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Eighth Grade Drama & Theatre Arts

Theatre arts are a universal force in the everyday life of people around the world. This force connects each new generation to those who have gone before. Students need theatre arts to make these connections and to express the otherwise inexpressible. Theatre, the imagined and enacted world of human beings, is one of the primary ways children learn about life – about actions and consequences, customs and beliefs, and others and themselves.

Standards and Grade Level Expectations
Create 1 Creating and sustaining a believable character
2 Participation in improvisation and play building
3 Construction of technical and design elements
Perform 1 Characterization in performance
2 Technology reinforces, enhances, and/or alters a theatrical performance
Critically Respond 1 Recognition and evaluation of contemporary and historical contexts of theatre history
2 Use critical thinking skills in character analysis and performance
3 Respect the value of the collaborative nature of drama and theatre works

Thompson School District Curriculum Placemats

Thompson placemats provide specific information regarding the skills Eighth Grade Students will be able to master by the end of the school year.