Who's Behind That Mask? Text Study and Art Activity

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Content

Lesson

Text study

Jewish Holidays (Chagim)

Jewish Text and Thought

Jewish Tradition

Creativity and the Arts

6 - 7

8 - 12

In this activity students will:

Look at characters in the Megillah who "dress up" and try to figure out why they are wearing the specific clothes and how they might feel about it.
Think about how they feel about dressing up or wearing masks - especially during this year when they have been wearing masks every day.
Draw pictures of themselves wearing masks while also showing who they are underneath.

Essential Questions

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to cite examples of people hiding and revealing in the Megillah.
Students will be able to portray their real selves behind their masks.

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