Performing Scripts & Poetry
Improvise, rehearse, and perform play scripts and poetry — using role, intonation, tone, volume, mood, silence, stillness, and action to generate language, explore meaning, and add impact to performance
Share and support
Entire curriculum
1590 concepts · 8 subjects
Compare teaching approaches
Teaching approaches
Gakuva’s recommended starting approach is selected. You can still compare every option.
1 approach
Performance communicates meaning through pacing, phrasing, emphasis, volume, pauses, and movement while remaining grounded in the text.
Prepare and perform a 10–20 line script or poem twice, revising delivery after a self-review.
Family records and proof options
Keep a record of your learning
Save photos, notes, and attendance. Export a proof packet for compliance or portfolio reviews.
Learning resources
External links for extra practice. They do not replace Gakuva’s teaching approach.
No additional resources are listed for this topic.
The teaching approach appears above.
Check understanding
- Perform a scene from a play using appropriate intonation, volume, and pauses to convey character and mood
- Use improvisation to explore how a character might respond in a new situation
- Rehearse and perform a poem aloud, using pace and emphasis to bring out the meaning
“When your child performs in a play or reads aloud from a script, do they use their voice — volume, pace, and expression — to bring the character or poem to life?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Speaking & Listening
- Age range
- Ages 11–14
Standards