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Brief Description
Learn about Broadway musicals and decode
the titles of popular shows.
Objectives
Students will
- study the aspects of a Broadway show.
- use word attack skills to match descriptions
with the actual titles of Broadway shows.
Keywords
Music, musical, decoding skills, word skills
Materials Needed
Lesson Plan
While the Broadway shows of yesterday were
hastily and cheaply organized, today's performances require
much preparation and plenty of paper [money]! To start this
lesson, invite your students to share experiences they have
had with Broadway shows. Discuss the elaborate preparations
that are essential to making such productions work.
Using materials with Broadway history from
your library or the article What
Is a Musical?, talk about the history of a musical. Examine
some Broadway shows either online or in print. (One resource
is Musicals.net.)
Discuss what makes a popular and successful Broadway show.
How would your students select a show for viewing?
Now distribute copies of the "Give
My Regards to Broadway" work sheet. Instruct students
to match the descriptions of the shows to the actual show
titles. (If necessary, students might use dictionaries.) Collect
the work sheets.
Assessment
Answer Key:
1. 1776
2. West Side Story
3. Oklahoma!
4. Cats
5. Beauty and the Beast
6. Carousel
7. Fiddler on the Roof
8. Guys and Dolls
9. The King and I
10. South Pacific
11. The Phantom of the Opera
12. Bye Bye Birdie
13. A Chorus Line
14. Grease!
15. The Music Man.
Lesson Plan Source
Education World
Submitted By
Cara Bafile
National Standards
FINE ARTS: Music
GRADES 5 - 8
NA-M.5-8.8
Understanding Relationships Between Music, Other Arts, and
Disciplines Outside the Arts
NA-M.5-8.9
Understanding Music in Relation to History and Culture
GRADES 9 - 12
NA-M.9-12.8
Understanding Relationships Between Music, Other Arts, and
Disciplines Outside the Arts
NA-M.9-12.9
Understanding Music in Relation to History and Culture
LANGUAGE ARTS: English
GRADES K - 12
NL-ENG.K-12.2
Reading for Understanding
NL-ENG.K-12.3
Evaluation Strategies
NL-ENG.K-12.6
Applying Knowledge
NL-ENG.K-12.8
Developing Research Skills
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Originally published 06/06/2003
Last updated 02/14/2008
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