In Writing the Script, How Did You Determine Events to Include as Well as Ones You Could Leave Out?
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Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Actress Glynis Brooks describes how she determined what events in Harriet Tubman’s life to include in the script for her one-woman show and events she thought worked best to leave out.
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: Theatre-146**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Use the video as your students engage in a cross curricular/arts integration activity where they create a short one-person theatrical performance based on a person in history they admire/in a time period they are currently studying/or another rationale of your choice. Have students research, write, rehearse, and perform their 5 to 10 minute scene.
*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
