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I want to teach the novel The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield and lead a small mini project on it. Please help with ideas.

In their final and most ambitious project, students work in teams to write, design, and perform original puppet shows inspired by a shared prompt such as “Overcoming a Challenge.” Students build their own puppets, design sets, and rehearse their performances with attention to voice, movement, and technical theatre. The project culminates in a public Puppet Theatre Festival that celebrates student storytelling and collaboration.

Students dive into the world of spoken word and poetry by studying published poems, learning to identify shifts in tone and emotion, and experimenting with vocal delivery and movement. They then write original poems that reflect their identities or personal truths, preparing to perform them for an invited audience at a final “Poetry Café.” This project challenges students to bring written language to life through performance.

In this opening project, students explore what it means to be a performer by engaging in improv games, ensemble-building activities, and low-stakes performance exercises. Together, students co-create class agreements and contribute to a visual “Performer Pledges” Quilt that represents their collective commitments. The project culminates in a light-hearted “Community Jam” improv and scene showcase, designed to build trust and joy through creative risk-taking.

Students will design and create their own reusable pH testing filters using household materials, enabling them to test various substances cost-effectively and promoting sustainability by reducing reliance on store-bought pH testing products.

Now and Then and Then Dia de los muertos Themes of storytelling, remembrance, history, family, culture

An authentic project using "The Alchemist"

I want to use algebra to have the students create a ROCK design or installment of the word ALOHA , made of stones that they will paint positive quotes or affirmations on to create a sense of belonging, provide encouragement,