{"id":5998,"date":"2021-02-04T06:06:53","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T06:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/?p=5998"},"modified":"2021-02-04T06:06:53","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T06:06:53","slug":"character-discovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/?p=5998","title":{"rendered":"Character Discovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lesson:\u00a0<strong>CHARACTER DISCOVERY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Author: \u00a0Melissa Longhurst<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Objective<\/u>: Students will be able to explore characters thoughts, physical choices, and understanding the language of poetry by a acting out\/as the character in a poem.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Theatre Standards:<\/u><\/p>\n<p>TH:Cr.1.1.5.c. Imagine how a character\u2019s inner thoughts impact the story and given circumstances in a drama\/ theatre work<\/p>\n<p>TH:Pr.4.1.5.b. Use physical choices to create meaning in a drama\/theatre work.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>ELA Standards<\/u>:<\/p>\n<p>Reading: Literature Standard 6: Describe how a narrator\u2019s or speaker\u2019s point of view influences how events are described.<\/p>\n<p>Reading: Literature Standard 2: Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Materials:<\/span> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/O-Captain-POEM.docx\"><strong>O Captain! My Captain! POEM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Lesson Plan:<\/u><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOOK:Slow Motion Fight (1-2-3)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Find a partner in the room. Find your own space in the room. We are going to play Slow Motion Fight<\/li>\n<li>We are going to pretend to fight in slow motion. Imagine that you are under water or in space. Imagine that you are wearing heavy armor. Pull out your imaginary long sword.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t fight yet! I will say 1-2-3, and each time I say a number you will make an action towards your opponent (such as a block, stab, strike, or prep). Let me give an example.\n<ul>\n<li>Remember to stay a good distance from your partner because of your long swords and to move slow.<\/li>\n<li>Through the fight show a winner, looser, or if it ties.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Maybe have a few good examples show them to the class<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>DISCUSSION:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How did their physical choices create meaning?<\/li>\n<li>What did this teach you about theatre?<\/li>\n<li>When fighting in an actual war what are the risks?\n<ul>\n<li>What do you think goes through soldiers\u2019 heads?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>INTRO\/ EXPLORE THE SPACE:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stand up and find your own space in the room.<\/li>\n<li>Now let\u2019s imagine you\u2019re all sailors on a ship at sea. We aren\u2019t pirates, but instead the Navy \u2013 fighting in a war and fighting for our country.<\/li>\n<li>Let\u2019s create a character- what family do you have waiting for you at home? Why are you serving your country? Were you drafted? Has it been your dream? Who are your friends on the boat? How old are you? How do you walk?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ship coming into harbor. <a href=\"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/O-Captain-POEM.docx\"><strong>[POEM]<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Read Part 1 of the Poem\n<ul>\n<li>O CAPTAIN! my Captain! our fearful trip is done;<br \/>\nThe ship has weather\u2019d every rack, the prize we sought is won;<br \/>\nThe port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,<br \/>\nWhile follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>DISCUSSION:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What does this part of the poem mean?<\/li>\n<li>What prize did we win? Why are the people exulting?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You are \u201c\u2026singing a song that praises his captain for leading the ship and crew into the harbor after a long and dangerous voyage\u2014without GPS, even. Everyone\u2019s on shore celebrating the safe homecoming\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>POEM: Part 2<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Before I read the second part of the poem think about and continue to walk around like your character. What emotions are going through your head? How does this information affect your physical choices? Walking fast or slow? Stop to think? Hunched over? Confused? Etc<\/li>\n<li>I might hand you a paper with a section highlighted and you will help read part of the poem. Read it as your character with gusto!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>But O heart! heart! heart!<br \/>\n\u00a0 O the bleeding drops of red,<br \/>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Where on the deck my Captain lies,<br \/>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Fallen cold and dead.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hand poem to student (with this section highlighted)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells;<br \/>\nRise up\u2014for you the flag is flung\u2014for you the bugle trills;<br \/>\nFor you bouquets and ribbon\u2019d wreaths\u2014for you the shores a-crowding;<br \/>\nFor you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Student 2 (pass out to another student)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Here Captain! dear father!<br \/>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 This arm beneath your head;<br \/>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0It is some dream that on the deck,<br \/>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 You\u2019ve fallen cold and dead.<\/p>\n<p>Student 3<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still;<br \/>\nMy father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will;<br \/>\nThe ship is anchor\u2019d safe and sound, its voyage closed and done;<br \/>\nFrom fearful trip, the victor ship, comes in with object won;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Student 4\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exult, O shores, and ring, O bells!<br \/>\n\u00a0 But I, with mournful tread,<br \/>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Walk the deck my Captain lies,<br \/>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Fallen cold and dead.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let\u2019s discover and dig deeper in what happened to the captain\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pass out a poem to each of the students (that don\u2019t already have one)<\/li>\n<li>Read over the poem again and try to understand better what this sailor and leader is saying. Circle words you don\u2019t know. Look them up with dictionaries\n<ul>\n<li>Write the words on the board<\/li>\n<li>Review them with the students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>2<sup>nd<\/sup>read through: Underline thoughts lines that your character reacts to- write an emotion on the side.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>DISCUSSION:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What lines stuck out to you\/and affected your character\n<ul>\n<li>Give an example<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Pair share with their neighbor- have a few share with the whole class<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026when the sailor notices that the captain is lying dead on the deck of the ship\u2026While the crowd on the shore is celebrating, unaware of the fallen leader, the sailor walks mournfully upon the deck where the captain has fallen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>STILL IMAGE STORIES<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Get in groups of 4-5 and create a frozen image of your characters finding out about the death of their captain and their responses<\/li>\n<li>Now let\u2019s create a story through frozen images. You will create 3 frozen images that show different feelings and responses of your characters.\n<ul>\n<li>Example: One just finding out, next responding, what do they do now?<\/li>\n<li>Can start before they know about the captain.<\/li>\n<li>Practice for 3 minutes and then we will share them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>CHARACTER MAP<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create a Character Map for your character<\/li>\n<li>Draw an example on the board for them to copy onto their paper (On the back of the poem)<\/li>\n<li>Outside figure:\n<ul>\n<li>Write about your characters characteristics: name, job, background, physical features<\/li>\n<li>Write what you do, how do you respond to the captain\u2019s death? Help others? Look to shore at people?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Inside figure:\n<ul>\n<li>What do you feel?<\/li>\n<li>What are you thinking about? Worried about?<\/li>\n<li>How do you feel about war? About death? About coming home?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u>Links<\/u>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Oh Captain! My Captain! Poem <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=i&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=images&amp;cd=&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjC_YL7kKrfAhVRJDQIHbX5CoIQjRx6BAgBEAU&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ffineartamerica.com%2Ffeatured%2Fwalt-whitman-o-captain-my-captain-white-georgia-fowler.html&amp;psig=AOvVaw3FULM-c9QI7NMYhJldcCBD&amp;ust=1545248360613304\">https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=i&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=images&amp;cd=&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjC_YL7kKrfAhVRJDQIHbX5CoIQjRx6BAgBEAU&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ffineartamerica.com%2Ffeatured%2Fwalt-whitman-o-captain-my-captain-white-georgia-fowler.html&amp;psig=AOvVaw3FULM-c9QI7NMYhJldcCBD&amp;ust=1545248360613304<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Poem Explained: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmoop.com\/o-captain-my-captain\/\">https:\/\/www.shmoop.com\/o-captain-my-captain\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hook idea: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidactivities.net\/drama-games-and-activities\/\">https:\/\/www.kidactivities.net\/drama-games-and-activities\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students will be able to explore characters thoughts, physical choices, and understanding the language of poetry by a acting out\/as the character in a poem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[85],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5998"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5998"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5998\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6001,"href":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5998\/revisions\/6001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tedb-old.byu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}