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England's Sentimental Theater: Crash Course Theater #26 Instructional VideoEngland's Sentimental Theater: Crash Course Theater #26 Instructional Video
Publisher
Crash Course
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Visual & Performing Arts
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
12:11
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Duration
15 mins
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Direct Instruction
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Year
2018
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England's Sentimental Theater: Crash Course Theater #26

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How did people in the nineteenth century encourage better decision making? Using playwrights to discuss morality, of course! A video on British theater in the 1800s describes sentimental comedy and the common characteristics found within the genre.Viewers also gain an overview of popular works from the period.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

british history, dramatic plays, comedy

Additional Tags

visual and performing arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Read The London Merchant or one of the other texts mentioned in the clip
  • Contrast theater of the 1800s with the theater of the 1700s

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires a general understanding of British theater elements covered in other videos in the series
  • 26th in the Crash Course Theater playlist
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • Brings in humor to help make the content more engaging
  • Uses images and animations to support the narration

Cons

  • Jumps from point to point, making it difficult to follow at times; therefore, pause the video frequently to check for understand and to respond to questions

Common Core

RH.9-10.7 RH.11-12.7

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