Layer the Walls Teacher Resources

Here are the additional links you might need:

Study Guides

Not a Nation of Immigrants

Tech Tips

Teacher Survey

Student Survey

Program Details:

The full field trip will take about two hours to complete.  The detailed breakdown below includes approximate times of each component of the Virtual Field Trip, in the order that they are presented.  You can assign it for your students to complete in a single day or assign different sections over several days – it is up to you.

• • • • What are Tenements? (5 minutes)
      • Virtual Tour of the Poway Center for the Performing Arts (10 minutes)
      • Watch the Show
        • Episode 1 – Jimmy’s Story: Building the Brooklyn Bridge
          • 17-minute episode with lead in and Q&A/Discussion (27 min. total)
          • Additional Activities (10-20 minutes each)
            • Mythical Creatures
            • Sound Design
        • Episode 2 – Marco’s Story: Surviving the Great Blizzard of 1888
          • Show Video: 20-minute episode with lead in and Q&A/Discussion (33 min. total)
          • Additional Activities (5-10 minutes each)
            • Letter Writing
            • Make a Snowflake
            • Your Record
        • Episode 3 – Goldine’s Story: Women’s Labor Movement
          • 15-minute episode with lead in and Q&A/Discussion (28 min. total)
          • Additional Activities (7-15 minutes each)
            • Messages and Dreams
            • What Does the Bird Say?
            • Shadow Puppet
      • VAPA Workshop Videos
        • Tenement Living Pantomime Workshop (19 minutes)
        • Mask Workshop (30 minutes)
        • Bunraku Puppet Workshop (23 minutes)
      • Student and Teacher Surveys (5 minutes each)