Integrated Subjects:
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• Theater
• Visual Arts
• Language Arts
• Social Studies

The National Standards For Arts Education:

Theater (5-8)
Standard 3: Designing by developing environments for improvised and scripted scenes

Theater (5-8)
Standard 4: Directing by organizing rehearsals for improvised and scripted scenes

Theater (5-8)
Standard 5: Researching by using cultural and historical information to support improvised and scripted scenes

Theater (5-8)
Standard 6: Comparing and incorporating art forms by analyzing methods of presentation and audience response for theatre, dramatic media (such as film, television, and electronic media), and other art forms

Visual Arts (5-8)
Standard 6: Making connections between visual arts and other disciplines

Other National Standards:

Language Arts III (6-8) Standard 1: Uses the general skills and strategies of the writing process

Language Arts III (6-8) Standard 4: Gathers and uses information for research purposes

Language Arts III (6-8) Standard 5: Uses the general skills and strategies of the reading process

United States History II (5-6) Standard 3: Understands why the Americas attracted Europeans, why they brought enslaved Africans to their colonies and how Europeans struggled for control of North America and the Caribbean

United States History II (5-6) Standard 4: Understands how political, religious, and social institutions emerged in the English colonies