Sitting in for Freedom Lockland Middle School 7 th Grade

Stage Direction Every play needs great stage direction. Every play needs great stage direction. In basketball, the most dangerous person on the floor is the person without the ball. In basketball, the most dangerous person on the floor is the person without the ball. In theater, the acting that is happening by the characters on stage without lines makes great theater. In theater, the acting that is happening by the characters on stage without lines makes great theater.

Stage Direction The audience and those in the production must know and be able to recognize people, places, and events. The audience and those in the production must know and be able to recognize people, places, and events. Using our social studies format we will identify these as: Using our social studies format we will identify these as: People: characters People: characters Places: setting Places: setting Events: stage directions including movement, emotions, technology, sound effects, music, lighting, entrances/exits, transitions, and curtain Events: stage directions including movement, emotions, technology, sound effects, music, lighting, entrances/exits, transitions, and curtain

Prologue People:Host for the Evening People:Host for the Evening Places:Curtain open on the side of with spotlight on a stool at the counter in the corner lines taped on inside of the newspaper host turns around reads lines then leaves paper on counter. Places:Curtain open on the side of with spotlight on a stool at the counter in the corner lines taped on inside of the newspaper host turns around reads lines then leaves paper on counter. Events:Technology: PowerPoint: Timeline of events, Events:Technology: PowerPoint: Timeline of events,

Prologue

Scene 1 People:Narrator A, Franklin McCain, David Richmond, Ezell Blair Jr., Joseph McNeil People:Narrator A, Franklin McCain, David Richmond, Ezell Blair Jr., Joseph McNeil Places:Dormroom, simple bed, some books, a desk, chairs Places:Dormroom, simple bed, some books, a desk, chairs Events:Transition: move bed and books replace with plates. Music: Freedom Song Events:Transition: move bed and books replace with plates. Music: Freedom Song

Scene 2 People:Narrator 2, Waitress, Blair, McNeil, Cook, McCain, Clarence “Curly” Harris, Police Officer People:Narrator 2, Waitress, Blair, McNeil, Cook, McCain, Clarence “Curly” Harris, Police Officer Places:Woolworths, “Woolworths” on PowerPoint thing, Street Sign “Elm St.”, cash register Places:Woolworths, “Woolworths” on PowerPoint thing, Street Sign “Elm St.”, cash register Events: Cook with white hat and apron, Waitress with notepad and multiple menus and pens in hair cleaning the counter chewing bubble gum, Protesters walk in side by side Events: Cook with white hat and apron, Waitress with notepad and multiple menus and pens in hair cleaning the counter chewing bubble gum, Protesters walk in side by side

Scene 3 People:Narrator 3, Classmate, Classmate Extras, George Simkins Jr., Ann Dearsley, Liz Kent People:Narrator 3, Classmate, Classmate Extras, George Simkins Jr., Ann Dearsley, Liz Kent Places: Phone, Woolworth’s Places: Phone, Woolworth’s Events: Ring bell when entering Woolworth’s, customers look in disgust Events: Ring bell when entering Woolworth’s, customers look in disgust

Scene 4 People:Narrator 4, Trainer, McCane, People:Narrator 4, Trainer, McCane, Places: Woolworth’s, lots of people, Places: Woolworth’s, lots of people, Events: Wild West theme, carousel of people sitting at the counter, all the narrators join in carousel, Events: Wild West theme, carousel of people sitting at the counter, all the narrators join in carousel,

Epilogue People:Host for the Evening People:Host for the Evening Places: carousel continues Places: carousel continues Events:Technology PowerPoint Timeline of events Time Machine, Events:Technology PowerPoint Timeline of events Time Machine,

Epilogue