Here are the activities for Day 1 of the opera unit. This includes group activities and individual activities.
FEEDBACK:
Remember my two guidelines:
ACTIVITIES:
Today the first activity will promote the goal of positive interdependence and affirmation. This is a teambuilding activity. It will be okay if there is disagreement among the members as long as it is done respectively. The main goal will be to come to an agreement as a group as much as possible.
Leaders:
Today, use the technique of having each person express their opinion one at a time to the group.
Do step one which is each individual complete the “Lost on the Moon.”
Discuss your answers and do not change your answers.
Complete the team paper together.
On the separate piece of paper:
List your group’s definition of opera
Get a dictionary and look up the definition of opera.
Has anyone in your group ever seen an opera? If yes, what is their impression of opera? If no, why not?
List 5 reasons why opera is not well received by the general public.
Journal Activity:
Additional group activities:
1. Continue work on your Opera Presentation (project) “Hansel & Gretel.” (Characters, plot, songs, etc.)
2. Prepare Vocabulary list for Crossword puzzle.
12/11/2002