Shadow Puppet Note Worksheet

Puppetry Workshop Answer the following questions as True or False. (5 Marks) Puppetry performances require a willing suspension of disbelief by both performers and actors There is a recorded date for the birth of puppetry. Puppetry is thousands of years old. Puppets exist all over the world. Puppet performances are only for children. True True True True True False False False False False

Complete the following chart outlining how puppets have been used around the world in different times. (10 Marks) North America - First Nations People (before 1500)

Egypt

China

Turkey

Europe Christians in the Middle Ages (approx. 500 1500)

Europe 1600s

North America 1900s

Performance Tips (4 Marks) 1. What should you do to help ensure a shadow puppeteers hands are not seen?

2. What should you do with a puppet when it is speaking during performance? Why would it be important to do this?

3. What are two creative touches that you can add to your puppets and/or performance?

Making Shadow Puppets (6 Marks) For this project, you will make your shadow puppets out of black Bristol board. List the three other materials that you will use and explain their uses. Material Use