My accent workshops meet the following National Coalition of Core Arts Standards:

HS Proficient

  • Apply basic research to construct ideas about the visual composition of a drama/theatre work. (Anchor Standard 1)

  • Use script analysis to generate ideas about a character that is believable and authentic in a drama/theatre work.
    (Anchor Standard 1)

  • Explore the function of history and culture in the development of a dramatic concept through a critical analysis of original ideas in a drama/theatre work. (Anchor Standard 2)

  • Explore physical, vocal and physiological choices to develop a performance that is believable, authentic, and relevant to a drama/theatre work. (Anchor Standard 3)

  • Shape character choices using given circumstances in a drama/theatre work. (Anchor Standard 4)

  • Practice various acting techniques to expand skills in a rehearsal or drama/theatre performance. (Anchor Standard 5)

  • Perform a scripted drama/theatre work for a specific audience.
    (Anchor Standard 6)

  • Respond to what is seen, felt, and heard in a drama/theatre work to develop criteria for artistic choices. (Anchor Standard 7)

  • Identify and compare cultural perspectives and contexts that may influence the evaluation of a drama/theatre work.
    (Anchor Standard 8)

  • Examine a drama/ theatre work using supporting evidence and criteria, while considering art forms, history, culture, and other disciplines. (Anchor Standard 9)

  • Investigate how cultural perspectives, community ideas and personal beliefs impact a drama/theatre work.
    (Anchor Standard 10)

  • Explore how cultural, global, and historic belief systems affect creative choices in a drama/theatre work.
    (Anchor Standard 11)

  • Use basic theatre research methods to better understand the social and cultural background of a drama/theatre work. (Anchor Standard 12)

 

 HS Accomplished

  • Investigate historical and cultural conventions and their impact on the visual composition of a drama/theatre work.
    (Anchor Standard 1)  

  • Cooperate as a creative team to make interpretive choices for a drama/theatre work. (Anchor Standard 2)

  • Use research and script analysis to revise physical, vocal, and physiological choices impacting the believability and relevance of a drama/ theatre work. (Anchor Standard 3)

  • Discover how unique choices shape believable and sustainable drama/ theatre work. (Anchor Standard 4)

  • Identify essential text information, research from various sources, and the director’s concept that influence character choices in a drama/theatre work. (Anchor Standard 4)

  • Refine a range of acting skills to build a believable and sustainable drama/theatre performance. (Anchor Standard 5)

  • Present a drama/theatre work using creative processes that shape the production for a specific audience.
    (Anchor Standard 6)

  • Demonstrate an understanding of multiple interpretations of artistic criteria and how each might be used to influence future artistic choices of a drama/theatre work. (Anchor Standard 7)

  • Apply concepts from a drama/theatre work for personal realization about cultural perspectives and understanding.
    (Anchor Standard 8)

  • Analyze and assess a drama/theatre work by connecting it to art forms, history, culture, and other disciplines using supporting evidence and criteria.(Anchor Standard 9)

  • Explore how personal beliefs and biases can affect the interpretation of research data applied in drama/theatre work. (Anchor Standard 12)

 

HS Advanced·     

  • Integrate cultural and historical contexts with personal experiences to create a character that is believable and authentic, in a drama/theatre work. (Anchor Standard 1)

  • Collaborate as a creative team to discover artistic solutions and make interpretive choices in a devised or scripted drama/theatre work. (Anchor Standard 2)

  • Synthesize ideas from research, script analysis, and context to create a performance that is believable, authentic, and relevant in a drama/theatre work. (Anchor Standard 3)

  • Apply a variety of researched acting techniques as an approach to character choices in a drama/theatre work.
    (Anchor Standard 4)

  • Use and justify a collection of acting exercises from reliable resources to prepare a believable and sustainable performance. (Anchor Standard 5)

  • Present a drama/theatre production for a specific audience that employs research and analysis grounded in the creative perspectives of the playwright, director, designer, and dramaturg. (Anchor Standard 6)

  • Use historical and cultural context to structure and justify personal responses to a drama/theatre work. (Anchor Standard 7)

  • Use new understandings of cultures and contexts to shape personal responses to drama/theatre work. (Anchor Standard 8)

  • Research and synthesize cultural and historical information related to a drama/theatre work to support or evaluate artistic choices. (Anchor Standard 9)

  • Collaborate on a drama/theatre work that examines a critical global issue using multiple personal, community, and cultural perspectives. (Anchor Standard 10)

  • Develop a drama/theatre work that identifies and questions cultural, global, and historic belief systems.
    (Anchor Standard 11)

  • Present and support an opinion about the social, cultural, and historical understandings of a drama/theatre work, based on critical research. (Anchor Standard 12)