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How has Misty Copeland’s career broken ground for ballet dancers everywhere?
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2. About this Lesson
This lesson is designed to teach the Common Core State Standard: Reading—Informational Text
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.5 Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.6 Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe.
Nell Bang-Jensen is a teacher and theater artist living in Philadelphia, PA. Her passion for arts education has led her to a variety of roles including developing curriculum for Philadelphia Young Playwrights and teaching at numerous theaters and schools around the city.
She works with playwrights from ages four to ninety on developing new work and is especially interested in alternative literacies and theater for social change.
A graduate of Swarthmore College, she currently works in the Artistic Department of the Wilma Theater and, in addition to teaching, is a freelance actor and dramaturg. In 2011, Nell was named a Thomas J. Watson Fellow and spent her fellowship year traveling to seven countries studying how people get their names.

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4. Black History Month – Misty Copeland
How has Misty Copeland’s career broken ground for ballet dancers everywhere?

5. Black History Month – Misty Copeland
How has Misty Copeland’s career broken ground for ballet dancers everywhere? 1
Web Search
Who is Misty Copeland? What is she best known for? 2
Video Search/Thinking
Watch a video of Misty Copeland dancing. What words would you use to describe her performance? 3
Web Search/Thinking
When and how did Misty Copeland begin dancing? What is unusual about this? 4
What roles has Misty Copeland recently tackled? What message does this send to other dancers? 5
Besides dancing, what other work does Misty Copeland take on?

6. Black History Month – Misty Copeland
How has Misty Copeland’s career broken ground for ballet dancers everywhere?
5 minutes

7. Black History Month – Misty Copeland
9/11/2018 9:39 PM
Black History Month – Misty Copeland
How has Misty Copeland’s career broken ground for ballet dancers everywhere? 1
Web Search
Who is Misty Copeland? What is she best known for? 2
Video Search/Thinking
Watch a video of Misty Copeland dancing. What words would you use to describe her performance? 3
Web Search/Thinking
When and how did Misty Copeland begin dancing? What is unusual about this? 4
What roles has Misty Copeland recently tackled? What message does this send to other dancers? 5
Besides dancing, what other work does Misty Copeland take on?
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8. Black History Month – Misty Copeland
9/11/2018 9:39 PM
Black History Month – Misty Copeland
How has Misty Copeland’s career broken ground for ballet dancers everywhere? 1
Web Search
Who is Misty Copeland? What is she best known for? 2
Video Search/Thinking
Watch a video of Misty Copeland dancing. What words would you use to describe her performance? 3
Web Search/Thinking
When and how did Misty Copeland begin dancing? What is unusual about this? 4
What roles has Misty Copeland recently tackled? What message does this send to other dancers? 5
Besides dancing, what other work does Misty Copeland take on?
(Possible queries: “Misty Copeland, career”, “Misty Copeland, achievements”).
From
Misty Danielle Copeland (born September 10, 1982) is an American ballet dancer for American Ballet Theatre (ABT), one of the three leading classical ballet companies in the United States. On June 30, 2015, Copeland became the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer in ABT's 75-year history.
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9. Black History Month – Misty Copeland
9/11/2018 9:39 PM
Black History Month – Misty Copeland
How has Misty Copeland’s career broken ground for ballet dancers everywhere? 1
Web Search
Who is Misty Copeland? What is she best known for? 2
Video Search/Thinking
Watch a video of Misty Copeland dancing. What words would you use to describe her performance? 3
Web Search/Thinking
When and how did Misty Copeland begin dancing? What is unusual about this? 4
What roles has Misty Copeland recently tackled? What message does this send to other dancers? 5
Besides dancing, what other work does Misty Copeland take on?
(Possible queries: “Bing/Videos: Misty Copeland dancing”, “Bing/Videos: Misty Copeland performance”).
Students should watch a video of Misty Copeland in performance, such as the one found here: F39E9F330E44E84714&FORM=VRDGAR .
They should then describe her performance. This is an opportunity for students to watch Misty Copeland in action. Answers will vary. They might use words like “graceful”, “strong”, “elegant”, and “precise”.
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10. Black History Month – Misty Copeland
9/11/2018 9:39 PM
Black History Month – Misty Copeland
How has Misty Copeland’s career broken ground for ballet dancers everywhere? 1
Web Search
Who is Misty Copeland? What is she best known for? 2
Video Search/Thinking
Watch a video of Misty Copeland dancing. What words would you use to describe her performance? 3
Web Search/Thinking
When and how did Misty Copeland begin dancing? What is unusual about this? 4
What roles has Misty Copeland recently tackled? What message does this send to other dancers? 5
Besides dancing, what other work does Misty Copeland take on?
(Possible queries: “Misty Copeland early life”, “how did Misty Copeland get her start?”).
From
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, and raised in San Pedro, California, Copeland began her ballet studies at 13, a late start for a dancer of her caliber. Her rise from modest beginnings to ballet crossover star has been the subject of numerous magazine articles, TV segments, a "60 Minutes" episode and the forthcoming documentary "A Ballerina's Tale."
It is unusual that a ballerina of Misty’s caliber would start studying dance so relatively late in her life.
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11. Black History Month – Misty Copeland
9/11/2018 9:39 PM
Black History Month – Misty Copeland
How has Misty Copeland’s career broken ground for ballet dancers everywhere? 1
Web Search
Who is Misty Copeland? What is she best known for? 2
Video Search/Thinking
Watch a video of Misty Copeland dancing. What words would you use to describe her performance? 3
Web Search/Thinking
When and how did Misty Copeland begin dancing? What is unusual about this? 4
What roles has Misty Copeland recently tackled? What message does this send to other dancers? 5
Besides dancing, what other work does Misty Copeland take on?
(Possible queries: “Misty Copeland roles”, “Misty Copeland recent performances”).
From
In 2008, Misty was honored with the Leonore Annenberg Fellowship in the Arts, a two-year fellowship awarded to young artists who exhibit extraordinary talent providing them additional resources in order to attain their full potential.  Performing a variety of classical and contemporary roles, one of Misty’s most important roles was performing the title role in Firebird, created on her in 2012 with new choreography by much sought after choreographer Alexei Ratmansky. In December 2014, Misty performed the lead role of “Clara” in American Ballet Theatre’s production of The Nutcracker, also choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky. In the fall of 2014, she made history as the first black woman to perform the lead role of “Odette/Odile” in American Ballet Theatre’s Swan Lake during the company’s inaugural tour to Australia. Misty reprised the role during ABT’s Metropolitan Opera House spring season in June 2015, as well as debuted as “Juliet” in Romeo & Juliet.
Students should think about how the variety of roles Misty has tackled shows that these famous characters can be played by talented dancers with any color skin.
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12. Black History Month – Misty Copeland
9/11/2018 9:39 PM
Black History Month – Misty Copeland
How has Misty Copeland’s career broken ground for ballet dancers everywhere? 1
Web Search
Who is Misty Copeland? What is she best known for? 2
Video Search/Thinking
Watch a video of Misty Copeland dancing. What words would you use to describe her performance? 3
Web Search/Thinking
When and how did Misty Copeland begin dancing? What is unusual about this? 4
What roles has Misty Copeland recently tackled? What message does this send to other dancers? 5
Besides dancing, what other work does Misty Copeland take on?
(Possible queries: “Misty Copeland career”, “Misty Copeland work”).
From
Copeland received the 2008 Leonore Annenberg Fellowship in the Arts and was named National Youth of the Year Ambassador for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America in 2013.  In 2014, President Obama appointed Copeland to the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition.  She is the winner of a 2014 Dance Magazine Award. Copeland is the author of the best-selling memoir, Life in Motion and the children’s book Firebird.
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