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\nLiterature: Porgy and Bess\n

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\nStudents examine the various portrayals of African-Americans in literature, focusing on the opera, Porgy and Bess. They conduct Internet research on African-American culture between the two World Wars. Students write fictional or...\n
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\n\"Russia's\n\n
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\nRussia's Colony: Examining the Effects of Russian Colonization\n

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\nYoung scholars respond to the question: How did Russian colonization effect Alaska's history? students examine environmental, cultural, economic, social and political impacts.\n
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\nSouthern Puritanism and Tennessee Williams\n

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\nPupils write an essay comparing Arthur Mille's The Crucible and one of Tennessee Williams' plays. In this Tennessee Williams lesson plan, students discuss the influence of Puritanism on modern American drama....\n
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\n\"Decades\n\n
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\nDecades of Drama\n

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\nStudents explore, examine and study August Wilson's 10-play series where each play focuses on a particular decade. They discuss each play in depth and then speculate on the possible plots for an eleventh play set in the 21st century.\n
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\n\"Ukiyo-e\n\n
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\nUkiyo-e\n

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\nStudents investigate and examine ukiyo-e, or Japanese woodblock prints, from the Edo period (1615-1868) in Japan and use this gained knowledge to compare Japanese culture to American societal trends.\n
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\nSophocles' Antigone: Ancient Greek Theatre, Live from Antiquity\n

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\nLearners analyze Antigone and its universal issues as well as explore ancient Greece. For this Antigone and Ancient Greece lesson, students read and complete activities for Sophocles' Antigone. Learners reconstruct the experience of a...\n
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\nBeing in the Noh: An Introduction to Japanese Noh Plays\n

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\nStudents read a Japanese Noh play and discuss its structure and traditional characters. They choose a short myth and write a Noh play based on it.\n
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\nUnite The School\n

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\nLearners engage in a school project help unite the feelings and make each student feel a very special part of their school. This project would be a great beginning of the school \"opener\" for students and their teachers.\n
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\nHuman Rights in the Philippines\n

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\nStudents examine the meaning of human rights under the United Nations system, in the U.S., and the Philippines. They conduct research, discuss the concepts in groups, and conduct a debate on the human rights situation post Marcos...\n
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\nJames Whitcomb Riley\n

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\nStudents describe James Whitcomb Riley's poems and identify the themes they portray. In this poetry lesson plan, students read the history of James Whitcomb Riley and read some of his poems.\n
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\nTheatre Prop Design and Construction\n

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\nFourth graders construct individual props. In this theatrical arts lesson, 4th graders use the elements of art to create various props using paper mache. Students construct objects such as logs, fruit, and a picture frame.\n
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\nClassroom Conservation\n

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\nFourth graders suggest ways paper and other natural resources can be used and recycled in the classroom. Students conduct a investigation into paper use and make distinctions among observations, conclusions (inferences), and predictions.\n
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\nJapanese Noh Masks\n

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\nStudents examine Japanese theatre and create their own face masks which display certain emotions, props, costumes and perform in improvisational theatrical games.\n
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\nPbs: Japanese Culture: What Is Kabuki?\n

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\nThis video presents students with an overview of Kabuki, pointing out major characteristics such as male actors, stylized acting, and audience and also discusses the distinction between Kabuki and Noh theater, the other classical...\n
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\nPbs: Japanese Culture: Kabuki Fan Symbolism\n

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\nVideo discusses the origin of fan use in Kabuki theater and demonstrates the common usage and symbolism of the various fan movements.\n
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\nPbs: Japanese Culture: Bunraku\n

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\nIn this excerpt from a documentary on Bunraku, students meet an apprentice studying to be a puppeteer at Bunraku Theater in Osaka and learn a little bit about the history of this classic Japanese art form and see puppets being manipulated.\n
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\nPbs: Native American Culture: Little Deer and Mother Earth\n

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\nListen to a traditional Cherokee story in which humans are killing too many of their animal relatives, threatening the delicate balance of nature. The lesson is that people should take \"only what you need with respect and gratitude.\" A...\n
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\nThe Crystal Heart, a Vietnamese Legend (R's Theater)\n

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\nA reader's theater version of a folktale from Vietnam for 13 players, ages 10 and up. Adapted by children's book author Aaron Shepard from his picture book \"The Crystal Heart,\" the themes explored are kindness and false imagining....\n
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\nResthaven, an African Story (Reader's Theater)\n

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\nThis reader's theater version of a folktale from Africa has been adapted by children's book author Aaron Shepard from \"The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm\" by Nancy Farmer. For six or more players ages 12-15. Performance length is 10 minutes.\n
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\nPbs: Japanese Culture: Kabuki Actor's Technique\n

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\nA description of Kabuki acting technique and the training that Kabuki performers, traditionally all male, go through in order to learn how to play male, female, young, and old characters.\n
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\nPbs: Japanese Culture: Kabuki Makeup\n

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\nvideo discussion about how makeup is applied and how colors and lines help suggest character and express a character's personality.\n
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\nAaron's Rt Kids Books: Reader's Theater Editions: Free Scripts\n

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\nUse Reader's Theater to practice speaking and to learn about stories from various cultures of the world at the same time. The free scripts can be copied, shared, and performed for any noncommercial purpose. Available in a full range of...\n
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\nSavitri, a Tale of Ancient India (Reader's Theater)\n

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\nA reader's theater version of a folktale from India has been adapted by children's book author Aaron Shepard from his picture book \"Savitri.\" For ages 9-15, the story's female hero is full of determination, courage, and devotion....\n
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\nForty Fortunes, a Tale of Iran (Reader's Theater)\n

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\nA reader's theater version of a folktale from Iran for 11 players, ages 8 and up. The performance length is ten minutes. Adapted by children's book author Aaron Shepard from his picture book \"Forty Fortunes.\" You will find links to name...\n
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