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Introduction Dear Educator, As you make plans for your students to attend an upcoming presentation of the Arts for Youth program at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center, we invite you to prepare your students by using this guide to assure that from beginning to end-- their experience is both memorable and educationally enriching. The material in this guide is for you, the teacher, and will assist you in preparing your students before the day of the event, and extend the educational value beyond the walls of the theatre when the show is over. We provide activity and/or discussion ideas, and other resources that will help to prepare your students to better understand and enjoy what they are about to see, and to help them connect what they see on stage to their studies. We also encourage you to discuss important aspects of the artistic experience, including audience and theatre etiquette. We hope that your students find their imagination comes alive as lights shine, curtains open, and applause rings through the Lancaster Performing Arts Center. As importantly, we hope that this Curriculum Guide helps you to bring the arts alive in your classroom! Thank you for joining with us to make a difference in the lives of our Antelope Valley youth. Bobbi Keay Arts for Youth Program Specialist Lancaster Performing Arts Center, City of Lancaster What’s Inside Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................... 2 PRE-PERFORMANCE Overview of the California Content Standards for Public Schools .................................................................... 3 Theatre Etiquette .............................................................................................................................................. 4 About the Show……………………........................................................................................................................... 5 What’s Important to Know?.............................................................................................................................. 6 POST-PERFORMANCE Snow White coloring page ………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………… 9 Activities ........................................................................................................................................................... 10 Resources ......................................................................................................................................................... 11 PRE-PERFORMANCE Overview of the California Content Standards for Public Schools Applicable California Content Standards Samples Our Arts for Youth program is aligned with the California Content Standards for K-12 education. Curriculum connections: English and Literature, Visual Arts, Music, Theater, and Dance. Language Arts - Literature Kindergarten: Reading 3.1 Distinguish fantasy from realistic text. 3.3 Identify characters, settings, and important events. Grade 2: Listening and Speaking - Organization and Delivery of Oral Communication 1.5 Organize presentations to maintain a clear focus. 1.7 Recount experiences in a logical sequence. 1.8 Retell stories, including characters, setting, and plot. 1.9 Report on a topic with supportive facts and details. Visual and Performing Arts - Theatre Grade 5: Creative Expression - Development of Theatrical Skills 2.1 Participate in improvisational activities to explore complex ideas and universal themes in literature and life. Grade 5: Connections, Relationships, Applications – Connections and Applications 5.1 Use theatrical skills to dramatize events and concepts from other curriculum areas, such as reenacting the signing of the Declaration of Independence in history social science. Grade 5: Connecting and Applying What Is Learned in Theatre, Film/Video, and Electronic Media to Other Art Forms and Subject Areas and to Careers - Careers and Career-Related Skills 5.2 Identify the roles and responsibilities of performing and technical artists in theatre, film, television, and electronic media. The Content standards are adopted by the California State Board of Education. For more information, visit: http://www.lpac.org/arts-for-youth.cfm Theatre Etiquette • Please arrive on time. Plan for possible travel and parking delays; arrive a minimum of 30 minutes prior to show time. • Students: Leave recording devices of any kind at home or in your backpack at school. Video or audio recording and photography, including camera phones, are often prohibited by law and may disrupt the performance. They are not permitted and are considered very rude to the performers and to those around you. • Teachers: Turn off or silence all personal electronics. Beeps, clicks, tones, buzzes and light pollution emanated by personal electronics such as watches, Bluetooth devices, cell phones, etc. interrupt the performance and spoil the theatre experience. •Observe the instructions of the ushers. The ushers are present to offer assistance, ensure rules are observed and provide guidance in the case of an emergency. Please show them consideration. You will be asked to exit to the right of the theatre at the end of the performance. •Be Respectful. While entering and exiting the theatre: Please enter quietly. Once seated: Do not talk. Keep your feet on the ground and put your hands in your lap or fold your arms. •Abstain from eating or drinking inside the theatre. Crackling wrappers and beverage containers in the auditorium are unwelcome. Food, candy, gum and drinks should never be brought inside the theatre. •Avoid talking, waving and shouting during the performance. Laughing and applauding are encouraged at appropriate times. Shouting to actors/friends is disrespectful to others. Save personal conversation for after the show. If you must speak, please whisper very quietly. •Please avoid exiting the auditorium during the performance. Teachers, please arrive early enough to escort students to the restroom prior to the start of the show. If you must leave during the show, please wait for an appropriate break in the performance. •Do not get onto the stage or place items on the edge of the stage. To ensure the safety and security of performers and audiences, this behavior is strictly prohibited unless expressly permitted by a performer or staff member. •Dispose of garbage in proper receptacles. Help preserve a pleasant environment by depositing all debris in appropriate receptacles. •Extend common courtesy and respect to your fellow audience members. Civility creates a comfortable and welcoming theatre experience for all. •Bring very small children only to age-appropriate performances. Small children easily become restless at programs intended for older children, and may cause distractions. About the Show Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, presented by Missoula Children’s Theatre Show Synopsis A young princess named Show White finds herself in peril when her step-mother, Queen Bella, is told by her Magic Mirror that the princess is fairer than she! Aided by her two Henchmen and a band of evil Bats, the Queen plots to get rid of Snow White. Snow White escapes from Queen Bella and from the Black Forest Creatures with help from Witless the Woodsman, and finds a home with the Seven Dwarfs. When Queen Bella learns of Snow White’s whereabouts, she attempts to poison Snow White. But, Queen Bella’s evil plans are thwarted when Snow White’s fearless Forest Friends, her father King Backwards, the Seven Dwarfs and the Prince come to her rescue. This MCT original adaptation of the classic fairytale will come alive through talented youth from the Antelope Valley. Auditions for this production will be held on Monday, April 1, 2013. For more information, please visit our website at www.LPAC.org. ABOUT Missoula Children’s Theatre The Missoula Children's Theatre (MCT), the nation’s largest touring children’s theatre, has been touring extensively for 40 years now from Montana to Japan, and will visit nearly 1,200 communities this year with up to 47 teams of Tour Actor/Directors. A tour team arrives in a given town with a set, lights, costumes, props and make-up, everything it takes to put on a play...except the cast. The team holds an open audition and casts 50-60 local students, grades K-12, to perform in the production. You will be amazed by what they have accomplished! All MCT shows are original adaptations of classic children’s stories and fairytales . a twist on the classic stories that you know and love. Enrichment workshops presented by the Tour Actor/Directors are also available (for more information, visit: http://lpac.org/page.php?id=6). Creativity, social skills, goal achievement, communication skills and self-esteem are all characteristics that are attained through the participation in this unique, educational project. MCT's mission is the development of life-skills in children through participation in the performing arts. For more information regarding the Missoula Children's Theatre, please contact us: www.mctinc.org History of Snow White Snow White (in German: Schneewittchen) is the title character of a fairy tale known from many countries in Europe, the best known version being the German one collected by the Brothers Grimm. Although the most famous version of the tale today, Disney's classic animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, has existed in many versions for hundreds of years. The Brothers Grimm collected the tale from two sisters--Jeannette and Amalie Hassenpflug--who lived in