Format
1.Presenter demonstrates puppet from Museum collection (Malian Rod Puppet and or/Shadow Puppet)
2. Presenter defines folktale or discusses with group (depending on participants age). Anansi as hero and trickster + trickster tales introduced w/kinesthetic activities.
3. Students act out Gerald McDermott's "Anansi the Spider" with the presenter through interactive storytelling.
4.Students view a shadow puppet performance (about 10 minutes in length) of "Anansi and Sister Mud Turtle."
5. Discussion and comparison of Anansi stories follow. Was Anansi a trickster or hero? What happened in the story? What lesson did you learn (moral of story)?
5.Students participate in interactive learning activities about West African food highlighted in the story.
6. Students construct their very own Anansi Shadow Puppet with presenter.
7. Students learn to manipulate puppet.
Objectives
The participate will:
- explore the role of puppetry in Africa
- engage in a discussion about folktales (1st-2nd graders)
- develop an appreciation for a performing art form
- engage in a hands-on art activity
- compare cultures through food
Standards Alignment
National Standards
Center for Puppetry Arts’ Distance Learning programs and/or educator guides support the following academic standards:
Common Core/Language Arts
-Reading Standards for Literature K-5
-Speaking and Listening Standards K-5
Common Core/Mathematics
-Identify and describe shapes
-Analyze, compare, create and compose shapes
-Count to tell the number of objects
-Measure lengths indirectly and by iterating length units
-Represent and interpret data
-Draw and identify lines and angles; classify shapes by properties
National Core Arts Standards (currently in the adoption phase; released June 2014)
Visual Arts and Theatre
-Creating, Presenting, Responding, Connecting
National Education Technology Standards (NETS)
National Educational Technology Standards (NETS)
National Education Technology Standards (NETS)
-Empowered Learner
-Digital Citizen
-Knowledge Constructor
-Innovative Designer
-Computational Thinker
-Creative Communicator
-Global Collaborator
National Pre-K Standards
-Creative Development, Language and Literacy Development, Scientific Development, Social and Emotional Development
I. National curriculum standards met during live videoconference:
FINE ARTS/VISUAL ARTS
NA-VA.K-4.1 UNDERSTANDING AND APPLYING MEDIA TECHNIQUES, AND PROCESSES
NA-VA.K-4.2 USING KNOWLEDGE OF STRUCTURES AND FUNCTIONS
NA-VA.K-4.3 CHOOSING AND EVALUATING A RANGE OF SUBJECT MATTER, SYMBOLS, AND IDEAS
NA-VA.K-4.4 UNDERSTANDING THE VISUAL ARTS IN RELATION TO HISTORY AND CULTURES
NA-VA.K-4.5 REFLECTING UPON AND ASSESSING THE CHARACTERISTICS AND MERITS OF THEIR WORK AND THE
WORK OF OTHERS
NA-VA.K-4.6 MAKING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN VISUAL ARTS AND OTHER DISCIPLINES
THEATRE
NA-T.K-4.7 ANALYZING AND EXPLAINING PERSONAL PREFERENCES AND CONSTRUCTING MEANINGS FROM
CLASSROOM DRAMATIZATIONS AND FROM THEATRE, FILM, TELEVISION, AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA PRODUCTIONS
NA-T.K-4.8 UNDERSTANDING CONTEXT BY RECOGNIZING THE ROLE OF THEATRE, FILE, TELEVISION, AND
ELECTRONIC MEDIA IN DAILY LIFE
LANGUAGE ARTS
NL-ENG.K-12.2 UNDERSTANDING THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE
Students read a wide range of literature from many periods in many genres to build an understanding of the many dimensions (e.g., philosophical, ethical, aesthetic) of human experience.
NL-ENG.K-12.4 COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.
NL-ENG.K-12.6 APPLYING KNOWLEDGE
Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and nonprint texts
NL-ENG.K-12.9 MULTICULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
Students develop an understanding of and respect for diversity in language use, patterns, and dialects across cultures, ethnic groups, geographic regions, and social roles
NL-ENG.K-12.11 PARTICIPATING IN SOCIETY
Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.
NL-ENG.K-12.12 APPLYING LANGUAGE SKILLS
Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information