Theatre 1 · Week 26 · Theatre and Community
Valley Stories on Stage
Students use a sample interview, or interview a person they know or imagine, about life in the Coachella Valley and turn a moment into a short monologue.
- Students will
- Students turn a sample interview moment into a short monologue that keeps the speaker's own details and voice and treats the speaker with respect.
- SEL skill
- Listen for a speaker's details and show respect for their perspective in your retelling
- What it looks like
- Students practice social awareness by listening for another person's perspective and honoring it accurately.
- Content focus
- Valley Stories on Stage
- Format
- Think write pair share
Social awareness
Social awareness means understanding other people's perspectives and caring about them, including people whose backgrounds differ from yours. More social awareness activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
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 8: Monologues and Scenes
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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.