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Theatre for Youth
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WrittenbyGregChangnon
DirectedbyRosemaryNewcott
StudyGuide,Grades4-8
CreatedaspartoftheAllianceArtsforLearningInstitute
DramaturgybyStudentsprogram
Bythe8thGradeJuniorDramaturgsof
ThePaideiaSchool
Undertheguidanceof
BarryStewartMann,
AllianceArtsforLearningInstituteTeachingArtist,and
MarthaCaldwell,8thGradeHumanitiesTeacheratthePaideiaSchool,
inconsultationwithGregChangnon,thePaideiaSchool
AttheAllianceTheatre,November2-11,2016
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DearEducators:
WelcometotheAllianceTheatre’sproductionofSlur.ThisStudyGuidewas
createdbytheJr.DramaturgsofthePaideiaSchooltohelpteachersandstudents
preparefortheplay,andreflectontheproductionafterward.
YourJuniorDramaturgs
TableofContents
NotesfromtheDirectorandPlaywright 3
ContentStandardsinEnglishLanguageArtsandTheatre
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“Let’sputonashow!”–TheDevelopmentofSlur
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“Whodoneit?”-AboutthePlaywright
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“What’sinaword?”–‘Slur’
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“Checkoutmyprofile”–CharacterProfiles
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“WhoamI?”-AdolescentIdentityFormation
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“Thosepeople”–Stereotypes 9-10
“Ididn’tmeanitlikethat...“–Microaggressions
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“Walkaroundinit”–ToKillaMockingbird
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“Totheothersideandback”–TheHero’sJourney
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“SubmissiontoGod”–Islam
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“Agiantminority”-MuslimsinIndia
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“Let’sgotothemovies”–Bollywood 16-17
“Fillintheblank”–SlurCrossword 18
“Tellmemore”–ReferencesandResources
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“Whodoneit?”–SlurDramaturgyTeam
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CrosswordAnswers
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ANotefromtheDirector:RosemaryNewcott,theSallyG.Tomlinson
ArtisticDirectorofTheatreforYouthandFamilies
“Thisplayisaboutidentity.Itasksthequestion:Whogetstotellyouwhoyouare?I
amsoproudofallofthemanyyoungpeoplewhohavesharedtheirminds,hearts
soulsandidentitiesforthisplaytobe.”
ANotefromthePlaywright:GregChangnon
“Daisy'sjourneyinSlurisonethatweallexperienceatonetimeoranother,whether
we'rewhite,black,rich,poor,JewishorMuslim.Outsideforcesoftenpushusintoa
singlecategoryortypewhenwe'rereallyalluniqueandcomplicatedpeople.Itis
standingupanddemandingtobeseenassomethingmuchmorethanalabelthat
makesallofus--likeDaisyandherfriendsinSlur--absoluteheroes.”
LanguageArtsGeorgiaStandardsofExcellence
(samplesfrom6thGrade,butparallelstandards
canbefoundatallgradelevels4-8)
ELAGSERL2:Determineathemeand/orcentralideaofatextandhowitis
conveyedthroughparticulardetails;provideasummaryofthetextdistinctfrom
personalopinionsorjudgments.
ELAGSERL3:Describehowaparticularstory’sordrama’splotunfoldsinaseriesof
episodesaswellashowthecharactersrespondorchangeastheplotmoves
towardsaresolution.
ELAGSERL4:Determinethemeaningofwordsandphrasesastheyareusedina
text,includingfigurativeandconnotativemeanings;analyzetheimpactofaspecific
wordchoiceonmeaningandtone.
ELAGSERL5:Analyzehowaparticularsentence,chapter,scene,orstanzafitsinto
theoverallstructureofatextandcontributestothedevelopmentofthetheme,
setting,orplot.
ELAGSESL2:Interpretinformationpresentedindiversemediaandformats(e.g.,
visually,quantitatively,orally)andexplainhowitcontributestoatopic,text,or
issueunderstudy.
TheatreStandards(GPS)
TAES1.Analyzingandconstructingmeaningfromtheatricalexperiences,dramatic
literature,andelectronicmedia
TAES8.Examiningtherolesoftheatreasareflectionofpastandpresent
civilizations.
TAES11.Engagingactivelyandappropriatelyasanaudiencememberintheatreor
othermediaexperiences.
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“Let’sPutonaShow!”–TheDevelopmentofSlur
BeforeSlurbecameaplayattheAllianceTheatre,itwasaclassproductionatthe
PaideiaSchool.Theideawasforthestudentstodeveloptheplaywiththeirteacher
GregChangnonthrougha"collaborativeprocess."Thestudentsstartedoffwriting
theirownmonologuesandgivingtheircharactersabackstory.Manyofthe
backstoriesarefeaturedintheAllianceplay.Thestudentswereinitiallytoldthatthe
lead,D,justhadtobeapersonofcolor.Gregcalledthecharacterslettersbecausehe
didn'tknowwhowouldbecastinwhichpart.Eitheragirloraboycouldbecastas
D,soGregdidn'tchoosethenamesuntiltheroleswerecast.Assuch,thecharacters
tookonthegenderandpersonalityoftheactorplayingtherole.Afterauditions,the
girlthatwascastasD(whothenbecameDaisy)wasMuslim,andthatishowthe
play'scentralideabegan.
PartofGreg'sresponsibilityduringthisprocesswastoadaptthescripttofitthe
AllianceTheatre'sneeds.Greghadtocondensecharacters(thePaideiaperformance
hadacastof29people,whiletheAlliancecastonlyhas5people)becauseofthe
reducednumberofactors/actresses.Healsohadtoshortenlinesbecausethe
Allianceproductionhadtobe30-45minutesshorterthanthePaideiaproduction.
“Whodoneit?“-AboutthePlaywright
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GregChangnonisaneducatorandauthorwhohastaughtLiterature,Creative
WritingandWorldReligionsatthePaideiaSchoolforthepast14years.Heuses
theatreinhisclassroomtoenhanceandenliventhesesubjects,collaboratingwith
hisstudentstoproduceanoriginalplayeveryyear.Pastproductionsincludea
revisionofFahrentheit451,inwhichthestudentsplayedthemiddleschoolchildren
ofthefirefighterswho,inadystopianworldinwhichcensorshipwasanenforced
policyofthegovernment,wereassignedtoburnoffensivematerial,andan
adaptationofLordoftheFliesinwhichkidswerestuckwithoutadultsupervision
insideamiddleschoolduringtheSnow-pocalypse.Gregisalsoapublishedfiction
writer—his"HowtheNurseFeels,"ashortstoryrecountingahighschoolversionof
RomeoandJuliet,wasadaptedintoamusicalbytheCaliforniaConservatoryofthe
ArtsanddevelopedthroughtheASCAPFoundation/DisneyMusicalTheatre
Workshop.SomecommonthemesinGreg’sworkaremanagingdifficultemotions,
suchasfear,angerandsadness,anddiscoveringone'sselfintheprocess.He
exploresthesethemesinSlur.
“What’sinaword?”–‘Slur’
Theword‘slur’hasmanydifferentdefinitions.Oneis"aderogatorytermbased
uponaperson’sperceivedidentity."Inotherwords,itreferstosomeonebasedon
whatorwhotheythinkthatpersonis.Anothermeaningoftheword‘slur’istotalk
withyourwordsrunningtogetherinawaythatmakesithardforotherstohearor
understandthemeaningortruthofwhatisbeingsaid.Finally,‘slur’isatermin
Music.Amusicalslurisasymbolthatconnectstwoormorenotesinsuchaway
thattheyareplayedrightafteroneanother,allowingnopausebetweenthem.
‘Slur’goesbackaboutfourcenturiestothemiddleEnglishword‘slore’whichmeant
“totrailinmud.”TherearerelatedwordsinolderformsofGerman,Dutchand
Norwegian,allhavingmeaningsrelatedtocarelessnessorcorruption.Themusical
usageofthewordarosearound1746,andtheapplicationofthewordtomuddy
speechcameaboutin1882.Thewordoccursintheplayinallthreeofitsmeanings.
Trytolistenforthemall.
A derogatory term used to insult
someone of a certain group.
Speaking in such a way that
sounds run together, making
speech hard to understand.
Two musical
notes played
together.
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“Checkoutmyprofile”-CharacterProfiles
ThecharactersinSlurareallstudentsatafictionalAtlantaareaMiddleSchool.The
maincharactersareDaisy,Javier,Kwame,LouisaandQuinton.Here’swhattheir
socialmediapresencemightlooklike:
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Whatdoyoulearnaboutthesecharactersbasedontheseprofiles?
Whatassumptionsdoyoumakeaboutthemfromthisinformation?
Howdoyouchooseitemstoincludeinyourownprofilesonsocialmedia?
Whichofthesecharacterswouldyoubeinterestedtomeet,andwhy?
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“WhoamI?”-AdolescentIdentityFormation
Adolescenceisthelastperiodofrapidgrowthbeforeadulthood.Itlastsfromage12
toage22,thoughwegenerallythinkofitastheearlyteenyears.Adolescenceisa
periodofgrowingindependence,risk-taking,adesireforbelonging,andan
increasedawarenessofinjustice.Itisatimeforformingidentity,or,really,
identities.Anadolescentdevelopspersonalidentity–howsheseesherself–and
socialidentity–howothersseeher.Often,shehastoreconcilethesedifferent
views,andthedifferentaspectsofherpersonalitythatmightseemtobeinconflict.
Forexample,intheplay,Daisyhastoreconcileherdifferentidentitiesasastudent,
afriend,aModelUNmember,aMuslim,aworkerinthefamilybusiness,avictim,
andmore.Somepsychologistsdescribethreestagesofadolescentdevelopment:
NaïveandUnquestioning,IdentityExploration,andReintegrationandCommitment.
Thesestepsarealsodescribedasajourneyfrom‘clueless’to‘crisis’to
‘commitment.’Thesestepsleadtoamultidimensionalsenseofself.
Whatareyourvariousidentities?Theymightreflect:socialclass,gender,religion,
race,ethnicity,language,culture,family,birthorder,sexualorientation,ability,
geographicalregion,age,lifestyle,learningstyle,clubs,sports,interests,talents,etc.
Howdidyouadoptandmergethesedifferentinterestsandaspectsofyourself?How
wouldyoudescribeyour‘identity’?
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Identity-amulti-facetedenigma
“ThosePeople”–Stereotypes
Astereotypeisapredeterminedfixedideaaboutsomeonebasedontheirperceived
identity.ExamplesofstereotypesincludethebeliefthatallAsiansdowellinschool,
orthatallMuslimsareterrorists.Stereotypescancauseharmtopeoplebylimiting
theirabilitytochoosewhotheyare.Forexample,inonesceneinSLUR,acharacter
namedMargoiscalledan"AngryGothGirl"whichdiminishesherabilityandpower
tostandupforherselfasanindividual.Sheisseenasangrybyothersforcalling
attentiontothewayboysatherschooljudgegirlsbasedontheirlooks.Insteadof
tryingtounderstandherpoint-of-view,theboysdismissherasjealousandugly.
Slurdrawsattentiontostereotypesinordertoshowhowtheycanaffectpeople.
Withmoreknowledgeofstereotypesitiseasiertoovercomethemandseepeople
forwhotheyreallyare.
Haveyoueverbeenstereotyped?Howdiditmakeyoufeel?
Haveyoueverstereotypedsomeoneelse?Howdostereotypesaffectthewayyouact?
Whatcanyoudotoavoideitherbeingstereotyped,orstereotypingothers?
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Herearesomestereotypesthatmiddleschoolersmightexperience:
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“Ididn’tmeanitlikethat...“-Microaggressions
Microaggressionsareaformofoppression.Theyareeverydayandmostly
unintentionalcommentsthatsendoffensivemessagestominorities.Theyusually
includesubconsciousstereotypesabouttheminority.Forexample,ifyoutella
personofLatinAmericandescentthattheyspeakEnglishwell,youmighthave
simplywantedtocomplimenttheirEnglish,butitimpliesthattheylearnedEnglish
asasecondlanguageandyouassumedtheyspokeSpanishjustbythewaythey
look.Itmightbetrue,buttheirfamilyalsocouldhavebeenintheUnitedStatesfor
anynumberofgenerations.There'sagoodexampleofamicroaggressionearlyin
Slur,whenLouisasays‘jihadist’means‘terrorist.’Sheprobablymeansitinnocently
andiscompletelyunawarethatjihadisthedailystruggletobeagoodMuslimand
thatajihadistisjustsomeonewho'stryingtodothat.Anothermicroaggressionin
theplayiswhenMr.ForresterpronouncedKwame'snamewrong.Itcouldhave
beenanhonestmistake,butitmadeKwamefeelsingledoutanddifferent.While
Mr.Forresterfeltlikehehadn’tdoneanythingwrong,theoppressionisfoundinthe
factthathedoesn’ttrytolearnhowtopronounceanamethatisstrangetohim.
Haveyoueverusedamicroaggression,eitherintentionallyorwithoutmeaningto?
Howdidyoufeelwhenyousawtheotherperson’sreaction?
Haveyoueverbeenvictimofamicroaggression?Howdidyourespond?
“Walkaroundinit”–ToKillaMockingbird
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ToKillaMockingbirdisanovel
writtenin1960byHarperLee.Itwon
thePulitzerPrize,andisconsidereda
classicofAmericanliterature.Itis
mentionedseveraltimesbythe
charactersinSlurandprovidesa
thematicbackdrop.ToKilla
Mockingbirdissetin1930’sAlabama.
IttellsthestoryofagirlnamedScout,
whosefather,attorneyAtticusFinch,
defendsapoorblackmanaccusedofa
horriblecrimeinacommunityinfused
withracismandprejudice.Oneofthe
mostfamousquotesiswhenAtticus
says,“Youneverreallyunderstanda
personuntilyouconsiderthingsfrom
hispointofview…untilyouclimb
intohisskinandwalkaroundinit.”
Thisconveysalessonforthe
charactersinSluraswell.
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“Totheothersideandback...”-TheHero’sJourney
TheHero’sJourneyisacommonstructureformanystoriesthatinvolveaheroor
heroinewhogoesonagreatadventure,facesimmensedanger,achievesadecisive
victory,andreturnschangedortransformed.Itwaspopularizedbyfolklorist
JosephCampbell.HereishowstepsoftheHero’sJourneyarereflectedinSlur,as
wellassomeotherwell-knownstories.
TheHero’s Definition
Daisy’sJourney
ExamplesfromPopular
Journey
Literature
TheOrdinary
World
Thehero’stranquiland
settledlifebeforehisor
herjourneybegins.
Daisyisadjustedtoschool,
hasfriends,andisgenerally
accepted.
Theeventoractionthat
startsthestoryby
disruptingthepeaceand
stabilityoftheOrdinary
World.
Someonewhoservesasan
inspiration,allyorguideto
theHero.
Theword“Jihadist”appears
onDaisy’slocker.
Inciting
Incident
Findinga
Mentor
Crossingthe
Threshold
Alliesand
Enemies
TheSupreme
Ordeal
TheReturn
withtheElixir
Themomentwhenthe
Herostartshisorher
journey,whichusually
involvesmovingintoa
differentworldorrealm.
Quintonservesasasortof
mentortoDaisy,thoughhe
doesn’tfulfillthatrole
throughoutthestory.
DaisyconfessestoLouisathat
sheisMuslim,admittingan
importantpartofheridentity
thatshehadbeenkeeping
secret.Shealsorevealsher
actualname,whichisDasiya.
Daisy’senemyisunclear,but
sheassumesitissomeone
whoisprejudicedagainst
Onceonthejourney,the
Heroencountersanenemy Muslims.Shehasavarietyof
friends;duringtheplay,she
todefeat,andfriendsto
reconnectswithJavier,who
helpinthestruggle.
wasagoodfriendmanyyears
ago.
Themomentwhenthe
Daisytakesabigriskin
Herofacesthegreatest
wearingherhijabtoschool.
challenge,oftenone
Thisistheultimateformof
involvingalife-or-death
hertoexpressherfaithand
moment.
identity.
TheHero’sreturntothe
WhenDaisyfindsoutwho
OrdinaryWorldafter
wrotetheslur,sheaffirmsher
survivingtheSupreme
multi-facetedidentity,and
Challenge,bringingback
herjourneyofself-discovery
somethingmagical,
hasfullcircle.
healingorrestorative.
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InFindingNemo:Nemo’s
underseahome,asea
anemoneonareef,wherehe
liveshappilywithhisfather.
InTheWizardofOz:the
tornadothattransports
Dorothytothemagicalland
ofOz.
InTheHungerGames:Katniss’
andPeeta’smentoris
HaymitchAbernathy.
IntheHarryPotterbooks:
Harryentersthewizarding
worldandgoestoHogwarts.
InStarWars:Lukebecomes
friendswithHanSolo,andhis
archenemyisDarthVader.
InE.T.TheExtraterrestrial:
E.T.appearstodieonthe
operatingtable,but
ultimatelycomesback.
InFrozen:whenAnnaand
Elsareturn,theybringtheice
powersofmagic,love,and
happinesstosharewiththe
kingdom.
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“SubmissiontoGod”-Islam
Contrarytostereotypes,Islamisabeautifulandpeacefulreligion.Fromsinging
devotionalhymnstoprayingfivetimesaday,MuslimsstrivetohonorGod,Allah,in
alltheydo.ManyMuslimsworshipAllahattheirmosque,whichissimilartoa
churchorsynagogue.ThewordIslammeans'submissiontoGod',andMuslim
means'onewhosubmitstoGod'.TheholytextofIslamistheQur'an.Thefocusof
IslamisworshipanddevotiontotheoneGod–theGodofAdam,Noah,Abraham,
Moses,Jesus,andMohammed,amongmanyothers.Islamisthesecondlargestof
thethreemonotheisticAbrahamicreligions(withChristianityandJudaism).
FivePillarsofIslam
1)Shahada:TestifyingtoGod'sOne-ness:
Thedeclaration"ThereisnoGodbutAllah
andMuhammadisHisprophet."
2)Salat:Prayer(5timesperdayatspecific
times)
3)Zakat:Charity:givingaportionofone’s
totalwealth.Originallyafree-willdonation
4)Sawm:Fasting(duringRamadan)
5)Hajj:Pilgrimage:traveltoMeccaonce
duringone’slifetime
Hijab,orheadscarf
SixArticlesofFaith
BeliefinAllah:thatHeis,was,and
alwayswillbe
BeliefintheAngels:suchastheangel
Gabriel
Beliefintheprophets:Abraham,Moses,
Jesus,Mohammed
Beliefinthedivinebooks:Bible,Torah,
TalmudandQur’an
BeliefinAllah'spredestination(destiny):
alleventshavebeenwilledbyGod
Beliefinthedayofjudgement:Godwill
judgeusintheend.
ItiscustomaryformanyMuslim
womenaroundtheworldtowear
garmentsthatcovermuchoftheir
bodies.Ahijab,anArabword
meaning“covering,”isaheadscarf
usedforthispurpose.Thereasonfor
coveringistoappearmodest,focusing
ontheinsideratherthantheoutside.
Lessthan1%ofMuslimwomenwear
amoreextensivecovering,suchasa
niqaab(faceveil)oraburqa(floor lengthcoveringoftheentirebody).
Peopleoftenconfusehijab,niqaaband
burqa,orusetheterms
interchangeably.
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ThenegativestereotypesrelatedtoIslamholdthatallMuslimsareterroristsand
thatIslamisaviolentreligion.Muslimsarealsonegativelycalled"jihadists.”In
reality,theword"jihad"means"tostruggle."Becauseitoftenreferstothedaily
struggletohonorAllahinallonedoes,itisofteninterpretedtomean“holy
struggle,”butitcanrefertoanykindofstruggle.AMuslimmathteacher,for
instance,says,“Mygreatestjihadhasbeentoknockdowntheimaginarywallmy
studentshavecreatedbetweenthemselvesandmathematics.”
Between1980and2005,ninety-fourpercentofallterrorattacksintheU.S.were
committedbynon-Muslims.Therewere1.6billionMuslimsintheworld(23%of
theworldpopulation)asof2015,andanestimated106,000Muslimsinmajor
terroristgroups.Thus,thepercentageoftotalMuslimswhoareinterrorist
organizationsis.006625,orundersevenone-thousandthsofonepercent.
Muslim population in countries around the world
(Darker shades indicate higher Muslim populations)
TherearetwomajorsectsofIslam:SunniandShiite.Shiitesbelievethattheheirs
oftheProphetMuhammadshouldleadIslam,whereasSunnisaremoredemocratic
andbelievetheleadersshouldbewhoeverhasthemostknowledge.(Intheplay,
Daisy’sfamilyaremembersoftheShiitesect.)
Politicalunrestinwar-tornareashasledtotheformationofviolentterrorist
organizations.TheyuseadistortedviewofIslamtorecruitvolunteersandspread
hatredforpoliticalgains.AnextremelysmallpartofSunniIslamisrelatedtothesocalledIslamicState(alsoknownasI.S.I.S.)andotherterroristgroups.Moreterror
attacksareperpetratedonMuslimsthanonnon-Muslims.MostMuslimsdespise
terroristgroupsandfrequentlyfaceprejudiceandhatredinresponsetoactsfor
whichtheyandtheirreligionarenotresponsible.
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TwoiconicIslamicbuildings
TheMasjidal-Haram(left;alsoknownastheGrandMosqueortheSacredMosque)
istheholiestsiteofIslam.LocatedinMecca,SaudiArabia,itisthelargestmosquein
theworld.OneofthefivepillarsofIslamrequiresMuslimstomakeapilgrimage
(Hajj)tothissiteiftheyareable.SomeMuslimsalsofacethedirectionofthis
mosquewhileperformingtheirprayers.TheJamaMasjid(right)isoneofthe
largestmosquesinIndia.Itwasbuiltinthe17thcenturybyanemperorandfeatures
stunningIslamicarchitecture.ItisareminderofthesignificantpresenceofIslamic
cultureinIndia.ItislocatedinthecityofDelhi.
“AGiantMinority”-MuslimsinIndia
InSlur,DaisyisaMuslimwhose
familyisfromIndia.Islamisthe
secondlargestreligioninIndia.The
percentageofMuslimpeopleinIndia
isabout13.4%ofthetotalpopulation
ofIndia,whichisabout180million
people.MostoftheMuslim
populationisinthemostnorthern
stateandthemosteasternstateof
India.Ontheotherhand,central
regionofIndiahasthelowest
percentageofMuslims.Muslimshave
thehighestgrowingpopulationin
India.TheMuslimpopulationis
growingrapidlyandIslamisa
wonderfulandinterestingreligionto
learnabout!
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“Let’sGototheMovies!”-Bollywood
BollywoodisthenicknamefortheHindilanguagefilmindustrybasedinMumbai,India.The
nameBollywoodwascreatedbycombining‘Bombay’(analternatepronunciationof
‘Mumbai’)and‘Hollywood’.FormallyknownastheHindicinema,Bollywoodisoneofthe
largestfilmproducersinIndia.In2011,over3.5billionticketsweresoldnationwide.Asof
2014,Bollywoodhasproduced252ofthe1,969filmsproducedinIndiancinema,that's
almost13%!
HerearelinkstosomerepresentativeexamplesofBollywoodmusicalnumbers:
“BrideandPrejudice”–acontemporary-feelingnumberwithdialogueinEnglish:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=grwUhMVU9Pw
“NimboodaNimbooda”–anumberwithmoretraditionalcostuming,sunginHindi:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YJzT1KMjQ0k
One of Bollywood’s biggest stars, Madhuri Dixit
Poster for the 2003 Bollywood hit
Jhankaar Beats
InBollywooddance,handgesturestellastory.Theuseofcertainhandgesturescanalsocarry
aconversationbetweenmultipledancers.Therearetwotypesofhandmovements:single,
morecommonlyknownasasamayuktahastas,anddouble,orsamyutahastas.Thereareabout
23doublehandgesturesand32singleones,givingchoreographersavarietytochoosefrom.
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Somemudras,orhandsignals,fromIndiandance
(Trythemforyourself)
Shivalinga – Energy-charging mudra
Kartari-swastika – Crossed arrowshafts
Shankha – Conch shell
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Kataoka-vardhana - Marriage
Shakata - Demons
Chakra – Wheel, circle
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Slur Crossword Puzzle
Fill in the blanks with answers found throughout the Study Guide.
(Answersonpage19)
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ReferencesandResources
AdolescentIdentity:www.actforyouth.net/adolescence/identity/
BollywoodHandGestures:http://www.love-bollywood.co.uk/22.html
FivePillarsofIslam:http://people.ucalgary.ca/~elsegal/I_Transp/IO5_FivePillars.html
TheHero’sJourney:JosephCampbell,TheHeroWithaThousandFaces,1949
Islam:http://www.muslimhope.com/SectsOfIslam.htm
Mudras(HandGestures):http://www.yogawithkathleenames.com/mudras.html
MuslimsinIndia:http://www.islamawareness.net/Asia/India/muslims_in_india.html
Slurdefinitions:www.etymonline.com
Stereotypes:http://www.simplypsychology.org/katz-braly.html
(ImagesinthisGuideareCreativeCommons-licensedandareusedinaccordancewithfairuse
guidelines.)
SlurDramaturgyTeam
PaideiaSchoolStudentDramaturgyTeam:Frontrow,lefttoright:WillBruce,JarrettWalden,
EmmaVonHoene,MicahBronfman,AidanConley,SamAhmann-Lloyd,SarahRose;Standing,
lefttoright,AllianceTheatreTeachingArtistBarryStewartMann,A.J.Dyer,OwenNesbit,Ellie
Woodcock,AlieUrquhart,AshleyDanzig,AshleyAaron,VivaVadim,PlaywrightGreg
Changnon,andHumanitiesTeacherMarthaCaldwell.
CrosswordAnswers
Across:2/Scout,3/Dasiya,6/mudra,7/Dixit,8/identity,12/burka,13/Sunni,15/stereotype,
16/Journey,17/musalla,19/Pillars,20/micro,21/jihad
Down:1/Islam,4/Shiite,5/Hinduism,9/Qur’an,10/hajj,11/prejudice,14/Bollywood,18/hijab
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