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Teacher Resource Guide and Lesson Plan Activities Teacher Resource Guide and Lesson Plan Activities This resource guide includes information about the show and ideas for follow-up lessons to use in your classrooms. The activities were designed for 2nd-5th grade classes; however, feel free to adapt them as needed. Looking for ways to connect to the Common Core and other standards? Watch for this symbol throughout the resource guide for activities to meet the national standards. The Brothers Grimm Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm History is filled with many brothers who, by working together, made great contributions. One set of brothers, often referred to as The Brothers Grimm, collected About StoryTime Theatre oral traditions that came in the form of fairytales and StoryTime Theatre was developed by Blue Apple’s legends. They were not the first to compile such works, Education Department in 2012 as a way of introducing however, Jacob and Wilhelm were committed to students to story genre. In the spirit of the Blue Apple keeping stories true to form instead of adding flowery founders, the Education Department creates a new, expositions and insulting the commoners from whom original play each year featuring a different genre of story their stories came. Their first publication came across and the culture from which it originated. A folktale from too violent and had other adult themes so the Grimms Appalachia was performed in 2012; 2013 focused on had to explain the stories were not written for children. myths from four Native American tribes. Last year, the Later, realizing the market for children’s literature, the team examined the legends of Daniel Boone from Grimms rewrote the stories to appeal to younger American frontier culture. audiences. This year, we use the fairytale of Rumpelstiltskin and Their work caused them to be beloved in their explore the German culture where the Brothers Grimm homeland, Germany, and to be renowned storytellers collected the story. Please let us know of any projects for generations to come. Many other stories, films, and inspired by this module at P.O. Box 4261, Louisville, series have been based on Grimms’ fairytales so KY 40204 or [email protected]. We delight in modern-day readers and audiences continue to benefit hearing about all class adventures! from the genius and hard work of these two brothers. We hope you have enjoyed this year’s performance of StoryTime Theatre: Rumpelstiltskin, a Fairytale. We request that you take a few moments to fill out a short survey to help us understand how we can continue to meet your classroom needs. Visit the link below: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/D8M2DGN Meet the Cast Jomaris DeJesús is an actress, business coach, motivational speaker & trainer. The Puerto Rican born also known as Jomy, joins the Blue Apple Players/Walden Theater for her first tour. Jomy has been acting since she was six years old having performed in theater, radio, film, and television. She has worked with renowned production companies and networks such as Tele- mundo International and Lionsgate Productions. Locally she serves as a board member for La Casita Center and Looking for Lilith Theatre Company; those positions she accepted after inter- preting the title role at Looking for Lilith’s production “Luz”. She has rapidly become an impor- tant part of Louisville's Hispanic theater performing the multi-role principal on “Monster’s in the Closet, Ogres Under the Bed” with Teatro Tercera Llamada where she also works as the director for the pantomime project “The Pantomimes: Stories of Immigrants”. In addition, Jomaris holds an MBA in Global Management, from the University of Phoenix as well as a BA in Communica- tions with a minor in Education from the University of the Sacred Heart in Puerto Rico. Tim Mathistad returns to Blue Apple Players after serving as their musical director for 20 years. His theatrical career spans 40 years of musical productions and plays in Denver, New York, Minneapolis, Chicago, Phoenix, and Louisville. Previous musical productions with Blue Apple include The Melting Pot, Red Riding Hood, and Santa and the Unhappy Elf; as well as, Blue Apple’s StoryTime Theatre productions of Molly Whuppie and Native American Myths. Local audiences may have seen him in 14 shows at Derby Dinner Playhouse and in the role of Wilbur in Hairspray at MTL and as Gunner Johnson in A Don’t Hug Me Christmas Carol at Bunbury Thea- tre. Tim was also a member of the highly successful musical revue group Cabaret Sauvignon. Letitia Usher returns to Blue Apple Players after serving as their Education Associate for 8 years. She is a Colorado native who graduated cum laude with a Bachelors Degree in Theatre and Speech Com- munications from Murray State University in 1994. In 2009, she earned a Masters Degree from the University of Louisville in Counseling. She is a Master Storyteller, Certified Teacher and School Counselor with over 25 years experience in Theatre Education. She has worked professionally as an actress, storyteller, scenic painter, carpenter, and stage manager. Ms. Usher has taught award winning theatre/storytelling and literacy building programs to young people in multiple states, including; Cali- fornia, Colorado, Kentucky, New York, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee. After nearly a 10 year hiatus, "Tish" is thrilled to return to the stage with Walden Theatre/Blue Apple Players. Previous roles in- clude; Clelia Walgrave in The Nerd, Mary Sue in Blue Collar Blues, Maria in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, Ariel in The Tempest, Hermia in Midsummer Night's Dream, and as Caterpillar in Alice in Wonderland. In addition to her work with Walden/Blue Apple, Letitia works as a Teaching Artist with Actor's Theatre of Louisville and as a Theatre Instructor for Sacred Heart School for the Arts. Tony Pike is an actor based out of Louisville, KY. Working on his third Blue Apple tour, Tony is a former student of Western Kentucky University's Theatre. He is a company member of Savage Rose Classical Theatre in Louisville where he has been seen as Petruchio in Taming of the Shrew, Mr. Martini in the Bald Soprano and Ferdinand in Shakespeare’s The Tempest. He has also been seen at the Cannes International Film festival, Short Film Corner staring in the Rivera/Sennet production of “Writing the Big One”. Mera Kathryn Corlett—Playwright/Director Mera Kathryn began her work at Blue Players as a member of the touring company in 2011. Currently, she serves as an Artistic Associate where her focus has primarily been on early childhood and elementary programming. Mera Kathryn has played an active role in Blue Apple’s StoryTime Theatre, touring musical productions, drama residencies, and professional development for teachers. This is the second show she has written and directed for the company. Prior to Blue Apple, she worked for Kentucky Shakespeare as a touring actor, workshop facilitator, and lead teacher for Camp Shakespeare. Upon graduating Cum Laude from Hanover College with degrees in theatre and theology, she received the Henry C. Long Citation for Scholarship and General Excellence, the most distinguished award a female graduate can receive. Characteristics of a Fairytale A fairytale is a story with roots in the oral storytelling tradition that usually takes place in the past and involves magic or magical creatures. Have students listen to or read other Grimm’s fairytales for children. Suggestions are Rapunzel, Snow White and Rose Red and The Three Spinners (on pages 5-6). You may even want to incorporate fairytales from other cultures such as The Irish Cinderlad, The Little Mermaid, and Beauty and the Beast. Next, use the headers below and list elements students heard or found in the selected fairytales. Has good characters People, animals, or Elements in the story Usually has a happy Teaches a lesson or and bad characters. objects have magic. present in threes— ending, i.e. “...they demonstrates values The magic can be Also known as “The lived happily ever important to the good or bad. Rule of Threes” after”. culture. Common Core Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy: RL.2: Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain through key details in the text; RL9: Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (eg. mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics. Story Mapping Two Fairytales Questions to There is another lesser-known story found in the Grimm’s collection of German stories. The story is called The Three Spinners Accompany the Story and appeared in a later edition of Children’s and Household Tales. Recall: Gather Facts Scholars have found many commonalities in the two stories; some have even argued that The Three Spinners is a sequel to Rumpelstiltskin. When the Miller says that his daughter can spin straw into gold, Have students recall the story of Rumpelstiltskin. Take large pieces how does the King respond? of paper and fold them once horizontally, then into thirds vertically. What does he do? Unfold them and each sheet should now have 6 boxes. Title the boxes as follows. Interpret: Find Meaning Based on the King’s reaction, how Characters Problem Setting do you think he feels about this Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 talent? Why might he feel that way? Break students into small groups of about 4-5 and ask them to think Analyze: Take Things Apart about the play they just saw. Instruct them to work in groups, first to List at least three times any of the draw what they think the main character should look like. Give them characters made a mistake and the option to draw other characters from the story.
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