Drama/Dance and Language Curriculum Expectations
Movement (Pre-Story)
- demonstrate the ability to move and control their bodies in space and time (Gr. 2)
Statues (Tableaux)
- describe some basic ways in which the body can be used in space and time (e.g., freezing in position to look like a statue) (Gr. 1)
Role-play
use the vocabulary and body movements of a particular character when role-playing (Gr. 1)
- defend a point of view, through speaking and writing in role (Gr. 3)
Role on the Wall
- listen to discussions of familiar topics and ask relevant questions, (Language, Gr. 2)
Interviewing/Hotseating
- use appropriate gestures, tone of voice, as well as natural speech rhythms, when speaking (Language, Gr. 2 and 3)
- demonstrate the ability to concentrate while in role in drama and dance (Gr. 2)
- ask and respond appropriately to relevant questions in and out of role, about characters and dramatic situations being explored (Gr. 2)
Roleplay/Conclusion
- solve problems presented in different kinds of dramatic situations (Gr. 1-3)
Writing in Role
- write in role as characters in a story, using the vocabulary and portraying the attitudes of the characters (Gr. 2)