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Writing a Play about Immigrant Life in America
Students research why immigrants came to America and the processes involved in the settlement. They write a script for a short play explaining the causes for immigration and situations that immigrants found themselves in.
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Lights, Camera, Action!
Learners participate in an alternative reading assessment using a video camera and script. In this alternative reading lesson, students work as a group to perform their reading story. learners memorize their lines and film their play.
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Study Guide for the 2009 Doris Conant Lecturer on Women and Culture: Barbara Ehrenreich
Students analyze the teachings of Barbara Ehrenreich about women and culture. In this women and culture lesson, students define "joy" and "collective joy." Students do field research on these topics and write a field report and a letter...
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Soho Square
View the film Soho Square. Improvise sequences based around everyday locations and consider how theater and film differ in the way they engage an audience with the group of characters. Develop a group of performances using the extract...
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Undergraduate Voice Pedagogy - Vocal Registration
Students view PowerPoint presentation on organs, listen to music of pipe organ to gain understanding of its characteristics and acoustical qualities, define register and registration within voice, identify terminology related to...
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Hearing Bebop Chord Progressions
Students play through 7 - V7 - I and ii-7b5 - V7b9 - i progressions in all 12 keys with click track. They use the "Jazz Chord" section of Auralia Ear - Training and identify jazz chords by chord quality. Then they use the "Jazz Chord...
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Ivanov Goes to Moscow
Students complete a unit on the play, "Ivanov" by Chekhov. They read and analyze the play, write a short story, watch a film of the play, complete a data sheet, and conduct a debate.
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Canadian Theater History
Students research the history of Canadian theater. They read a play,research the playwright and the social and historical environment of the play,and present an excerpt to the class.
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ISLA for Theater, TV and Film
Students are introduced to the ISLA website, given instruction and practice time to develop search skills. They complete an assignment utilizing ISLA records, presenting their assignment to the class.