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The Lion King—The Broadway Musical Study Guide Unit PlanThe Lion King—The Broadway Musical Study Guide Unit Plan
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The Lion King—The Broadway Musical Study Guide

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Musicals have been adapted from stage plays, novels, and movies. With The Lion King, Disney transforms its animated film into show-stopping, live-action musical theatre. The guide Disney provides to accompany a study of the award-winning musical, complete with materials and activities for every subject matter and every grade, is truly extraordinary. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

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musical theater, walt disney, life cycles, african animals, dramatic plays, african art, african culture, african folktales, costume design, african masks, masks, story mapping

Additional Tags

visual and performing arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Read through the packet, select the activities appropriate for your grade level and subject area, and laminate the cards to permit reuse
  • Coordinate the study of the musical with social studies, language arts, and theatre departments

Classroom Considerations

  • A film of the live-action musical is set to be released in 2019

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  • The 40-page guide includes materials appropriate to social studies, language arts, and theatre arts classes

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  • None

Common Core

SL.6.2 RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2

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