Fan(tom) of the Opera: Applying the Plots of Famous Operas to Modern Life
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- Aug 29 2010 10:43 AM
Matching // Celeste Higby
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In this two-day lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore the ways in which the worlds of popular music and opera can work together to complement the other. Students work in small groups to analyze the plot, characters, setting, and themes of a popular opera using a summary of that opera as a guide. Students then rewrite what they consider to be the opera's pivotal scene, placing the scene in a modern setting. Finally, students view and evaluate a filmed version of the opera, assessing how the various story elements of the opera are affected by being performed in the opera genre. Less
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Topics and Grades
Grade: 6 to 12
Topics: Visual Arts & Performing Arts, Music, English-Language Arts, Theatre, Reading Comprehension
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ELA.11-12.R.CAGLAT.2.4. Make warranted and reasonable assertions about the author's arguments by using e...
ELA.11-12.W.2.1a Write fictional, autobiographical, or biographical narratives that narrate a seq...
ELA.9-10.LS.AEOMC.1.14 Identify the aesthetic effects of a media presentation and evaluate the techniqu...
ELA.9-10.R.CAGLAT.2.5 Extend ideas presented in primary or secondary sources through original analysis...
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Grouping: Large Group Instruction
Teaching Method: Skill Building; Discussions; Brainstorming; Cooperative Learning; Hands-on Learning