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Cre8tivedrama.com invites submissions of work that teachers have developed that demonstrates the integration of the arts across the curriculum. Curriculum work may be submitted in any of the following forms:

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BASIC LESSON PLAN REQUIREMENTS

No matter what the form, the work must meet these basic requirements:

In your submission, you must demonstrate the connection of the lesson or activity to local, state or
national standards for arts education, and you may align them to other areas of the curriculum, e.g.,
Language Arts, Social Studies.

In your submission, include objectives specific to the lesson or activity and demonstrate how you will
evaluate/assess how students have achieved these objectives.

You must be a pre-service teacher, actively teaching in public or private school, or hold a degree in education.

Only original work will be accepted; if you are not the author, please do not submit.

The lesson should be one that motivated your students.

It should be one you've used successfully in the classroom.

The lesson should be practical and focused.

The lesson should be clearly written and include step-by-step directions; it should be understandable to anyone who reads it.

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CREATE YOUR LESSON!

Here is a sample lesson format, please note the areas in bold:

Title Author, Email address Grade Range, Type of lesson Objectives To gain an understanding of ... To utilize... State (note the state please) or National Standards AZ Theatre Standards ATR1-Apply research to script writing, acting, designing and directing PO1. Identify a variety of sources (e.g. library, school, community) to supply information about characters, environment, etc.) to improve performance. PO2. Evaluate the research materials for appropriateness and usefulness to support character, story development and design AZ Cross-Disciplinary Standards CDH6-Describe ways in which the principles and subject matter of other disciplines in the curriculum are interrelated with theatre PO3. Dramatize a concept from other subject areas (e.g. math, science) through pantomime, rap, two voice poems, or other performance medium PO4. Improvise a scene, demonstrating a science or social studies concept (e.g. enact a scene about a major scientific figure of a scene demonstrating how a scientific principle solves a problem) AZ Social Studies Standards Government/Civics Standards AR4H-Describe the narrative of the people and events associated with the development of the United States Constitution and describe its significance to the foundation of the American republic, with emphasis on: PO 5. the contributions and roles of major individuals, including George Washington, James Madison, and Benjamin Franklin Materials Fastball Freddie Puppet crayons/markers Internet photos of Presidents Construction paper scissors Kazoo's (one per student) Warm-up Building a Machine: Ask all students to sit in a circle and ask for one volunteer. This student will go into the center of the circle and become the first part of the "machine". He or she will make a vocalized sound, or something resembling a clap. One by one, each student joins until the entire class has joined and the machine is complete. Let the machine run in fast forward, rewind, slow motion, and etc. Framing Play "take me out to the ball game" on kazoos Introduce Fastball Freddie to the students and tell him that he is a baseball fanatic! Freddie will then share some incredible baseball facts. Share with Freddie that today the students are learning about the Presidential process and some facts about the political system. He will then make parallels between baseball and politics (e.g. democrats and republicans = National and American leagues, interaction with voters = autograph sessions with fans, etc.). Process 1. Students will decide on which President they want to do research. 2. Use the library and/or the Internet to find out facts about their chosen President (e.g. place of birth, political party, years of term, interesting facts, involvement in any major historical events). 3. Produce "President Cards" that show a brief collection of the data gathered by their research. 4. Produce a rod puppet with the head of his or her President as the figure. The student will present the information to the rest of the class by means of a first-person narrative. 5. After the presentation, the student will pass out the cards to each student. Assessment Student Product Rubric and Student Self-Evaluation sheet. Attachments Rubric.doc

Before you begin: Copy and paste this sample format (above) or open this template and use it for your lesson plan creation/adaptation.

If you do not use the template, please remember to include:

Title
Author, Email address
Grade Range, Type of lesson (pantomime, puppetry, etc.)

Objectives
State (note the state please) or National Standards
Materials
Warm-up/Framing
Process
Assessment Measure
Attachments - in Microsoft Word (.doc) or Rich Text Format (.rtf)

Your submission will undergo an evaluation process and, if accepted, will be published in this online collection of lesson plans . Your lesson may need minor editing or adaptation; your contact information is necessary to ensure that we can involve you in this process. We'll work with you and help you if you need help!

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