UNIT VIII. Preparing to Perform
Putting it all together
MAIN OBJECTIVES:
1) Review and practice skills from previous lessons.
2) Begin preparing The Amazing Imagination Machine for the final performance.
1. WARM-UPS
Machine
If necessary, CLICK HERE TO REVIEW MACHINE INSTRUCTIONS AND VIDEO
2. SKILL BUILDING
The last two lessons of this sixteen week curriculum are devoted to preparing the students for a final performance entitled The Amazing Imagination Machine. The performance consists of two parts: 1) demonstrating the Imagination Machine itself, and 2) performing “The Three Little Pigs,” the story created by the Imagination Machine. (If necessary, Paper Bag scenes can be added as a third section of the show to extend its length and to give speaking parts to more students. )
Prior to the class:
1) Read the scripts and watch the video for The Amazing Imagination Machine and The Three Little Pigs.
CLICK HERE FOR SCRIPT OF THE AMAZING IMAGINATION MACHINE
CLICK HERE FOR SCRIPT OF THE STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS
CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO OF THE ENTIRE SHOW (“The Story of the Three Little Pigs” starts at 7:14 on video)
2) Decide which students will have speaking parts in the show. The primary parts will be found in “The Story of the Three Little Pigs. (which requires three pigs and one big bad wolf.)
If possible, let the other students have speaking parts in the Paper Bag Scenes you created in Lesson 14.
During the class:
Rehearse the first half of the show, the part covered by the script entitled The Amazing Imagination Machine.
For instructions and a video demonstrating how to rehearse this part of the show, click here:
REHEARSING THE AMAZING IMAGINATION MACHINE
3. CLOSING ACTIVITY
If time permits, rehearse one or two paper bag scenes created in lesson 14
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