Oaklawn
Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School
Theatre
Kindergarten
Learn to orient themselves with others as well as self, explore self-expression
through creative dramatics, and learn a basic theatre vocabulary. Introduced to
rhythm, movement and vocal techniques, and will learn about other cultures
through folklore stories and multi-culture performances.
First Grade
Explore self-expression through creative dramatics. Begin to work in small
groups creating skits based upon familiar stories. Learn problem solving skills,
use music and movement to enhance improvisations, and begin to recite poems and
other written material. Basic theatre vocabulary will be added to and used to
discuss performances. Further exposure to other cultures.
Second Grade
Further explore self-expression through creative dramatics, and learn to work in
groups, improvise scenes, and to tell stories that have a beginning, middle, and
end. Recognize character, plot, setting, and theme. Start learning how to
criticize performances. Learn to imitate and talk about the world and the people
around them. Multi-culture themes will be further explored.
Third Grade
Explore self-expression through creative dramatics. Learn to imitate and talk
about, in detail, the world and the people around them. Work in groups to
improvise scenes, learn to recognize character, plot, setting, and theme, and
start learning how to criticize performances. Be able to read, develop, and
perform a production from a script, and improve their ability to move about the
stage.
Fourth Grade
Encourage to observe the people and events around them and will learn to use
what they have observed as performers. Small groups will be used to improvise
scenes, using different styles and themes. Learn the roles of actor, director,
scriptwriter, and technical artist, and have the opportunity to play those rules
in classroom and other performances. Discuss reasons for creating and attending
theater, film, television, and other performing arts.