Introduction
The actor's stage has always been his presence (physically and emotionally); but the "boards" he's walked have had many changes.

Subject:  Theater
Topic: Historical View of Stages, Costumes, and Masks
Grade Level: Seventh & Eighth
Student Lesson Name and URL: http://ctap295.ctaponline.org/~pyoung/student/

 

Standards Addressed
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Seventh & Eighth Grade
Theater:  Historical Theater

Challenge Standard 3: Historical and Cultural Context

Understanding historical contributions and cultural dimensions of the arts.

Theater descriptor:  Sutdents research relationships between theater and dramatic literature, history, and culture.  They investigate major themes, historical periods, and styles of theater in various cultures throughout the world.

Benchmark:  The student demonstrates an understanding of major theater traditions in a variety of times and places.

Instructional Objectives
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1. After being introduced to the different stages through which theater has evolved, students will be able to match costumes, masks, and stages to their historical time periods.
2. Students will be able to identify costumes, stages, and masks of a particular historical period:

1. Students will be able to draw a diagram of the earth’s layers.
2. After collecting information from The Earth CD, students will be able to locate earthquakes, volcanoes and mid ocean ridges as evidence for plate tectonics.
3. After viewing a laser disc geology chapter, students will be able to pass a true/false quiz on lithospheric plates and layers of the earth.
4. Students will be able to identify the major geologic events that result from plate motions in a Power Point multimedia presentation.
5. Students will be able to present their findings on the sixth grade plate tectonics and Earth’s structure standards in a Power Point multimedia presentation to an audience of peers and adults, including the World Geologic Society.
6. Students will be able to write, edit and revise their findings on the sixth grade plate tectonics and Earth’s structure standards using correct grammar, spelling and punctuation.

Student Activities
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Assessment
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Results
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Enabling Activity
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Culminating Activity
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Wilson Junior High School
El Centro, California 92243
Pattie Young payoung@theater.wilson
Last Revised: 00/00/2000 (insert and update last revision date every time you work on this page)