This Unit of Study is reformatted from the Colorado Department of Education’s Sample Curriculum Project.

Content Area: Grade Drama and Theatre Arts: Grade 05 Unit of Study Theatre Careers and Roles, What I Want to Do! Pacing 1-2 weeks / 5 one-hour sessions Focusing Lens Roles/Responsibilities Unit Strands Create, Perform, Critically Respond Influence, Contribution, Analysis, Vision, Investigate/Discovery, Production, Process, Technique, Style, Value, Concepts Law/Rules, Design, Collaboration Grade Level Expectations Colorado Academic Drama and Theatre Arts Standards Standard 1 – Create DTA.5.1.1: Contribute ideas in improvisation and play building DTA.5.1.2: Develop a variety of visual configurations of the acting space Standard 2 – Perform DTA.5.2.1: In rehearsal and performance, work as a productive and responsible member of an acting ensemble using scripted or improvisational scene work DTA.5.2.2: Communicate characters through physical movement, gesture, sound and speech, and facial expressions Standard 3 – Critically Respond DTA.5.3.1: Identify at least one role of a theatre practitioner DTA.5.3.2: Give, accept and integrate constructive and supportive feedback from self and others DTA.5.3.3: Demonstrate understanding of historical and cultural context of scripts, scenes, and performances DTA.5.3.4: Analyze dramatic text in scenes and script

Inquiry Questions (Engaging – Debatable) ● Why are there distinct roles in a theatrical production? ● Why should performers experience various roles of a theatrical production? Generalizations Guiding Questions My students will UNDERSTAND that … Factual Conceptual numerous theatre practitioners influence and ● Who are the members of a ● How can incorporating numerous contribute to the creation of a production. production team? informed voices assist in the creation ● What is the job responsibility of of a production? each member of a production ● Why is training for any job on the team? theatre production team essential? investigation of various theatrical roles reveals that ● What are the unique aspects that ● How does a designer dictate a each aspect of a theatre practitioner’s skills and playwrights, directors and actors technician’s job in a production? techniques are unique and valuable to the production contribute to a production? ● How does a director analyze the process. ● What are the unique aspects that playwright’s script for production? designers and technicians contribute to a production? designers and technicians collaborate with the ● What are the key components of ● How does the director/production director to discover and create the vision of the successful collaboration? team develop the vision for a production. ● What is required to develop a vision production? for a production? ● Why is successful collaboration essential to the success of a production? ● How does each member of a production team contribute to the overall theatre experience? Critical Content Key Skills My students will KNOW … My students will be able to (DO) … ● the different roles of theatre practitioners on a production ● identify the unique duties and contributions of each member of team (such as director; playwright; designer: set, sound, a production team. lighting, costume, make-up; technician; stage manager). ● articulate the process of developing a vision for a production in ● the specific job responsibilities of the theatre practitioners on a collaboration with designers on a production team. production team. ● exhibit an understanding of the importance of collaboration in a ● the key components of successful collaboration for members theatrical context. on a production team (such as teamwork, give and take, ● identify how a designer’s role is different from a technician’s role respect, critical thinking). in the production process. ● the process of creating a vision for a theatre production (such ● identify how a director contributes to the actor’s process of as research, culture, history, imagination). creating a character. ● identify how a playwright informs the production team of the play’s message. Critical Language Includes the Academic and Technical vocabulary, semantics, and discourse which are particular to and necessary for accessing a given discipline. Academic: Technical: ● collaboration ● theatre practitioners ● critical thinking ● theatre designers and technicians ● production team o playwright o director o designer ▪ set ▪ sound ▪ lighting ▪ costume ▪ make-up o technician o stage manager A student in Drama and Theatre Arts can demonstrate the ability to apply and comprehend critical language through this statement: Creating a successful vision for a theatrical production involves the collaboration of the director with the entire production team.