Culminating Project: Creating a Musical

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7 lessons

Students will show what they have learned throughout the curriculum by writing and performing a musical. They will add modern songs to a traditional fairy tale story. In this way, students do not have to create their story from scratch—the structure and characters are already in place.

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The overview lays out the structure of the unit, including time management, essential questions, assessments, and lesson outline.

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Lesson 1

Writing the Musical

Students will show what they have learned throughout the curriculum by writing and performing a musical. They will add modern songs to a traditional fairy tale story. In this way, students do not have to create their stories from scratch. The structure and characters are already in place. In this lesson, students will write the script for their musical including three selected songs that express character and story.
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Lesson 2

Choreographing the Musical

Students will show what they have learned throughout the curriculum by writing and performing a musical. They will add modern songs to a traditional fairy tale story. In this way, students do not have to create their stories from scratch, the structure and characters are already in place. In this lesson, students will choreograph the movement for their musicals.
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Lesson 3

Blocking the Musical

Students will show what they have learned throughout the curriculum by writing and performing a musical. They will add modern songs to a traditional fairy tale story. In this way, students do not have to create their stories from scratch, the structure and characters are already in place. In this lesson, groups will block the script sections of their musicals.
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Lesson 4

Singing the Musical

Students will show what they have learned throughout the curriculum by writing and performing a musical. They will add modern songs to a traditional fairy tale story. In this way, students do not have to create their stories from scratch, the structure and characters are already in place. In this lesson, students will identify their song interpretations, practice the songs for the musical, and practice singing and moving at the same time.
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Lesson 5

Rehearsing the Musical

Students will show what they have learned throughout the curriculum by writing and performing a musical. They will add modern songs to a traditional fairy tale story. In this way, students do not have to create their stories from scratch, the structure and characters are already in place. In this lesson, groups will take final steps to prepare for performance including a dress rehearsal.
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Lesson 6

Performing the Musical

Students will show what they have learned throughout the curriculum by writing and performing a musical. They will add modern songs to a traditional fairy tale story. In this way, students do not have to create their stories from scratch, the structure and characters are already in place. In this lesson, groups will perform their musicals.
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Lesson 7

Evaluating the Performance

Students will show what they have learned throughout the curriculum by writing and performing a musical. They will add modern songs to a traditional fairy tale story. In this way, students do not have to create their stories from scratch, the structure and characters are already in place. In this lesson, groups will self-evaluate their musicals.
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