Kim Hutchens

Concept-Based Curriculum Unit

Educ 578
Spring 2007
Puppet Unit Outline/Summary
Elmo, Big Bird, iss !igg", Kermit the #rog$%e &no% and lo'e these characters(
)hese characters are a part o* our culture, seeming as real as humans %ith their
distinct personalities+ ,ould "ou li&e to &no% the secret to -ringing a puppet to
li*e. /s it as magical as !inocchio. /n realit", %e &no% %ishing on a star %ill not
-ring a puppet to li*e+ /n *act its li*e depends on "ou+ 0our manipulation %ill
ma&e it real and li*e-li&e to the audience+ !uppets can -e as simple or as
complicated as "ou, the -uilder, %ant them to -e+ /n this unit, %e %ill e1plore the
histor" o* puppetr", puppet creation and manipulation, along %ith script %riting
and sho% production+ ,e %ill create the magic that is puppet theatre, so gra- "our
imagination and let2s em-ar& on a creati'e 3ourne" together+
4esson 5ne6 !uppetr" through )ime
7+ /ntroduce puppetr"+
2+ E1amine histor" and ho% puppets ha'e -een used around the %orld+
8+ 9ead e1cerpts *rom te1t and internet articles on histor"+
:+ ;iscuss s&ills o* puppetr"
4esson )%o6 )"pes o* !uppets
7+ ;iscuss di**erent t"pes o* puppets+
2+ <roups %ill e1periment %ith di**erent puppets in classroom+
8+ Use internet to *ind e1amples and instructions to cra*t di**erent puppets+
:+ ;iscuss culminating pro3ect *or unit+
4esson )hree6 5riginal !uppet Sho%
7+ ;iscuss *ormat *or putting together script+
2+ E1amine sample puppet pla"s+
8+ 5rgani=e groups that %ill %or& together to create scripts+
:+ ;iscuss essential elements *or %riting a puppet pla"+
5+ ;istri-ute *ormat outline *or groups to *ollo%+
>+ Begin -rainstorming ideas *or puppet pla"s+
Students %ill continue %or&ing on puppet pla" throughout the rest o* the unit+
4esson #our6 !uppet Construction
7+ Collect materials *or construction+
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2+ Create dra%ings o* puppet t"pes+
8+ <roups %ill %or& on ,e- ?uest to research and create puppets+
:+ Complete puppet pro*ile+
4esson #i'e6 !uppet anipulation and Characteri=ation
7+ ;iscuss -asic puppet manipulation *or each t"pe o* puppet+
2+ @nimate a puppet character completing mo'ement e1ercises+
8+ E1periment %ith puppet2s 'oice using 'ocal 'ariet"+
:+ E1periment %ith puppet impro'isation+
4esson Si16 !roducing a !uppet Sho%
7+ ,or& %ith a group to produce a puppet sho%+
2+ Use technical elements to enhance the puppet production+
8+ Keep rehearsal log+
:+ Complete sel*-e'aluation+
5+ Create set and collect needed props+
>+ !er*orm puppet sho%+
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Description of Unit
Rationale
!uppetr" is a special topic in theatre+ /n theatre, students not onl" stud" acting s&ills -ut
also ho% to use these acting s&ills in a 'ariet" o* presentationsA puppet theatre -eing one o* these+
Students throughout the "ear learn to de'elop acting s&ills, pla"%riting techniBues, and produce
theatrical productions+ )his unit incorporates all o* these s&ills+
Purpose
)he purpose o* this unit is to teach students a-out the magic o* puppet theatre+ @s %ell as
o**ering students an opportunit" to participate in a real theatre e1perience, this unit meets state
o-3ects o* characteri=ation and 'ocal production+ )hese acting techniBues can -e seen in a
di**erent %a" as students use puppets instead o* their o%n -odies+ /n this unit, student %ill
e1plore the histor" o* puppetr", puppetr" techniBues, and technical elements o* puppetr"+ /n
addition, students %ill e1perience the pleasure and po%er o* puppet theatre+
Target Audience
)his unit is designed *or middle school learners, speci*icall" se'enth and eighth graders+
@spects o* this unit could -e adapted *or lo%er and higher grades+
Appropriateness for Gifted Learners
!uppetr" o**ers gi*ted learners an opportunit" to e1plore %hile using creati'it" and
imagination+ <i*ted learners %ill ha'e man" opportunities to control their o%n learning *ocus in
the area o* puppetr"+ Students %ill ha'e multiple opportunities to e1plore puppetr" through the
creation o* their original puppets and scripts+ <i*ted learners %ill also -e a-le to stud" the art,
drama, and histor" o* other cultures through the histor" o* puppetr"+ )his hands-on pro3ect
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allo%s gi*ted learners to %or& independentl" and cooperati'el" in participating in a real puppet
sho% and its technical aspects+
Prerequisites for Students
Stor"telling %ill -e the unit presented -e*ore puppetr"+ Students %ill incorporate
stor"telling techniBues into their original scripts and acting through puppetr"+ Students %ill ha'e
studied mime and pantomime, 'er" -asic acting s&ills+ )hrough these s&ills, students %ill stud"
presenting dramatic s&ills %ithout %ords -e*ore -eginning puppetr"+ /n addition, students %ill
use pre'iousl" studied s&ills o* o-ser'ation and concentration learned through introductor"
acting games+
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Concept-Based Curriculum Flowchart
Representative Topic
Puppetry
Skills
Characterization
Voice production
puppet construction
types of puppets

puppet manipulation
writin puppet show
producin puppet show
Critical Content
Concepts
art
creativity
relationships
structure
C!"C#PT$%& &#"S
'maination
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Facts
(!)*ectives+
Students will participate in
playwritin to create, tell,
and enact oriinal scripts
(C!S+-
Students will develop vocal
clarity in performance
(C!S+-
Students discuss the use of
voice in drama (C!S+-
%dditional !)*ectives
Students will
reconize puppet
types
create oriinal puppet
script
use imaination to
desin oriinal
puppet
#.plore puppet
manipulations
%nimate a puppet
character, e.periment
with puppet voices
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Culminatin Performance Task
Students will create an oriinal puppet show with oriinal puppets-
#ssential /uestions
0ow is imaination used in desinin and creatin theatre1 0ow does art
enhance theatre1
#ssential $nderstandins23eneralizations
Theatrical performances re4uire technical and creative proficiency-
'maination must )e used to desin and create art-
%rt enhances theatre-
%ctors and production crews must interact with one another to create a
theatrical e.perience-
Characters5 relationships create ood stories-
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'nstructional %ctivities
Research puppet types and construction
6ork in roups to create an oriinal puppet script
Create an oriinal puppet
Create props, )ackround scenery, etc- to enhance production
Perform puppet show
Lesson One
Components enu for Lesson Plans
)opic6 !uppetr" through )ime <rade6 7C8th 4esson 4ength6 2 class periods
D5ne *or computer la- and one *or timelineE
;isciplineDsE6 )heatre @rts /nstructor6 Hutchens
Content Kno%ledgeCStandards Conceptual 4ens6 /magination in theatrical per*ormances
Concepts6 art, creati'it", relationships, structure
Essential Buestions6 Ho% is imagination used in designing and creating theatre. Ho%
does art enhance theatre.
!rinciples6 Humans ha'e used puppets throughout time to capture and recreate real
and *ictitious e1periences+
!rocessesCS&ills6 @cBuiring, reading, researching, communicating
Standards6 Students %ill
E1amine histor" o* puppetr"
E1amineCresearch ho% puppets ha'e -een used around the %orld+
@ssessment

!re-assessment6 Students %ill ma&e a list o* ho% puppets ha'e -een used throughout
histor"+
@ssessment6 <roups %ill present research *indings on histor" o* puppets+ <roups %ill
research and collect data+ @s a %hole group, students %ill compare data and create a
class timeline+
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/ntroduction Students %ill pla" impro'isational game %ith puppets+
)eaching ethods ;irect /nstruction6 )eacher %ill gi'e directions *or timeline research+ )eacher %ill
e1plain research process using the internet+
<roups %ill research and in'estigate histor" o* puppetr" in la-+
)eacher %ill *acilitate as %hole group colla-orates to create a timeline o* the histor" o*
puppetr" using -utcher paper+
4earning @cti'ities <roups %ill determine ho% puppets ha'e -een used throughout histor"+ Students ma"
collect pictures as arti*acts to include on timeline+
CompareCcontrast ho% di**erent countries ha'e used puppetr"+
<roups %ill summari=e in*ormation *or timeline+
9esources )e1t
/nternet
4i-rar" resources
!roducts Class )imeline
<rouping Students %ill %or& in small groups to conduct research+ Students %ill then %or& in a
%hole group setting to compile *indings+
E1tensions 9esearch Fim Henson+
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9esearch puppetr" in the United States toda"+
;i**erentiationC@scending 4e'els o*
/ntellectual ;emand
@ssist lo%er learners in *inding adeBuate resources+
@llo% higher end students to e1plore areas o* interest deeper -ased on group research
*indings+ Student ma" e1plore o%n interests out o* the initial research+
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Lesson T!o
Components enu for Lesson Plans
)opic6 4esson )%o H )"pes o* !uppets <rade6 7C8
th
4esson 4ength6 8 class periods
;isciplineDsE6 )heatre @rts /nstructor6 Hutchens
Content Kno%ledgeCStandards
Conceptual 4ens6 /magination in theatrical per*ormances
Concepts6 art, creati'it", relationships, structure
Essential Buestions6 Ho% is imagination used in designing and creating theatre. Ho%
does art enhance theatre.
!rinciples6 /magination helps puppeteers create and manipulate puppets+ !uppet
'ariations can enhance theatrical puppet presentations+
!rocessesCS&ills6 Brainstorming, acBuiring, organi=ing, researching, presenting
Standards6
Students %ill
recogni=e and identi*" the *i'e -asic puppet t"pes
understand the %a" a puppeteer manipulates or %or&s a puppet
@ssessment

!re-assessment6
Students %ill identi*" puppets pictures on handout in groups+
@ssessment6 Students %ill *ind pictures o* the di**erent puppet t"pes using the
internet+ Students %ill create an in*ormati'e puppet -rochure+ Brochure should
contain *i'e t"pes and instructions *or -asic construction+
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/ntroduction
Students %ill e1plore and Ipla"J %ith puppets at stations in classroom+ Students %ill
'ote on most popular puppet+
)eaching ethods
;irect /nstruction on -asic puppet t"pes6 rod, shado%, hand, marionettes, and
mo'ea-le-mouth+
;iscuss ad'antagesCdisad'antages o* using each t"pe+
!airs %ill research and gather in*ormation on constructing the *i'e puppet t"pes
4earning @cti'ities
Using te1t, a'aila-le puppet -oo&s, and internet, students %ill gather pictures and
instructions to create puppets using in*ormation on the internet+ Students should -egin
thin&ing a-out %hat t"pe o* puppet the" %ould li&e to create+
9esources
)e1t
!uppet -oo&s
/nternet
!ictures
!uppets
!roducts
!airs %ill create an in*ormati'e -rochure on *i'e t"pes o* puppets %ith -asic
instructions on construction+
<rouping Students %ill %or& in pairs to create -rochure+
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E1tensions Students can *ind articles on puppetr" to post on -ulletin -oard+
Students could design a ne% puppet t"pe -ased on household items+
;i**erentiationC@scending 4e'els o*
/ntellectual ;emand
4o%er learners can *ollo% -rochure template+
Higher learners can create a puppet sho% allo%ing the speci*ic puppet t"pes to
introduce themsel'es and descri-e their uniBue attri-utes as the puppet character+
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Lesson T"ree
Components enu for Lesson Plans
)opic6 5riginal !uppet Sho% <rade6 7C8th 4esson 4ength6 5ne %ee& D#i'e Class !eriodsE
;isciplineDsE6 )heatre @rts /nstructor6 Hutchens
Content Kno%ledgeCStandards Conceptual 4ens6 /magination in theatrical per*ormances
Concepts6 art, creati'it", relationships, structure
Essential Buestions6 Ho% is imagination used in designing and creating theatre. Ho%
does art enhance theatre.
!rinciples6 /n de'eloping a script, %riters use their creati'it" to *ollo% a -asic plot
structure o* a -eginning, middle, and end+ ,riters de'elop relationships -et%een
characters through action and dialogue+
!rocessesCS&ills6 Brainstorming, colla-orating, organi=ing, o-ser'ing, %riting,
sharing, listening, presenting
Standards6
Students %ill
%rite a puppet script using original dialogue
%or& colla-orati'el" to share, organi=e, and de'elop plot and character ideas
@ssessment
!re-assessment6
Students %ill outline the -asic structure o* a pla" and list important element that must
-e included+
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@ssessment @ssessment6 Students %ill colla-orati'el" create an original puppet pla"+ <roups %ill
compile possi-le ideas and then select one idea *rom %hich to de'elop a script+
<roups %ill create a plot outline including the *i'e ,2sK%ho, %hat, %hen, %here, and
%h"+
/ntroduction Students %ill read the puppet pla" I)he #rog !rince+J Students %ill act out %ith stic&
puppets+ Students %ill outline essential plot elements+
)eaching ethods ;irect /nstruction6 )eacher %ill re'ie% plot essential plot elements+
<roup ;iscussion6 ;e-rie* a*ter reading puppet pla"+ Create *ormat outline *or
groups to *ollo% %hile %riting pla"+
Cooperati'e 4earning6 Students %ill appl" these strategies to %riting their o%n group
puppet script+
4earning @cti'ities Students %ill colla-orati'el" %or& together in groups to compose an original puppet
pla" that includes each group mem-er as a character+ Students %ill use patterns in
*iction and puppet pla" e1amined to create their o%n+
9esources )e1t
Sample !uppet !la", I)he #rog !rinceJ
!roducts Students %ill compose an original puppet script+
<rouping Students %ill %or& in small groups to dra*t pla"+
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E1tensions !uppet )L+ Students can add a song to their original puppet sho%+ Students ma"
choose an up-eat musical num-er to lip-s"nc and choreograph %ith puppets+
;i**erentiationC@scending 4e'els o*
/ntellectual ;emand
@llo% lo%er learners to -ase original puppet sho% on a *amiliar stor" line+
Create puppet commercials *or -rea&s -et%een puppet sho%s using *amiliar house
hold products+
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Lesson #our
Components enu for Lesson Plans
)opic6 a&ing a !uppet <rade6 7C8th 4esson 4ength6 8 or : class periods
;isciplineDsE6 )heatre @rts /nstructor6 Hutchens
Content Kno%ledgeCStandards Conceptual 4ens6 /magination in theatrical per*ormances
Concepts6 art, creati'it", relationships, structure
Essential Buestions6 Ho% is imagination used in designing and creating theatre. Ho%
does art enhance theatre.
!rinciples6 /magination is &e" in creating a puppet+ @ puppet2s character is
determined partl" -" the %a" it loo&s+
!rocessesCS&ills6 Brainstorming, acBuiring, organi=ing, researching, presenting
Standards6
Students %ill
recogni=e and identi*" the *i'e -asic puppet t"pes
use imagination to design and ma&e an original puppet
use other art *orms to enhance theatre
@ssessment !re-assessment6
Students %ill list possi-le instructions to create puppets+
@ssessment6 Students on unlined %hite paper %ill design and color an original puppet
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@ssessment *rom each o* the *i'e -asic t"pes+
Students %ill ta&e one o* these designs and actuall" create a puppet *or their original
puppet pla"+ Students %ill collect and -ring to class materials to ma&e this original
puppet+
/ntroduction Students %ill %atch scene *rom The Sound of Music using marionette puppets+
)eaching ethods !o%er!oint6 9e'ie% t"pes o* puppets+
;emonstration o* t"pes o* dra%ings
<roups %ill -rainstorm appropriate puppet construction *or original puppet pla"+
4earning @cti'ities ,e- ?uest6 Students %ill complete ,e- ?uest on creating an original puppet+
E1plore the /nternet6 Students %ill e1plore di**erent %a"s to create puppets using
in*ormation on the internet+ CompareCcontrast di**erent t"pes *or group purpose+
Students %ill create a puppet pro*ile+
9esources )e1t
/nternet
!ictures
!uppets
@rt supplies
!roducts Students %ill s&etchCdra% all di**erent t"pes o* puppets+
Students %ill create an original puppet+
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<rouping Students %ill %or& in small groups to %or& on ,e- ?uest+
E1tensions Students could post instructions to create their particular puppet on the internet+
Students ma" create their o%n ,e- ?uest to create a puppet+
;i**erentiationC@scending 4e'els o*
/ntellectual ;emand
@d3ust num-er o* dra%ings *or lo%er learners+
9esearch puppet creation *or the Broad%a" musical, The Lion King, *or higher
learners+
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Lesson #i$e
Components enu for Lesson Plans
)opic6 !uppet anipulation and Characteri=ation <rade6 7C8th 4esson 4ength6 2 Class !eriods
;isciplineDsE6 )heatre @rts /nstructor6 Hutchens
Content Kno%ledgeCStandards Conceptual 4ens6 /magination in theatrical per*ormances
acro-concepts6
Concepts6 art, creati'it", relationships, structure
Essential Buestions6 Ho% is imagination used in designing and creating theatre. Ho%
does art enhance theatre.
!rinciples6 !uppets -ecome li*e-li&e %hen human actors use their imagination to
create mo'ements and gestures+ Characteri=ation is enhanced -" puppet manipulation,
creati'e 'oices, and the relationships -et%een characters+

!rocessesCS&ills6 Brainstorming, creati'e thin&ing, 'ocali=ations
Standards6
Students %ill
e1plore puppet manipulations
animate a puppet character
e1periment %ith puppet 'oices
@ssessment

!re-assessment6
Students %ill -ring to li*e a pencil or pen -" mo'ing it and tal&ing as a puppet+
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@ssessment
@ssessment6 Complete mo'ement e1ercise chec&list %ith group+
/ntroduction Students %ill 'ie% Hansel and Gretel -" a%ard-%inning puppeteer Fim <am-le+
)eaching ethods ;irect /nstruction6 )eacher %ill go o'er -asic principles and concepts o* puppet
manipulation+
<uest Spea&er %ill outline and demonstrate -asic puppet manipulation+ <uest spea&er
%ill lead students through some guided impro'isation %ith puppets *ocusing on
manipulation+
)eacher %ill guide students through 'ocal e1ercises to assist them in *inding their
puppet 'oice+
4earning @cti'ities Students %ill complete mo'ement e1ercises %ith puppet+ Students %ill ha'e puppet
sing short *amiliar songs, such as IHapp" Birthda"J or the I@lpha-et SongJ to %or&
on mo'ement+
Students %ill complete 'ocal e1ercises+ Students %ill tr" di**erent 'oices as the" recite
nurser" rh"mes+ <roups can help mem-ers decide on the most appropriate 'oice *or
their puppet character+
9esources )e1t
<uest Spea&er
!uppets
!ensC!encils
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!roducts o'ements and Loices to incorporate into original puppet sho%+
<rouping Students %ill %or& in small groups to %or& on ,e- ?uest+
E1tensions Students can *ind additional resources to share %ith class on puppet manipulation and
'ocali=ation in the li-rar" or on the internet+
;i**erentiationC@scending 4e'els o*
/ntellectual ;emand
4o%er learners should ma&e a list o* three important mo'ements the" %ill incorporate
into their original puppet sho%+ !ractice using puppet 'oice in *ront o* partner+
Create a one-minute monologue *or puppet character incorporating mo'ement and
'ocali=ation+
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Lesson Si%
Components enu for Lesson Plans
)opic6 !roducing a !uppet Sho% <rade6 7C8th 4esson 4ength6 Se'en Class !eriods
;isciplineDsE6 )heatre @rts /nstructor6 Hutchens
Content Kno%ledgeCStandards Conceptual 4ens6 /magination in theatrical per*ormances
acro-concepts6
Concepts6 art, creati'it", relationships, structure
Essential Buestions6 Ho% is imagination used in designing and creating theatre. Ho%
does art enhance theatre.
!rinciples6 @rt, creati'it", and other technical elements help enhance puppet theatre+
@cting %ith puppets reBuires actors to create relationships %ith other actor andCor
puppets+

!rocessesCS&ills6 Creati'e thin&ing, colla-oration, communicating, concentration
Standards6
Students %ill
%or& %ith a group to produce an original puppet sho%
use technical elements to enhance theatrical per*ormance
incorporate prior &no%ledge o* puppets into sho%
e'aluate per*ormances
@ssessment

!re-assessment6
Students %ill colla-orate %ith group to -rainstorm a chec&list needed *or their puppet
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@ssessment
production+
@ssessment6 Students %ill per*orm original puppet sho% using created puppets+
/ntroduction Fournal Entr"6 ,h" should puppetr" -e 'ie%ed as an art *orm rather than 3ust a cra*t
acti'it" *or children.
Class %ill discuss responses+
)eaching ethods )eacher %ill monitor groups2 needs+ Basic decisions *or groups6
,hat t"pe o* stage %ill -e needed.
,hat t"pe o* scener".
,hat props.
@n" other technical elements to -e added.
4earning @cti'ities Students %ill decide essential elements o* per*ormance and rehearsal timeline+
Students %ill -egin rehearsal process and document in rehearsal logs+ Students %ill
also add technical aspects and stage directions to original script+
Students %ill *ollo% rehearsal timeline de'eloped -" class in order to -e read" *or
*inal per*ormance+
Students %ill e1amine ru-ric Dcould create an original ru-ricE *or per*ormance+
9esources 5riginal Scripts
5riginal !uppets
5ther supplies to -e determined -" each group
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!roducts Students %ill complete rehearsal log
Students %ill turn in *inal script %ith added stage directions and technical notes+
Students %ill complete e'aluation ru-ric on each group+
<rouping Students %ill %or& in small groups to produce pla"+ )he" %ill %or& %ith same groups
that composed scripts+
E1tensions Create a sound trac& that could accompan" puppet sho%+
;i**erentiationC@scending 4e'els o*
/ntellectual ;emand
<i*ted learners could per*orm commercials pre'iousl" created -et%een puppet
per*ormances+
<i*ted learners could compile a list o* t%ent" di**erent special e**ects that might -e
used in puppet sho%s+ /n'ent a simple %a" to achie'e each special e**ect+
<i*ted learners could e1plore topic o* hisCher o%n choice relating to puppetr"+
4o%er learners ma" need to use script *or per*ormance+
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&ncorporation of Type & and Type && Acti$ities
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7+ Students %ill use the internet and -oo&s to collect pictures o* puppets used throughout
histor"+ Class %ill create a histor" timeline o* puppetr" using research gathered *rom te1t
and internet+
2+ Students %ill gather in*ormation on t"pes o* puppets using the internet+
8+ Students %ill 'ie% marionette puppets in The Sound of Music and a production o* Hansel
and Gretel+
:+ <uest spea&er %ill outline and demonstrate -asic puppet manipulation+ <uest spea&er
%ill leads students through guided impro'isation %ith puppets *ocusing on manipulation+
5+ Students %ill rotate through centers to e1periment %ith di**erent puppet t"pes+
)"pe //
7+ Students %ill complete a ,e- ?uest on creating an original puppet+ Students %ill %or&
cooperati'el" and ma&e decisions regarding puppet t"pe and construction -ased on their
research and the pla" the" are presenting+ Students %ill then create their puppet+
2+ Students %ill create a -rochure on designing and -uilding puppet t"pes+
8+ /n groups, students %ill compose an original puppet pla"+
:+ /n groups, students %ill present original puppet pla"+
Description of Learning/&nterest Center
Students %ill rotate through *i'e stations+ @t these stations, students %ill e1plore and Ipla"J %ith
di**erent t"pes o* puppets+ Students %ill impro' %ith puppets and practice manipulating
di**erent t"pes+ @t the end o* class, students %ill 'ote *or the puppet the" li&ed the -est+
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Description of Assessments
4esson 7
!re-assessment6 Students %ill ma&e a list o* ho% puppets ha'e -een used throughout
histor"+
@ssessment6 <roups %ill present research *indings on histor" o* puppets+ <roups %ill
research and collect data+ @s a %hole group, students %ill compare data and create a
class timeline+
4esson 2
!re-assessment6 Students %ill identi*" puppets pictures on handout in groups+
@ssessment6 Students %ill *ind pictures o* the di**erent puppet t"pes using the internet+
Students %ill create an in*ormati'e puppet -rochure+ Brochure should contain *i'e t"pes
and instructions *or -asic construction+
4esson 8
!re-assessment6 Students %ill outline the -asic structure o* a pla" and list important
element that must -e included+
@ssessment6 Students %ill colla-orati'el" create an original puppet pla"+ <roups %ill
compile possi-le ideas and then select one idea *rom %hich to de'elop a script+ <roups
%ill create a plot outline including the *i'e ,2sK%ho, %hat, %hen, %here, and %h"+
4esson :
!re-assessment6 Students %ill list possi-le instructions to create puppets+
@ssessment6 Students on unlined %hite paper %ill design and color an original puppet
*rom each o* the *i'e -asic t"pes+ Students %ill ta&e one o* these designs and actuall"
create a puppet *or their original puppet pla"+ Students %ill collect and -ring to class
materials to ma&e this original puppet+
4esson 5
!re-assessment6 Students %ill -ring to li*e a pencil or pen -" mo'ing it and tal&ing as a
puppet+
@ssessment6 Complete mo'ement e1ercise chec&list %ith group+
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4esson >
!re-assessment6 Students %ill colla-orate %ith group to -rainstorm a chec&list needed
*or their puppet production+
Culminating !er*ormance )as&6
@ssessment6 Students %ill per*orm original puppet sho% using created puppets+
Students %ill -e grades according to ru-ric that the" design+ See sample+
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9e*erences
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