POWERFUL MEMOIR FROM AN AMERICAN MASTER AUGUST WILSON’S CO-CONCEIVED & DIRECTED BY TODD KREIDLER FEATURING HOW I LEARNED EUGENE LEE WHAT I LEARNED CURRICULUM GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS Standards 3 Guidelines for Attending the Theatre 4 Artists 5 Themes for Writing & Discussion 8 Mastery Assessment 11 For Further Exploration 12 Suggested Activities 17 © Huntington Theatre Company Boston, MA 02115 March 2015 No portion of this curriculum guide may be reproduced without written permission from the Huntington Theatre Company’s Department of Education & Community Programs Inquiries should be directed to: Donna Glick | Director of Education
[email protected] This curriculum guide was prepared for the Huntington Theatre Company by: Alexandra Truppi I Manager of Curriculum & Instruction with contributions by: Donna Glick | Director of Education COMMON CORE STANDARDS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS STANDARDS: Student Matinee performances and pre-show workshops provide unique opportunities for experiential learning and support various combinations of the Common Core Standards for English Language Arts. They may also support standards in other subject areas such as Social Studies and History, depending on the individual play’s subject matter. Activities are also included in this Curriculum Guide and in our pre-show workshops that support several of the Massachusetts state standards in Theatre. Other arts areas may also be addressed depending on the individual play’s subject matter. Reading Literature: Key Ideas and Details 1 Reading Literature: Craft and Structure 5 • Grade 7: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analy- • Grade 7: Analyze how a drama’s or poem’s form or structure sis ofwhat the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet) contributes toits meaning.