• 6th grade students will leave the class with a resume/ portfolio of theatrical experience, and scene writings.
• 7th grade students will continue the resume/portfolio adding more experience, scripts, makeup and  scene designs.
• 8th grade students will complete their middle school resume/portfolio adding more experience to previous content.
• Students may qualify for induction into the International Thespian Society (a theatre honorary). 

Course Description

Students will be introduced to and explore the elements of drama in creating and performing dramatic works with others.  Students will observe, describe, and apply creative dramatics (improvisation, pantomime, role playing) in a variety of situations.

Academic Standards

Theatre Standards

• TH:Cr 1.1.6: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.
• TH:Cr2.1.6: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work. 
• TH:Cr3.1.6: Refine and complete artistic work.
• TH:Pr4.1.6: Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.
• TH:Pr5.1.6: Develop and refine artistic technique and work for presentation 
• TH:Pr6.1.6: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work. 
• TH:Re7.1.6: Perceive and analyze artistic work.
• TH:Re8.1.6: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.
• TH:Re9.1.6: Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work 
• TH:Cn10.1.6: Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art 

Approaches to Learning

Thinking Skills

• Practice observing carefully in order to recognize problems
• Recognize unstated assumptions and bias
• Consider ideas from multiple perspectives
• Identify obstacles and challenges
• Troubleshoot systems and applications
• Use brainstorming and mind mapping to generate new ideas and inquiries
• Create novel solutions to complex problems
• Create original works and ideas

Social Skills

• Working  effectively with others - cooperation/ teamwork
• Practice empathy & social awareness
•  Delegate and share responsibility for decision-making
• Help others to succeed
• Take responsibility for one’s own actions
• Manage a resolve conflict and work collaboratively in teams
• Listen actively to other perspectives and ideas
• Exercise leadership and take on a variety of roles within groups
• Give and receive meaningful feedback

Communication Skills

• Use a variety of speaking techniques to communicate with a variety of audiences
• Interpret and use effectively modes of non-verbal communication
• Use and interpret a range of discipline- specific terms and symbols
• Give and receive meaningful feedback
• Take effective notes in class
• Make effective summary notes for studying
• Use a variety of organizers for academic writing tasks

Self-Management Skills

• Time Management/ meet deadlines
• Create and prepare for summative assessments 
• Set realistic and challenging goals
• Use appropriate strategies for organizing complex information
• Strengthen focus and concentration
• Resilience in practicing bouncing back after mistakes and failures
•  empathy and social awareness

Reaserch Skills

• Access information to be informed and inform others
• Use memory techniques to develop long term memory
• Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media
• Seek a range of perspectives from multiple and varied sources

Course Description

Students will continue to build on skills introduced in previous Introduction to Theatre class. They will use the elements of drama in creating and performing dramatic works independently and with others.  Students will observe, describe, and apply creative dramatics (improvisation, pantomime, role playing) in a variety of situations. Students will identify and describe how technical elements (staging, scenery, props, costumes, make-up , lighting, sound)and performance elements (acting, speaking, non-verbal gestures)create mood and believable characters.

Academic Standards

Theater Standards

• TH:Cr1.1.7: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.
• TH:Cr2.1.7: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work. 
• TH:Cr3.1.7: Refine and complete artistic work.
• TH:Pr4.1.7: Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.
• TH:Pr5.1.7: Develop and refine artistic technique and work for presentation 
• TH:Pr6.1.7: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work. 
• TH:Re7.1.7: Perceive and analyze artistic work.
• TH:Re8.1.7: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.
• TH:Re9.1.7: Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work 
• TH:Cn10.1.7: Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art 

Approaches to Learning

Thinking Skills

• Practice observing carefully in order to recognize problems
• Recognize unstated assumptions and bias
• Consider ideas from multiple perspectives
• Identify obstacles and challenges
• Troubleshoot systems and applications
• Use brainstorming and mind mapping to generate new ideas and inquiries
• Create novel solutions to complex problems
• Create original works and ideas

Social Skills

• Working  effectively with others - cooperation/ teamwork
• Practice empathy & social awareness
• Delegate and share responsibility for decision-making
• Help others to succeed
• Take responsibility for one’s own actions
• Manage a resolve conflict and work collaboratively in teams
• Listen actively to other perspectives and ideas
• Exercise leadership and take on a variety of roles within groups
• Give and receive meaningful feedback

Communication Skills

• Use a variety of speaking techniques to communicate with a variety of audiences
• Interpret and use effectively modes of non-verbal communication
• Use and interpret a range of discipline- specific terms and symbols
• Give and receive meaningful feedback
• Take effective notes in class
• Make effective summary notes for studying
• Use a variety of organizers for academic writing tasks

Self-Management Skills

• Time Management/ meet deadlines
• Create and prepare for summative assessments
• Set realistic and challenging goals
• Use appropriate strategies for organizing complex information
• Strengthen focus and concentration
• Resilience in practicing bouncing back after mistakes and failures
• empathy and social awareness

Research Skills

• Access information to be informed and inform others
• Use memory techniques to develop long term memory
• Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize and ethically 
• use information from a variety of sources and media
• Seek a range of perspectives from multiple and varied sources

Course Description

Students will use the elements of drama in creating and performing dramatic works independently and with others.  Students will observe, describe, and apply creative dramatics (improvisation, pantomime, role playing) in a variety of situations. Students will incorporate technical elements (staging, scenery, props, costumes, make-up , lighting, sound) and performance elements (acting, speaking, non-verbal gestures)into their performances.

Academic Standards

• TH:Cr1.1.7: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.
• TH:Cr2.1.7: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work. 
• TH:Cr3.1.7: Refine and complete artistic work.
• TH:Pr4.1.7: Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.
• TH:Pr5.1.7: Develop and refine artistic technique and work for presentation 
• TH:Pr6.1.7: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work. 
• TH:Re7.1.7: Perceive and analyze artistic work.
• TH:Re8.1.7: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.
• TH:Re9.1.7: Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work 
• TH:Cn10.1.7: Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art 

Approaches to Learning Skills

Thinking Skills

• Practice observing carefully in order to recognize problems
• Recognize unstated assumptions and bias
• Consider ideas from multiple perspectives
• Identify obstacles and challenges
• Troubleshoot systems and applications
• Use brainstorming and mind mapping to generate new ideas and inquiries
• Create novel solutions to complex problems
• Create original works and ideas

Social Skills

• Working  effectively with others - cooperation/ teamwork
• Practice empathy & social awareness
• Delegate and share responsibility for decision-making
• Help others to succeed
• Take responsibility for one’s own actions
• Manage a resolve conflict and work collaboratively in teams
• Listen actively to other perspectives and ideas
• Exercise leadership and take on a variety of roles within groups
• Give and receive meaningful feedback

Communication Skills

• Use a variety of speaking techniques to communicate with a variety of audiences
• Interpret and use effectively modes of non-verbal communication
• Use and interpret a range of discipline- specific terms and symbols
• Give and receive meaningful feedback
• Take effective notes in class
• Make effective summary notes for studying
• Use a variety of organizers for academic writing tasks

Self-Management Skills

• Time Management/ meet deadlines
• Create and prepare for summative assessments
• Set realistic and challenging goals
• Use appropriate strategies for organizing complex information
• Strengthen focus and concentration
• Resilience in practicing bouncing back after mistakes and failures
• empathy and social awareness

Research Skills

• Access information to be informed and inform others
• Use memory techniques to develop long term memory
• Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize and ethically 
• use information from a variety of sources and media
• Seek a range of perspectives from multiple and varied sources

• Bryan Station High School Station Arts Program
• Frederick Douglas High School Arts @ Douglass Program
• School for Creative and Performing Arts
  
• Any Fayette County High School Theatre Production
• Any Fayette County High School Forensics Speech Teams

• Drama Club
• International Thespian Society
• KESDA Speech and Debate Team
• School Plays