About the Big Question (English)

Overview

Life can be unpredictable. Sometimes good things happen, and sometimes bad things happen. When bad things happen, it might take extra strength to face hard times. Staying hopeful is an important tool for getting through life's hardest challenges.

Reading about how other people face difficult challenges can help you to remain hopeful when you face difficult times in your life. A drama is a story performed by actors in front of an audience. Often the characters in a drama deal with serious problems they must overcome.

Web Resources

Wilma Rudolph
www.whitehouse.gov/kids/dreamteam/wilmarudolph.html
Wilma Rudolph faced tough obstacles at an early age. As a child, she fought a series of serious illnesses. Still, she managed to become a world-class athlete. Read her story at this website.

Sadako and the Paper Cranes
http://www.hiroshima-is.ac.jp/etomite/index.php?id=63
At this website, you can read the story of Sadako Sasaki, who was diagnosed with leukemia when she was eleven years old. As Sasaki battled her disease, she folded paper cranes to bring her peace and help make her well. Learn how to fold your own paper cranes at this site.

John Nash
www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/nash
John Nash became a Nobel Prize-winning mathematician despite his struggle with a serious mental illness. His inspiring life story was turned into the movie A Beautiful Mind. Learn more about John Nash and watch an interview with him on this website.

ZOOM Playhouse
http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/playhouse/
This website has many plays, as seen on the television show ZOOM , for you to act out with your friends

Working in Theater
www.knowitall.org/kidswork/theater/index.html
Acting isn't the only talent needed to perform a play. This website gives you information about the many other theater jobs besides actor and actress. Director, box office manager, and wardrobe supervisor are just a few. Check out this website to learn more about working at a theater.