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Join us at Westport TAPP in celebrating the things that make us human: the arts!

Throughout the school year, we study music, dance, drama, and the visual arts.

Features:

• Love opera? It's wonderful. No, really! You'll find a four-day lesson plan on opera, a plan you'll find accessible for even the student with absolutely no foundation in classical music.
• You'll also find the curriculum page, which carries a summary of each day's activities.
• Every lesson is completely aligned with Kentucky standards and the Core Content for Assessment.
• Also included is the rubric for the final assessment, a project in which students write their own opera.
• Include pages used for navigation, copyright, and site name for quick and easy editing.
• This Unit Plan is complete with links to opera sound files and images.
• So what are you waiting for? Who's afraid of opera? Not us!

Important Note:

Even if you are not teaching in Kentucky, most of this Unit Plan can be adapted for your own home state. You can check on your own state's standards by clicking here.

Favorite Web Sites

• This American Life, public radio's answer to opera (or soap opera, anyway)
• National Public Radio (NPR), the No. 1 source of opera and classical music on the radio
• Carmichael's Bookstore: Support your local bookseller!

Special thanks to Karey Cummins and My Arts Desire.