Selected Poems of Joy Harjo - Music Center

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CREATE & PERFORM – Becoming an Expert: Teamwork in Stillness and in Motion Task: Compose a sequence of three tableaux from the poem “Remember.” Instructions: Each of the four groups will: Explore ways to interpret each of the three scenes from the poem. Compose a sequence of three tableaux. Make transitions from one to the other with the Walk/Freeze. First tableau: “Remember the sun’s birth at dawn . . . the strongest point of time.” Second tableau: “Remember the plants, trees, animal life . . . listen to them. . . They are alive. . ” Third tableau: “Remember the sundown and the giving away to night.” Model the task with one group: Criteria Students will: Explore ways to interpret each of the three scenes from the poem. Use three levels in the Tableaux: low, medium, high. Use strong energy in each tableau. Use slow-motion Walk/Freeze to transition from one tableau to another. Incorporate sharp shapes in the first tableau; combine sharp and curved shapes in the second tableau; use curved shapes in the third tableau. Teacher takes video or photographs to document the first creative task, then labels with task or outcomes that the students are performing. REFLECT - Making Connections What would look better in a tableau, freezing like ICE or JELLO? Why? Compare and contrast working together as a team in sports (or any other project) and in theatre. What did you learn about awareness of each other, awareness of the space? ASSESS In their journals, have students: Describe the experience of doing the Walk/Freeze using one or more of the new vocabulary words. (e.g., “We did the Walk/Freeze to practice teamwork on the stage.” Or: “It was easy/hard to stay inside the perimeter of the stage.”) Describe other activities (sports, playing in the yard, etc.) where teamwork is necessary. Give other examples of “tableau”. VOCABULARY spontaneous, teamwork, theatre, perimeter, audience, stage, cue, spatial (space), tableau, tableaux, stage left, stage right, center stage, upstage, downstage. Teacher Follow Up: Preview poem with class before next session. Music Center Anchor Work Model Curriculum Unit: Selected Poems of Joy Harjo. ©2011 Music Center: Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County. All Rights Reserved. 8
Model Lesson Three – Theatre: The Found Poem Grades 2 – 5 Materials: photocopies of Found Poem, paper and pencils, large sheets of paper (1 per group), scissors, tape, Teacher & Student Assessment Portfolios. Enduring Understanding: As we explore our connection to Nature and to other people, we can gain understanding of our shared values and universal human heritage. Essential Questions Related to Lessons and Unit: Why do most stories have a Beginning, Middle and End? Big Idea for Lesson: Creativity is the ability to connect apparently unrelated ideas. SUMMARY Lesson Three Outcomes Creative Task & Criteria Assessment Strategies Students will be able to: Create and perform a Found Poem with a clear beginning-middle-end. (AP, CE, AV, CRA) Teacher will: Teach the lesson effectively. Assess student learning outcomes. Document, collect and label the evidence of student learning from this lesson. Assessing Prior Knowledge What is a Found Poem? CREATE & PERFORM – Becoming an Expert Task: Create a Found Poem using “Remember” and other poems by Native American poets. Criteria The Found Poem must have: Selections from “Remember” and other Native American poems. A Beginning that starts with an idea or image. A Middle that adds another idea or image that is different from the first idea or image. An Ending that blends the two ideas or images together or has one idea/image that is stronger than the other. Music Center Anchor Work Model Curriculum Unit: Selected Poems of Joy Harjo. ©2011 Music Center: Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County. All Rights Reserved. Teacher: Uses video to document poetry. Labels with appropriate student task or outcome. Notes how the class has progressed in their teamwork efforts since Model Lesson One. o Any re-teaching or practice needed. o Teamwork skills. Uses rubric for Model Lesson Three at the end of the lesson. Student Prompts & Questions: In their journals: Describe how their team worked together when they created their Found Poem. Write about how their team created the beginning, middle and end in their Found Poem. Enduring Understanding: “Beginning, Middle and End” is found in many forms in our lives and worlds. List three to five. 9
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