This aspect is not a separate session but an over-all look at where we will be at this point of the unit. Having come so far, the date for performing and the final cast has to be finalized. I envision a time of eight to ten weeks for the entire project, with an important school date, such as Christmas holidays, or Mother’s Day, as a possible performance target date.
The holiday around which the unit would revolve would have been chosen as early as September, to allow maximum time for planning, but the actual date of performance could be narrowed down half-way through the unit. Based on a school year broken up into four marking periods, the following calendar will serve as a guide:
1st. M.P. Target Date: Christmas Holidays
Start unit second week in October (due to Thanksgiving holidays).
Performance: middle of December
Follow-up: January, after return from vacation.
2nd. M.P. Target Date: St. Valentine’s Day (February)
Start unit January, right after vacation
Performance: middle of February (before Winter vacation)
Follow-up: On return from Winter vacation
3rd. M.P. Target Date: Mother’s Day (May)
Start unit: March, right after Winter vacation
Performance: middle of May
Follow-up: right after performance
4th. M.P. Target Date: End-of-the-Year Assembly (June)
Start unit: late March (remember Spring vacation and tests).
Performance: First week in June
Follow-up: up to the end of school
Average time of preparation: ten weeks
