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Lesson 5 – Me and My
Shadow
Teaching Focus: In this lesson students will actively engage with the text and problem-solve
issues/situations in the text.
Curriculum
Expectations
Space
Materials
and Prep.
Drama B1.1 (engage actively in drama exploration and role play…)
Drama B1.2 (demonstrate an understanding of the element of role…)
Drama B1.3 (plan and shape the direction of the drama…)
Oral Communication 1.2 (Active Listening Strategies)
Oral Communication 2.4 (Appropriate Language)
Reading 1.4 (Demonstrating Understanding)
Reading 1.5 (Making Inferences/Interpreting Texts)
Reading 1.6 (Extending understanding)
Open space in the classroom (move desks aside). Be prepared to reconfigure
the class to set the stage for the nursery.
Handouts of Scene 1
Sheets of large brown paper (large enough to trace a student’s outline);
enough for half the class
Pencils, markers
Classroom Activities:
Read aloud
Active Listening
Visualizing
Text in performance
Improvisation in role
Pair work
Role on the Wall
Prior Knowledge
Students need to have experience working cooperatively in pairs and in some role play. They
need to feel comfortable reading aloud and with re-enactment.
Lesson
Read the introduction to Act 1. Go over any new vocabulary and add to the word
wall.
Pass out scripts of the scene where Peter arrives through to his explanation of
running away.
Quickly cast the scene and read it through.
Ask questions about the scene, get responses, discuss words or phrases the
students do not understand. Put new vocabulary on a word wall.
Peter Pan Study Guide 16
Stratford Shakespeare Festival 2010