Byram Hills Central School District

This information has been taken directly from the Accelerate U - Standards and Resource Guides (with approval) from the K-12 Education, NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT site. No information in this document has been changed.

Standard 3: Responding to and Analyzing Works of Art

3. Students will reflect on, interpret, and evaluate plays and theatrical performances, both live and recorded, using the language of dramatic criticism. Students will analyze the meaning and role of theatre in society. Students will identify ways in which drama/theatre connects to film and video, other arts, and other disciplines.

Students:

articulate an understanding, interpretation, and evaluation of a theatre piece as drama and as a realized production, using appropriate critical vocabulary (a)
evaluate the use of other art forms in a theatre production (b)
explain how a theatrical production exemplifies major themes and ideas from other disciplines (c).

This is evident, for example, when students:

view different productions of the same scene from Taming of the Shrew, comparing and contrasting the various mediums (video, film and live performance)
analyze the impact of costuming, hair and makeup in helping to establish character

write a critical paper analyzing the themes of a play.