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Straightforward attitudes and universal themes draw students in to the joys and challenges of daily life in a
small town. The Pulitzer Prize-winning drama by Thornton Wilder follows the Webb and Gibbs families of
Grover’s Corners as George and Emily grow up. Written at a time of international tensions, on the cusp of
World War II, Our Town remains relevant, capturing the experience of being human in any era. Intelligent
and humorous, the American masterpiece suggests that life is simultaneously ordinary and precious. In
the tradition of American Shakespeare Center and the play itself, Our Town is performed with minimal
props on a bare stage, only actors, audience, and imagination required. Photo by Michael Bailey
ArtSmart Study Unit Calendar
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Monday-Tuesday, September 5-6, 2016
Wed.-Fri., Sept. 7 - 9; Mon.-Tue. Sept. 12-13
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Mon. Sept. 19-Friday, Sept. 30, 2016
Monday-Monday, October 3-10, 2016
Tuesday- Friday, October 11-28, 2016
Monday, October 31 - Wednesday, November 2
Thursday-Friday, November 3-11, 2016
Friday, November 18, 2016
TA Line of Inquiry Session, 9:15-12:15
Labor Day & MNPS Teacher In-Service Day 3
Schedule School Collaborative Planning Session
TA Refresher, 9:15-12:15
Schedule 1 date for TA classroom visits
MNPS Fall Break & Teacher Planning Day
Schedule 2 dates for TA classroom visits
Our Town - James K. Polk Theatre, 10:00
Study Unit / Arts Integration Project surveys due
TA Post Unit Meeting, 12:30-2:30
Recommended for Grades 10-12
English Language Arts
 RL.10.2 – Determine a theme or central idea of a text (drama) and analyze in detail its development
over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details;
provide an objective summary of the text.
 RL.11-12.2 – Determine two of more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development
over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a
complex account; provide and objective summary of the text.
 RL.10.3 – Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations)
develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop
the theme.
 RL.11-12.3 – Analyze the impact of the author’s choice regarding how to develop and relate
elements of a story or drama (setting, how the action is ordered, how characters are introduced and
developed.
 RL.10-12.4 – Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including
figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on
meaning and tone (e.g., how language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or
informal tone), including words with multiple meanings or language that is particularly fresh,
engaging or beautiful (Shakespeare and other authors).
 RL.10-12.5 – Craft and Structure. Analyze how an author’s choice concerning how to structure a text,
order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such
effects as mystery, tension, or surprise. Also how the choice of where to begin or end a story/ to
provide a comedic or tragic resolution contribute to its overall structure and meaning as well as its
aesthetic impact.
 W.10-12.3
Theatre
 Standard 3 – Scene Design
 Standard 5 – Research
 Standard 6 – Theatrical Presentation
 Standard 7 – Scene Comprehension
 Standard 8 – Context
Social Studies
 World History and Geography - W.40 / W.46
 Contemporary Issues - CI.12
 Psychology – P.34 / P.37
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Connections – Social Awareness, Relationship Skills