15 Min Comedy Play Script And Unit| Saturday Sunday and Monday Italian Folk Tale
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Description
This comical play and song (based on an Italian folk tale) is suitable whether studying folk tales, the Italian culture or in a drama class. Students strengthen their reading (fluency), speaking (diction) and listening skills (restating) while learning to work cooperatively. The central themes include generosity, laziness and selfishness. Based on an Italian folk tale, students have an opportunity to:
- create comical characters--stereotypes in particular
- use movement to explore ideas and themes
- sing a song in unison
- choral speaking
- develop a theatrical piece with peers
This product comes with:
- a warm up focused on the objective of a character
- procedure or rehearsal schedule
- teacher's script--how I say it and what I say
- information about the translator/author,
- the original folk tale--gives the students a nice opportunity to discuss comparison and contrast
- six page script complete with stage and blocking directions (to help you stage your performance)
- tips and advice
- discussion questions (post performance) with a quick art assignment
- costume suggestions
- original songs, written especially for this play--plenty of fun for everyone!
- an alternate set of lyrics in Italian for the song!
- sound bytes which can be used as accompaniment or for rehearsing the songs
- stage properties list--including how to create each prop
- sound effects list
- costume suggestions
- Italian words for the days of the week, including pronunciation
- sources
Comprehensive? You bet!
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