5-5-2012 Drama Developing Character

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Visual and Performing Arts
Grades 5-8
Performance: Theatre

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1.3 Performance: All students will synthesize those skills, media, methods, and technologies appropriate to creating, performing, and/or presenting works of art in dance, music, theatre, and visual art.
C.  By the end of grade 8, those students choosing THEATRE as their required area of specialization demonstrateCOMPETENCY in the following content knowledge and skills.			RESOURCES
Effective scripted and improvisational performances require informed, supported, and sustained choices by actors, directors, and designers. Techniques for communicating a character’s intent vary in live performances and recorded venues.	1.3.8.C.1	Create a method for defining and articulating character   objectives, intentions, and subtext, and apply the method to the portrayal of characters in live performances or recorded venues.	Arts Alive Meaning of Character Analysis How to Write a Character Analysis Character Analysis Essay Lessons About Character Study Developing Character Character Analysis Study Tips Character Portrayal List of Acting Skills Stanislavski Chekhov Voice Training 101 Things to Do to Train Your Voice Project Your Voice Owning the Stage
Dramatic context and active listening skills inform development of believable, multidimensional characters in scripted and improvised performances. Mastery of physical and vocal skills enables actors to create dramatic action that generates a sense of truth and credibility.	1.3.8.C.2	Create and apply a process for developing believable, multidimensional characters in scripted and improvised performances by combining methods of relaxation, physical and vocal skills