Grade 5 Overall Expectations:
Creating and Presenting: apply the creative process to process drama and the development of drama works, using the elements and conventions of drama to communicate feelings, ideas, and stories
- On Stage (book)
- Magnificent Monologues for Kids (book)
- Great Scenes and Monologues for Kids (book)
- Curtains Up! (Hoopla)
- Surviving the Wild Backyard (Hoopla)
- Remember Who You Are (Hoopla)
- How Puzzling (Hoopla)
- Lillian’s Family Tree (Hoopla)
- Anansi (Hoopla)
- 4 Free Monologues for Kids and Teens (website)
- Emotion Walk (website)
- Discovery of Fire Skit (website)
- Musical Freeze Improv (website)
- Reader’s Theatre (website)
- Imagination Videos (website)
- 5 Ways to Help Your Kids Project Their Voice on Stage (website)
- Improv Practice (YouTube)
- Characterization in Theatre (YouTube)
- Theatre 101 (YouTube)
- Facial Expression (YouTube)
- Elements of Drama by Mrs. Alicea (YouTube)
- The Science of Stage Fright (YouTube)
Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing: apply the critical analysis process to communicate feelings, ideas, and understandings in response to a variety of drama works and experiences
- Drama (book)
- Tune it Out (book)
- Playing Juliet (book)
- A 2nd Chance (Hoopla)
- Jack and the Beanstalk (Hoopla)
- Kids Theatre Dictionary (website)
- Dramatic Irony (YouTube)
- A Day in the Life (YouTube)
- The Little Mermaid Live Play (YouTube)
- Space Pirates Musical (YouTube)
- Making a Puppet (YouTube)
Exploring Forms and Cultural Contexts: demonstrate understanding a variety of drama and theatre forms, traditions, and styles from the past and present, and their sociocultural and historical contexts
- Theater (book)
- Shakespeare’s Theatre (book)
- The Marvels (book)
- Exploring Theatre (Hoopla)
- Broadway (Hoopla)
- Renaissance Fairs (Hoopla)
- Cool Career: Movie Director (Hoopla)
- Spoken Word Poetry (YouTube)
- Kids Poetry Slam (YouTube)
- African Anansi Storytelling (YouTube)
- Kabuki Theatre (Japan) (YouTube)