This 2-3 week unit about the history of Theatre combines cooperative learning, inferring, presenting information orally to the class, using visual aides, writing short and well-researched essays, and creating open-ended quiz questions for the class. This was created as a "layered" assignment in which students contract for an A, B, or C -based upon their interest and work intent. The unit culminates in a 5-9 minute presentation by the group describing to the class a specific era in history, t