Theatre 1 · Week 13 · Story, Culture, and Devising

Stories From Our Families

Students gather a family, community, or imagined story and explore how personal beliefs shape the way it might be staged.

Social awarenessGrades 9 to 12About 20 minutesProficient

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Students will: Students gather a family, community, or imagined story, choose one belief inside it, and stage a still image that shows how that belief shapes the telling (TH:Cn10.1.HSI).
SEL skill: Listen for the belief behind a story and name it back to the teller
What it looks like: Students practice social awareness by listening for the beliefs and values behind a story that is not their own.
Content focus: Stories from our families and communities
Format: Think write pair share

Social awareness

Social awareness means understanding other people's feelings and perspectives, including people from different backgrounds. More social awareness activities

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Standards

TH:Cn10.1.HSI: Theatre, Connecting, Anchor Standard 10 (Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art), High School Proficient
Artistic process: Connecting
Level: High School Proficient

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More social awareness activities for Theatre 1

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Theatre and Social Change Social awarenessStudents research how El Teatro Campesino used theatre to give voice to California farmworkers and consider what stories need telling now.

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