CREATING
Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.
PERFORMING
Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.
Drama
Tableaux
Small groups of students create frozen images of imagined worlds, characters, and actions with their bodies according to a prompt. When they perform, they practice describing, interpreting, and evaluating each otherʻs work.
Example National Core Art Standard Alignment (opens in new window)
Curriculum Integration Ideas
- Small groups of students can use tableaux to convey key ideas and details from text such as main idea, theme, or conflict/resolution (English Language Arts).
- Small groups of students can use tableaux to explore elements of culture for people across the globe (Social Studies).
- Small groups of students can use tableaux to represent principles of geometry (Math).
- Small groups of students can use tableaux to create a scientific model (Science).
Differentiation Ideas
NOVICE
Students can scaffold toward tableaux by engaging first in Snapshots. Smaller group numbers (pairs and triads) support emerging collaboration skills. Tableaux can be shared with ½ class at a time to support performance confidence.
ADVANCED
Place additional emphasis on advanced compositional components, including foreground/background and point of focus. Students can collaborate to create add-on tableaux, bring their image to life with slow-motion action, perform a narrated tableaux, or create three related tableaux with transitions in between.