Theatre 1 · Week 17 · Story, Culture, and Devising
Theatre and Social Change
Students research how El Teatro Campesino used theatre to give voice to California farmworkers and consider what stories need telling now.
- Students will
- Students research how El Teatro Campesino used short actos to give voice to California farmworkers and perform a 30 second acto about a need today (TH:Cn11.2.HSI).
- SEL skill
- Describe a situation from another person's point of view before acting it
- What it looks like
- Students practice social awareness by considering the experiences of workers whose story is told and what people in power need to hear.
- Content focus
- Theatre and social change: El Teatro Campesino
- Format
- Think write pair share
Social awareness
Social awareness means understanding others' perspectives and empathizing with people from different backgrounds and experiences. More social awareness activities
What you get
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Standards
- TH:Cn11.2.HSI: Theatre, Connecting, Anchor Standard 11 (Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding), High School Proficient
- Artistic process: Connecting
- Level: High School Proficient
Fits these textbook chapters
- Basic Drama Projects, Chapter 13: The Playwright
- Basic Drama Projects, Chapter 25: Other Theatre Forms
- Basic Drama Projects, Unit 7, Part One: The Dawn of Theatre
- Basic Drama Projects, Unit 7, Part Two: The Middle Ages to 1800
- Basic Drama Projects, Unit 7, Part Three: 1800 to the Present
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More social awareness activities for Theatre 1
- Yes, And Social awarenessThrough short improv scenes, students practice accepting and building on a partner's offer.
- Walking in Someone Else's Shoes Social awarenessStudents shape a character from given circumstances and write a short diary entry from that character's point of view.
- Listening on Stage Social awarenessPartners perform an open scene twice and respond the second time only to what they truly hear.
- Stories From Our Families Social awarenessStudents gather a family, community, or imagined story and explore how personal beliefs shape the way it might be staged.
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RoseThread Connect activities are drafted with the help of AI and shaped by educators. Students never have to share anything personal. Our five SEL skills are informed by CASEL's SEL Framework; RoseThread Learning is not affiliated with or endorsed by CASEL.