Theatre

Grade 5

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2013

22 standards
  • Foundations: inquiry and understanding (1)
    • 5.THEATRE.1.A

      Develop characterization using sensory and emotional recall.

    • 5.THEATRE.1.B

      Develop body awareness and spatial perceptions using pantomime.

    • 5.THEATRE.1.C

      Respond to sounds, music, images, language, and literature using movement.

    • 5.THEATRE.1.D

      Express emotions and relate ideas using interpretive and planned movement and dialogue.

    • 5.THEATRE.1.E

      Integrate life experiences in dramatic play.

    • 5.THEATRE.1.F

      Portray environment, character, and actions.

    • 5.THEATRE.1.G

      Demonstrate correct use of basic theatrical terminology.

  • Creative expression: performance (2)
    • 5.THEATRE.2.A

      Demonstrate safe use of the voice and body.

    • 5.THEATRE.2.B

      Describe characters, their relationships, and their surroundings in detail.

    • 5.THEATRE.2.C

      Create movements and portray a character using dialogue appropriately.

    • 5.THEATRE.2.D

      Dramatize literary selections in unison, pairs, or groups, demonstrating a logical connection of events and describing the characters, their relationships, and their surroundings.

    • 5.THEATRE.2.E

      Create simple stories collaboratively through imaginative play, improvisations, and story dramatizations, demonstrating a logical connection of events describing the characters, their relationships, and their surroundings. August 2019 Update Page 27 §117.A. Elementary.

  • Creative expression: production (3)
    • 5.THEATRE.3.A

      Demonstrate character, environment, action, and theme using props, costumes, and visual elements.

    • 5.THEATRE.3.B

      Alter space appropriately to create suitable performance environments for playmaking.

    • 5.THEATRE.3.C

      Plan dramatizations collaboratively.

    • 5.THEATRE.3.D

      Interact cooperatively with others in dramatizations.

  • Historical and cultural relevance (4)
    • 5.THEATRE.4.A

      Explain theatre as a reflection of life in particular times, places, cultures, and oral traditions specific to American history.

    • 5.THEATRE.4.B

      Examine the role of live theatre, film, television, or electronic media throughout American history.

    • 5.THEATRE.4.C

      Analyze and compare theatre artists and their contributions to theatre and society.

  • Critical evaluation and response (5)
    • 5.THEATRE.5.A

      Analyze and apply appropriate audience behavior at a variety of performances.

    • 5.THEATRE.5.B

      Compare visual, aural, oral, and kinetic aspects of informal and formal theatre with the elements of art, dance, or music.

    • 5.THEATRE.5.C

      Identify and discuss how movement, music, or visual elements enhance ideas and emotions depicted in theatre.