Olympic Athletes and Moments in Time

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In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students research biographical information about a selected Olympic athlete. They assume the persona of that athlete and are interviewed. Students also conduct interviews of other students portraying the athletes they researched. The class then creates tableaus of various moments in these athletes' lives.


 

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Subjects: Arts - Theater | Physical Education - Individual Sports | Physical Education - Team Sports | Social Studies - World History
Keywords: Olympic Photograph | Golden Moments of the Olympic Games 1896-1996 | The Olympic Games | Theatre Games for Young Performers | Eyewitness Books Olympics | New Dramathemes, The | Grolier Student Encyclopedia of the Olympic Games, | Dorling Kindersley | Glenny, Tamara | Johansen, Mila | Novelly, Maria C. | Oxlade, Chris | Ballheimer, David | 101 Theatre Games. Classics With a Twist | The Olympic Games, Athens 1896-Sydney 2000 | Sports Interview | Sportscaster | Summer Olympics | Olympic Sport | Olympic Games | Olympics | Olympic Athlete | Athlete | Interview | Interviewer | Olympic Athlete Biography | Pantomime | Tableau | Winter Olympics | Winter Olympic Games | Summer Olympic Games | Interview Technique
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