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Source High Tech High School Subject Art Grade Level 7	A Midsummer Nights Dream In this task, students will work on their oratory and presentation skills by directing and performing a scene from Shakespear's A Midsumemr Nights Dream. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Student Work: 1 example 3. Additional Resources: About the author
Source High Tech High School Subject Art Grade Level 7	Civilizations Puppet Theater In this task, students will create a puppet show out of recycled materials to teach their peers about a historic civilization. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Student Work: 6 examples 3. Video: A clip of a student's presented puppet show 4. Additional Resources: Timeline
Source High Tech High School Subject Art Grade Level 6	Newspaper Plays: A Year in Review! In this task, students will present the last year in news through artistic performances and original scripts. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Student Work: Six examples 3. Additional Resources: About the authors, teacher reflections, learning goals, timeline.
Source High Tech High School Subject Art Grade Level 6	Paper Bag Plays In this task, students will work in groups to write a play and develop their understandings of the components that go into writing one. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Student Work: 5 examples 3. Videos: First is about a drama teacher giving a speech the colleagues about the importance of teaching your passions. Second is an example of students writing their play 4. Additional Resources: Final draft requirements, student guidelines, teacher reflections, lesson plan, rubric, learning goals, content topics, timeline, assessment activities

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High Tech High School

Subject
Art

Grade Level
7

A Midsummer Nights Dream

In this task, students will work on their oratory and presentation skills by directing and performing a scene from Shakespear's A Midsumemr Nights Dream.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: 1 example
3. Additional Resources: About the author

Source
High Tech High School

Subject
Art

Grade Level
7

Civilizations Puppet Theater

In this task, students will create a puppet show out of recycled materials to teach their peers about a historic civilization.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: 6 examples
3. Video: A clip of a student's presented puppet show
4. Additional Resources: Timeline

Source
High Tech High School

Subject
Art

Grade Level
6

Newspaper Plays: A Year in Review!

In this task, students will present the last year in news through artistic performances and original scripts.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: Six examples
3. Additional Resources: About the authors, teacher reflections, learning goals, timeline.

Source
High Tech High School

Subject
Art

Grade Level
6

Paper Bag Plays

In this task, students will work in groups to write a play and develop their understandings of the components that go into writing one.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Work: 5 examples
3. Videos: First is about a drama teacher giving a speech the colleagues about the importance of teaching your passions. Second is an example of students writing their play
4. Additional Resources: Final draft requirements, student guidelines, teacher reflections, lesson plan, rubric, learning goals, content topics, timeline, assessment activities

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