Middle School Level 1

Develop characterization based on sensory and emotional recall.

Expand body awareness and spatial perceptions using mime.

Respond to sounds, music, images, and the written word, incorporating movement.

Develop an understanding of the mechanisms of vocal production.

Identify theatrical vocabulary and terminology, including basic anatomy of theatre spaces.

Identify the structure and form in examples of dramatic literature.

Demonstrate safe use of the voice and body.

Imagine and clearly describe characters, their relationships, and their surroundings.

Select movements and dialogue to appropriately portray an imaginative character drawn from personal experience, cultural heritage, literature, and history.

Dramatize literary selections and imitate life experiences through dramatic play.

Express emotions and ideas using interpretive movements and dialogue.

Create environments, characters, and actions.

Create character, environment, action, and theme collaboratively through the safe use of props, costumes, and visual elements.

Create suitable environments for dramatizations.

Collaborate to plan brief dramatizations.

Use technology in theatrical applications such as live theatre, video, and film.

Demonstrate the role of theatre as a reflection of history, society, and culture through participation in dramatic activities.

Explore the influences of theatre, film, television, and electronic media such as key developments, figures, and works in society.

Identify and apply audience etiquette at all performances; Page 18 August 2019 Update.

Develop simple oral and written observations about the visual, aural, oral, and kinetic aspects of theatrical performances such as informal playmaking or formal theatre.

Identify production elements of theatre, film, television, and other media.

Examine selected occupations in theatre such as director, stage manager, actor, designer, running crew, front of house, and educator.