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OSA History Project: Heian Period Japan
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The Night of the Notables
April 25, 2012 (Wednesday)
The “Night of the Notables” is a special school project to highlight outstanding characters in history. For this project, AMS selected the character of Pythia, priestess and oracle of Delphi, wearing a traditional light blue chiton.
AMS said, “What we will do is on one night, everybody will dress up as a historical character that lived in BCE (Before Common Era). We will also make a 1 to 2 minute speech about our person and present a tri-fold board.”
The chiton costume was hand-made from an old sheet and assembled with bobby pins.
American Revolution Theater
“Betsy Ross” / “Mary Draper” in the center with “Martha Washington”/”Phyllis Wheatley” and “Lydia Darah”/”Mercy Otis Warren” to her left.
This event was a performance by the 5th grade classes to depict the American Revolution. The purpose was to teach attending parents about an important part of American history. The students were organized into groups, including the “Redcoats”, the “White Tories” and the “Blue Rebels”. They were either patriots or “Redcoats”. The “King George” character was part of the the “Blue Rebels” for some reason and it’s known that he was actually with the Imperialists. Somehow it all made sense.
Project 4: Making Ohlone Native American Clothes
Indroduction:
Hi my name is Sayanta. I come from the village of Matalan. I speak Tamyen, a language of the Ohlone Native Americans. I am a very busy girl. The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is fetch water from the stream and fill the water basket in our tule hut. My parents tell me I was born nine seasons (years) ago. I will show you how to make clothes in the Ohlone style.
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