Elementary Theatre

Theatre Skill: Story & Character CSD K-5 Theatre CSD teachers must log in to Drama Works! & Drama Notebook to access those resources. Example Warm-ups and Games Drama Works: All Together Now (K-5th) - Dramatize a story in two lines with players speaking/acting in unison. ELA Integration Drama Works: Build a Story (K-5th) - Collaborate to retell/create a story one sentence at a time. ELA Integration Drama Notebook: Character & Acting Games (K-5th) - Seventy-five drama games for creating characters. Drama Works: Survivor (2nd-5th) - Collaborate to retell/invent a story by switching the narrator. ELA Integration Drama Works: Three-headed Expert (2nd-5th) - Collaborate to answer questions, speak about a topic, or tell a story one word at a time in character.

Example Activities, Lessons, and Projects Resource Grades

Learning Intention and Success Criteria

K-3rd

I am learning about problems and solutions so I can perform a clear and complete story. I'll know I have it when I can perform a scene with a problem and solution. I am learning the parts of a story & how to create stage pictures to tell a story through tableau. I’ll know I have it when I create tableaus that show major points of a story. I am learning the animal features for survival and how to perform a character based on analysis. I’ll know I have it when I can answer questions in character as an animal. I am learning the five elements of story to analyze and perform a complete story dramatically. I will know I have it when I can perform a story using dramatic storytelling and improvisation. I am learning characterization so I can act as a historical character. I’ll know I have it when I can act or improvise a scene as a historical character. I am learning dramatic story structure so I can create a clear and complete scene. I’ll know I have it when I can improvise a scene with a clear beginning, middle, and end. 4th-5th I am learning dramatic story structure to write and perform an original story. I’ll know I have it when I can write and perform an original performance. 4th-5th I am learning the elements of dramatic plot to write an original story with a clear dramatic structure. I’ll know I have it when I can use the outline to write an original story. I am learning dramatic staging to tell stories through stage pictures. I will know I have it when I can create three tableaus to show important characters or actions in the story. 5th

Drama Works: Conflicts ELA Integration

Drama Works: Storyboards ELA Integration

K-5th

BYU Arts Partnership: Animal Question & Answer Science & ELA Integration BYU Arts Partnership: Coyote and Frog Race - A Goshute Tale ELA Integration Drama Works: Time Machine Social Studies & ELA Integration Drama Works: Author/Actor ELA Integration BYU Arts Partnership: A Funny Thing Happened. . . ELA Integration Drama Notebook: Short Story Outlines ELA Integration

2nd-3rd

2nd-4th

2nd-5th

4th-5th

CSD Wonders Integration Lesson: Character Snapshots ELA Integration