what skills are needed to be a director and designer.

Describe facial and body expressions that might reveal a character's internal motivations in a dramatic/ theatrical work.

Imagine how a character's internal traits might impact the story and given circumstances in a dramatic/ theatrical work.

Visualize and design technical elements that support the story and given circumstances in a dramatic/ theatrical work.

Develop original ideas for a dramatic/theatrical work that reflect collective inquiry about characters and their given circumstances.

Rehearse and refine dramatic/theatrical work through repetition and reflection.

Use physical and vocal exploration for character development in dramatic/theatrical work.

Create and design solutions to the challenges with technical elements that arise in rehearsal for a dramatic/theatrical work.

Justify the actions and dialogue of a character by exploring the thoughts and emotions found in a dramatic/ theatrical work.

Explore elements of physical and vocal expression to create a meaningful character in a dramatic/ theatrical work.

Identify acting exercises that can be used in a dramatic/theatrical work.

Demonstrate the use of technical elements in a dramatic/theatrical work.

Present a dramatic/theatrical work informally to an audience.

Explain personal reactions to the artistic choices made in a dramatic/theatrical work through active observation.

Justify responses based on personal experiences when participating in or observing a dramatic theatrical work.

Share personal responses based on cultural perspectives dramatic /theatrical work.

Explore the effects of emotions on elements of physical and vocal expression in a dramatic/theatrical work.

Consider and apply a plan to evaluate a dramatic/ theatrical work.

Identify how technical elements represent the theme or concept of a dramatic/theatrical work.

Recognize how events and circumstances in a dramatic/theatrical work impact an audience's perspective of that work.

Describe how the actions and motivations of characters impact perspectives and diverse community ideas by examining an issue through a dramatic/theatrical work.

Incorporate different forms of arts to examine contemporary social, cultural, or global issues in a dramatic/theatrical work.

Compare and contrast the visual and verbal worlds of two different versions of the same play.

Research the time period and artifacts from a particular location to articulate performance and design choices in a dramatic/theatrical work.

Investigate and identify various opportunities in theater related careers both on and off stage.

Investigate and apply multiple perspectives and solutions to performance problems in a dramatic/ theatrical work.

Explore and develop a character by articulating the character's inner thoughts, objectives, and motivations in a dramatic/ theatrical work.

Identify and explore multiple perspectives and solutions to the challenges of the technical elements within a dramatic/ theatrical work.

Articulate and apply script analysis, personal experience, and research in historical, social, and cultural contexts to the development of a dramatic/ theatrical work.

Demonstrate mutual respect for self and others by sharing leadership and responsibilities to develop collaborative goals in a dramatic/ theatrical work.

Demonstrate an understanding of copyrights and consequences for violating copyright laws.

Demonstrate focus and concentration in the rehearsal process to analyze and revise choices in dramatic/theatrical work.

Identify, develop, and refine elements of physical, vocal, and psychological traits of characters in theatrical work.

Explore and implement the elements of technical design utilizing simple technology during the rehearsal process of a dramatic/theatrical work.

Identify and explore essential literary elements and various staging choices to enhance the story in a dramatic/theatrical work.

Experiment using various character objectives, motives, and tactics in a scene to overcome obstacles in a dramatic/theatrical work.

Recognize and participate in a variety of theater games and acting techniques that can be used in rehearsal or performance of a dramatic/theatrical work.

Identify and utilize a variety of technical elements to create a design that can be applied to a dramatic/theatrical work.

Audition, participate, and rehearse a dramatic/theatrical work to be shared with an audience in a performance setting.

Compare and contrast personal and peer reactions to the evaluation of artistic choices made in a dramatic/theatrical work.

Compare and contrast personal experiences within a group and choose the most appropriate based on textual evidence when participating in a dramatic/theatrical work.

Explain how cultural perspectives influence the evaluation of a dramatic/theatrical work.

Identify and apply personal aesthetics, preferences, and beliefs to discuss and evaluate a dramatic/theatrical work.

Explain preferences to evaluate a dramatic/theatrical work using personal experiences and aesthetics.

Identify aesthetic choices used to create the technical elements in a dramatic/theatrical work.

Identify how a dramatic/theatrical work may impact an audience and assess the intended purpose of that work.