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Authentic & Innovative 2015-2016
SEVENTH GRADE
STEM Inspired by Nature
Chattahoochee Nature Center
While meeting a live hawk or owl, students become familiar with the concept
of biomimicry, the study of how we can
use nature as a model for solving human problems. Students will examine adaptations of raptors and consider how engineers are inspired by them to design products that improve our lives in a sustainable way.
GPS: S6CS5, S7CS5a,b, S8P1c, S8P3.
Grade Level:
Program Length:
7th
Max # of Students: 150
50 minute assembly
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Tell Me My Dream
Alliance Theatre
There was a not-so-long-ago moment when making music
and making history were part of the same Atlanta dream. In
1910, that dream became a music festival that made history and changed the lives of two unsuspecting middle school
time travelers forever. Take a trip back to the time before
Instagram and ear buds when friendship could build a
bridge to freedom. This play was especially written for middle schoolers and their families by Alliance
Playwright in Residence, Pearl Cleage, in her first show for young audiences.
Pearl is an Atlanta-based playwright and novelist. Her plays include The Nacirema Society, Flyin’ West,
Blues for an Alabama Sky, Bourbon at the Border, and A Song for Coretta. She has written eight novels,
including "What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day," which was an Oprah Book Club selection and
spent nine weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Pearl and her husband, writer Zaron W. Burnett,
Jr., collaborated on the award-winning performance series Live at Club Zebra! for 10 years. In 1973, Pearl
was a speechwriter for the Maynard Jackson campaign and later served as his first press secretary. Member: The Dramatists Guild.
CCGPS: RA.R.3; CCRA.L.5; CCRA.SL.2; SS8H 6, 7, 11; TAES.1; TAES.6; TAES.11
Grade Level:
Program Length:
7th
Max # of Students: 250
1 hour assembly
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SEVENTH GRADE
RHYTHYM IN MOTION
Manga African Dance
The pulsating sounds of Sunu (ceremonial music played by
the Malinke people of Guinea and Mali during traditional
festivals) transport students to the villages of West Africa,
where popular American dances such as the Charleston and
popular hiphop moves were born. Manga traces the evolution of these dances from the marketplaces of the Congo, to
the slave ships bound for the Caribbean, to the plantations
of the American South, and the nightclubs of the urban
North. Students discover how Africans absorbed elements of other cultures along the way and
transformed them into new dance styles that have left an indelible mark on American culture.
Grade Level:
Program Length:
7th
Max # of Students: 250
1 hour assembly
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From the Page to the Stage:
Your words… Your story… On Stage
John Doyle & Trevor Gobles
This workshop/performance provides an excellent opportunity and
challenge to engage your students a writers. Through an introductory workshop professional actor John Doyle or Tevor Gobles will engage students in the playwright's process, reinforcing a range of story elements while introducing the writing competition. Students will
write short stories or narrative texts incorporating subject matter or contact as determined
by the teacher. Professional actors will review stories and select three “winning narratives”
to deliver through a performative stage reading with professional actors. Students will see
their work of that of their peers performed on stage by real actors! Following the stage
reading, the actors visit each class again to demonstrate to students the process of turning the story
into a script, creating authentic dialogue and phrasing.
Grade Level:
Program Length:
7th
Max # of Students: 35 per class
50 minute workshop per class, (1 intro workshop & 1 conclusion workshop)
50 minute performance stage reading of winning scripts
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SEVENTH GRADE
The Rhythm of a Culture: Africa
Dave Holland
Explore the culture, history and geography of Africa with this hands-on, interactive session! Each student is provided an instrument and guided
through a ‘rhythm based experience’. Along the way they’ll be exposed to
one-of-a-kind instruments from this exciting part of the world, learn an African folk song and hear an African folk tale - all while drumming & learning
together! Designed for 6th graders studying Africa, this arts integrated experience is intended to provide students with a deeper understanding and
appreciation for this unique part of the world. This program is designed for
the performer to visit your school, seeing all classes over one or two days.
Grade Level:
Program Length:
7th
Max # of Students: 60 (two classes per session)
1 hour performance/hands-on session per two classes
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African Folktales: From the Old World
to the New World
Rob Cleveland
In this three day program, master storyteller and awardwinning author Rob Cleveland will take students on a journey exploring African folktales. They will learn the importance of storytelling and why some stories stay with us
longer than others. The students will get the opportunity
to create their own stories and share them.
ELAGSE7RL1, 2, 3, 4; ELAGSE7W3: a, b, c, d, e; ELAGSE7SL2, 6; GPS: SS7H1
Grade Level:
Program Length:
7th
Max # of Students: 35 per class
50 minute workshop per class, 3 workshops visits per class
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Major funding for this organization is provided
by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners.