![]() ![]() Baum was hired by Shakespearean troupe because his father provided the costumes. , which was a monthly amateur newspapers However, at this time in Baum’s life drama and acting were his main interests. Afterwards, Baum, along with a friend, Thomas G. Baum first became involved in a publication venture with his younger brother. Baum’s wealthy family helped him indulge in his many career pursuits after leaving military school. Baum’s military school experience would have an influence on the creation of his classicĭuring Baum’s 20s, he was an actor, a playwright and managed several theaters owned by his father. Thus, it was decided that he was too weak to attend military school. Frank Baum withdrew from the military academy after suffering a seizure, a condition that was described as a heart attack. Because he had lived in luxury, Baum was unable to deal with austere military life. Regardless of Baum’s parents’ reasons, both parents felt that a military academy was where their son should go at this point in his life. , the author Michael Patrick Hearn states that Baum’s mother wanted her son to go to military school with the hope that this type of school would cure his daydreaming. Greene and Martin assert that Baum’s father shared the view with other wealthy fathers of the time that their sons should attend military school. , Baum went to the Peekskill Military Academy in 1868 and remained there for two years. His father made his fortune in the Pennsylvania’s oil fields.Īccording to David L. ![]() ![]() Baum’s mother named their estate Rose Lawn. Shortly after his birth his family moved to the outskirts of Syracuse. Frank Baum is to give my students an idea of how Baum was able to be creative without the common worries that plague most people. The reason I wish to begin my unit with biographical information about L. I intend to provide some background information on this author as well as discuss his motivation/inspiration for creating his novel. Was adapted into the 1939 screenplay written by Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, and Edgar Allan Woolf. In order to accomplish this objective, I will review with my students the process in which L. One of the major objectives of my unit is to expose my students to how the classic film This unit will be taught over a 6-8 week period. Only readers of the book will recognize the magic golden cap with which the Witch summons her flying monkeys.My unit is intended for seventh and eighth grade drama students. When her dastardly poppy scheme fails, the Wicked Witch can be seen throwing a gold-colored something-or-other across the room. So why do the characters in "The Wizard of Oz" refer repeatedly - in dialogue and song - to "The Wizzid"? Could it be because Ray Bolger, who plays the Scarecrow, and Jack Haley, who plays the Tin Man, were both from the Boston area? Perhaps the Wizzid doesn't live fah from Hahvad Yahd.ĥ. Most of us pronounce the word "wizard" as if it had an "a" and an "r" in it - because it does. It's a mashup word, a combination of "slut" and … never mind.Ĥ, Off to see the Wizzid. The closest we got is the obscure "slicht," a Scottish regionalism for "slight." However, since "The Wizard of Oz" was made, the word "slitch" has come into use in the hip-hop community. "The house began to pitch, the kitchen took a slitch," chirrup the Munchkins, as they celebrate Dorothy's lethal, witch-crushing arrival in the land of Oz. Only what is a "slitch"? We looked it up online, we rifled through the dictionary. The word appears not to exist. More: 'Wicked Witch' intrigues Vernon social studies classesģ. ![]() More: Witches on film, from the cute to the horrific ![]()
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