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The Jefferson Performing Arts Society Presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast A Study Companion Jefferson Performing Arts Society 1118 Clearview Parkway Metairie, Louisiana 70001 Phone: 504 885 2000 Fax: 504 885 3437 [email protected] 1 Table of Contents Teacher’s Notes…………………………………………………………3 Notes on Louisiana Content Standards and Benchmarks………….…5 Synopsis: Beauty and the Beast………………………………………….6 Following the Fairytale: History of Beauty and the Beast…………….11 Beauty and the Beast: Lesson Plans…………………………………….24 Making Music With Fractals……………………………………………41 The Geometry of Roses………………………………………………....48 2 Teacher Notes Good day and welcome to a world of enchanted objects and magical encounters, a fairytale land where the power of love triumphs over evil and everyone lives happily ever after (eventually.) Beauty and the Beast all started with Jeanne- Marie LePrince de Beaumont. The story was first published in France in 1756 as Magasin des enfans, ou dialogues entre une sage gouvernante et plusieure de ses élèves (“Magazine for Children,” or “Dialogues Between a Wise Governess and Several Exceptional Pupils.”) It was adapted from even older mythologies dating as far back as Ancient Greece. The first English translation appeared in 1757. Over time the title has become the same in French as in English, "La Belle et la Bête,” or, "Beauty and the Beast." The Jefferson Performing Arts Society will be performing a version created by Walt Disney. This Study Companion includes both Content Standards and Benchmark lists from Louisiana’s State Department of Education and lists of additional online resources. Following the synopsis of Beauty and the Beast, each section begins with lists of corresponding Benchmarks. These individual sections will chronicle the history of the Beauty and the Beast fairytale, present lesson plans based upon the fairytale, explore the connection of music and fractal geometry, examine the interrelation of roses and fractals and investigate the physics of flight. Much of this material comes from the Internet and all sources are listed following each section. Over the past two hundred and forty eight years, Beauty and the Beast has had many incarnations. This section traces the story from its origins all the way to modern day film and stage renditions. Lesson plans provide opportunities to use 3 Beauty and the Beast to develop Language Arts skills. Additional web resources are also listed. Many research studies have investigated the link between math and music. Recent technological advances now allow computers to create musical patterns using mathematical formulas. This section focuses on the use of fractal geometry to create musical patterns. One of the most memorable images from the Beauty and the Beast is the enchanted rose. The arrogant prince must win the love of another before the rose dies, or suffer the fate of remaining a beast forever. Like many things in nature, such as snowflakes, roses possess “The Golden Mean,” a measurable quantity of geometric proportion. Roses bloom by unfolding in steps. The steps unfold in proportionate ratios. These ratios are measurable using fractals. This section contains information on “The Geometric Golden Mean,” and lessons on how to create your own roses using fractal geometry. Enjoy! Karel Sloane-Boekbinder, JPAS Director of Cultural Crossroads & Stage Without A Theatre Front Cover Image: Beauty and the Beast, retold by Jan Carr. 1993, illustration by Katy Bratun. 4 Louisiana Educational Content Standards and Benchmarks In the interest of brevity, Content Standards and Benchmarks will be listed for grades 5-8 only. Most Content Standards and Benchmark coding for each subject is similar, and can be adapted for every grade level. As an example, English Language Arts Content Standard Three, “Students communicate using standard English grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and handwriting, has corresponding Benchmarks across grade levels. The code is written ELA (English Language Arts,) 3 (Content Standard 3,) and E1 (grades 1-4.) The same Benchmark applies to all grade levels. Coding can be converted as follows: ELA-3-E1 Writing legibly, allowing margins and correct spacing between letters in a word and words in a sentence Grades 1-4 ELA-3-M1 Writing fluidly and legibly in cursive or printed form Grades 5-8 ELA-3-H1 Writing fluidly and legibly in cursive or printed form Grades 9-12 As another example: Mathematics Content Standard NUMBER AND NUMBER RELATIONS, “ In problem-solving investigations, students demonstrate an understanding of the real number system and communicate the relationships within that system using a variety of techniques and tools,” has corresponding Benchmarks across grade levels. The code is written N (Number and Number Relations,) 1 (Benchmark 1,) and E (grades 1-4.) The same Benchmark applies to all grade levels. Coding can be converted as follows: N-1-E Constructing number meaning and demonstrating that a number can be expressed in many different forms (e.g., standard notation, number words, number lines, geometrical representation, fractions, and decimals); Grades 1-4 N-1-M Demonstrating that a rational number can be expressed in many forms, and selecting an appropriate form for a given situation (e.g., fractions, decimals, and percents); Grades 5-8 N-1-H Demonstrating an understanding of the real number system; Grades 9-12 All Louisiana Content Standards and Benchmarks were retrieved from: http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/curriculum/home.html 5 Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Synopsis Image retrieved from: http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~mjoseph/beauty_and_beast4.jpg 6 nce upon a time, in a faraway land, a YOUNG PRINCE lived in a shining castle. Although he had everything his heart desired, the prince was spoiled, selfish, and unkind. But then, one winter's night, an old beggar woman came to the castle and offered him a single rose in return for shelter from the bitter cold. Repulsed by her haggard appearance, the Prince sneered at the gift and turned the old woman away. But she warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is to be found within. And when he dismissed her again, the old woman's ugliness melted away to reveal a beautiful enchantress. he Prince tried to apologize, but it was too late, for she had seen that there was no love in his heart. As punishment, she transformed him into a hideous BEAST and placed a powerful spell on the castle and all who lived there. The rose she had offered was truly an enchanted rose, which would bloom for many years. If he could learn to love another and earn their love in return before the last petal fell, the spell would be broken. If not, he would be doomed to remain a Beast for all time. n a little town, a quiet provincial village where "every day is like the one before," we meet BELLE, a young woman who lives there with her father. Although Belle is admired by the villagers for her beauty, she is seen as odd and peculiar, ". with a dreamy far off look, and her nose stuck in a book, what a puzzle to the rest of us is Belle." nter GASTON, a handsome, egotistical man who has fallen for Belle. He vows, to Belle's obvious disapproval, that he is going to marry her -- the most beautiful girl in town and the only one worthy of being his wife. So confident is Gaston that Belle will accept his proposal, he sends his flunky LEFOU into the woods to capture a deer for the wedding feast. Meanwhile, Belle slips away and goes home to her father, MAURICE, an eccentric inventor. aurice is putting the final touches on an invention that he is confident will make his fortune. Sensitive to the looks and comments she endures from the villagers, Belle asks him if he thinks she is odd. Her father assures her that she is not -- after all, she is her mother's daughter, and NO MATTER WHAT, he is on her side. Having finally succeeded in making his invention work, Maurice sets off for the fair, hoping to win first prize, and he takes with him a scarf Belle gives him for good luck. But soon, while lost in the woods, his invention breaks down and wolves begin to chase him. Lost and frightened, he stumbles upon a castle and pounds on the door. 7 nside, he discovers to his amazement that the castle is populated with once human ENCHANTED OBJECTS, who, as the Prince's servants, have also been cruelly affected by the beggar woman's spell. LUMIERE, a candelabra, COGSWORTH, a mantle clock, and MRS. POTTS, a teapot, proceed to make Maurice feel welcome and comfortable while at the same time attempting to keep his presence hidden from the castle's master, the Beast. t doesn't work. The Beast roars into the room and accuses Maurice of wanting to "stare at the Beast." Maurice apologizes, but to no avail. When he claims that all he wanted was a place to stay, the Beast tells him, "I'll give you a place to stay," and throws him in the dungeon. ack in town, having made all the arrangements for his wedding to Belle, Gaston decides it's about time to propose to the lucky bride-to-be. He paints a vivid picture of life married to Belle (ME), but she turns him down flat, and Gaston leaves humiliated, now even more determined to have Belle for his wife. s Lefou shows up looking for Gaston, Belle notices that he is wearing her father's scarf and demands that Lefou tell her where he found it. Lefou confesses that he picked it up in the woods near the crossroads. When he refuses to take Belle there, she goes to look for her father herself.

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