One-act play using traditional masks and dance for Multicultural Day!

One-act play using traditional masks and dance for Multicultural Day!

 
Objective: Students will wear traditional masks prepared for each country and demonstrate representative movements of that country's traditional dance through motions and gestures.
 
Standards: TH: Re8.1.7 / TH: Re8.1.8
 
Procedure:
 
* The teacher shows traditional masks from five countries (Korea, Japan, Italy, Africa, and India) to the students sitting in a circle and explains the characteristics of each country's traditional masks. We will also show YouTube videos containing traditional dances from five different countries.
 
Students will watch the YouTube video shown by the teacher and then follow the instructions below.
 
1) Today is Multicultural day. Today we studied traditional masks and dances from five countries. After speaking, the teacher will instruct the students to form teams of 2, making a total of 5 teams.
 
2) The teacher will instruct each team to have one person wear a traditional mask and act while the other person designs the performance and choreography. The two students must discuss with each other the choreography of their country.
 
3) The teacher will give students 30 minutes. During this time, students must complete a choreography for their country. After watching the YouTube video, we will prepare a white board to write down any actions that might become iconic. They will draw the appropriate gesture for each movement.
 
4) After the preparation time is over, the teacher will have students from each country come out and demonstrate the prepared traditional mask play.
 
5) The first team is the ‘Korea’ team. Are you ready? The choreography given is for 10 minutes. Other teams will see the choreography and evaluate whether it was presented appropriately. Teachers will videotape and document students' choreography demonstrations.
 
 
Rating scale:
 
- Students can accurately answer quizzes containing information about traditional masks.
- Students can work as a team of two to develop a choreography that perfectly encapsulates a traditional dance within a set amount of time.
- Students can summarize and convey traditional dances in a way that expresses and symbolizes the country well.
- Students can increase their understanding of the culture and traditions of other countries by developing traditional mask choreography.
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