Lights, camera, action! Drama scholars will enjoy the entertaining video clip that details the history behind melodrama. The video uses a variety of techniques such as humor, discussion, images, and story boards to express important concepts about how melodrama influences theater. 

Concepts

elements of drama, musical theater

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Develop a graphic organizer for students to complete during the video
• Assign scholars to watch individually or in small groups so they can pause the video when needed

Classroom Considerations

• Displays vocabulary/words on screen; watchers need a clear view

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Uses humor to keep pupil attention
• Includes many images and pictures as examples

Cons

• None