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Monday No School No School Tuesday Wednesday Intro to Class Expectations of students and teacher Get to know you games Assign Me Board Thursday Work day: Walk around classroom and get to know students *Play clips about the power of theatre Friday Share Me Boards Discussion: What does theater "do"? Does it matter in a contemporary, screen-driven society? Examine the way theater impacts modern society and culture, why the theater is essential to our lives, and what it can achieve for humanity. VIDEO LINK Review: Structure of a play and key theatre terms Finish Act III Play Report/Quotes Reaction to the play: What will you take away from this play? Did it change how you viewed something? What values/themes were emphasized?

Discussion on Change: Reflect and journal about the nature and meaning of change in your life. Bio of Thorton Wilder Start Reading Act I

Act I Discussion Journal: Comment on this quote- The great tragedy is that life must be understood backwards, but lived forwards. Soren Kicherguard

Act II Discussion Journal: Do you agree with the message that most people dont appreciate the beauty and wonder of life? Why or why not?

Act III Discussion Journal: State an important theme of the play. Analyze how the dramatic elements of the set, the characters, the events, and the dialogue help convey that theme. Finish Act II- Start Act III Character Analysis: How is the American Dream expressed by each member of the family?

Introduce The American Dream Watch PBS videos on the American Dream Read and Discuss A Dream Deferred and relate to the American Dream Jigsaw: Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance Journal: Have you given up a dream or known anyone who has? Should we never give up on our dreams?

Lorraine Hansberry Bio Start Act I Journal: How does poverty affect each character and how do they react to it?

Finish Act I- start Act II Work on Character Analysis (dynamic/static, physical and character traits, dream/goal) What are the major conflicts experienced by the family? How do the concepts of Poverty/wealth, level of education, self-identity, and family play into each?

Early Release Act III Journal: How does the play A Raisin in the Sun mirror the social, educational, political, and economical climate of the 1950s, and how does the play illustrate the impact this climate had on African Americans' quest for "The American Dream?"

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Should we put them off until later? What is your American Dream? Finish Act III Play Report Tennessee Williams Bio Reaction to the Play: What will you take away? What ideas/themes/values were emphasized? Introduce Modern American Theater- Themes No School Arthur Miller Bio Read All My Sons No School Read All My Sons No School Read All My Sons No School Finish All My Sons Reaction: What themes/ideas/values did it emphasize? Play Report Connecting the 3 masters American Drama: overarching themes Read A Streetcar Named Desire

3 Major American Modern Tragedy/Master Playwrights

Read A Streetcar Named Desire

Read A Streetcar Named Desire

Finish A Streetcar Named Desire Reaction: What will you take away from this play? What are some of the common themes from Modern American Drama that you identified in this play? Which characters did you sympathize with? Play Report/Quotes No School Eugene ONeill Bio Read Desire Under the Elms

Read Desire Under the Elms

Read Desire Under the Elms

Finish Desire Under the Elms Reaction: What will you take away? What common M.A.D. themes did you identify? Play Report

Jeopardy Review Summative Assessment: Writing about themes from all the plays from the grading period (connecting to real life and using textual examples).