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:

use the techniques and vocabulary of theatre criticism, both written and oral, to discuss theatre experiences and improve individual and group performances (a)
examine and discuss the use of other art forms in a theatre production (b)
explain how drama/theatre experiences relate to other literary and artistic events (c).

This is evident, for example, when students:

direct a group of their peers and give specific recommendations for improving a small group performance
design a set, develop costumes or write a song for a scene of a play and explain why the project is appropriate

compare and contrast a dramatic reading and a silent reading of a particular passage.