THEA 341 - Dramatic Activities for Children

Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-3
Theatre as a means to build and develop creative capacity in children. Includes theatre games, improvisation, puppetry, mask making, and other dramatic activities. Creating lesson plans and teaching a variety of content with creative drama techniques. Lecture Units: 2; Activity Units: 1.

Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-UD-3 - Upper Division Arts or Humanities
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Areas 1A, 1B, 1C and GE-2 with grade C- (CR) or better (GE Areas A1, A2, A3 and B4 for students on the 2024-25 or earlier catalogs).
Strongly Recommended Preparation: Upper division status (greater than 60 earned semester units) and completion of lower division Area 3 requirements (lower division Area C requirements for students on the 2024-25 or earlier catalogs).
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid, or Online-Asynchronous.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

read, write, and speak well when incorporating fundamental theatre skills that include storytelling and performance in creative work with children.
think critically and respond articulately when observing and analyzing theatrical performance works.
demonstrate fundamental critical thinking skills and information competency when researching, analyzing and organizing content for teaching that utilizes dramatic activity, especially an understanding of state standards.
demonstrate problem-solving skills with a theatrical lens when translating the written word, ideas, and educational content into lively creative endeavors that exhibit one’s personal intellect, imagination, sensibility, and sensitivity.
work well in teams and with others of diverse backgrounds in cooperative creative endeavors that continue to develop one’s understanding of self and others.
model personal and professional responsibility when accountable to children.
exercise leadership in their professions and communities by paying attention to and integrating theatre when teaching a variety of content to children.

GE-UD-3. Upper-division Arts or Humanities Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate an understanding of and ability to apply principles, methodologies, values systems, and thought processes employed in the arts and humanities.
Analyze cultural production as an expression of, or reflection upon, what it means to be human.
Demonstrate how the perspectives of the arts or humanities are used by informed, engaged, and reflective citizens to benefit local and global communities.