DOCSLIB.ORG

Integrated Activities About a Well Known Work of Literature

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Integrated Activities About a Well Known Work of Literature Integrated activities about a well known work of literature Drama in the EFL classroom can be an interesting way of getting exposure to literature. In addition to reading authentic texts, trainees can even listen to dramas online (e.g. http://esl-bits.net/Radio/radio.html). Here are some famous clips from drama movies: http://www.finchpark.com/videos/drama/clips/index.html. There are also various videos of dramas on Youtube. This section shows trainees how to make a series of activities around a central theme – a work of literature. This particular book (Alice in Wonderland) was recently made into an animation film and shown in Korea. Alice Croquet Eat me Jabberwocky Mad Hatter Red Queen Carpenter Curioser Fan King of Hearts March Hare Tart Caterpillar Dodo Footman Lewis Carroll Mock Turtle Walrus Charles Dormouse Frog Lobster Off with her head White Rabbit Dodgson Drink me Grow Quadrille Pool of Tears Wonderland Cheshire cat Duchess Gryphon Looking Glass Queen of Hearts Page 1 THE MAKING OF ALICE IN WONDERLAND The trainees are given an Information Card and a Worksheet (below). They use their own Information Card to answer questions on the Worksheet and then ask the remaining questions to other The trainees. The trainees should not simply show their cards to each other. They should interact – question and answer. This is a high-school level activity, but it can be adapted to elementary or middle school level. Information Card Rev. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, third of eleven children of an Anglican priest, was a mathematician and a logician who was a lecturer at Oxford for some 26 years. He was also an accomplished photographer, and a Church Deacon. Dodgson's pen name was Lewis Carroll. He is best known for his whimsical tales, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Lewis Carroll - 1832-1898 (Rev. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) Information Card In Carroll's original (1862-1864) manuscript for the story, Alice's Adventures Underground, which he personally illustrated, Alice was not the little blonde girl in a pinafore we have come to know from subsequent illustrations. Instead, she was originally a winsome, dark haired child, whose likeness had been patterned after ten year old Alice Liddell, the child of a church colleague, for whom the Alice stories had been originally created. Alice Pleasance Liddell Information Card Dodgson first told the story during a summer outing with friends. Reverend Dodgson, along with a Christ Church colleague, Robinson Duckworth, and the three young daughters of the Dean of Christ Church at Oxford, (Alice, Lorina, and Edith Liddell), in a rowing boat hired from Salter's boatyard, near Folly Bridgehad, all set out on a lazy, two hour rowing trip down the river Isis to Godstow, on July 4th 1862. Page 2 Information Card In Carroll's original (1862-1864) manuscript for the story, Alice's Adventures Underground, which he personally illustrated, Alice was not the little blonde girl in a pinafore we have come to know from subsequent illustrations. Instead, she was originally a winsome, dark haired child, whose likeness had been patterned after ten year old Alice Liddell, the child of a church colleague, for whom the Alice stories had been originally created. Information Card Dodgson entertained his fellow passengers with a story he created on the spur of the moment for 10 year old Alice. Alice and her sisters were enchanted with the tale, and Alice later pleaded with Carroll to commit the story to paper, which he did, but he did not complete it until the following February. Information Card The first manuscript, which was called Alice's Adventures under Ground is thought to have probably been destroyed in 1864 when, on November 26th 1864, Dodgson presented Alice Liddell with a more elaborate hand-printed second version which included 37 of his own illustrations as a Christmas present. The manuscript, entitled “Alice's Adventures Underground” was presented to Alice Liddell, inscribed as “A Christmas Gift to a Dear Child, in Memory of a Summer Day”. Page 3 Information Card Reverend Dodgson later showed the tale to his family and his friend George Macdonald, who urged him to publish it. He subsequently revised and expanded the tale to almost twice its length and this third version was published by Macmillan and Co. in London, on July 4th, 1865. Sir John Tenniel was the artist who agreed to illustrate the revised and expanded text which was now called Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Information Card The edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland which was published in July was subsequently withdrawn. The illustrator was displeased at the poor quality of printing, which did not do justice to his illustrations. All but about 15 copies were successfully recalled and presumed destroyed. A new edition was published in November (but dated 1866). Preferring anonymity for this work, since he had a professional reputation for producing more serious writing, Dodgson chose to use the pen name of Lewis Carroll on his work. Information Card The story originally created to amuse young Alice enjoyed wide-spread popularity. Carroll wrote a total of ten books, some for children, others on math and logic. In 1871 Carroll published Alice's further adventures in Through the Looking- Glass, and What Alice Found There. In an 1876 letter to readers Carroll implored them to read “Wonderland” in the “spirit in which I have written it.” Page 4 THE MAKING OF ALICE IN WONDERLAND, Worksheet What was the name of the original Alice? Name two books by Lewis Carroll. 1. 2. Who urged Dodgson to publish the story? When was the 3rd version published? In what month was the story finished? What subject did Dodgson lecture in? What was the pen name of Rev. C. L. Dodgson? How many books did Carroll write? Why was the first edition of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland withdrawn? What does C. L. stand for in Dodgson’s name? How many siblings did Dodgson have? Who illustrated the 2nd manuscript? What was the date of the boat trip? When was the second manuscript presented? How old was Alice Liddell when the story was first told? When was Through the Looking Glass published? Where did the rowing trip end? When was the original manuscript of Alice’s Adventures Underground written? What university did Dodgson lecture at? Which publishing company first published Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland? Why did Dodgson use a pen name? When was the first manuscript destroyed? Who were in the rowing boat when Dodgson 1. first told the story? 2. 3. 4. 5. Page 5 Alice in Wonderland, Chapter VII: “A Mad Tea-Party” Read this script together in your group. Follow the stage directions closely. How about some actions and gestures? Players (4): Alice, March Hare, Hatter, Dormouse Scene: A table set out under a tree in front of a house. The March Hare and the Hatter are having tea at the table. A Dormouse is sitting between them, fast asleep. The other two are using the Dormouse as a cushion, resting their elbows on it, and the talking over its head. The table is a large one, but the three are all crowded together at one corner. March Hare (loudly) No room! No room! and Hatter Alice (indignantly) There‟s PLENTY of room! March Hare (in an encouraging tone) Have some wine. Alice (looking round the table) I don‟t see any wine March Hare There isn‟t any. Alice (angrily) Then it wasn‟t very civil of you to offer it March Hare It wasn‟t very civil of you to sit down without being invited. Alice I didn‟t know it was YOUR table. It‟s laid for a great many more than three. Hatter Your hair wants cutting Alice (severely) You should learn not to make personal remarks. It‟s very rude. Hatter (opening his eyes widely) Why is a raven like a writing-desk? Alice I believe I can guess that. March Hare Do you mean that you think you can find out the answer to it? Alice Exactly so March Hare Then you should say what you mean. Alice (hastily) I do. At least--at least I mean what I say--that‟s the same thing, you know. Hatter Not the same thing a bit! You might just as well say that “I see what I eat” is the same thing as “I eat what I see”! March Hare You might just as well say that “I like what I get” is the same as “I get what I like”! Dormouse (seems to be talking in his sleep) You might just as well say that “I breathe when I sleep” is the same thing as “I sleep when I breathe”! Hatter It IS the same thing with you. (turning to Alice) What day of the month is it? Alice The fourth Hatter (looking at his watch and sighing) Two days wrong! Page 6 (looking angrily at the March Hare) I told you butter wouldn‟t suit the works! March Hare (meekly) It was the BEST butter. Hatter (grumbling) Yes, but some crumbs must have got in as well. You shouldn‟t have put it in with the bread-knife. March Hare (taking the watch and dipping it in his cup of tea) It was the BEST butter, you know. Alice What a funny watch! It tells the day of the month, and doesn‟t tell what o‟clock it is! Hatter Why should it? Does YOUR watch tell you what year it is? Alice Of course not. But that‟s because it stays the same year for such a long time together.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Alice in Wonderland: Chapter Seven: a Mad Tea Party
    ALICE IN WONDERLAND: CHAPTER SEVEN: A MAD TEA PARTY CHAPTER VII A Mad Tea-Party There was a table set out under a tree in front of the house, and the March Hare and the Hatter were having tea at it: a Dormouse was sitting between them, fast asleep, and the other two were using it as a cushion, resting their elbows on it, and talking over its head. `Very uncomfortable for the Dormouse,' thought Alice; `only, as it's asleep, I suppose it doesn't mind.' The table was a large one, but the three were all crowded together at one corner of it: `No room! No room!' they cried out when they saw Alice coming. `There's plenty of room!' said Alice indignantly, and she sat down in a large arm-chair at one end of the table. Mad Tea Party `Have some wine,' the March Hare said in an encouraging tone. Alice looked all round the table, but there was nothing on it but tea. `I don't see any wine,' she remarked. `There isn't any,' said the March Hare. `Then it wasn't very civil of you to offer it,' said Alice angrily. `It wasn't very civil of you to sit down without being invited,' said the March Hare. `I didn't know it was your table,' said Alice; `it's laid for a great many more than three.' 1 ALICE IN WONDERLAND: CHAPTER SEVEN: A MAD TEA PARTY `Your hair wants cutting,' said the Hatter. He had been looking at Alice for some time with great curiosity, and this was his first speech.
    [Show full text]
  • Lewis Carroll: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
    ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND by Lewis Carroll with fourty-two illustrations by John Tenniel This book is in public domain. No rigths reserved. Free for copy and distribution. This PDF book is designed and published by PDFREEBOOKS.ORG Contents Poem. All in the golden afternoon ...................................... 3 I Down the Rabbit-Hole .......................................... 4 II The Pool of Tears ............................................... 9 III A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale .................................. 14 IV The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill ................................. 19 V Advice from a Caterpillar ........................................ 25 VI Pig and Pepper ................................................. 32 VII A Mad Tea-Party ............................................... 39 VIII The Queen’s Croquet-Ground .................................... 46 IX The Mock Turtle’s Story ......................................... 53 X The Lobster Quadrille ........................................... 59 XI Who Stole the Tarts? ............................................ 65 XII Alice’s Evidence ................................................ 70 1 Poem All in the golden afternoon Of wonders wild and new, Full leisurely we glide; In friendly chat with bird or beast – For both our oars, with little skill, And half believe it true. By little arms are plied, And ever, as the story drained While little hands make vain pretence The wells of fancy dry, Our wanderings to guide. And faintly strove that weary one Ah, cruel Three! In such an hour, To put the subject by, Beneath such dreamy weather, “The rest next time –” “It is next time!” To beg a tale of breath too weak The happy voices cry. To stir the tiniest feather! Thus grew the tale of Wonderland: Yet what can one poor voice avail Thus slowly, one by one, Against three tongues together? Its quaint events were hammered out – Imperious Prima flashes forth And now the tale is done, Her edict ‘to begin it’ – And home we steer, a merry crew, In gentler tone Secunda hopes Beneath the setting sun.
    [Show full text]
  • Alice in Wonderland
    Alice in Wonderland July 28, 1951 Copyright © 2015 - AllEars.net - Created by JamesD (dzneynut) Email the bonus clue to [email protected] for a chance to win a Disney pin! 1 2 D E 3 4 H E D G E H O G D 5 6 T O R V O W E L S 7 8 U N B I R T H D A Y M Y 9 10 B I L L M O D O O R K N O B 11 G L U N S 12 J U N E A S M 13 14 15 Y T A L I C E G I 16 17 M W W E N D Y H O L 18 19 20 A O F E C L T R U E 21 22 D O T W O D A Y S A D H T D H L H R E R 23 24 25 26 T E N S H I L L I N G S S I X P E N C E F 27 A E T E R E R E D L 28 P W E M E N O A 29 A I R A C A T Q M 30 R M U S T A R D A E U I 31 T A C B H I S T O R Y L E S S O N Y R A B A T G 32 Y R I T D O 33 A R T T W A S B R I L L I G N O E N 34 N L M A R C H H A R E A 35 U M B R E L L A H Lewis Carroll history lesson White Rabbit eight Doorknob Carpenter Golden ketchup March Hare Ed Wynn ten shillings sixpence Rufus unbirthday mustard vowels Carroll Lewis croquet Dinah Cheshire Cat July Wendy Im Late umbrella smirk True two days Dodo overcoat Maryanne Tulgey Woods Mad Hatter cat red six shillings tenpence Bill flamingo Alice Maryjane June smile False bird hedgehog Dormouse Twas Brillig three Mad Tea Party ★ Thurl Ravenscroft, a member of the singing group, the Mellomen, who sing #27 Across, appears to have lost his head while singing a familiar song in what popular theme park attraction? (2 words) [HAUNTEDMANSION] Across Down 3.
    [Show full text]
  • KNIGHT LETTER D De E the Lewis Carroll Society of North America
    d de e KNIGHT LETTER d de e The Lewis Carroll Society of North America Fall 2017 Volume II Issue 29 Number 99 d de e CONTENTS d de e The Rectory Umbrella Of Books and Things g g Delaware and Dodgson, Contemporary Review of or, Wonderlands: Egad! Ado! 1 Nabokov’s Anya Discovered 36 chris morgan victor fet Drawing the Looking-Glass Country 11 The Albanian Gheg Wonderland 36 dmitry yermolovich byron sewell Is snark Part of a Cyrillic Doublet? 16 Alice and the Graceful White Rabbit 37 victor fet & michael everson robert stek USC Libraries’ 13th Wonderland Award 18 Alice’s Adventures in Punch 38 linda cassady andrew ogus A “New” Lewis Carroll Puzzle 19 Alice’s Adventures under clare imholtz the Land of Enchantment 39 Two Laments: One for Logic cindy watter & One for the King 20 Alice D. 40 august a. imholtz, jr cindy watter Mad Hatters and March Hares 41 mischmasch rose owens g AW, ill. Charles Santore 41 andrew ogus Leaves from the Deanery Garden— Serendipity—Sic, Sic, Sic 21 Rare, Uncollected, & Unpublished Verse of Lewis Carroll 42 Ravings from the Writing Desk 25 edward wakeling stephanie lovett The Alice Books and the Contested All Must Have Prizes 26 Ground of the Natural World 42 matt crandall hayley rushing Arcane Illustrators: Goranka Vrus Murtić 29 Evergreen 43 mark burstein Nose Is a Nose Is a Nose 30 From Our Far-flung goetz kluge Correspondents g In Memoriam: Morton Cohen 32 Art & Illustration—Articles & Academia— edward guiliano Books—Events, Exhibits, & Places—Internet & Technology—Movies & Television—Music— Carrollian Notes Performing Arts—Things 44 g More on Morton 34 Alice in Puzzleland: The Jabberwocky Puzzle Project 34 chris morgan d e Drawing the Looking-Glass Country dmitry yermolovich d e llustrators do not often explain why they have Messerschmidt, famous for his “character heads,” drawn their pictures the way they did.
    [Show full text]
  • Alice in Wonderland Reasoning
    GEOMETRY Name: ________________________ Reasoning Activity – CHP. 2 Hour: _________ REASONING in LITERATURE Watch a short video clip from “Alice in Wonderland” : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oupIOmnLJs&feature=player_embedded • Watch for “awkward sayings”, instances of deductive/inductive reasoning, uses of Law of Detachment, or Law of Syllogism. Consider the following passage from Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Chapter VII, “A Mad Tea Party.” "Then you should say what you mean." the March Hare went on. "I do," Alice hastily replied; "at least -- at least I mean what I say -- that's the same thing, you know." "Not the same thing a bit!" said the Hatter, "Why, you might just as well say that 'I see what I eat' is the same thing as 'I eat what I see'!" "You might just as well say," added the March Hare, "that 'I like what I get' is the same thing as 'I get what I like'!" "You might just as well say," added the Dormouse, who seemed to be talking in his sleep, "that 'I breathe when I sleep' is the same thing as 'I sleep when I breathe'!" "It is the same thing with you," said the Hatter, and here the conversation dropped, and the party sat silent for a minute. Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, was a mathematics teacher who had fun playing around with logic. In this activity, you’ll investigate some basic ideas from logic and perhaps have some fun too. 1. Express each of the following statements from the Mad Tea Party as a CONDITIONAL in “if … then” form, CONVERSE, INVERSE and CONTRA POSTIVE.
    [Show full text]
  • Alice in Wonderland
    Alice in Wonderland Grade Level: Third Grade Presented by: Mary Beth Henze, Platte River Academy, Highlands Ranch, CO Paula Lowthian, Littleton Academy, Littleton, CO Length of Unit: 13 lessons I. ABSTRACT This literature unit was designed to assist students at various reading levels to both understand and enjoy Alice in Wonderland. It was our feeling that this novel is very challenging for the average 3rd grade reader. The story line can be difficult to follow and the author, Lewis Carroll, uses English terms and various “sayings and phrases” in his writing. First, we developed an Interest Center around the Alice theme, complete with pictures from the story and activities for the students to enjoy as a way to activate their prior knowledge and a way to incorporate fun thematic opportunities for the students. Second, we wrote a novel study complete with comprehension questions for each chapter. The questions ask the students for both explicit and implicit information, require the students to answer in complete sentences, touch on vocabulary and grammar, and invite them to make connections between themselves, other texts, or the outside world as they read Alice in Wonderland. The novel was read together as a whole class, and then students were sent off to individually work on their novel study questions. Together we reviewed the questions and answers as we enjoyed our progression through the novel. Finally, we took our lead from the students as they often ask us if they “can act out” a part of a story that they are reading by writing a script for the trial scene from Alice.
    [Show full text]
  • John I. Baker III Big Dog Publishing
    John I. Baker III Adapted from the novels Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll Illustrations by John Tenniel Big Dog Publishing Alice in Wonderland 2 Copyright © 2018, John I. Baker III ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Alice in Wonderland is fully protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America, and all of the countries covered by the Universal Copyright Convention and countries with which the United States has bilateral copyright relations including Canada, Mexico, Australia, and all nations of the United Kingdom. Copying or reproducing all or any part of this book in any manner is strictly forbidden by law. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means including mechanical, electronic, photocopying, recording, or videotaping without written permission from the publisher. A royalty is due for every performance of this play whether admission is charged or not. A “performance” is any presentation in which an audience of any size is admitted. The name of the author must appear on all programs, printing, and advertising for the play and must also contain the following notice: “Produced by special arrangement with Big Dog/Norman Maine Publishing LLC, Rapid City, SD.” All rights including professional, amateur, radio broadcasting, television, motion picture, recitation, lecturing, public reading, and the rights of translation into foreign languages are strictly reserved by Big Dog/Norman Maine Publishing LLC, www.BigDogPlays.com, to whom all inquiries should be addressed. Big Dog Publishing P.O. Box 1401 Rapid City, SD 57709 Alice in Wonderland 3 To my parents, John and Esther, who encourage creativity, a love of theatre and many trips with Alice to Wonderland.
    [Show full text]
  • Exploring Wonderland with Alice
    Deep Blue Deep Blue https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/documents Research Collections Library (University of Michigan Library) 2015 "Curioser and Curioser!": Exploring Wonderland with Alice McLoone, Juli https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/120246 Downloaded from Deep Blue, University of Michigan's institutional repository “Curiouser and Curiouser!” : Exploring Wonderland with Alice 25 August – 17 December 2015 Special Collections Exhibit Space 7th Floor • Hatcher Graduate Library University of Michigan Library Ann Arbor, Michigan PB 1 © 2015 University of Michigan Library (Special Collections Library) All rights reserved. Curators: Juli McLoone, Outreach Librarian & Curator, Special Collections Library & Jo Angela Oehrli, Learning Librarian, Children’s Literature Librarian, Learning and Teaching Unit We thank Cathleen A. Baker and Tom Hogarth of the Preservation & Conservation Department for their help in designing, preparing, and installing this exhibit; Anne Elias and Karmen Beecroft of the Special Collections Library for their assistance; Olivia Crowley and Michael McLean of Askwith Media Library for help with film editing and Mary Reilly of Services for Students with Disabilities for assistance with captioning; and Janet Crayne of International Studies for assistance with the Russian edition of Alice on display. 2 3 “Curiouser and Curiouser!” : Exploring Wonderland with Alice “It flashed across her mind that she had never before seen a rabbit with either a waistcoat-pocket, or a watch to take out of it, and, burning with curiosity, she ran across the field after it, and was just in time to see it pop down a large rabbit-hole under the hedge.” With these words, Charles Dodgson—better known as Lewis Carroll— launches his heroine down the rabbit hole and into a wonderland filled with impossible riddles, irascible characters, and constant threats to life and limb.
    [Show full text]
  • Identifying the Real Alice: the Replacement of Feminine
    Identifying the Real Alice: The Replacement of Feminine Innocence with Masculine Anxiety Amy Horvat This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Research Honors Program in the Department of English Marietta College Marietta, Ohio April 18, 2011 This Research Honors thesis has been approved for the Department of English and the Honors and Investigative Studies Committee by Dr. Carolyn Hares-Stryker April 18, 2011 Faculty thesis advisor Date Dr. Joseph Sullivan April 18, 2011 Thesis committee member Date Dr. Ihor Pidhainy April 18, 2011 Thesis committee member Date Acknowledgements Many thanks to Dr. Carolyn Hares-Stryker for providing guidance, feedback and inspiration, for saying what I meant but did not know how to express, and for understanding about a flexible timeline; Thanks to Dr. Joseph Sullivan for the constant support, both in this project and in everything else, for the reassurance about „growing pains‟ and offering advice about how to fix them, and also for ensuring I was not eaten by sharks and thrown from mountain-sides before completing my project; Thanks to Dr. Ihor Pidhainy for his continued interest and for the epiphany regarding the cantankerous Disney chapter; Thanks also goes to Casey Mercer for proofreading and offering advice about titles, to name the least of it; to Kelly Park for being a willing commiserator; to Diana Horvat for managing the library snafu; and, last but not least, to Chelsea Broderick, James Houck, Amber Vance and Will Vance for listening to one very impassioned late-night lecture on Alice in Cartoonland. Table of Contents Introduction: Constructing Characters and Public Personas …..…………..….….
    [Show full text]
  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
    digital edition to that of the The world’s original. After weeks of toil he most precise created an exact replica of the A LICE’S original! The book was added replica to VolumeOne’s print-on- Adventures in Wonderland demand offering. While a PDF of the world’s version is offered on various portals of the Net, BookVirtual most famous took the project to heart and children’s book! added its interface designs and programming. Welcome to the world’s most precise all-digital In 1998, Peter Zelchenko replica of the world’s most began a project for Volume- famous children’s book. Thank One Publishing: to create an you, Peter. exact digital replica of Lewis Carroll’s first edition of Alice. BookVirtual™ Working with the original Books made Virtual. Books made well. 1865 edition and numerous www.bookvirtual.com other editions at the Newberry Library in Chicago, Zelchenko created a digital masterpiece in his own right, a testament to NAVIGATE the original work of Lewis Carroll (aka Prof. Charles Dodgson) who personally CONTROL directed the typography for the first Alice. CLOSE THE BOOK After much analyis, Peter then painstakingly matched letter to letter, line to line, of his new TURN THE PAGE BY LEWIS CARROLL ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN TENNIEL RABBIT-HOLE. 1 Fit Page Full Screen On/Off Close Book ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND Navigate Control Internet Digital InterfaceInterface by byBookVirtual BookVirtual Corp. Corp. U.S. U.S. Patent Patent Pending. Pending. © 2000' 2000 All AllRights Rights Reserved. Reserved. Fit Page Full Screen On/Off Close Book ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND BY LEWIS CARROLL WITH FORTY-TWO ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN TENNIEL VolumeOne Publishing Chicago, Illinois 1998 A BookVirtual Digital Edition, v.1.2 November, 2000 Navigate Control Internet Digital Interface by BookVirtual Corp.
    [Show full text]
  • Audience Guide to the Ballet February 10 - 19, 2017 Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, Pittsburgh Audience Guide to the Ballet
    Audience Guide to the Ballet February 10 - 19, 2017 Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, Pittsburgh Audience Guide to the Ballet Choreography by Derek Deane February 10 – 19, 2017 | 11 AM Benedum Center for the Performing Arts | Pittsburgh, PA PBT gratefully acknowledges the following organizations for their commitment to our education programming: Allegheny Regional Asset District Highmark Foundation Anne L. and George H. Clapp Charitable Trust BNY Peoples Natural Gas Mellon Foundation Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Pennsylvania Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation Department of Community and Economic Eat ‘n Park Hospitality Group Development Edith L. Trees Charitable Trust PNC Bank Grow up Great ESB Bank PPG Industries, Inc. Giant Eagle Foundation Richard King Mellon Foundation James M. The Grable Foundation and Lucy K. Schoonmaker Hefren-Tillotson, Inc. The Heinz Endowments Henry C. Frick Educational Fund of The Buhl Foundation Cover Photograph: Duane Reider; Artists: Corey Bourbobonniere, Hannah Carter and William Moore Produced by Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Department of Arts Education and Community Engagement, 2016 All performance photos in this guide are by Rich Sofranko and from PBT’s 2008 production of the ballet unless otherwise noted. CONTENTS 4 Synopsis 6 About the Author 7 How the Story Began 8 A Literary Timeline 9 A Theatrical Timeline 10 The Choreography 11 The Music 12 The Design 13 Some Online Resources Photo: Maribel Modrono, Makoto Ono and Stephen Hadala. SYNOPSIS Act I Alice is playing beside a river while her sister reads a book. She tries to get her sister's attention, but eventually gives up and falls asleep in her sister's lap.
    [Show full text]
  • Alice in Wonderland Education Pack
    Alice in Wonderland x Education Pack ALICE IN WONDERLAND EDUCATION PACK Contents Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 3 Alice in Wonderland: A Short Synopsis ............................................................................................. 3 Lewis Carroll and the Creation of Alice ............................................................................................. 5 The Characters .................................................................................................................................. 6 Meet the Cast .................................................................................................................................... 9 The Theatre Company ..................................................................................................................... 11 Who Would You Like To Be? ........................................................................................................... 14 Be an Actor ...................................................................................................................................... 15 Be a Playwright................................................................................................................................ 15 Be a Playwright: Worksheet ............................................................................................................ 18 Be a Playwright: Worksheet ...........................................................................................................
    [Show full text]