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Robinson Crusoe

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Robinson Crusoe
Booking Information
Study Guide
About the Play
Theme and Character Development
Song Lyrics
Activities
Map of the Island
Credits and Biographies
Technical
Information
Media

Activities

Vocabulary to Know
Aft/Port Batten Floundered Castaway
Chrysanthemum Custom Provisions Foredeck
Devastating Listing Mock Musket
Mutineer Starboard Tethered Topsail
Twenty leagues Antidisestablishmentarianism
List the things you would do in order of importance, if you were stranded on a deserted island?
Research a typical family from 17th century England and America. Compare them. What did they wear? What kind of jobs did they have? What kind of food did they eat?
Discuss if there are pirates that still sail the seas and why or why not?
Describe the person you consider your best friend. What is the one thing your best friend does for you that you love or appreciate. What special thing do you do for your best friend?
Imagine you were stranded on a desert island – what five things would you most like to have with you? How long do you think you could survive without any human companionship?
Work with a partner to build a hut out of toothpicks/straws and white glue. Start with a flat piece of cardboard, use enough glue on the wide end of the toothpick and hold it in place long enough for it to dry standing up. Build your foundation. Continue gluing toothpicks layer by layer until you have built your hut for shelter. Did you discover anything about working cooperatively? Did one person make all the decisions or, did you share the responsibility?
Practice some of the different cultural rituals people from all over the world greet each other. What are some important Canadian cultural traditions?
Sprout several kinds of seeds and vegetables as a class project and keep track of how they grow. (i.e. bean sprout, potato, avocado, grass, carrot, and sunflower)
Make puppets of some of the different animals that live in warm weather countries, like South America and the Caribbean Islands. Tell a story about the food they eat and how they live.
 

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