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Where Did Theater Go? Crash Course Theater #18 Instructional VideoWhere Did Theater Go? Crash Course Theater #18 Instructional Video
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Crash Course
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Grade
9th - 12th
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Media Length
13:26
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2018
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Where Did Theater Go? Crash Course Theater #18

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Oh, the drama! According to Plato, poetry is a false representation of reality and, to him, poetry included drama. The Puritans also despised theater, a topic the informational video explores. The narrator describes the controversial topics and elements found in the world of theater.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

dramatic plays, elements of drama

Additional Tags

visual and performing arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Review who Puritans were and what they generally believed
  • Compare the Puritan disdain for theater to banning books or protests of the arts today

Classroom Considerations

  • Discusses some bawdy or mature topics from the time period
  • Episode 18 from the Crash Course Theater playlist
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • Brings in images and paintings related to the era

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RH.9-10.7 RH.11-12.7

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