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3.TH:Re8 (Arts)


Standard Identifier: 3.TH:Re8
Content Area: Arts
Grade: 3
Discipline: Theatre
Artistic Process: Responding
Anchor Standard: 8: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work

Enduring Understanding: Theatre artists’ interpretations of drama/theatre work are influenced by personal experiences, culture, and aesthetics.
Essential Question(s): How can the same work of art communicate different messages to different people?
Process Component(s): Interpret

Performance Standard(s):
a. Consider multiple personal experiences when participating in or observing a drama/theatre work. b. Consider multiple ways to develop a character using physical characteristics and prop or costume design choices that reflect cultural perspectives in drama/theatre work. c. Examine how connections are made between oneself and a character’s emotions in drama/theatre work.

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