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Moved to Act (6 - 8)

Last changed: 07/27/2022 5:00pm
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6 , 7 , 8 Music Dance Theater
Theater English Social Studies
Both Grade Level and Arts/PE Program Integration
3 60 min
3 60 min
In-School Short Term Residency
All year. In-School,
$10 0
yes Phone , In-Person , Email , Other
All costumes, props and scene work organizers needed for the assembly.
Whiteboard, markers, chart paper
No special space requirements, just room to move
I can acknowledge new ideas expressed in discussion and modify my views if needed. I can adapt a drama/theater work and present it informally for an audience. I can use my voice and body to share/demonstrate our ideas.
Moved to Act is an ensemble performance program, where students practice scene building techniques, that connect their own experiences with Burning Issues "” issues in their immediate communities or the world that generate a visceral response.

Students will learn how to use Tableaus and other physical theater techniques in building a theatrical performance. Through this collaboration students begin to find solutions to tough problems through the use of improv and group discussions to see how they, regardless of their age, can participate in solving problems that are important to them.

Moved to Act has 3 components, Ensemble Building, Burning Issues, and Building Performance. Ensemble exercises help students build build and maintain respect for each other while creating content for their play. Burning issues will be generated through guided discussion in small groups. Building the performance combines these conversations with the physical language/images developed earlier and then engages the students in creating and adding dialogue, poetry, or other arts to convey emotions.
Moved to Act is an ensemble performance program, where students practice scene building techniques, that connect their own experiences with Burning Issues "” issues in their immediate communities or the world that generate a visceral response.

Students will learn how to use Tableaus and other physical theater techniques in building a theatrical performance. Through this collaboration students begin to find solutions to tough problems through the use of improv and group discussions to see how they, regardless of their age, can participate in solving problems that are important to them.

Moved to Act has 3 components, Ensemble Building, Burning Issues, and Building Performance. Ensemble exercises help students build build and maintain respect for each other while creating content for their play. Burning issues will be generated through guided discussion in small groups. Building the performance combines these conversations with the physical language/images developed earlier and then engages the students in creating and adding dialogue, poetry, or other arts to convey emotions.
Teachers and other supportive adults are welcome to participate in creating a safe space for students

Grade 6

Grade 6: Reading Standards for Literature: Key ideas and Details #6.3: Describe how a particular story or drama plot unfolds in a series of episodes, as well as how characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
Grade 6: Reading Standards for Literature: Key ideas and Details #6.1. Engage in a range of collaborative discussions (one"on"one, in groups, and teacher"led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts and issues.
Theater: Responding Anchor Standard 7. Perceive and analyze artistic work. Describe and record personal reactions to artistic choices in a drama/theatre work.
Theatre: Performing Anchor Standard 6: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Grade 7

Grade 7: Reading Standards for Literature: Key ideas and Details #7.3: Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how elements shape the characters or plot).
Grade 7: Speaking & Listening: Comprehension and Collaboraon #7.1: Engage in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on others" ideas and expressing their own clearly.
Theatre: Responding Anchor Standard 7. Perceive and analyze artistic work.
a. Compare recorded personal and peer reactions to artistic choices in a drama/ theatre work.
Theatre: Performing Anchor Standard 6: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Grade 8

Grade 8: Reading Standards for Literature: Key Ideas and Details #8.3. Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.
Grade 8: Reading Standards for Literature: Key ideas and Details # 8.1. Engage in a range of collaborative discussions (one"on"one, in groups, and teacher" led) with diverse partners on grade 8 topics, texts, and issues.
Theatre: Responding Anchor Standard 7. Perceive and analyze artistic work. Apply criteria to the evaluation of artistic choices in a drama/theatre work.
Theatre: Performing Anchor Standard 6: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.