LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Read about the role of a prop master, including its benefits and challenges; understand how to get started in a career as a prop master.

HEALTH ED STANDARDS

NHES 6: Use goal-setting skills to enhance health.

CASEL: Social awareness, self-management, responsible decision-making

Lesson Plan: I’m a Prop Master

What is a prop master, and what does it take to become one? Read on to find out!

PREPARING TO READ

Before you read the article “I’m a Prop Master,” ask your students the following pre-reading questions:

What does a prop master do, and what are the skills required to become one?

READING AND DISCUSSION

  • Have your students read the article “I’m a Prop Master”; read the article out loud to them; or have students partner-read the article out loud.
  • After they’ve read the article, revisit the pre-reading questions. Have their answers changed?

BUILDING COMPREHENSION

Check students’ comprehension of and engagement with the story with the following assessment tools:

  • Comprehension Quiz

EXPANDING SEL OPPORTUNITIES

Continue the learning journey with the following writing prompt:

In INTERVIEW WITH A PROP MASTER, have students imagine that Yasmine Wallace has agreed to do an interview for their school newspaper. Put students in pairs to script an interview that might take place between Yasmine and a student journalist. To help them get started, students may use the examples provided in the skills sheet. If there is time, have students present their interviews to one another in small groups once they finish writing.

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