Theater Arts (Grades 6, 7, and 8 - Semester)
This beginning course of theater introduces students to an overview of drama, integrating basic acting and stage terms through a series of activities and simple presentations. The student will identify responsibilities involved in a variety of dramatic presentations. In addition, the student will learn basic evaluative techniques of dramatic productions.
Theater Arts (Grade 8 - Year)
Highly motivated students are eligible to take a full year of Theater Arts at the eighth-grade level. This course emphasizes the development of acting skills, play analysis, play production, and the historical and social impact of theater as an art form and theater as a profession. This course will provide a natural progression into further studies in drama at the high school level.