Brainstorm and negotiate with other students to determine a topic of mutual concern to address through a collective creation.

Collaborate on a youth-driven and teacher/community-supported plan to raise awareness through drama about a topic of concern to youth:

• Propose ways of including community members and theatre artists who share the same concerns, and develop a collaborative action plan to share some parts or entire dramatic expressions with others.
• Create and maintain reflective records to document the work (e.g., journal, photos, blog, video).

Investigate how fictional situations and dramatic episodes related to the chosen topic might be explored (e.g., using structured improv, drawing on different theatrical genres or cultural drama traditions).

Collaborate on exploration and development of the collective creation through developing various roles and characters and incorporating a range of drama strategies.

Research different theatrical genres and cultural traditions, and investigate and explore how some of these conventions may be incorporated into the collective creation (e.g., Indonesian shadow puppet theatre, Greek tragedy, vaudeville, improvisational theatre).

Create and incorporate imagery, sound, and visual effects in collective creation.

Use technology as a tool during the creative process and as part of a presentation, where appropriate.

Analyze and describe the effectiveness of own drama to express perspectives.