Activity Guide Tips Power Point

7/30/2019 Activity Guide Tips Power Point

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Group Study Guide

Hints and tips for writing

discussions and activities.


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Format for guides

Heading with group members names, play

title and grade group choice

5 pre-show discussions

5 pre-show activities

5 post-show discussions

5 post-show activities Attachments, handouts and articles


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Required VAPA Standard Elements

Standard 1 (TA 1)2 Theatre Vocabulary Elements

Standard 2 (TA 2)6 Creative Drama / Acting Elements

Standard 3 (TA 3)2 Theatre History and/or World Drama

elements


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Standard 4 (TA 4)

4 Aesthetic Evaluation or

Production Analysis Elements

Standard 5 (TA 5)

2 that connect to history, science or math2 that connect to art, music, dance or

creative writing

2 Elements of your choice


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Ideas are graded on five points

Is the idea appropriate for its placement as pre-

show or post-show?

Does it correctly meet the standard it cites?

Is it a unique element and not repeated in otherdiscussions or activities?

Is the idea explained in the second or third

person? (one can, you can, not I will) Does the idea show specific use of the play?


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Ideas must also be teacher

friendly The activity or discussion does not require the teacher to

do independent research or acquire books and stories toenact it.

The idea does not assume special knowledge but

provides the teacher with resources including historicalfacts, timelines, etc.

The teacher is provided with handouts, articles, photosand other information they will need to enact your ideas.

These items should be included in your guides asattachments and referenced in the activity/discussion.

Example: For this activity use handout A found at the backof the guide


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Activity Example without

standard or use evident

Have students reflect upon the play and

write paragraphs about their favorite

scenes. Once the scenes have been

collected have students work in groups toplace the scenes in the correct order.

Do you know what play this activity is for?

Do you know what standard it meets?


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Activity without use evident

Remind students that plot means thesequence of events in a play. Havestudents reflect upon the play and write

paragraphs about their favorite scenes.Once the scenes have been collectedhave students work in groups to place thescenes in the correct order so that they

have re-created the plays plot. Do you know what play this activity is for?


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Activity showing use and

standard

Remind students that plot means the sequence

of events in a play. Have students reflect upon

the play and write paragraphs about their

favorite scenes. These may include when EllenJean met Tam, or when Margaret returned to the

sea. Once the scenes have been collected have

students work in groups to place the scenes in

the correct order so that they have re-createdthe plays plot. (TA 1)


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An activity that is NOT Teacher

Friendly

Find a collection of stories about variousfolktales like Selkie. Encourage kids toread them and compare those stories with

Selkie.This is not teacher friendly because:

It assumes the teacher knows what the

play is about. It does not provide the teacher with the

resources to do the activity on the spot.


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Example of an activity that is

Teacher Friendly Explain to students that the play Selkie is about

a mythological creature that lives in the sea.Have students read the attached articles aboutthe selkie and mermaids. Allow students to

break into groups where they discuss thesimilarities and differences between the twocreatures. Can they now compile a list of othermythological creatures they have heard of orread about? Create lists and then have groups

share with the class their findings. (TA 3) For th is act iv ity you would f ind two art ic lesto attach for the teacher to use.


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Underdeveloped discussions

Consist of only one or two questions.

Do not have a logical flow from one idea to

the next.

Do not include specific examples from the

play they are created for.


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Poor Discussion Questions

Talk about the characters of the play. Did

you like their costumes? How did you feel

about what they did?

The above discussion is confusing anddoes not use the play. What is the

focus of the discussion?


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Have students reflect upon the characters

of the play and in particular their favorites.

What was it that made that character their

favorite? Was it what the character did, or

the performance of the actor? Would they

have still enjoyed the character if the actorhadnt been as good a performer?

The above discussion does not use theplay. This could refer to any play.


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Discussion showing use and

standard

Have students reflect upon the charactersof the play and in particular either Tam orEllen Jean. What was it that made that

character their favorite? Was it what thecharacter did, or the performance of theactor? Did they especially like EllenJean's dialect or Tams personality?

Would they have still enjoyed thecharacter if the actor hadnt been as gooda performer? (TA 4)


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Questions to ask each other

before handing in the guide.

Are the ideas teacher friendly or do theyrequire the teacher to prepare materials? Arethe materials needed for the activity includedand referenced in the activity or discussion?

Is the play actively used/described in the ideasor is it general? Do we know when we read the

question the play that it is connected to? If Iremove the play title from the idea do I still knowwhat play it belongs to?


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Are the ideas correct terms used havethe correct definitions; the characters, plot

and scenes of the play are correct.

Does the guide look like one document?

Does it use correct spelling and grammar?

Are the content standards used correctlyand referenced at the end in parenthesis?

Is the guide in the correct order?

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