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From Story
to Stage
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| Length: |
1-2
class periods |
| Grades: |
5-8
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| Subjects: |
Language
Arts, Performing Arts
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| Subtopics: |
Theater,
Music, Literature |
| Intelligences
Being Addressed: |
Interpersonal,
Intrapersonal, Musical/Rhythmic, Verbal/Linguistic |
| Dimensions
of Learning: |
Acquisition and integration of knowledge, Extension and refinement
of knowledge |
| Overview: |
Students
will learn to analyze the story and break it down into the simplest
main points. They will learn to distinguish between main points
and detail. This will be done through discussion and final hand-drawn
charts.
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| Equipment:
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TV/video
player
CD player
Bulletin board
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| Materials: |
The
Black Dog Opera Library Series
video starring Pavoratti (Jean Pierre Ponelle film version) |
| Hand
Outs: |
Direction
Cards
Rigoletto's Story; part
1 and part
2 |
| Student
Supplies: |
Pencil
and paper
Large
newsprint paper
Crayon or marker
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| Teacher
Internet Resources: |
Lesson
and Extension-Specific Resources: See unit overview
General Internet Resources: See unit overview
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National
Standards for Arts Education:
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Music
5-8, Standards 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| Instructional
Objectives: |
Students
will demonstrate an understanding of the complete story of Rigoletto.
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| Strategies: |
Guided
activity
Group process
Hands-on project
Imaginative thinking
Critical thinking strategies
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| Instructional
Plan: |
1.
As a warm up, read the definition of a synopsis. How is a synopsis
different from a story? How would you create a synopsis from a
story?
2.
Have students retell the events in Rigoletto
as a group in ten sentences or less. Each sentence should contain
as much information as possible. If the students cannot tell the
story in the required ten sentences, what will they eliminate?
3.
Divide the students into ten groups. Assign each group a sentence
from the developed synopsis. Furnish each group with large newsprint
paper and crayons or markers. Each group will illustrate their
sentence. They may either create a picture in which they all contribute,
or they may take separate areas of the paper and create separate
illustrations.
4.
The illustrations will be placed on a bulletin board to give a
visual synopsis of the plot of Rigoletto. The illustrations may be connected
by sequence words, i.e., soon, meanwhile, after that, etc.
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| Assessment:
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Were
students able to pare down the story to its main points? Do they
understand the difference between the main point and a detail?
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| Extensions: |
Continue to lesson
5.
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| Teacher
References: |
Black
Dog Opera Series Rigoletto CD
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| Author:
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ARTSEDGE |
| Submission
Date: |
November
1, 2000 |
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©
ARTSEDGE, 2000
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