Fourth Grade Overview
At the end of 12 weeks, students will be able to...
-- Use the vocabulary of theatre (such as plot, conflict, climax, resolution, tone,
objectives, motivation and stock characters) to describe theatrical experiences.
-- Identify a character’s objectives and motivations to explain that
character’s behavior.
-- Demonstrate how voice (diction, pace, volume) may be used to
explore multiple possibilities for a live reading.
-- Demonstrate the emotional traits of a character through gesture and action.
-- Retell or improvise stories from classroom literature in a variety of tones
(gossipy, sorrowful, comic, frightened, joyful, sarcastic).
--Design or create costumes, props, makeup or masks to communicate a character
in formal or informal performances.
-- Identify theatrical or storytelling traditions in the cultures of ethnic groups
throughout the history of California.
-- Recognize key developments in the entertainment industry in California,
such as the introduction of silent movies, animation, radio
and television broadcasting and interactive video.
-- Develop and apply appropriate criteria or rubrics for critiquing performances as to
characterization, diction, pacing, gesture, and movement.
-- Compare and contrast the impact on the audience of theatre, film, television, radio
and other media.
-- Describe student responses to a work of theatre and explain what the
scriptwriter did to elicit those responses.
-- Dramatize events in California history.
-- Use improvisation and dramatization to explore concepts in other content areas.
-- Exhibit team identity and commitment to purpose when participating
in theatrical experiences.
At the end of 12 weeks, students will be able to...
-- Use the vocabulary of theatre (such as plot, conflict, climax, resolution, tone,
objectives, motivation and stock characters) to describe theatrical experiences.
-- Identify a character’s objectives and motivations to explain that
character’s behavior.
-- Demonstrate how voice (diction, pace, volume) may be used to
explore multiple possibilities for a live reading.
-- Demonstrate the emotional traits of a character through gesture and action.
-- Retell or improvise stories from classroom literature in a variety of tones
(gossipy, sorrowful, comic, frightened, joyful, sarcastic).
--Design or create costumes, props, makeup or masks to communicate a character
in formal or informal performances.
-- Identify theatrical or storytelling traditions in the cultures of ethnic groups
throughout the history of California.
-- Recognize key developments in the entertainment industry in California,
such as the introduction of silent movies, animation, radio
and television broadcasting and interactive video.
-- Develop and apply appropriate criteria or rubrics for critiquing performances as to
characterization, diction, pacing, gesture, and movement.
-- Compare and contrast the impact on the audience of theatre, film, television, radio
and other media.
-- Describe student responses to a work of theatre and explain what the
scriptwriter did to elicit those responses.
-- Dramatize events in California history.
-- Use improvisation and dramatization to explore concepts in other content areas.
-- Exhibit team identity and commitment to purpose when participating
in theatrical experiences.