World Theater Drama Research - World Cultures Greek Theater Noh Kabuki

The World Theatre Research Presentation Project is a perfect way to introduce students to the following world theaters: Greek Theatre, Noh, Chinese Opera, and Kabuki! Students will learn the history of each world theatre while exploring the following unique aspects:

✅History, Origin, and Types of Stage

✅Summary or Description

✅Characters, Costume, Makeup

✅Unique Facts and Influence on Society

The World Theatre Research Project includes the following:

• Access to an attractive Google Site featuring images, photos, videos, and research links on the following world theatres: Greek Theatre, Noh Theatre, Chinese Opera, and Kabuki Theatre.
• A Google Doc with Research Links (for back up)
• Editable Student Project Sheet with Research and Final Project Requirements
• Student handouts for note-taking and source citation.

This resource contains everything you need for this project!

For this project, students will select a world theatre to research. Using the digital World Theatre Notetaking Card and MLA Citation handout, students will research the following topics:

History of the World Theatre

Cultural Impact or Social Influences

Actors, Costumes, Makeup, Masks

Unique or Interesting Characteristics

After conducting research and saving relevant images, students will showcase their learning by creating a World Theatre Google Slides presentations.

Included is an editable World Theatre Final Project Student Handout that lists project requirements with a suggested slide outline for the World Theatre presentation.

Slides from Student Project Examples are included to motivate students and to serve as a model!

This resource includes a pdf file with Google Drive resource links and a description on implementation. All materials are digital but can be downloaded and printed for teachers preferring a paper copy. Students will need to access the World Theatre Research Google Site. The link is provided in the resource guide.

An editable World Theatre Slideshow Presentation Rubric is included for assessing students’ research projects.

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