Title: The Civil War: Who Does What?

Subjects: Chorus, Show Choir, Musical Theatre, Dance & Music Theory

Learner Outcomes: The student will be able to:

• identify the various roles performed in the making of the musical The Civil War.
• describe the various roles performed in the making of the musical The Civil War.
• name some of the individuals performing these roles in The Civil War.

Materials:

• Handouts listing careers in musical theatre such as: composer, lyricist, conductor, performer, etc.
• Blank handouts
• Backstage Trade Paper
• Quiz
• Quiz Key

Teacher Notes:

• Contact local artists to come to class - composers, performers and such.
• Schedule projector through the school/county.
• Schedule computer lab internet activities.

• Distribute blank handouts on careers in musical theatre.
• Show PowerPoint presentation of The Civil War and have the students write on their handouts the individuals who performed these specific roles. (WARNING: This PowerPoint presentation is a HUGE file.  You may want to download and save it to disk to use later.)
• Upon completion discuss and define from handout each of the careers - having the students write down a description of each of these careers on their blank handouts as they are discussed. You may wish to give any special learners a copy of the completed handout.

• Have guests (composer, performer, conductor, director, etc.) discuss in further detail the role they play in the production of a musical. Q & A session.
• Review by playing a game in which each student draws a musical theatre career from a hat, then describes the role to the class without revealing the career title at which point the class will guess the profession.

• Give quiz. Grade and discuss any questions in class.
• Go to the computer lab and allow to students to do a job search for careers in musical theatre as found at the Backstage internet site

Enrichment Activities: Field trip to see a local, touring or broadway musical production. Other teacher resource materials for The Civil War Broadway show as well as a national touring schedule of the show can be found on their website.

Evaluation/Assessment: Students will be evaluated with a written exam in which they will define, describe and identify careers in the area of musical theatre.

State Standards:

West Virginia Instructional Goals and Objectives for Choral Music Grades 9-12

• CIV.20, CV.24, CVI.19, CVII.17

• PW.2, PW.3, PW.8, PW.9, PW.10

Job/Career Clusters: Music & Theatre

References:
a) The Civil War on Broadway
b) Backstage Trade Paper
c) New York Magazine
d) Let's Put On A Musical by Peter Filichia
e) Quia! - game and quiz maker

Created by
Wanda Dailey, Craig Houston, and David Legg faculty at Poca High School

Lesson 1: Voices of the Past	Lesson 2: Firing Cannons	Lesson 3: Who Does What?	Lesson 4: Biographies	Lesson 5: A Spiritual Experience	Lesson 6: The Rise of Realism