Twelve Angry Men - Prime Stage Theatre - Home Page.pdfVIP

Twelve Angry Men Directed by Rich Keitel March 7-15, 2009 The New Hazlett Theater Pittsburgh, PA Teacher Resource and Tour Guide Wayne Brinda, Ed.D, Artistic Director and Founder Deborah Wein, Education Director Mimi Botkin, Educator Prime Stage Theatre is supported in part by the following foundations: The Grable Foundation Introduction How to Use this Guide This guide was based on continual research conducted by the Prime Stage Artistic Director on reluctant and struggling readers and the results of a study Prime Stage conducted with students and teachers from two schools that explored how to “Connect kids to literary classics” through the theater and in the classroom. The study’s participants made the following significant recommendations: Provide resources that help students connect the literature, the play, and their lives Provide resources that help teachers create engaging and enriching experiences Change the name of the curriculum or study guide to a “Resource and Tour Guide” Introduce the world of literature and the world of the play to help students and teachers adequately prepare for the experience of seeing literature come to life on stage Reluctant and Struggling Readers- Much research is conducted on students designated as reluctant and struggling readers. There are many websites devoted to this subject; links to some of these can be found on the education pages of our website. In summary, reluctant readers want choice; help navigating through complex literature, and experiences to share their responses with peers and adults (Baker 2002; Gambrell 1996; Ivey 2002; Reeves 2004; Sumara 2002; Tovani 2001). Struggling readers need support with vocabulary, “chunking” ideas rather than decoding wo