Arkansas 9-12 Fine Arts Adoption

Student
Book

Annotated
Teacher’s Edition
Teacher’s
Resource Binder
Students experience:
 Project-Based Learning
 Multiple opportunities to apply
dramatic elements and principles in
a variety of contexts
 Opportunities to analyze, respond,
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National Theatre Standards

All National
Theatre
Standards
listed in the
Annotated
Teacher’s
Edition
pgs. 626-627

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Correlation to National Standards

At-a-glance
chapter
correlation
chart found
on p. 628
in the
Annotated
Teacher’s
Edition

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 Basic Drama Projects
Table of Contents
Unit One Begin with the Basics
Unit Two Elements of Acting
Unit Three Creating a Character
Unit Four The Play
Unit Five Technical Theatre
Unit Six Theatre and Its Counterparts
Unit Seven Exploring Theatre History
Unit Eight Monologues and Scenes
Theatre Handbook
A Theatrical Miscellany
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 Basic Drama Projects
Chapter Design

1. Create

(project specs, preview, prepare)

Step-by-step
2. Present guidelines for a
drama project in
every chapter.

3. Critique
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 Projects Specs
Students immediately know project
expectations, purpose, materials
needed, and vocabulary.

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 Warm-Up Activity

All chapters begin with an activity

that gets students on their feet.

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Preview

Students learn
essential
theatrical
skills and
concepts
needed to
complete the
project.

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Prepare

Thorough
guidelines
and tips help
students
prepare,
either
individually,
in pairs, or in
small groups.

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Present/Critique
Project specific!
 Presentation
tips and
suggestions
 Critique
rubrics or
standards
 Reproducible
rubric charts
in Teacher
Resource
Binder
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 Special Feature
Master of the Craft
Master of the
Craft section
found in most
chapters.

Features
historical or
contemporary
person of
significance
to theatre.
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 Special Feature
Theatre Then and Now
Theatre Then
and Now
integrates
theatre
history with
modern
history as it
relates to the
chapter
context.

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Culminating Activities

All chapters
end with
Additional
Projects.

Provides a
variety of
opportunities
for drama,
writing, or
research
activities.
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Unit Review
Review sections:
 Preview
(chapter content
review)
 Prepare
(metacognitive
questioning)
 Present
(self-evaluation)
 Critique
(peer evaluation)
 Extensions
(writing activities)
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Ethnic, Cultural, and
Historical Perspective

Unit Seven
explores
theatre
history from
Primitive
Peoples to the
20th Century
and beyond.

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Theatre Handbook
Includes:
 Acting
 Directing/
Producing
 Costumes
 Lighting
 Makeup
 Props
 Sets
 Sounds
 Business of
Theatre
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 A Theatrical Miscellany

 Most often recommended playwrights

 Top ten high school musicals and

dramas

 Top ten playwriting tips

 Theatrical superstitions
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 Ease of use

 Differentiated instruction suggestions

 Additional activities
 Alignment to National Theatre Standards
 Tips from drama teachers
 Substitute teacher activities

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 Chapter
overview
 Introductory
information
 On the page
correlations
 Activity
explanations
 Vocabulary
definitions

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 Teacher Resource
Binder connection
 Handbook
connections
 Text support
 Additional ACTivity
 Vocabulary
definitions
 Materials needed
 Visual Cue
questions
 Substitute teacher
plan
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 Theatre Information (TIPak)
 Four reproducibles for each chapter
• Two additional activities
• Critique form for projects
• Chapter Test
 Twenty reproducible theatre forms
 Answer keys for student tests
 Planning sheets for a full play production

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Theatre Information (TIPak)
Essential reproducibles:
 Student contract
 Letter to caregivers
 Basic theatre
terminology
 Audience etiquette
 Crew etiquette
 Safety rules/reminders
 Description of theatre
jobs and personnel
 Stage configurations
and diagram
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Example
of planning
reproducible for
the Chapter 11
project.

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Teacher’s Resource Binder

Example of
reproducible
rubric.

All rubrics are

specific to the
chapter.

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All tests available

in ExamView!
Chapter and unit
tests include a
variety of true/false,
matching, multiple
choice, sentence
completion, short
answer, and essay
questions.
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“Students need theatre, and the arts in
particular, to have this place to shine, to
know they can make positive
contributions, and to understand how art
impacts not only the brain, but the soul.”
Steve Jones, Teacher
Hartford, CN