B. Drama / D. Visual Arts · Drama and Visual ArtsDrama and Visual Arts: Unit ReviewB1.1 B1.2 B1.3 B1.4 B2.1 B2.2 B2.3 B3.1 B3.2 D1.1 D1.2 D1.3 D1.4 D2.1 D2.2 D2.3 D2.4 D3.1 D3.2About 40 minutesLearning goalsI can role play and show a character with my face, body and voice.I can retell and share a story through drama.I can use line, shape, colour and texture in my art.I can make art and talk about art from my life and from many communities.Words to knowroleThe character you pretend to be.tableauA frozen picture made with bodies.primary coloursRed, yellow and blue.secondary coloursOrange, green and purple.contrastPutting very different things together so something stands out.Let's review!You have learned a lot about drama and visual arts. This review has a few questions from every lesson. Some ask you to act, draw or make something. Try each one, then press Show answer to check. If a part feels tricky, go back to that lesson.BEGINNINGWho? Where?MIDDLEWhat problem?ENDHow is it solved?To retell a story, tell it in order: beginning, middle and end.wavycalm, gentlezigzagexcited, wildspiralspinningthickstrong, loudthinlight, quietLines can show feelings and movement. Which line would you use for a stormy sea?Drama: Let's Pretend! Role Play1Pretend to be a chef in a restaurant. Say one line in role.Show answerAnswers will vary. Example: "Welcome! Today's special is pancakes with maple syrup!" Look for speaking as the character.2Your partner says, "Let's pretend we're on a canoe trip!" Add an idea with "Yes, and..."Show answerAnswers will vary. Example: "Yes, and I see a loon on the lake!" Look for an idea that adds to the story.3What does out of role mean?Show answerYou stop pretending and are yourself again.4Name one place you can see drama.Show answerA theatre, a school play, a puppet show, a library story time, a festival, pretend play at home, a TV show or movie.Drama: Becoming a Character1Say "Where is my hat?" like a worried character.Show answerLook for: a worried face (eyebrows up), a fast or shaky voice, maybe looking around.2What is a tableau?Show answerA frozen picture made with bodies.3How would a tiny mouse talk?Show answerIn a high, soft, maybe fast voice.4Name the three tools an actor uses.Show answerFace, body and voice.Drama: Retelling Stories and Sharing Our Drama1Retell The Three Billy Goats Gruff in three parts.Show answerBeginning: Three goats want to cross a bridge to eat grass; a troll lives under it. Middle: The little and middle goats trick the troll into waiting for the bigger goat. End: The big goat knocks the troll off the bridge, and the goats eat the grass. Look for the right order.2What is a prop?Show answerAn object used in a drama, like a bowl, a broom or a toy phone.3What could you use as a sound effect for footsteps?Show answerAnswers will vary: tapping on a table, patting your knees, stomping, crinkling paper.4Say one kind and specific thing about a drama you watched.Show answerAnswers will vary. Example: "I liked the giant's loud, low voice."Visual Arts: Lines and Shapes1Draw a zigzag line and a wavy line. Which looks calmer?Show answerThe wavy line looks calmer. Zigzag looks sharp and exciting.2Is a cloud a geometric or organic shape?Show answerOrganic.3What does a red octagon sign mean?Show answerStop.4What kind of line could show a spinning whirlwind?Show answerA spiral line.Visual Arts: Colour and Texture1Name the three primary colours.Show answerRed, yellow, blue.2Red + blue = ?Show answerPurple.3Is orange a warm or cool colour?Show answerWarm.4Describe the texture of a pinecone.Show answerBumpy, rough or prickly.Visual Arts: Making and Talking About Art1Is a clay pot 2D or 3D?Show answer3D.2Look at any picture in your home. Say an I see and an I wonder sentence.Show answerAnswers will vary. Look for a real detail (I see...) and a real question (I wonder...).3Name an Inuk artist you learned about.Show answerKenojuak Ashevak, from Kinngait (Cape Dorset), Nunavut.4How can you make the main part of your picture stand out?Show answerUse contrast: make it bigger, brighter or give it a thick outline.Just for funWhy did the crayon get a part in the class play?Because it was great at drawing a crowd!How to use this reviewDo the review over two short sittings if your child gets tired. Each section matches one lesson.Many answers are shown or made, not said. Use the "Look for" notes to check.Ask "Why did you choose that?" Explaining choices is a big part of the Arts.Note which section had mistakes, then revisit that lesson's activity.Check your understandingQuiz1. When you pretend to be a character, you are ___.out of rolein the audiencein role2. Which answer builds on your partner's idea in drama?"Yes, and the dragon is friendly!""No, I don't want to.""That's silly."3. How might an actor show a character is sad?jumping and shoutingslumped shoulders and a soft, slow voicea big smile4. A story has a beginning, a middle and an ___.propaudienceend5. Which is a costume piece?a crowna knock on the tablea frown6. Which line would best show lightning?horizontalzigzagwavy7. Yellow + blue makes ___.orangepurplegreen8. Which is a primary colour?redorangegreen9. A sculpture is ___.2D art3D arta sound effect10. Which is the respectful way to learn from Indigenous art?copy a design and say you invented itsay Indigenous people don't make art anymorelearn the artist's name and Nation and make your own art inspired by itMark lesson completeFor parents and teachersUse mistakes to choose what to revisit. Each review section matches one lesson.Won't stay in role, or blocks other people's ideas: revisit Drama: Let's Pretend! Role Play. Play "Yes, and..." with a pretend play box.Uses the same voice and body for every character, or can't hold a freeze: revisit Drama: Becoming a Character. Play the character walk and talk game.Mixes up story order, or has trouble talking about a drama: revisit Drama: Retelling Stories and Sharing Our Drama. Hold a family theatre night.Can't name kinds of lines, or mixes up geometric and organic shapes: revisit Visual Arts: Lines and Shapes. Go on a line and shape hunt.Mixes up primary and secondary colours, or warm and cool: revisit Visual Arts: Colour and Texture. Mix paints together.Mixes up 2D and 3D, only says "I like it," or isn't sure how to talk about Indigenous art respectfully: revisit Visual Arts: Making and Talking About Art. Practise I see, I think, I feel, I wonder.In the Arts, effort, willingness to try and explaining choices matter more than a polished result. Praise brave tries and creative ideas!PreviousVisual Arts: Making and Talking About Art