Study Guides

Our Study Guides are ELA Common Core Learning/ALCOS Standards based and researched by the Education Team. Please click the link below to view these materials for your classes.

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In-School Touring Program Study Guides

Poarch Creek Courage

Poarch Creek Courage
By Mariah Beachboard
Originally performed by Fantasy Playhouse Children’s Theater & Academy

APPROPRIATE FOR GRADES 3 – 5

Leigh Ann faces bullies at school. Her discontent sparks a supernatural visit from a Creek ancestor from the 1700’s. This matriarch reveals wisdom and courage over the course of four tales. After reliving tales of the Poarch Creek history, Leigh Anne courageously faces her own school bullies. Outcast, oppressed, and forgotten, the most courageous Alabamian community stands against every challenge to become an inspiring success story!

 

Freedom Riders

Freedom Riders
An Engaging Look at the Civil Rights Movement!
By Tom Quinn
Produced by special arrangement by Eldridge Plays and Musicals
Originally performed by the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia

APPROPRIATE FOR GRADES 6 – 12

Freedom Riders is set in 1961 as two young women from Harvard try to decide if they should join the Freedom Rides of the 1960’s. As you travel along you will meet Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, Bobby Kennedy, Theodore Roosevelt, W.E.B. Dubois and many others who fought both for and against our nation’s struggle for Civil Rights. Experience sit-ins and lunch counters and the dark days of Jim Crow. Learn the history as four performers bring this struggle alive through the words of historical figures, songs, and recreations. The struggle for Freedom is the struggle of all Americans to accept our differences and celebrate the triumph of freedom. The Freedom Riders helped show America the way and can inspire young people today to see the value of freedom and the courage it takes to make a difference.

Curriculum Connections:

  • AL Academic Standards: Arts and Humanities; Civics and Government; History.

  • Examines key contributions of individuals and groups during America’s Civil Rights Movement.

  • Discusses issues of racial equality and political activism.

  • US history; historical analysis and skills development; rights and responsibilities of citizenship; violence prevention.

  • Historical and cultural contexts; conflict and cooperation among groups; speeches and writings that impact civic life.

  • Ideal for Black History Month or Diversity Awareness.

The Adventures of Nick Nutrition and his dog fiber

The Adventures of Nick Nutrition and his Dog Fiber

By Tom Quinn

APPROPRIATE FOR GRADES K – 6

Who will save the world from the villains of bad eating habits? Have no fear! Nick Nutrition and His Wonder Dog Fiber are here! By day, an average boy and his dog, but, after school, they become an intrepid pair of superheroes dedicated to improving the minds and bodies of the kids and parents of our fair city. This play offers a fun and entertaining introduction of daily activity, while providing students with a head start to a healthy future. With Nick’s courage and Fiber’s intelligence, students are empowered to take control of their health!