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From Story to Stage
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| Length: | 1-2 class periods |
| Grades: |
5-8 |
| Subjects: |
Language Arts, Performing Arts |
| 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. |
| Equipment: |
TV/video
player |
| Materials: | The
Black Dog Opera Library Series video starring Pavoratti (Jean Pierre Ponelle film version) |
| Hand Outs: | Rigoletto's
Story; Parts 1 and 2 Direction Cards |
| Student Supplies: | Pencil
and paper Large newsprint paper Crayon or marker |
| 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: |
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 |
| 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: |
Were students able to pare down the story to its main points? Do they understand the difference between the main point and a detail? |
| Extensions: |
Continue to lesson 5. |
| Teacher References: |
Black Dog Opera Series Rigoletto CD
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| Author: | ARTSEDGE |
| Submission Date: | November 1, 2000 |
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© ARTSEDGE, 2000 |
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