Fifth Grade Overview
At the end of 12 weeks, students will be able to....
-- Use the vocabulary of theatre (sense memory, script, cue, monologue, dialogue,
protagonist, antagonist) to describe theatrical experiences.
-- Identify the structural elements of plot (exposition, complication, crisis,
climax, resolution) in a script or theatrical experience.
-- Participate in improvisational activities to explore complex ideas and
universal themes in literature and life.
-- Demonstrate the use of blocking (stage areas, level, actor’s position, such as
full front, quarter, profile, and full back) in dramatizations.
-- Collaborate as an actor, director, scriptwriter, or technical artist in
creating formal or informal theatrical performances.
-- Select or create appropriate props, sets, and costumes for a
cultural celebration or pageant.
-- Interpret how theatre and storytelling forms (past and present) of various
cultural groups may reflect their beliefs and traditions.
-- Analyze ways in which theatre, television, and film play a part in our daily lives.
-- Identify types of early American theatre, such as melodrama and musical theatre.
-- Develop and apply appropriate criteria for critiquing the work of actors,
directors, writers, and technical artists in theatre, film, and video.
-- Describe devices actors use to convey meaning or intent in commercials on television.
-- Use theatrical skills to dramatize events and concepts from other curriculum areas,
such as reenacting the signing of Declaration of Independence
in history/social science.
-- Identify the roles and responsibilities of performing and technical artists
in film, television, and electronic media.
At the end of 12 weeks, students will be able to....
-- Use the vocabulary of theatre (sense memory, script, cue, monologue, dialogue,
protagonist, antagonist) to describe theatrical experiences.
-- Identify the structural elements of plot (exposition, complication, crisis,
climax, resolution) in a script or theatrical experience.
-- Participate in improvisational activities to explore complex ideas and
universal themes in literature and life.
-- Demonstrate the use of blocking (stage areas, level, actor’s position, such as
full front, quarter, profile, and full back) in dramatizations.
-- Collaborate as an actor, director, scriptwriter, or technical artist in
creating formal or informal theatrical performances.
-- Select or create appropriate props, sets, and costumes for a
cultural celebration or pageant.
-- Interpret how theatre and storytelling forms (past and present) of various
cultural groups may reflect their beliefs and traditions.
-- Analyze ways in which theatre, television, and film play a part in our daily lives.
-- Identify types of early American theatre, such as melodrama and musical theatre.
-- Develop and apply appropriate criteria for critiquing the work of actors,
directors, writers, and technical artists in theatre, film, and video.
-- Describe devices actors use to convey meaning or intent in commercials on television.
-- Use theatrical skills to dramatize events and concepts from other curriculum areas,
such as reenacting the signing of Declaration of Independence
in history/social science.
-- Identify the roles and responsibilities of performing and technical artists
in film, television, and electronic media.