The Legacy of Rosa The Legacy of Rosa ParksParks

Lockland Middle SchoolLockland Middle School66thth Grade Grade

Stage DirectionStage DirectionEvery play needs great stage Every play needs great stage

direction.direction. In basketball, the most dangerous In basketball, the most dangerous

person on the floor is the person person on the floor is the person without the ball. without the ball.

In theater, the acting that is In theater, the acting that is happening by the characters on stage happening by the characters on stage without lines makes great theater.without lines makes great theater.

Stage DirectionStage Direction The audience and those in the production The audience and those in the production

must know and be able to recognize people, must know and be able to recognize people, places, and events.places, and events.

Using our social studies format we will Using our social studies format we will identify these as:identify these as: People: charactersPeople: characters Places: settingPlaces: setting Events: stage directions including movement, Events: stage directions including movement,

emotions, technology, sound effects, music, emotions, technology, sound effects, music, lighting, entrances/exits, transitions, and curtainlighting, entrances/exits, transitions, and curtain

ProloguePrologue People:People: Host for the EveningHost for the Evening Places:Places: In front of stage, curtains closedIn front of stage, curtains closed Events:Events: Audience is sitting in the back of Audience is sitting in the back of

the auditorium, Spotlight on Host who is the auditorium, Spotlight on Host who is bus driver makes everyone sit in the back, bus driver makes everyone sit in the back, Curtains closed, Host looking professional Curtains closed, Host looking professional of the time period, technology: of the time period, technology: PowerPoint: Picture of Rosa Parks in Jail, PowerPoint: Picture of Rosa Parks in Jail, Pictures of Blacks not Treated Fairly (bus, Pictures of Blacks not Treated Fairly (bus, segregation, beatings, denied voting, Jim segregation, beatings, denied voting, Jim Crow Laws), Music: “Get Up, Stand Up.”Crow Laws), Music: “Get Up, Stand Up.”

Scene 1Scene 1 People:People: Narrator A, Rosa (as a child), Narrator A, Rosa (as a child),

Grandfather, Sylvester, Grandma RoseGrandfather, Sylvester, Grandma Rose Places:Places: In the South, Tuskegee, AL, in In the South, Tuskegee, AL, in

Rocking Chairs on the Front Porch wearing Rocking Chairs on the Front Porch wearing suspenders sipping Iced-Teasuspenders sipping Iced-Tea

Events:Events: Curtain Opens, Grandma is Curtain Opens, Grandma is rockin’ in a chair with Grandpa cleanin’ his rockin’ in a chair with Grandpa cleanin’ his gun rockin’ in a chair talkin’ to Rosa and gun rockin’ in a chair talkin’ to Rosa and others. Narrators: people at the bus stop.others. Narrators: people at the bus stop.

Scene 1Scene 1

Scene 2Scene 2People: Narrator B, Teacher, Rosa (as People: Narrator B, Teacher, Rosa (as

a child), Grandma Rosea child), Grandma RosePlaces:Places: School (desks, chalkboard, School (desks, chalkboard,

books, ruler, supplies), Cottonfield books, ruler, supplies), Cottonfield (hoes, and other garden tools)(hoes, and other garden tools)

Events: pick cotton while they sing Events: pick cotton while they sing freedom songs, grandma talks to little freedom songs, grandma talks to little Rosa about Rosa when she grows up.Rosa about Rosa when she grows up.

Scene 2Scene 2

Scene 3Scene 3People:People: Narrator C, Raymond Parks, Narrator C, Raymond Parks,

Rosa (older), E.D. NixonRosa (older), E.D. NixonPlaces: civil rights organization Places: civil rights organization

(NAACP) sitting around a table voting (NAACP) sitting around a table voting Events: Everyone was voting around Events: Everyone was voting around

a table Rosa was chosen to be the a table Rosa was chosen to be the new secretary for NAACP new secretary for NAACP

Scene 3Scene 3

Scene 4Scene 4 People: Narrator D, Bus Driver, Rosa, People: Narrator D, Bus Driver, Rosa,

Passenger 1, Passenger 2, Extra Passengers, Passenger 1, Passenger 2, Extra Passengers, Police officer, E.D. NixonPolice officer, E.D. Nixon

Places: Rosa sat on the bus.Places: Rosa sat on the bus.

Events: The bus driver saw that three white Events: The bus driver saw that three white men were standing, and that they have told men were standing, and that they have told Rosa to stand up several times. Then Rosa Rosa to stand up several times. Then Rosa got arrested.got arrested.

Scene 4Scene 4

Scene 5Scene 5People:People: Narrator E, Jo Ann Robinson, Narrator E, Jo Ann Robinson,

E.D. Nixon, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.E.D. Nixon, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Places: Jail Places: Jail Events: Rosa is in her jail cell talking Events: Rosa is in her jail cell talking

to Jo Ann Robinson and Martin Luther to Jo Ann Robinson and Martin Luther King Jr. King Jr.

Scene 5Scene 5

EpilogueEpiloguePeople:People: Host for the EveningHost for the EveningPlaces: Stage, curtains reclosed and Places: Stage, curtains reclosed and

the host walk out and tells everyone the host walk out and tells everyone they can move to the front and sit they can move to the front and sit anywhere. And then we will have a anywhere. And then we will have a curtain call.curtain call.

Events: actors will walk out and take Events: actors will walk out and take a bow and answer any questions.a bow and answer any questions.

EpilogueEpilogue