EXTENDED LESSON PLANS – WIZARD OF OZ (Grade 2) ACTIVITY #1: Keep on Singing & Dancing! OBJECTIVE: To learn and rehearse a song from a musical; to create simple movements that can supply basic choreography. SUPPLIES: None RESOURCES: Listen to audio of “Over the Rainbow” on Youtube at http://youtu.be/PSZxmZmBfnU Find and download the MP3 instrumental music from the residency at https://www.dropbox.com/s/yv2zffjjeb04sl5/01%20Track%2001%201.m4a?dl=0 SUGGESTED TIMEFRAME: 1-­‐2 10 minute sessions a week INSTRUCTIONS: Have your students memorize, rehearse and prepare to share “SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW”: Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high There’s a land that I’ve heard of once in a lullaby Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue And the dreams that you dare to dream Really do come true. May choose Someday I’ll wish upon a star and wake up where The clouds are far behind me. Where troubles melt like lemon drops, Away above the chimney tops— That’s where you’ll find me. Somewhere over the rainbow blue birds fly. Birds fly over the rainbow— Why, then, oh why can’t I? If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow, Why, oh, why can’t I? Be sure to include simple movement/choreography to enhance the “performance!” The children can be coached to think about gestures and movements that create the “choreography.” ACTIVITY #2 “I AM” Poems -­‐ Self Portraits & Character Illustrations OBJECTIVE: To analyze characters from The Wizard of Oz; to illustrate characters and share/discuss student artwork; to write poetry and practice reciting it aloud (in groups or individually). SUPPLIES: Paper, pencils, crayons (if group activity, flipchart and markers) RESOURCES: Worksheet available at: http://www.musicaltheaterproject.org/wp-­‐
content/uploads/2014/10/KLM-­‐Journaling-­‐Page-­‐I-­‐Am-­‐Poem.pdf INSTRUCTIONS: Have each student pick one or more of their favorite characters from The Wizard of Oz. Have them illustrate and draw a picture of that character. Ask them to then draw a picture of themselves. Discuss the portraits. What does the illustration reveal about the character? What does your self portrait reveal about YOU? What is missing from both illustrations? Then, have your students answer the following questions about themselves and their chosen character/s from The Wizard of Oz in order to create their “I AM” poems Template: CHARACTER example: PERSONAL example: I am (name)… I am Dorothy I am Caitlin I like… I like playing with my dog I like to write I don’t like… I don’t Mrs. Gulch! I don’t like to clean I wish… I wish Auntie Em would listen to me I wish I could go on vacation I worry I worry that nobody really cares how I feel I worry that it will rain I think… I think nobody would even miss me if I ran away I think acting is fun I feel… I feel lonely I feel anxious I wonder… I wonder what it would be like to go far away I wonder what it’s like to fly I imagine… I imagine that I am in charge I imagine that flying is awesome I hope… I hope that I matter I hope to visit Italy…soon I am (name)… I am Dorothy I am Caitlin Once students have written and worked on the “I AM” poems for both their character/s and themselves. Have them practice reading and reciting them out loud, encouraging them to speak up and be more expressive in their presentation. They can memorize their poems if they wish and present both their illustrations and poems for the teaching artist to help coach/direct for a more public sharing/presentation. ACTIVITY #3: OZ Selected Scene Work & Improvisation OBJECTIVE: To explore the idea of theater-­‐based performance and role-­‐playing using scenes from the Wizard of Oz residency; to build and celebrate the idea of “ensemble”; to build on character analysis. SUPPLIES: Copies of the chosen script(s) (attached), small props or costumes as needed (optional) RESOURCES: Listen to “Come Out, Come Out” on Youtube if you use Scene #1: http://youtu.be/rwcE0KhcCCY (Please note: the next song begins at 00:40 seconds) SUGGESTED TIMEFRAME: 1-­‐2 30 minute sessions each week; 4-­‐6 sessions total. INSTRUCTIONS: Cast your students in one of two scenes, or split the class into two casts—one for each scene. Plan to read, rehearse and build the scene over a number of classroom sessions. SCENE #1: Dorothy’s arrival in Munchkinland ROLES TO CAST: Dorothy, Glinda, and Assorted Munchkins SCENE #2: Dorothy’s final good-­‐bye. ROLES TO CAST: Dorothy, Glinda, Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly Lion DAY 1 On the first day, cast the roles. Ask your students to conduct a “read-­‐though” rehearsal, where the entire class sits down to ensure they know the words and meaning of the lines in the script (attached). Even students without lines can participate in this read-­‐though through active listening and discussion. Help students with pronunciation and vocabulary definitions. Highlight the lines for particular characters to make it easy for the actors to find their lines. Early in the rehearsal process, you might practice some simple “role plays” to help your students personalize the Oz scene. The simple scenarios below are situations in which students can pretend to either enter a brand new world or say good-­‐bye: DAY 2 NEW WORLDS § Pre-­‐school Teacher/4 year old: First day of school § Wizard/ Apprentice: First time flying § Parent/Child: First time riding a bike § Toymaker/Child: Excited child sneaks in an amazing toy/candy shop and meets the owner! GOODBYES § Last night at camp, saying good-­‐bye to new friends § Grandparents returning home after a great visit § A favorite teacher’s last day (retirement, maternity leave, etc) You can break the class into small groups and have them discuss ideas for the entire scenario. They can decide what roles they would like to play and if they want to share it with the rest of the class. ***See note below about improvisation! DAY 3-­‐4 and beyond! On subsequent days, rehearse/practice the scene for performance. Student actors may choose to memorize their lines or not, but should be encouraged to think about adding movement, costumes and props to enhance meaning and the overall sense of fun. *****A QUICK NOTE: IMPROVISATION’S #1 GROUND RULE There are no right or wrong answers in improvisation. The only real “rule” centers on the notion of “YES.” Since improv is made up on the spot and involves imaginary situations and characters, any created information needs to be both affirmed and built upon. For instance, For instance, if someone says…”Camp was awesome! I love sleeping in tents”, their scene partner shouldn’t say “We slept in cabins!” which, essentially, ends the improv but rather build upon the given circumstances or created reality (YES, AND…). The scene partner could respond by saying, “I love sleeping in tents except when that bear came to visit!” SCENE #1: DOROTHY’S ARRIVAL IN MUNCHKINLAND DOROTHY: Toto – I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore. We must be over the rainbow! (MUSICAL CUE – HAND BELLS or MAGICAL SOUNDS; GLINDA ENTERS) DOROTHY: Now I – I know we're not in Kansas. GLINDA: Are you a good witch, or a bad witch? DOROTHY: Who, me? Why, I'm not a witch at all. I'm Dorothy Gale from Kansas. GLINDA: Oh! Well.... (CUE – STUDENTS MAKE BARKING NOISES) (Pointing to Toto)...is that the Witch? DOROTHY: Who, Toto? Toto's my dog. GLINDA: Well, I'm a little muddled. The Munchkins called me because a new witch has just dropped a house on the Wicked Witch of the East. And there's the house, and here you are, and that's all... her ruby slippers...that's left of the Wicked Witch of the East. MUNCHKINS: (CUE – MUNCHKINS SIGH “OHHHHH”) And so what the Munchkins want to know is, are you a good witch, or a bad witch? DOROTHY: Oh, but I've already told you, I'm not a witch at all—witches are old and ugly. MUNCHKINS: (CUE—MUNCHKINS GIGGLE) DOROTHY: What was that? GLINDA: The Munchkins. They're laughing because I am a witch. I'm Glinda, the Witch of the North. DOROTHY: You ARE! Oh, I beg your pardon! But I've never heard of a beautiful witch before. GLINDA: Only bad witches are ugly. MUNCHKINS: (CUE—MUNCHKINS GIGGLE) GLINDA: The Munchkins are happy because you have freed them from the Wicked Witch of the East. DOROTHY: Oh. But, if you please – what are Munchkins? GLINDA: The little people who live in this land – it's Munchkinland, and you are their national heroine, my dear. MUNCHKINS: (cheering!) “HIP HIP HORRAY! HIP HIP HORRAY!) GLINDA: It's all right – you may all come out and thank her. It's all right now – you may all come out. (She sings) Come out, come out, wherever you are And meet the young lady who fell from a star. She fell from the sky, she fell very far. And Kansas she says is the name of the star. MUNCHKINS (sing) Kansas she says is the name of the star. CUE: THE MUNCHKINS COME OUT AND EACH SHAKE DOROTHY’S HAND AND STRIKE A CELEBRATORY POSE MUNCHKINS: Thank you! Welcome to Munchkinland! —END OF SCENE— SCENE #2 DOROTHY’S GOOD-­‐BYE DOROTHY: Oh, will you help me? Can you help me? GLINDA: You don't need to be helped any longer. You've always had the power to go back to Kansas. DOROTHY: I have? GLINDA: I didn’t tell you before because you wouldn't have believed me. You had to learn it yourself. What have you learned, Dorothy? DOROTHY: Well, I — I think that it —that it wasn't enough just to want to see Uncle Henry and Auntie Em — and it's that – if I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own backyard. Because if it isn't there, I never really lost it to begin with! Is that right? GLINDA: That's all it is! SCARECROW: But that's so easy! I should have thought of it for you. TIN MAN: I should have felt it in my heart. GLINDA: Now, those magic slippers will take you home in two seconds! DOROTHY: Oh. Toto, too? GLINDA: Toto, too. DOROTHY: Oh, now? GLINDA: Whenever you wish. DOROTHY: Oh, dear — that's too wonderful to be true! Oh, it's — it's going to be so hard to say goodbye. I love you all, too. Goodbye, Tin Man. Oh, don't cry. You'll rust so dreadfully. Here — here's your oil-­‐can. Goodbye. TIN MAN: Now I know I've got a heart — 'cause it's breaking. DOROTHY: Oh— Goodbye, Lion. You know, I know it isn't right, but I'm going to miss the way you used to holler for help before you found your courage. LION: Well—I would never have found it if it hadn't been for you. RUFF! DOROTHY: (To Scarecrow) I think I'll miss you most of all. CUE: SCARECROW NODS. GLINDA: Are you ready now? Then close your eyes, and tap your heels together three times. Now think to yourself – "There's no place like home; there's no place like home; there's no place like home." DOROTHY: There's no place like home. There's no place like home. There's no place like home. There's no place like home. —END OF SCENE—