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Grade Level/Content Area/Unit:	Technical Theatre Grades 9-12
Focus: Enduring Understanding or Essential Question	Historical, Cultural, and Social Contexts Essential Question: How do costume designers select the wardrobe for productions in order to reflect the play's time period?
BCPS Theatre Curriculum Indicator:	Students will demonstrate an understanding of history, traditions, and conventions of theatre, dramatic texts and other literature of the theatre, and ways that diverse theories and forms of theatre satisfy cultural needs, past and present.
MSDE Voluntary State Curriculum: Library Media Content Standards/ Core Learning Goals	Use reference skills in order to locate information in a variety of sources. Use research skills in order to evaluate, select, record, and reorganize information. Use critical thinking skills in order to solve research problems.
National Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning (American Association of School Librarians)	1. Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge. 2. Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge. 3. Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic society. 4. Pursue personal and aesthetic growth.
National Technology Education Standards for Students (International Society for Technology in Education)	1. Creativity and Innovation Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Students: 2. Communication and Collaboration Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. 3. Research and Information Fluency Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. 4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. 5. Digital Citizenship Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. 6. Technology Operations and Concepts Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations.
en Gauge 21st Century Skills (North Central Regional Educational Laboratory)	Basic Literacy: Language proficiency (in English) and numeric at levels necessary to function on the job and in society to achieve one's goals and to develop one's knowledge and potential in this Digital Age. Technological Literacy: Knowledge about what technology is, how it works, what purposes it can serve, and how it can be used efficiently and effectively to achieve specific goals. Multicultural Literacy: The ability to understand and appreciate the similarities and differences in the customs, values, and beliefs of one's own culture and the cultures of others. Visual Literacy: The ability to interpret, use, appreciate, and create images and video using both conventional and 21st century media in ways that advance thinking, decision making, communication, and learning.