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1.) Demonstrate ways to use the body and voice to communicate character actions, emotions, and sounds in a drama.
Examples:
- character actions--shrug, shudder;
- emotions--laughter, tears;
- sounds--fist pounding on table top, door slamming
• Differentiating between verbal and nonverbal sounds
Examples:
- verbal--"Stop!,"
- nonverbal--"Grrr"
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2.) Demonstrate locomotor and nonlocomotor movements that suggest specific images or ideas.
Examples:
- locomotor--walking across a space,
- nonlocomotor--standing tall like a tree
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3.) Create classroom dramatizations based on personal experiences, imagination, literature, heritage, and history; including characters, settings, dialogues, and situations.
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4.) Describe different elements in a dramatization.
Example: characters building suspense
• Identifying characters, settings, problem, and solution in a drama
• Describing character traits, including appearance, actions, and choices
• Using appropriate theatre vocabulary
Examples: character, plot, setting, pantomime
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5.) Communicate in an appropriate manner regarding aspects of a dramatization.
Examples:
- appropriate--"That costume was from the wrong time period."
- inappropriate--"That costume was ugly."
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6.) 6. Identify common topics and ideas in stories from different cultures and historical periods.
Examples:
- good versus evil--The Lion King, The Wizard of Oz;
- finding your gift--The Indian Paintbrush, Just the Thing for Geraldine;
- beware of strangers--Little Red Riding Hood, Lon Po Po
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7.) Identify diverse world cultures through various artistic representations.
Examples:
- European--British, Irish, and Scottish accents;
- Native American--blanket weaving;
- Mexican--Mexican Hat Dance, piņata
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8.) Describe how the arts communicate ideas in different ways.
Example: differences in the portrayal of friendship in A Charlie Brown Christmas and in the visual print The Banjo Player
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9.) Use simple technology to enhance a classroom dramatization.
Examples: tape recorders, digital cameras, computer programs
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