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Passages AlaskaThrough deep engagement with Ping Chong and Company’s interdisciplinary theater production ALAXSXA | ALASKA, students and educators in Passages Alaska explore little-known Alaska histories, and they create artistic expressions of personal stories and community stories that acknowledge and celebrate their lived experiences as integral parts of that Alaska history. The course unfolds as nine units, one week each (5 sessions, 90 minutes each). The lessons and units may be adapted to other course structures. Each of the nine units fulfills Alaska History content standards through an arts-based, arts-integrated pursuit that is linked directly to, or inspired by, the content of Ping Chong and Company’s interdisciplinary theater production ALAXSXA | ALASKA, created by Ping Chong, Ryan Conarro, Gary Upay’aq Beaver, and Justin Perkins. Each unit features video excerpts from the production, provided as part of curriculum materials. The journey of the course culminates with a viewing of the full production, followed by dialogue and reflection. Each unit also links to EncountersAlaska.com, a web archive of real contemporary Alaska stories created by Ryan Conarro and Ping Chong alongside the production ALAXSXA | ALASKA. Each unit in Passages Alaska articulates fulfillment of one or more Alaska Arts Standards, Alaska Cultural Standards, SEL Standards, and Alaska History Content Standards. Each unit invites learners to explore their own personal stories, and the stories of their families and communities, in response to cultural and academic content.