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Lesson 1 (from Act One)

Objective

Although "Chushingura, the Treasury of Loyal Retainers: A Puppet Play," reads like any piece of drama, it was originally written as a puppet performance. The objective of this lesson is to analyze the format of the drama in regards to this use.

Lesson

1) Class discussion: How is the text laid out in "Chushingura"? How can you tell when someone is speaking? How can you tell who is speaking? How can you tell how the people move around? How are the settings described? Who is meant to perform this drama? How is this explained? What is an example of puppetry directions in the text? How do these directions help the puppeteer? How would the directions translate to the viewer of the drama?

2) Think-Pair-Share: Students will respond to the following: After reading "Act One," what would be the most difficult part of the play to express using puppets...

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