2012-332 Arts - The Arts Center $1,500

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Page to Stage Lesson Plan Teaching Artist Kim Arrington Day 1: ➢ Overview of Writers Residency/Student Expectations ➢ Introducing...Shiloh Activitv Student will be asked to take out a pencil and paper. Each student will introduce themselves,and be asked to tell one sentence about the plot's chronology of Shiloh.The student will be asked to line up at the front of the room with their sentence.If a student happens to get out of order on the plot's chronology,then they will be placed in the right order. ➢ Major Plot Revisted Activity After all the students are lined up at the front of the room,the teaching artist and the students will determine 5 major plot points in the story. The other students will be asked to sit down,and only the 5 students will remain at the front.The teaching artist will write the 5 major plot points on the board,and the students will be asked to take their seats. ➢ Three Little Pigs Activity The teaching artist will assign several students to read aloud an excerpt from"The Three Little Pigs"by Roald Dahl(See Attached.)to demonstrate how a story can be turned into a poem. ➢ Shiloh Poetry The teaching artist will briefly talk about poetry writing,and give an example of a 6-line poem written about Shiloh.Then,the teaching artist will ask each student to choose one of the 5 major plot point and write a poem about the plot point. ➢ Student Share ➢ Daily Wrap-Up Day 2: ➢ Overview of Day's Activities/Student Expectation ➢ Jazz Listen Activitv Students will listen to Nat King Cole's"Straighten Up and Fly Right"first without the song lyrics. Song lyrics will be distributed.Then,students will listen again to the song,while following along with the lyrics (See Attached.) ➢ What Makes A Song Good Activity The teaching artists and students will make a list on the board of 10 things that make a song,a good song (i.e.storytelling,imagery,rhythm,memorable chorus,etc.) ➢ ABAB Rhyme Scheme Game Activity The class will be given a song lyric,and then each table grouping will compete with who can come up with a corresponding rhyme scheme the fastest.The teaching artist will show how AB rhyme scheme creates more music within a song. ➢ Shiloh Poem Revision Each student will choose their favorite two lines from their poem.Then,the students will be asked to write two more lines with corresponding ABAB rhyme scheme.Each student will have 4 song lyrics when the activity is completed. ➢ Student Share ➢ Daily Wrap-Up Day 3: ➢ Overview of Day's Activities/Student Expectation ➢ Jazz Listen II Activitv Students will listen to several different types of jazz.They will section off their papers and be asked to draw pictures or write words that come to their minds when they hear the music. ➢ Uric Group Jam Activity The teaching artist will refer to the 5 major plot points in Shiloh. The teaching artist will ask a student that represents each of the major plot points to read his/her lyrics. After each student,the teaching artist will ask other students that have similar plot point lyrics to join the other students in their designated area.The teaching artist will select one student to write for each group. Each group will have to decide what order and what lyric to put where in their song. Each group will share.