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Part One · The sitcom years

How does a child actor on a Disney Channel sitcom end up in a desert epic and on an Emmy stage? On Sunday, November 7, 2010, at 8:30 p.m., Shake It Up began on Disney Channel. One of its two stars, Zendaya, was 14. Today she is 30. A film she acts in is set to open in December 2026. This book follows the steps in between. Each step shows how one part of the business works.

About How Did Zendaya Go From Disney to Dune?

A free Grade 5 story from the Peabody library, Level 10. It has 12 short pages and about 956 words, so it reads in a few minutes.

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Questions and answer key (5)
  1. What does a call sheet tell the cast and crew?
    • A. The ending of the film
    • B. Which actor won an award
    • C. When and where to turn up
    Show answerC. When and where to turn up
  2. How is a multi-camera show different from a single-camera show?
    • A. It is shot in separate takes, often out of order
    • B. Several cameras record a scene at the same time
    • C. It is always filmed outdoors
    Show answerB. Several cameras record a scene at the same time
  3. Why does the book say a younger actor winning twice "would change it"?
    • A. Someone else could pass the mark later
    • B. The Academy never counts ages
    • C. She plans to stop acting
    Show answerA. Someone else could pass the mark later
  4. In "a second unit also shot desert footage," what does unit mean?
    • A. A measurement
    • B. A film team
    • C. A camera lens
    Show answerB. A film team
  5. Which rule applies to a child aged 9 to under 16 in California?
    • A. Work as long as the director asks
    • B. No school on a set
    • C. At most nine hours at the place of work in a day
    Show answerC. At most nine hours at the place of work in a day

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