Current through February 27, 2024
If a public school offers a course of instruction in theater
in seventh grade, such instruction must be designed so that pupils meet the
following standards of performance by the completion of the course:
1. Creation of new theatrical work by
conceiving and developing theatrical work, alone and with others, which must be
determined by evaluating the ability of the pupil to:
(a) Generate and conceptualize theatrical
ideas and work, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Identify multiple perspectives and
solutions to staging challenges in a theatrical work;
(2) Explain solutions to design challenges in
a theatrical work; and
(3) Describe
the inner thoughts and objectives of a scripted or improvised character in a
theatrical work.
(b)
Organize and develop theatrical ideas and work, as demonstrated by the ability
of the pupil to:
(1) Justify ideas and
artistic choices based on background knowledge and historical and cultural
context; and
(2) Demonstrate
respect for self and others when preparing a theatrical work.
(c) Refine, complete and present
theatrical work, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Revise and refine a theatrical
work;
(2) Create effective physical
and vocal traits for improvised or scripted characters in a theatrical work;
and
(3) Plan technical designs
while rehearsing a theatrical work.
2. Performance of theatrical work that
involves interpretation and presentation of theatrical work, alone and with
others, which must be determined by evaluating the ability of the pupil to:
(a) Select, analyze and interpret theatrical
work for presentation, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to identify:
(1) Staging choices to enhance a story in a
theatrical work; and
(2) Varied
objectives of characters in a theatrical work.
(b) Develop and refine technique and
performances, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Participate in acting exercises and
techniques in preparation for a theatrical work; and
(2) Select technical elements for integration
into a theatrical work.
(c) Convey meaning through the presentation
of theatrical work, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to participate
in rehearsals of a theatrical work.
3. Understanding and evaluating, alone and
with others, how theatrical work conveys meaning, which must be determined by
evaluating the ability of the pupil to:
(a)
Perceive and analyze theatrical work, as demonstrated by the ability of the
pupil to compare personal reactions to artistic choices in a theatrical
work.
(b) Interpret intent and
meaning in theatrical work, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Identify artistic choices in a theatrical
work based on personal experience;
(2) Describe how cultural perspectives
influence the way in which a theatrical work is evaluated; and
(3) Analyze how personal aesthetics,
preferences and beliefs can be used to discuss a theatrical work.
(c) Apply prescribed criteria to
evaluate theatrical work, as demonstrated by the ability of the pupil to:
(1) Explain an evaluation of a theatrical
work using preferences, evidence and criteria;
(2) Apply production elements to assess
aesthetic choices; and
(3) Identify
how the intended purpose of a theatrical work appeals to specific
audiences.
4.
Using external context when creating, evaluating and finding personal meaning
in theatrical work, which must be determined by evaluating the ability of the
pupil to:
(a) Apply and relate knowledge and
personal experience to theatrical work, as demonstrated by the ability of the
pupil to combine multiple perspectives and ideas in a theatrical
work.
(b) Analyze theatrical work
in light of societal, cultural and historical context to create a deeper
understanding of the theatrical work, as demonstrated by the ability of the
pupil to:
(1) Combine various arts to
strengthen a theatrical work that has a particular global, cultural or
historical context;
(2) Analyze and
discuss the intentions of a playwright; and
(3) Identify the artifacts of a time period
and place in which a theatrical work is set that appear the theatrical work and
use those artifacts to better understand choices relating to performance and
design.
Added to
NAC by Bd. of Education by
R043-18A,
eff. 12/19/2018
NRS
385.080,
385.114 and
389.021
