PASSWORD: AE2020

Materials needed: ½ sheet of black construction paper, scissors, pencil

Optional: camera or smart phone if available

EFA AE | Theatre Final Lesson unit 2 (PK-2) length: 6:16

Lesson 4 this Theatre-based Aesthetic Education video series is focused on The Art of the Story, which features performances by two storytellers: Anansi’s Children by Charlotte Blake Alston and The Grandmother and the Eagle by Baba Jamal Koram. Students will write their own stories from prompts to combine all the skills they practiced in this series.

Line of Inquiry: How do Charlotte Blake Alston and Baba Jamal Koram use face, voice, and body to tell a story in Anansi’s Children and The Grandmother and the Eagle?

Teaching Artist: Sandy Davis

EFA AE | Theatre Lesson 3 (PK-2) length: 8:18

Lesson 3 of a 3-part Aesthetic Education video series is focused on The Art of the Story, which features performances by two storytellers: Anansi’s Children by Charlotte Blake Alston and The Grandmother and the Eagle by Baba Jamal Koram. Students will combine emotions, animal movements, and dialogue to create their own stories.

Line of Inquiry: How do Charlotte Blake Alston and Baba Jamal Koram use face, voice, and body to tell a story in Anansi’s Children and The Grandmother and the Eagle?

Teaching Artist: Sandy Davis & Sandy Bremer

EFA AE | Theatre Lesson 2 (PK-2) length: 8:26

Lesson 2 of a 3-part Aesthetic Education video series is focused on The Art of the Story, which features performances by two storytellers. Students will explore emotions and animal movements.

Line of Inquiry: How do Charlotte Blake Alston and Baba Jamal Koram use face, voice, and body to tell a story in Anansi’s Children and The Grandmother and the Eagle?

EFA AE | Theatre Lesson 1 (PK-2) length: 9:37

Lesson 1 of a 3-part Aesthetic Education video series is focused on The Art of the Story, which features performances by two storytellers: Anansi’s Children by Charlotte Blake Alston and The Grandmother and the Eagle by Baba Jamal Koram. Students will explore ways to express emotions using their faces and bodies.

Line of Inquiry: How do Charlotte Blake Alston and Baba Jamal Koram use face, voice, and body to tell a story in Anansi’s Children and The Grandmother and the Eagle?