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- 10th
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Students develop the facility to move between the concrete and the abstract within a dramatic context. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore how Tennessee iams revolutionized American theater with plays like A Streetcar Named Desire and The Glass Menagerie. But he never escaped the painful legacy of his childhood. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students, using poems and group activities, learn the role of the chorus in ancient Greek theater. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students view a film about the genres and disciplines of performing arts. They examine the theatre community in Chicago and the origins of theatre companies. They answer questions and discuss them to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students read "The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams and discuss the distinct personalities portrayed in the play. Students select two characters from the play to compare and contrast in a free-write which is later turned into a composition with a thesis statement. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students read the story "The Glass Menagerie". Individually, they practice writing in the style of another character and identify the purpose of voice in the piece. In groups, they create a piece of writing using everyone's imput and explain in their own words what voice is and how it relates to literature. Full Review »

