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Teacher(s):Dylan McCafferty Lesson Name: Spider and the Fly Date: Oct 4, 2012 Subject(s): Drama Grade(s ): 4-6 Rationale: Spider and the Fly is both a poem and a story, based around a strong sense of morality. It’s fun and enjoyable to students of all ages, the lines tend to rhyme and is quite catchy. Prescribed Learning Outcome(s): A3-- use a variety of drama strategies and forms to make meaning through drama o demonstrate willingness to explore ideas (e.g., control, peace, non-verbal communication) through a range of drama strategies and activities o select and use drama forms appropriately for specific purposes and to convey meaning (e.g., choral speaking to show the power of sound for communicating meaning, dance drama to convey a fluid idea such as the passage of time) C1--compare themes and traditions in drama from a variety of cultural, social, and historical contexts o describe archetypes portrayed in a variety of dramas (e.g., trickster, sage, earth mother, hero) o compare two or more dramas from differing cultural, social, or historical contexts with respect to attributes such as o apparent purpose (e.g., to entertain, to tell a story, to portray a particular event, to celebrate an aspect of culture) o themes and content o characters portrayed o specific drama form o use of production elements Instructional Objective(s): Story is good for discovering antagonist/protagonist. Archetypes—Trickster, mark? Anti-hero? Social Skills: Bullying, Trust? Prerequisite Concepts and Skills: Concepts of bullying and morality might be a good idea 1
