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- 6th - 12th
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Students consider the importance of arts programs in public schools, explore the disparities in arts programs in the New York City school system. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students discuss the benefits or drawbacks in consulting movie reviews. They analyze movie reviews from The New York Times and create a list of features in effective movie reviews. They write their own movie reviews based on this list. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine the elements that comprise a good story, and then, after reading about various performances for students taking place in New York City, envision their own performances in similar styles. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students become acquainted with the New Deal's Federal Theatre Project (FTP) and the rationale for its creation. They analyze primary source material regarding the relationship between art and propaganda. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students view video clips from the program NY VOICES: "The Public" at 50, which examines Joseph Papp's passion and commitment to bring theater to diverse communities of New York. They create a playbill highlighting productions for an upcoming season. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students are introduced to a brief history of musical theater in America. They listen to various pieces of music, watch videos, and study their composers and lyricists. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students examine myths and stereotypes about Hispanic immigrant groups. They appreciate and share the strengths of their diversity and view films that challenge ideas about education and cultural values. They explore the Latino Rights Movements that took shape in the l960's and l970's. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine the geography, politics and history of their local town of New Haven, Connecticut. Using the internet, they explore the neighbors of New Haven and write directions from their house to school. In groups, they research recent information about the city from the cities website and share what they have gathered. To end the lesson, they build a model of the city and its physical characteristics. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students reflect on a personally meaningful live performance and the circumstances necessary to create art. They study about the current leadership crisis facing the Met, Carnegie Hall, and the Public theater. In groups, students research the Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall, and the Public Theater in greater depth and present their findings to the class. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students are introduced to the history of theater. After a short lecture, groups participate in a dramatic reading of a play. Groups are given class time to practice reading the play together then perform a dramatic reading of their play for the remainder of the class. Full Review »
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