Your job is to educate the class on a famous musical. You will have Thursday and Friday to work in the computer lab and put together a short presentation. Monday and Tuesday you will teach the class about your musical. (Anything not finished on Friday is HOMEWORK over the weekend!)
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Get into GROUPS OF 2-3. You may work by yourself if you would prefer.
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Select a Broadway Musical from the list below. No two groups can do the same one.
Sound of Music Chicago
Phantom of the Opera Wicked
Grease
Fiddler on the Roof
Annie
A Chorus Line
Rock of Ages
Cats
The King and I
Mamma Mia
Rent
Jesus Christ Superstar
The Lion King
Little Shop of Horrors
The Producers
Spamalot
Sweeney Todd
Dream Girls
3.
Answer the following questions about your musical: a.
When did it debut? Where? b.
Is it based off a book (or movie) or is it an original story? c.
Who are the main characters? What is the story about? (provide a brief summary of what happens) d.
Who wrote it? (Story? Music? Lyrics? – sometimes one person does it all, usually someone writes the story and another writes the music.) e.
Name 3 songs from the musical (you must include a CLIP of one of them.) f.
How long did it run? Did it make a lot of money? Was there a revival? g.
Did it win awards? If so, which ones? h.
Was there a movie adaptation? If so, when? Who starred in it? How did it do? (Did it win awards? Did it make a lot of money?)
4.
Create a presentation that shares all the information above with the class (Powerpoint, Prezi, etc. Whichever you prefer.) Make it look nice and have it catch the class’s attention! (Include some pictures!!) You will present to the class at the start of next week.

Rubric
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Does the poster answer all the questions? (80 points total) a.
When and where?
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Based off a book/movie or an original?
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Main Characters/Brief Story Plot
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Who wrote it – Story? Music? Lyrics?
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3 Songs from the musical (including a clip of one)
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How long did it run? Did it make money?
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Did it win awards? Which ones?
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Was there a movie? How did it do?
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Does the presentation look good? Easy to read? Eye catching? Pictures? Time put in?
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