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Targeted Standards:
National Standards for Arts Education:
The standards outline what every K-12 student should know and be
able to do in the arts. The standards were developed by the Consortium
of National Arts Education Associations, through a grant administered
by The National Association for Music Education (MENC).
View the full text of the standards.
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Content Standard 8
Understanding context by analyzing the role of theatre, film, television, and electronic media in the past and the present
Achievement Standard
Proficient:
- Students compare how similar themes are treated in drama from various cultures and historical periods, illustrate with informal performances, and discuss how theatre can reveal universal concepts
- Students identify and compare the lives, works, and influence of representative theatre artists in various cultures and historical periods
- Students identify cultural and historical sources of American theatre and musical theatre
- Students analyze the effect of their own cultural experiences on their dramatic work
Advanced:
- Students analyze the social and aesthetic impact of underrepresented theatre and film artists
- Students analyze the relationships among cultural values, freedom of artistic expression, ethics, and artistic choices in various cultures and historical periods
- Students analyze the development of dramatic forms, production practices, and theatrical traditions across cultures and historical periods and explain influences on contemporary theatre, film, television, and electronic media productions
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