Drama Lesson Waitress the Broadway Musical

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9th - 10th
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40 pages
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Description

This two-day lesson focuses on the Tony award-nominated Waitress musical. Students study the production, plot, creative team and its journey to Broadway finishing with an enrichment assignment or activity. Waitress is the story of a young woman in a small southern American town who bakes pies while living through the challenges of a female, both physical and emotional.

The lesson can stand alone or be combined with one of my Famous Artist Biographies (Lin Manuel Miranda or Sarah Bareilles for example) or other musical lessons (Hamilton or Matilda)

A teacher could use the lesson with students in distance learning with a few tweaks. #DistanceLearningTPT

Note: I created a digital version of this lesson which is included in the cost. I split up the students' pages from the teacher's and put in answer boxes on the question sheet. I hope it helps!

Need a quick emergency lesson plan? Or one for a substitute? Everything is provided for the busy teacher.

HOW DO I USE THIS LESSON IN MY CLASSROOM: The class could take a few days and study this musical or it could be used as part of a musical theater unit and include several other musicals I've mentioned above.

This Product includes:

  • Letter to Teacher
  • Warm Up--MY Version of a Popular Acting Exercise
  • Teacher's Script--What I Say and How I Say it!
  • Photos of Waitress
  • Synopsis of the Musical
  • Plot of the Musical
  • Short Biography about Sarah Bareilles composer and lyricist and book writer Jessie Nelson
  • Separate File of Photos for Teacher's Use in Lecture
  • History about the Origination of the Production
  • AND a Mini-Lesson on What are the Tony Awards?
  • List of Tony Awards
  • New York City Map with Competing Theaters Labeled
  • Student Note Page for Waitress
  • Teacher Note Page Key
  • Trivia about Broadway and Waitress
  • Songs List
  • Pinterest Board Link Specifically about Waitress
  • Pie Making Contest Assignment!
  • Two Recipes for Pies Mentioned in the Production!
  • Extension Activities-- SEVEN Terrific Suggestions of Ways to Secure the Learning and Enrich the Experience either Individual or Group
  • Sources & Links to Film Clips from the Show
  • And More!

Comprehensive? You bet.

This is a unique, engaging product created by an award-winning, veteran drama teacher of 38 years.

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Total Pages
40 pages
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Teaching Duration
2 days
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Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9–10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
Propel conversations by posing and responding to questions that relate the current discussion to broader themes or larger ideas; actively incorporate others into the discussion; and clarify, verify, or challenge ideas and conclusions.
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

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