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Developing
a Libretto
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| Length: |
1-2
days |
| Grades: |
5-8
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| Subjects: |
Language
Arts, Performing Arts
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| Subtopics: |
Theater,
Music, Literature |
| Intelligences
Being Addressed: |
Interpersonal,
Musical/Rhythmic, Verbal/Linguistic |
| Dimensions
of Learning: |
Acquisition and integration of knowledge, Extension and refinement
of knowledge, Meaningful use of knowledge |
| Overview: |
Students
will break into groups and, using the direction cards, will develop
an improvised scene from their card. They will conclude by taking
a scene and developing dialogue for it.
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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 |
| 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 process of libretto creation
by developing dialogue from certain situations.
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| Strategies: |
Cooperative
learning skills
Group process
Group tasks
Categorizing
Creative writing task
Individual hands-on activity
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| Instructional
Plan: |
1.
Begin by reviewing the motivations of the three main characters
as developed in Lesson
3.
2.
Divide the class into several groups of about five or six. Give
each group a direction card found at the end of this unit.
3.
Have each group improvise a short scene based on the characters
and the problem on their direction card. They may duplicate the
plot line in the opera or change it to fit their own solution.
4.
Present the scenes in an order reflecting the order in Rigoletto.
After the scenes are presented, discuss how the scenes varied
from the similar scenes in the opera.
5.
Point out that they have just begun to develop a libretto.
A libretto is sort of like the "play" of the opera. It is the
words on which the music will be composed.
6.
Ask each student to select one of the scenes from the opera synopsis
and develop a short dialogue from the scene. The dialogue need
not be more than one page long, but should include most of the
elements of the scene.
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| Assessment:
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Were
the students able to clearly express the ideas in their scenes?
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| Extensions: |
Continue to lesson
6.
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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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