Mrs. Hutchison’s 6th Grade - Arts Integration at Desert Harbor Elementary Character Interview Arts Integration Lesson: Reading and Theater The students infer about why characters act, feel, or think a certain way within the Greek Myth, Arachne’s Web. Step 1 Step 2 Step 3

Teaming: Mrs. Hutchison observes Arts Planning: Mrs. Hutchison plans an integrated Independent or Guided Reading: The class Coach, Mrs. Shaver, modeling a Character arts lesson focusing on Character Interview, independently reads Arachne’s Web and logs the Interview Lesson. After the lesson, the two determining the content objectives, reading traits of each character. teachers meet to clarify the elements of material and questions for the interview. Character Interview. Step 4 Step 5 Step 6

Student Collaboration: The students break into Character Interview: Mrs. Hutchison facilitates Reflection: Mrs. Hutchison and students give groups to discuss character traits, in addition and students practice inferencing within a positive praise on story elements and character to creating voices and gestures for the Character Interview. interview techniques. characters.

Learning Objectives Student Reflections Language Arts - Reading Concept 6 Comprehension: Employ strategies to comprehend text. SPO7 Use reading strategies (e.g., drawing conclusions, determining  “It helps me understand the book better”. cause and effect, making inferences, sequencing, questioning, determining  “Character Interview helps you better understand what the importance, monitoring, evaluating, connecting, summarizing, visualizing) to author’s thoughts were as he or she created the comprehend text. characters”. DPO2 Analyze author’s, speaker’s, presenter’s purpose, intent, motives,  “Character Interviews puts you in the character’s place and feelings, and point of view. helps you to understand the characters better”.

 “Character Interview is fun because you are excited to Concept 1 Elements of Literature: Identify, analyze, and apply become the character and perform on stage”. knowledge of the structures and elements of literature. SPO3 Describe the motivations of major and minor characters

Learning Objectives Arts - Theater Teacher Reflection Strand 1 Create Concept 1 Collaborate PO 204 Collaborate in informal performances. Concept 2 Acting Character Interview is a wonderful tool that allows for students to PO 201 Work to create characters for theatre practice inferencing and comprehension. The level of engagement PO 202 As a character, play out her/his wants by interacting with others, and motivation increases significantly with the use of a character maintaining concentration, and contributing to the action of classroom interview. I am continuously surprised at the depth of answers my improvisations students give to the questions. PO 203 Demonstrate mental and physical attributes required to communicate characters different from themselves

Strand 2 Relate Concept 1 Collaborate PO 203 Discuss how participation in theatre benefits other life skills and other content areas. Concept 4 Playwriting PO 204 Discuss a class improvisation or performance’s storylines, characters, dialogue, and actions, and how they relate to real life situations.

Strand 3 Evaluate Concept 2 Acting PO 201 Describe physical and vocal attributes appropriate to characters