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Curriculum Guide Page 1 of 15 Table of Contents 1.1.1. General Information about SOA’s production of The Wiz 2.2.2. Timeline of the Book, Play, Movie 3.3.3. Before the Show ActivitActivitiiiieseseses 4.4.4. Elementary Standards Based Activities 5.5.5. Middle/Middle/HighHigh ELA Standards Based Activities 6.6.6. Art, Music, TechTechnologynology Connections and Activities 7.7.7. After the Show Page 2 of 15 General Information about our performance of The Wiz Book by Music and Lyrics by William F. Brown Charlie Smalls Based on the story “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” by Frank Baum The performance dates for Charleston County School of the Arts’ production of The Wiz are January 21 and 22 at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center. Each day there will be performances at 10 AM & 7 PM Matinee prices: Students - $5 (For every 10 students there is 1 free adult chaperone ticket.) Adults - $10 Evening prices: Students - $10 Senior Adults - $10 Adults - $15 Special Group rate for evening performances: 10 tickets for $100 Contact Information for Ticket Reservations: [email protected] Or call School of the Arts at 843-529-4990 Page 3 of 15 Concise History of the Author, Book, Play, Movie Lyman Frank Baum was born in 1856, just east of Syracuse in Chittenango, NY. Baum's initial attempt at writing and publishing was in 1871 with his own small newspaper called The Rose Lawn Home Journal Later, Baum set to work on writing original plays. His play The Maid of Arran immediately became a success. The most worthy and notable of Baum's creations, along with illustrator William W. Denslow, was the story of Dorothy and the Scarecrow and the other inhabitants of Oz, which began as a story told to some of the young children in the neighborhood, as well as to his own children. Baum came up with title The Wonderful Wizard of Oz . Baum went on to produce seventeen sequels to the Oz books. In 1902, Baum and Denslow collaborated with Paul Tietjens and Julien Mitchell to produce an adult version of The Wizard of Oz as a musical stage play. It used the same characters, and was aimed more at adult audiences. It had a long, successful run on Broadway. The earliest "Oz" film series were produced by Baum in 1908 and 1914. The popular film The Wizard of Oz was mainly directed by Victor Fleming and was released in 1939. The songs from The Wizard of Oz became widely popular, with "Over the Rainbow” receiving the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the film was nominated for Best Picture. (Gone With the Wind won Best Picture in 1939.) The Wiz is another adaptation of the story and features exclusively African American actors. The play features music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls. The show opened on January 5, 1975 at the Majestic Theater and ended on January 28, 1979, running for 1,672 performances. It was nominated for and received a number of Tony Awards. A motion picture adaptation of The Wiz was produced in 1978. Page 4 of 15 Before the Show Activities 1. Read The Wizard of Oz and/or The WizWiz. 2. Watch the films The Wizard of Oz and/or The WWiziziziz. 3. Discuss with students the idea that a play is different than a movie in that movies are generally realistic, while a play works to tell a story in an interesting way and help us understand how the characters think and feel. 4. Explain to students that usually a work of art has some kind of theme, idea or message that is being communicated. 5. Discover the meaning of the following words and phrases which come directly from the script. Crisco STP Lubricate “Cross your heart” King of the Jungle bone up crying the blues liberated woman do you in a pox on your house hit man take five endangered species Hallelujah in harmony liquidated copout a fake/a fraud/a phony ‘fess up the Omnipotent Wizard pitchman in a carnival revival meeting ladies social frontal lobotomy gave her heart to me Page 5 of 15 Elementary Standards Based Activities (See the Power Point) Language Arts Read the novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (Grade level 4-6) and/or watch the movie The Wizard of Oz (1939) (all grade levels). Standards K-1.1, 1-1.1, 2-1.1, 3-1.1, 4-1.1, 5-1.1, 6-1.1 Characterization: Make character maps of each of the main characters: Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, the Lion, and the Wizard. Older students can add quotes and identify direct and indirect characterization. Younger students can draw pictures. Standards: K-1.4, 1-1.4, 2-1.4, 3-1.4, 4-1.4, 5-1.4, 6-1.4. Setting: Write a descriptive paragraph describing Oz. If you were writing an adaptation of this novel (movie) what would Oz look like? Younger students: draw a picture that represents the setting of this story/movie. Standards: K-1.4, K-1.7, 1-1.4, 1—1.7, 2-1.4, 2-1.7, 3-1.4, 3-1.7, 4-1.7, 5-1.7, 6-1.7. Point of View: This story is told from Dorothy’s point of view. How would it be different if it were told from another character’s point of view? The Scarecrow? The Wicked Witch of the West? The Wizard? Standards: K-1.2, 1-1.2, 2-1.2, 3-1.2, 4-1.2, 5-1.2, 6-1.2. Theme: There are many themes for this story. Some of the universal theme could be: coming home, friendship, self-acceptance, self-discovery, self-esteem, and honesty. Standards: 2-1.6, 3-1.6, 4-1.6, 5-1.6, 6-1.6. Writing Theme statements: Theme statements are written by using a universal theme from the book, finding out what characters do and say that relate to that theme and then writing a complete sentence expressing the theme. Rules are: Theme statements must be in a complete sentence and should be original not a cliché. Theme statements need to be specific, not vague. Theme statements do not include character names from the book/movie. They should apply to all mankind. For example: It is easy for people to take their homes for granted. But when they are away from home, they learn to appreciate how special home really is. Make a collage using pictures from magazines that represent a theme from the story/movie. Write a theme statement on the back. Protagonist/Antagonist: Who is the protagonist in the book/movie? Who is the antagonist? Make a Venn diagram comparing the two. Standards: K-1.4, 1-1.4, 2-1.4, 3-1.4, 4-1.4, 5-1.4, 6-1.4. Page 6 of 15 Genre: The Wizard of Oz and The Wiz are fantasy stories. What makes these stories fantasies? Standards: K-1.9, 1-1.9, 2-1.9, 3-1.9, 4-1.4, 5-1.9, 6-1.10. Read the pictupicturere book Stand Tall Molly Lou MeMelonlonlonlon (K-4). This is the story of Mary Lou Mellon who is tiny buck-toothed, and has a voice “like a bullfrog being chocked by a boa constrictor.” Mary Lou’s Grandma has confidence in her. When Mary Lou moves to a new town away from her friends and her grandmother, she has to find a way to find the talents she has inside herself. Writing activity: Mary Lou Melon, The Scarecrow, The Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion all had talents that were hidden inside. What talents do you have? What talents do you have but don’t use? Can you find ways to use your talents? Standards: Reading: K-1.7, 1-1.7, 2-1.7, 3-1.7, 4-1.7, 5-1.7, 6-1.7, Writing: K-4, K-5, 1-4, 1-5, 2- 4, 2-5, 3-4, 3-5, 4-4, 4-5, 5-4, 5-5, 6-4, 6-5. Adaptations: The musical The Wiz is an adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s classic story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. In the original Broadway show, Oz is a fantasy version of New York City. Write an adaptation of one of your favorite stories or fairy tales. Change the setting to modern day or a different time period in history. Change the characters to different people or animals, or tell the story from a different character’s point of view. Standards: K-4, K-5, 1-4, 1-5, 2-4, 2-5, 3-4, 3-5, 4-4, 4-5, 5-4, 5-5, 6-4, 6-5. After seeing the play: Compare and contrast the play with the book or movie. Make a Venn diagram. Write a compare/contrast paragraph or essay. Standards: K-1.7, 1-1.7, 2-1.7, 3-1.7, 4-1.7, 5-1.7, 6-1.7, K-4, K-5, 1-4, 1-5, 2-4, 2-5, 3-4, 3-5, 4- 4, 4-5, 5-4, 5-5, 6-4, 6-5. Science Make a tornadotornado:::: Take two 2-liter soda bottles; fill one with water and some food coloring, and connect the two bottles with duct tape. One bottle will be upside down, the other right side. Move the water –filled bottle to the top, give the bottles, a twist, and a vortex will flow into the lower bottle.