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Students Will Learn All About The New World of Jamestown & The World of Theatre by Putting on a Play!Living is Learning - and that’s what RCT Residencies are all about!

Jamestown —A New WorldTo create the Play in Residency, students will explore theNew World they are bringing to life:• Why did Jamestown settlers come to America?• Where is Jamestown located?• What was the importance of the charters of the Virginia Company of London ?• What was the Virginia House of Burgesses?• What was the impact of the arrival of women?• What was the impact of the arrival of Africans?• What hardships did the Jamestown settlers face?• What changes took place to ensure survival?• How did the Powhatan people and the settlers interact?• Why did these relationships change?

Making History - LIVE Onstage!And to create the New World on stage, students will explore the world of Theatre Arts:• What is a play?• What are professional theatre jobs?• And why is a Producer like King James?• How do actors prepare?• How do you cast a show?• And who will be in the show today?• What design/technical positions make a world come to life?• What inspires designing props and costumes?• Experience Rehearsals, Dress Rehearsal and Opening Night!

Roanoke Children’s Theatre: Professional Theatre for Young AudiencesFor more information please contact us at 540-309-6802, [email protected], or

visit us online at roanokechildrenstheatre.org.

What better way to learn about what it was like to live in a

world of the past than to bring that world back to life onstage?

As part of our educational outreach mission, RCT offers

SOL-compliant in-school residencies as a theatre enrichment

option for schools in our community. These programs come with

study guides, in-class instruction by RCT’s professional actors

and educators, and follow-up materials. These courses can be

offered over several days to a class level, or in one day to

multiple classrooms. Living is Learning, and that’s what RCT

Residencies are all about.

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Objective: This 60 minute workshop will stimulate

imagination, promote critical thinking, heighten effective

listen skills, and strengthen comprehension and learning

retention of 4th Grade Jamestown SOL's by involving all the

senses in the learning process.

Grade Level: 4th Grade / Group Size: Entire Classroom

Classroom Set-Up: Students start at desks at the beginning

of the workshop. Requires a clear space in the front of the

classroom for rehearsal and performance.

Procedure: Students will be introduced to theatre and the

play production process. The Teaching Artist will guide the

students through a series of warm-ups, theatre exercises and

games to prepare their voices, bodies, and imaginations for

the day’s activities.

The Artist will engage students in theatre production by

creating the hands-on team it takes to bring a play to life.

Serving as Producer, the Artist will assign job responsibilities

to the students. The students will rehearse the show, create

the props, design costume items and ultimately perform the

play. Afterwards, the students will engage in a post show

talk-back with the Artist, critiquing the work and reinforcing

Jamestown standards learned.

Virginia Stands of Learning Skills Addressed:

VS.1 The student will demonstrate skills for historical and geographical analysis and responsible citizenship, including the ability tob) determine cause-and-effect relationships;c) compare and contrast historical events;d) draw conclusions and make generalizations;e) make connections between past and present;f) sequence events in Virginia history;g) interpret ideas and events from different historical perspectives;h) evaluate and discuss issues orally and in writing;i) analyze and interpret maps to explain relation-ships among landforms, water features, climatic characteristics, and historical events.

Colonization and Conflict: 1607 through theAmerican RevolutionVS.3 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the first permanent English settlement in America bya) explaining the reasons for English colonization;b) describing how geography influenced the decision to settle at Jamestown;c) identifying the importance of the charters of the Virginia Company of London in establishing the Jamestown settlement;e) identifying the importance of the arrival of Africans and English women to the Jamestown settlement;f) describing the hardships faced by settlers at Jamestown and the changes that took place to ensure survival;g) describing the interactions between the English settlers and the native peoples, including the contributions of Powhatan to the survival of the settlers.



Here’s what Teachers are saying about RCT:

Frances Burkholder, 4th Grade

The presentation was a wonderful

review and the children were very

enthusiasticin their performance!

Russ Baskett, Smith Mtn Lake Good Neighbors

I hope this is just the beginning and that

we will be able to continue this educational

program and add even more next year.

E. Hobson-Hardy, Westside 21st Century Community Learning Center

An instructor commented to me that it is so

good to see the theatre in some form come to

our school as it has been missing for so long.

Our students simply love the program.

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CLASSROOM ACTIVITIESSOL’s: 4.7, 4.8

Pre-PerformnceDivide the students into small groups. Assign a

topic from history that the students are studying

in class. Have the students research the event

and then write a short play based on historical

fact. Perform the plays for the class readers

theatre style.

As a class, make a list of careers involved in

producing a play. Ask the students to consider

which job they would want and why. Have the

students write a letter to the Producer, applying

for the job.

Post-PerformanceAfter theatrical productions, theatre companies

often hold a meeting to evaluate the successes

and failures involved in producing the play.

Hold a “Post-mortem” and discuss with the class

the Jamestown production. As a rule, for any

critique, students should suggest a means to

improve in the future.

In our workshop, we had a limited amount of

time and resources to produce and perform the

Jamestown production. Engage the students in a

discussion about what the show could be like if

funds and time were no object! Students can

build on the discussion by drawing and

designing their dream sets and costumes, casting

celebrities in starring roles, and creating posters

to market the Broadway version of our show!

Key Terms• Objective: Term used by an actor to describe the thing his/her character wants.• Obstacle: The person or thing that keeps a character from what he/she wants.• Tactic: Ways that a character achieves their objective.• Actor Warm-Up: (voice, body, mind) The exercises conducted by the actor to prepare for a rehearsal or performance.• Gender-blind Casting: Term used to describe the casting of a role without concern of the character’s actual gender.• Curtain Call: At the end of a performance, the acknowledgement of applause by actors; the bows.• Property (prop): An object handled by an actor while on stage.• Costume: The clothing worn by an actor to indicate character.• Set: The complete stage setting for a scene or act in a play.• Rehearsal: Practice sessions in which the actors and technicians prepare for the performance.

Jobs in the Theatre• Producer: The person who oversees all aspects of mounting a theatrical production.• Director: The person responsible for conducting rehearsals and staging the play.• Lighting Operator: The person responsible for controlling the lights during a production.• Sound Operator: The person responsible for controlling the sound during a production.• Costume Designer: A person who designs costumes for a stage production.• Running Crew: The people responsible for changing the scenery during the production.



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At Home Fun!: Jamestown Crossword Puzzle

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At Home Fun!Suggested Further Reading• The World of Captain John Smith - Genevieve Foster

• A Lion to Guard Us - Clyde Robert Bulla

• The Double Life of Pocahontas - Jean Fritz

• Pocahontas and the Strangers - Clyde Robert Bulla

Internet Resources for Jamestown• Jamestown Settlement Museum Official Website:

historyisfun.org

• Historic Jamestown Official Website-Archeological Study:

historicjamestowne.org

• National Geographic Interactive Jamestown Videos, Games,

and more:

ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/05/jamestown/

jamestown-standalone

• National Geographic Kids- John Smith Adventure Game:

kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/

interactiveadventures/john-smith/

• National Parks- Jamestown:

nps.gov/jame/index.htm

Fun Tongue Twisters to Practice!

• "Greek grapes, Greek grapes, Greek grapes..."

• "Zebras zig and zebras zag."

• "If two witches were watching two watches, which

witch would watch which watch?"

• "Red lorry, yellow lorry."



Theatre: Parts of a Stage!

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