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Geography
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Unit 1: Introduction to Geography
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Unit 2: North and South America
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Unit 3: Africa
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Unit 4: South and East Asia
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Language Arts
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Unit 1: Short Stories
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Unit 2: Fiction and Non-Fiction
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Unit 3: Poetry and Oral Tradition
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Unit 4: Drama
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Communication Skills
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Unit 1: Note-taking, Study Skills, and Presenting to Inform
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Unit 2: Short Story Writing
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Unit 3: Research and Newspaper
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Unit 4: Movie Study
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World History I
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Unit 1: Ancient Greece
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Unit 2: Ancient Rome
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Unit 3: Byzantine Empire, Russia, and Eastern Europe
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Unit 4: The Islamic World
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Unit 5: The Americas
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Unit 6: Kingdoms and City-States in Africa
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Unit 7: Dynasties and Kingdoms of East Asia
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Unit 8: The Middle Ages
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World History II
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Unit 1: Renaissance and Reformation
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Unit 2: The Age of Discovery
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Unit 3: European Monarchies
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Unit 4: The Scientific Revolution and The Enlightenment
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Unit 5: The French Revolution
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Essential Questions:
What is drama?
How is drama different from other forms of writing?
Why do people write dramas?
Can you turn a story into a drama?
How do you perform a drama?
Key Vocabulary:
drama
plot
character
setting
theme
dialogue
stage directions
fact
fantasy
genre
scenery
props
sound effect
realistic
actor
artificial
elaborate
revelry
playwright
tragedy
comedy
hubris
catharsis
cue
blocking
Enduring Understandings:
Drama is a form of writing that is meant to be performed.
Drama focuses on making a story visual for an audience.
Drama includes plot, character, setting and theme, just like a story.
The dialogue in drama looks different than in a story.
You must perform a drama with energy and emotion.