List of Benchmarks for Theatre |
| Standard 1. | Demonstrates competence in writing scripts |
| | Level Pre-K (Grades Pre-K) |
| | 1. | Not appropriate for this level |
| | Level II (Grades K-4) |
| | 1. | Selects interrelated characters, environments, and situations for simple dramatizations |
| | 2. | Improvises dialogue to tell stories |
| | 3. | Writes or records dialogue |
| | 4. | Plans and records improvisations based on personal experience and heritage, imagination, literature, and history |
| | Level III (Grades 5-8) |
| | 1. | Creates characters, environments (e.g., place, time, atmosphere/mood), and actions that create tension and suspense |
| | 2. | Refines and records dialogue and action |
| | 3. | Creates improvisations and scripted scenes based on personal experience and heritage, imagination, literature, and history |
| | Level IV (Grades 9-12) |
| | 1. | Constructs imaginative scripts that convey story and meaning to an audience |
| | 2. | Improvises, writes, and refines scripts based on personal experience and heritage, imagination, literature, and history |
