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In the Year of The Boar + Jackie Robinson (3-8)

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Theater Social Studies English
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1 60 min
Offsite Performance

The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
166 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
Tuesday, November 15, 2022 10:00AM and 12:00PM Offsite,
$10 0
no Phone , Email , In-Person
The school is responsible for ordering and paying for bus transportation. When placing your ticket order, please indicate if any of the students have special needs (hearing impairment, wheelchair, etc.).
I can connect the meaning of the drama performance to elements of language and learning.
In 1947, the Year of the Boar, a young girl leaves China with her parents for a new beginning in America... But it's harder than she expected. Though her classmates in Brooklyn come from a variety of backgrounds, Shirley is the only one who doesn't speak English, and she worries that she will never have a friend.

But through a new love of the Brooklyn Dodgers (especially her hero Jackie Robinson), Shirley begins to feel at home. Based on the book by Bette Bao Lord and told through humor, Chinese and English, and a rich multimedia staging, the play celebrates the bravery and sacrifice of those who bring new perspectives to our country.
There are 250 tickets available for each performance time. Teachers must provide an exact count of the number of tickets needed for all students, teachers and chaperones.

Grade 3

Grade 3: Reading Standards for Literature: Key Ideas and Details #3: Describe characters in a story (e.g. their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
Grade 3: Theatre: Responding: Anchor Standard 8: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work. C. Examine how connections are made between oneself and a character's emotions in drama/theatre work.

Grade 4

Grade 4: Language Standards: Conventions of Standard English #1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. d. Order adjectives within sentences according to conventional patterns (e.g., a small red bag rather than a red small bag).
Grade 4: Language Standards: Conventions of Standard English #1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. a. Use relative pronouns (who, whose, whom, which, that) and relative adverbs (where, when, why).
Grade 4: Theatre: Responding: Anchor Standard 8: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work. C. Identify and discuss physiological changes connected to emotions in drama/theatre work.

Grade 5

Grade 5: Language Standards: Conventions of Standard English #1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. a. Explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections in general and their function in particular sentences.
Grade 5: Language Standards: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use #5: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. a. Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context.
Grade 5: Theatre: Creating: Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work. C. Imagine how a character's inner thoughts impact the story and given circumstances in a drama/theatre work.

Grade 6

Grade 6: Reading Standards: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use. Demonstrate understanding of figurative
language, word relationships, and nuances in word
meanings.
Grade 6: Theatre: Anchor Standard 10: Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art. a. Explain how the actions and motivations of
characters in a drama/theatre work impact perspectives
of a community or culture.

Grade 7

Grade 7: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use.
#5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative
language, word relationships, and nuances in word
meanings.
Grade 7: Theatre: a. Anchor Standard 10: Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art. a. Incorporate multiple perspectives and diverse community ideas in a drama/theatre work.

Grade 8

Grade 8: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use. B.. Use the relationship between particular words
to better understand each of the words
Grade 8: Theatre: a. Anchor Standard 10: Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art. a. Examine a community issue through multiple
perspectives in a drama/theatre work.