Groups create a set for a play or story they select, build a model, and share their stage with the class. The team explains the rationale for their choices and the mood they feel their staging creates.

Concepts

dramatizations, musical theater, stage directions, sets

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Additional Tags

visual and performing arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the activity to introduce set design or as an assessment to conclude a unit on stagecraft
• Project the included set sketches for a full class discussion and critique

Classroom Considerations

• Class should have familiarity with the elements of set construction

Pros

• Includes links to other activities in the unit

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.1.a SL.11-12.1.a