Directing and Script Development 12

Curricular Competencies

Explore and create

Explore, create, and refine dramatic works
Intentionally select voices, styles, and perspectives in scriptwriting and directing
Examine ideas, emotions, and perspectives through dialogue and action
Demonstrate leadership skills and work collaboratively with scriptwriters, directors, actors, and production teams
Intentionally select and combine dramatic elements, principles, materials, processes, and technologies
Demonstrate creativity and innovation through scriptwriting and directing
Write and direct for an intended audience or with an intended message
Communicate and interpret ideas through words and action

Reason and reflect

Receive, provide, and apply constructive feedback to refine dramatic works
Analyze their work and make connections with others’ experiences
Examine the influences of dramatic works of social, cultural, historical, environmental, and personal contexts
Analyze aesthetic experiences and how they relate to a specific place, time, and context

Communicate and document

Document, share, and respond to dramatic works and aesthetic experiences
Communicate about and respond to environmental and social issues to inspire change through scriptwriting and directing
Express personal voice, cultural identity, and perspectives through scriptwriting and directing

Connect and expand

Demonstrate personal and social responsibility associated with scriptwriting, directing, performing, and responding to dramatic works
Demonstrate respect for self, others, and audience
Explore educational, personal, and professional opportunities in scriptwriting and directing
Examine impacts of scriptwriting and directing on culture and society
Examine the expectations and structures that exist in various scriptwriting and directing environments

roles and responsibilities of scriptwriters and directors

literary techniques, devices, and forms as applied to scriptwriting

theory, vocabulary, and practices related to a variety of directing environments

dramatic elements

dramatic forms

scriptwriting and directing vocabulary, skills, and symbols

strategies, techniques, and technologies to support creative processes

traditional and contemporary First Peoples worldviews, history, and stories communicated through scriptwriting and directing

ethics of cultural appropriation and plagiarism

health and safety protocols and procedures