Selected Poems of Joy Harjo - Music Center
Selected Poems of Joy Harjo - Music Center
Selected Poems of Joy Harjo - Music Center
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Step-by-Step Sequence <strong>of</strong> Learning – use these cognitive processes: experience, inquiry, creation, performance, reflection, assessment<br />
Model Lesson Ten: Theatre & Puppetry Arts: Performing and Reflecting on Your Shadow Play<br />
ASSESS PRIOR KNOWLEDGE<br />
What are the various layers we’ve created so far?<br />
Directions: Review the criteria for the roles <strong>of</strong> narrators, puppeteers, musicians and audience.<br />
EXPERIENCE - Getting Smarter: Rehearsing Your Shadow Play<br />
Each group will have ten minutes to preset puppets, check script and briefly review the sequence <strong>of</strong> the performance and the roles <strong>of</strong> each person in the<br />
group.<br />
o Divide the lines <strong>of</strong> the Found Poem script.<br />
o Rehearse puppet movements that connect in meaning with the line from the Found Poem.<br />
o Rehearse reading parts <strong>of</strong> the Found Poem script, including syllable accentuation.<br />
o Rehearse solo parts <strong>of</strong> the Found Poem script, including Giving and Taking Focus and syllable accentuation.<br />
o Rehearse sound effects that complement the puppetry image and motion.<br />
INQUIRE<br />
What new understanding <strong>of</strong> the anchor work poem did you get from rehearsing the Shadow Play?<br />
What new understanding do you have about working as a team?<br />
CREATE & PERFORM – Becoming an Expert<br />
Task: Students perform a small group Shadow Play.<br />
Criteria<br />
Performance must demonstrate:<br />
Use <strong>of</strong> six puppet manipulation techniques.<br />
o Puppet visibility; unique entrance & dramatic exit; movement to convey action and emotion; use <strong>of</strong> screen space; varied speed <strong>of</strong> movement;<br />
coordination <strong>of</strong> music/sound with puppets.<br />
―Giving & taking‖ <strong>of</strong> focus in Choral & Solo Reading.<br />
Use <strong>of</strong> syllable accentuation for expressive reading <strong>of</strong> Found Poem script.<br />
Clear articulation <strong>of</strong> words when speaking.<br />
Use <strong>of</strong> sound effects to complement and accentuate puppet movement.<br />
Teacher Tip: Each group performance and then sharing <strong>of</strong> feedback should be based on the posted criteria.<br />
<strong>Music</strong> <strong>Center</strong> Anchor Work Model Curriculum Unit: <strong>Selected</strong> <strong>Poems</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Joy</strong> <strong>Harjo</strong>.<br />
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