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Learning Goals
Each session exposes the students to a unique perspective, tying back to the myth. The
following chart illustrates learning goals for each of these seven sessions:
| Session | Focus | Learning |
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Students will attend a presentation of the unit myth performed by the arts educators, demonstrating the variety of ways in which theatrical presentation can bring a narrative story to vivid and immediate life. |
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| This session will offer social, political, geographical or scientific overview of the culture from which the unit myth originated. |
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| The arts educator will detail the religious tradition from which the myth evolved, creating a context in which to better understand the myth. |
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| Students will participate in a demonstration centering on the given culture's forms of artistic expression. As much as possible, given the traditions of the culture in question, this session will focus on performance practice and visual arts. |
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| Students will participate in a group discussion focusing on the myth's relevance to their contemporary world. Over the course of the program students will glean practical experience in group participation and in the articulation of their own thoughts and ideas. |
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| Students will be guided through a series of exercises selected to provide practical experience in the performance techniques being examined in the specific unit. Over the course of the program students will begin to develop a hands-on familiarity with some basic and essential techniques employed in theatrical performance. |
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| Students will present and discuss their unit projects before the group. Over the course of the program students will glean experience working independently on a long term project and in realizing their own creative impulses. They will also begin to develop a level of comfort with the public presentation of themselves and their personal artistic expressions. |
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The overall effect is to demonstrate that myths and stories are an effective tool for inspiring
curiosity about other parts of the world, recognizing parallels between cultures and
bridging the differences that divide us.