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My little island

http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/2254/

A lesson plan for Grade 5 Theatre Arts Education, Social Studies, Computer Technology Skills, and Science

Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

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5
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The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

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In this lesson from ARTSEDGE, students learn about the processes that lead to the formation of an island and study the impact that an island's geographic and geologic history has on the culture of the people who live there. Students divide into groups to research a specific island. Ultimately, the students present a dramatic skit representing a day-in-the-life of island inhabitants.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Theatre Arts Education (2001)

Grade 5

  • Goal 2: The learner will act by interacting in improvisations and assuming roles.
    • Objective 2.05: Utilize improvisational skills to create a scene based on a script.

Social Studies (2003)

Grade 5

  • Goal 1: The learner will apply key geographic concepts to the United States and other countries of North America.
    • Objective 1.01: Describe the absolute and relative location of major landforms, bodies of water,and natural resources in the United States and other countries of North America.

Computer Technology Skills (2005)

Grade 5

  • Goal 1: The learner will understand important issues of a technology-based society and will exhibit ethical behavior in the use of computer and other technologies.
    • Objective 1.12: Recognize and explain the advantages and disadvantages of using multimedia to develop content area projects/products. Strand - Multimedia/Presentation
  • Goal 2: The learner will demonstrate knowledge and skills in the use of computer and other technologies.
    • Objective 2.11: Use menus and branching to modify/create non-linear projects/products in content areas. Strand - Multimedia/Presentation

Science (2005)

Grade 5

  • Goal 2: The learner will make observations and conduct investigations to build an understanding of landforms.
    • Objective 2.06: Identify and use models, maps, and aerial photographs as ways of representing landforms.