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5th grade creative writing script microsofts
The First Continental Congress - Skit Writing Activity
Send your students back in time to 1774 by allowing them to perform this skit for the class or the entire school. Teachers will especially love the format of the activity, which encourages students to add content to the skit using factual information.
This skit writing activity is a fun and engaging way to bring creativity and history together for an experience your students will never forget.
"The First Continental Congress" drama begins with various colonial delegates (Peyton Randolph, Henry
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5th - 8th
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The Pony Express And You
How much space does your textbook devote to The Pony Express - maybe a couple of paragraphs? This exciting time in U.S. history deserves better than that, and with “The Pony Express And You,” your students will readily identify with the young men who rode for the service and the dangers they faced. The 26-page slide show I’ve created is full of colorful illustrations (more than 100 pictures) and offers students four opportunities to write a journal entry as though they were a rider on The Pony
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4th - 8th
The California Gold Rush And You
With only a few pages in the text book devoted to the California Gold Rush, you know your students aren’t getting a real feel for this exciting time in U.S. history. This interactive unit — The California Gold Rush and You — has 40 pages of information and illustrations. The unit includes a slide show with 27 slides and a 10-page script with more than 100 bulleted points. Five interactive slides spaced throughout the presentation will ask your students to take notes about • the journey alon
Grades:
4th - 8th
Best-Seller Bundle: Top 10 for Drama Teachers
A Drama bundle loaded with my Top 10 current Best Sellers, which all come with detailed powerpoints and supporting resources - they are ready to go, with no planning needed:Silent MoviesDarkwood Manor (Haunted House)Characterization and ImprovisationMatildaCommedia D’el ArteGreek TheatreA Christmas Carol (adapted script)Little Red Riding Hood (short script)Twelfth Night (adapted script)Christmas monologues
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2nd - 12th
The Boston Tea Party - Skit Writing Activity
Send your students back in time to 1773 by allowing them to perform this skit for the class or the entire school. Teachers will especially love the format of the activity, which encourages students to add content to the skit using factual information.
This skit writing activity is a fun and engaging way to bring creativity and history together for an experience your students will never forget.
"The Boston Tea Party" drama begins with a conversation between one of the Sons of Liberty and an old
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5th - 8th
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READERS THEATER SCRIPT WRITING PROJECT Grades 5-8
This colorful, detailed PowerPoint and PDF explains, step-by-step, the process of writing a 4-6 page readers' theater script for students to read aloud in small groups. LOTS of examples from 3 readers' theater scripts demonstrate techniques of plot, character development and dialogue. Teacher rubrics are included.This writing assignment will take about two hours to write and proof-read. It will take a few hours for students to rehearse with their readers because students will be readers in more
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: READERS' THEATER UNIT: READING & SCRIPT WRITING grades 5 6 7 8
The Intolerable or Coercive Acts - Skit Writing Activity
Send your students back in time to 1774 by allowing them to perform this skit for the class or the entire school. Teachers will especially love the format of the activity, which encourages students to add content to the skit using factual information.
This skit writing activity is a fun and engaging way to bring creativity and history together for an experience your students will never forget.
"The Intolerable Acts" drama begins with a conversation between Lord Frederick North and William Lemo
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5th - 8th
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The Erie Canal and You
The Erie Canal was an exciting and pivotal time in U.S. history. But most textbooks only devote a couple of pages to it, so your students are not getting a real feel for the men who built and worked along the canal. This unit — “The Erie Canal and You” — has 65 pages of information and illustrations including five challenges for your students to write journal entries as though they were workers on the Erie Canal. The unit includes a slide show with 44 slides and a 17-page script with 170 bul
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4th - 8th
First in War: North Carolina in the American RevolutionNorth Carolina has always
North Carolina has always played an important part in our nation’s history. This slideshow — “First in War, North Carolina and the American Revolution” — will teach students from 4th grade through junior high the underlying causes of the state’s rebellion against the English crown and the major events and battles during the war era. The slide show and narrator’s script can be supplemented by student journal writing in the style of “I was there” with seven creative writing prompts. The teacher m
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4th - 8th
STORY STARTERS GALORE! a Bundle of Prompts to Interview Fictional Characters
Here are examples of prompts to interview fictional characters:(Get-Ready Crew: Scissor these Story Starters Galore! Put in a jar, on prep day. Give jar to 1st Emcee.)Interview Fable & Nursery Rhyme CharactersBartholomew Cubbins (500 Hats)Boy who cried, “Wolf!” Blackbeard the Pirate or Peg-Leg PeteBr’er Rabbit & Br’er Fox (Uncle Remus Tales)Cat in the Hat Cinderella or her stepsisterDumbo the flying elephantFerdinand the bullFern or Wilbur, or Charlotte (Charlotte’s Web) Frankenstei
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5th - 7th
STORY STARTERS GALORE! a Bundle of 76 Prompts to interview Holiday Characters
First Semester Story Starters Galore! interview prompts:(Get-Ready Crew: Scissor these Story Starters; put them in zip-lock bags, on prep day. Give the current holiday bag to 1st Emcee. Give the other 3 bags to your teacher.) HalloweenBlack catBroomDr. Jekyll & Mr. HydeDraculaGhost, Goblin, or GremlinFrankenstein Pumpkin/Jack-O-LanternScarecrowTroll, 1 or 2Vampire, 1 or 2Werewolf Witch, 1 or 2ZombieThanksgivingCook Jar of cranberriesKitchen stovePumpkin, in the gardenRover, a pet dog Scare
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5th - 7th
STORY STARTERS GALORE! prompts to write Radio Scripts for Fantasy Stories
Goals:· Student teams script a radio drama, starting from a given, opening line; blind draw. · Teams perform their plays – in classrooms, or in-school radio/CCTV. Schedule:This exercise requires about 2 ½ hours, spread over a few days.
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5th - 8th
STORY STARTERS GALORE! prompts to write Radio Scripts for Si-Fi Stories
Goals:· Student teams script a radio drama, starting from a given, opening line; blind draw. · Teams perform their plays – in classrooms, or in-school radio/CCTV. Schedule:This exercise requires about 2 ½ hours, spread over a few days.
Grades:
5th - 8th
STORY STARTERS GALORE! prompts to write Radio Scripts for Very Scary Stories
Goals:· Student teams script a radio drama, starting from a given, opening line; blind draw. · Teams perform their plays – in classrooms, or in-school radio/CCTV. Schedule:This exercise requires about 2 ½ hours, spread over a few days.
Grades:
5th - 8th
STORY STARTERS GALORE! prompts to write Radio Scripts for Scary Stories
Goals:· Student teams script a radio drama, starting from a given, opening line; blind draw. · Teams perform their plays – in classrooms, or in-school radio/CCTV. Schedule:This exercise requires about 2 ½ hours, spread over a few days. ·
Grades:
5th - 8th
STORY STARTERS GALORE! prompts to write Radio Scripts for Detective Stories
Goals:· Student teams script a radio drama, starting from a given, opening line; blind draw. · Teams perform their plays – in classrooms, or in-school radio/CCTV. This exercise requires about 2 1/2 hours, spread over a few days.
Grades:
5th - 8th
STORY STARTERS GALORE! prompts to write Radio Scripts for Mystery Stories
Goals:Student teams script a radio drama, starting from a given, opening line; blind draw. Teams perform their plays – in classrooms, or in-school radio/CCTV. This exercise requires about 2 ½ hours, spread over a few days.
Grades:
5th - 8th
STORY STARTERS GALORE! prompts to write Radio Scripts for Adventure Stories
Goals:Student teams script a radio drama, starting from a given, opening line; blind draw. Student Emcees lead the lesson and distribute handouts. Casts perform their plays – in classrooms, or in-school radio/CCTV. This exercise requires about 2 ½ hours, spread over a few days.
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5th - 8th
STORY STARTERS GALORE! prompts to write Radio Scripts for Misadventure Stories
Goals:Student teams script a radio drama, starting from a given, opening line; blind draw. Teams perform their plays – in classrooms, or in-school radio/CCTV. This student-led exercise requires about 2 ½ hours, spread over a few days.
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5th - 8th
Groundhog's Day Readers' Theater and Activity Packet
If you are looking for something easy to do with your students for Groundhog’s Day, this is it. It is a total of 23 pages, and it features activities that you can simply print out and use with no prep. time!
The packet includes:
-Readers’ Theater: What’s Up With Groundhog’s Day? This readers’ theater is funny and informative giving the history behind this odd day we celebrate! It includes reading parts for 20 students. If you have more, they can read the parts that say ALL. If less, doubl
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2nd - 6th
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The Transcontinental Railroad And You
“The Transcontinental Railroad — And You” — gives your students an overview of the construction of the railroad, and provides them with opportunities to reflect on what this meant by writing journal entries in the “I was there” style. By imagining they were construction workers on the Transcontinental Railroad, they will have four chances to write about why the railroad was built, who built it, how workers lived and labored, and how the railroad changed America. The 21-slide presentation has ov
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4th - 8th
True Story of the Pilgrims and the First Thanksgiving
The True Story of the Pilgrims & the First Thanksgiving teaches students what life was like for the Pilgrims as they traveled on the Mayflower and made new homes in America, while learning about the Native Americans who lived nearby. This slide show uses paintings and drawings of life in the 17th century - you will not find cartoon-like pictures in this presentation because I believe students of any age can appreciate fine art and explore the myriad of details to be found in this type of il
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4th - 8th
STORY STARTERS GALORE! prompts to write Radio Scripts from endings
Goals:· Student teams will write radio scripts for a story. · They will begin with a given first line, then work toward a given last line. · Teams will perform their play. · This is not a stand-alone exercise. It complements prior Story Starters Galore! exercises. Teams pair these closing lines with opening lines from other Story Starters Galore! exercises. Benefits:· Students must think of clever plotting to succeed in this exercise. · The results will surprise … and amaze. Challenges:· This
Grades:
5th - 8th
Plays-to-Go
PLAYS-TO-GO is a 25 page program for introducing 4-6 graders to theater arts activities, including creative playwriting and other aspects of the theater, such as: producing, directing, and acting in student-written plays.
The program was tested in several elementary schools and was a big hit with the students. They loved writing their own plays and having them performed in front of fellow students in some cases in front of parents.
PLAYS-TO-GO consists of the following components:
1. Instru
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3rd - 6th
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