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Over the years, the students have created almost every type of
puppet. Participating in puppet theater builds the skills of good
presenters and directly transfers to other exhibit presentations.
Students
learn how to use the tools of a good story teller: imagination, voice,
and body movement. Concentration and cooperation are two skills the
students acquire while working on their theater productions. Puppet
Theater also supports building the student’s skills in literacy.
Following is a sample of one of the puppet theater projects.
Minnesota History Puppet Theater
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Writer. The writer composes the script, including the stage directions
and any important information that is needed to create the scenery or
the puppets. The theme of the script will be based on one of the areas
that you were introduced to when you studied Minnesota History. Your
script must be factually accurate. You will do some research so that
you know the facts about Minnesota History that you are including in
the play.
__________ Narrator. The narrator’s job is to speak the
story during the performance. You use the script written by the writer.
Practice, practice, practice. You will need to make the script
interesting by using expression, changes in your voice, and different
levels of voice. You will be in charge of turning the written word into
drama.
__________ Puppet Builder. You will construct one or more of
the three puppets needed for the writer’s script. You need to design
the puppets according to the instructions given in the script. One of
the puppets will be large, with moveable parts. The other two will be
small rod puppets. You will need to learn how to move the puppets.
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Scenery Builder. Your job is to construct the setting for the
performance. Like the puppet builder, you will need to use the writer’s
directions. The scenery must help tell the story. You may also need to
operate one of the puppets during the performance.
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