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Veterans Day Program Script School Assembly or Class Activity to Honor Veterans
Are you planning a Veterans Day celebration for your school this year? This Veterans Day program script will help you get started as you plan your Veterans Day program.Our school's Veterans Day program has been my absolute favorite event of the year for over fifteen years!I have found that a program that celebrates Veterans is one of our favorite activities to bring together community members of all ages and students in our school. I have used this script at our school-wide Veterans Day progra
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Reader's Theater Script-Story + Teacher Guide)
Want to add a little fun to your study of the 14th century poem SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT? This Reader's Theater script-story adaptation designed for 10-12th graders serves as a perfect complement to the study of the original poem. Students love inhabiting the characters of the story: The naive young knight Sir Gawain, the blustering Lord Bertilak, his mischievous lady, and the mysterious Green Knight.To implement this script-story in your classroom: First, read this 30-minute script-sto
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Trojan War: A Collection of Reader's Theater Script-Stories
Are you looking for a more engaging way to teach the Iliad and the saga of the Trojan War? These six 40-minute script-stories bring the epic story to life by allowing your students to inhabit the classic characters. The entire plot of Homer's Iliad is included. Other selections like "The Judgment of Paris," Euripides's Philoctetes, and "The Fall of Troy" from the Aeneid round out the story. Although dialogue and touches of humor have been added to increase engagement, the adaption is incredibly
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Game: Who Shot Prospector Pete (Murder Mystery activity)
Prospector Pete is found shot in the back at his mining claim with a peck of people possibly involved including his wife Betsy, the Raindance Kid, Hoss Steel, Lily Lang Tree (or is it Land Tree?) and many more. Jump right in as a suspect and a detective and figure out who did it.
Mystery party games are an engaging alternative to hum drum usual fare and make wonderful drama activities. Add spice to that theater class, family reunion, retreat or birthday/anniversary party. Acting experience and
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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US History for AP/College(52 PPT/750 slides+Texts+Rec.Videos) by PhD in History
Dear colleagues,This is my best course, which is suitable for both AP classes and university lectures. I hope it will equip your students with everything they need to know about US History.The course includes:52 high-quality presentations with over 750 slides (concluding with the George W. Bush administration)39 .docx files containing concise information for your classes. These texts are based on my lectures, organized in a more coherent manner with the help of AIA file with links to more than 1
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Coyote Tales - Native American Reader's Theater
This package was intended for November which is Native American month but can be done at any time. My name is Melanie Whitesides but my store name is Wonbyone. One of the things I am passionate about is Reader's Theater. It is a fun way for my students to improve on their fluency. In a world where reading is pushed so hard on students that many are losing their love of reading it is IMPORTANT to give them opportunities to read that are fun. Reader's Theater does this. In this package I have plac
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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AP Art History Lecture Notes Bundle (Whole Year)
Updated for the 2023-2024 school year; meets the latest College Board AP Art History requirementsThis bundle is intended to prepare you in lecturing on the AP Art History curriculum. These are the exact materials I have used for my students, who have consistently achieved 95%+ passing rates (with several years passing at 100%!)Helpful for new AP Art History teachers who are looking for a complete set of notes as well as experienced teachers looking for something new and freshAccess to all future
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Id, Ego, and Superego Student Skits
This ZIP file contains both an editable Microsoft Word document as well as a PDF version.After explaining Freud's idea of the id, ego, and superego, students create skits to demonstrate these psychological phenomena. They are put into groups of three and given one of the scenarios in the document, which usually involve a person facing a moral dilemma of some sort. One student is assigned to id, one to ego, and one to superego. I read their scenario to the class, and then students "act out" th
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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TROJAN WAR CONFIDENTIAL by Michael Fountain : Role Play / Study Sheets /Quizzes
Ripped from the headlines of 1180 BC, TROJAN WAR CONFIDENTIAL tells all! Here is Thetis, mother of Achilles: “Do you care how many hours I spent dipping you in the magic river? Up and down, up and down, like a great big old tea bag.” The epic struggle begins with an argument between goddesses and the very poor Judgment of Paris, “handsome, strong, and stupid enough to choose between us”. The beautiful Helen runs away to Troy and a thousand ships go after her. After ten years of fighting, the sta
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Philadelphia Constitutional Convention Skit Play Student Engagement GUARANTEED
This play/skit is perfect for any middle school or high school student learning about the framing of the US constitution. (Several main characters have multiple lines, while other characters have just one line or two so this can accommodate all sorts of different personalities in your classroom) How the delegates there squabbled with each other almost every day for 4-5 months. Not unlike our present day government leaders. It was (to coin a phrase in today's vernacular) a BIG HOT MESS EXPRESS.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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A Christmas Carol Reader's Theatre Script -Charles Dickens Original -John Leech
Ebenezer ScroogeSpirit…Tell me if Tiny Tim will live. The Ghost of Christmas PresentI see a vacant seat in the poor chimney-corner, and a crutch without an owner, carefully preserved. If these shadows remain unaltered by the Future, the child will die. Ebenezer ScroogeNo, no. Oh, no, kind Spirit! Say he will be spared. The Ghost of Christmas PresentIf these shadows remain unaltered by the Future, none other of my race will find him here. What then? If he be like to die, he had better do it, and
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
AVID Resources / Student Resource Pages / WICOR Resource Pages - Retro Design
Make sure your students always have access to important resources during your class! This set includes 6 printable PDFs of resources that are essential for your students to succeed in an AVID elective class or content class that utilizes AVID strategies. I use these in my class EVERY DAY. They are kept in the baskets at the center of their table groups and students reach for them every class period to make sure they are doing their best work. Students use them while collaborating, interacting w
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Her Handful of Earth (original 10-minute play about a girl's love of nature)
This is an original 10-minute play that I wrote around a theme of if we care for our world, and it will return the favor. It is for 4 actors: one male, two females, one gender non-specific role. The intended age of performers is upper elementary through adults.Summary:Kaia is a 10-year-old girl who has grown up in the country her whole life. Her best friends are Arbor (a tree in her backyard), Rio (a river in her backyard), Zephyr (the gentle breeze). Today, Kaia has come to her backyard to say
Constantine Jigsaw FBI investigation
One of my all time favorite activities, this Constantine Investigation activity has it all:-Five Primary and Secondary Sources with comprehension questions-A Fun Skit Assignment where students pretend to be FBI agents-A Debate at the end to debrief and discuss who the real Constantine was-Answer keys includedAfter dressing up as an FBI agent yourself to give a preview of the activity (script included), break students into 5 different groups and have each group read/"investigate" a source/"witnes
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Markheim Reader's Theatre Script -Robert Louis Stevenson -Questions -Rubric
MarkheimYou know me? The visitor smiled. VisitorYou have long been a favourite of mine, and I have long observed and often sought to help you. MarkheimWhat are you? The devil? VisitorWhat I may be, cannot affect the service I propose to render you. MarkheimIt can, it does! Be helped by you? No, never; not by you! You do not know me yet; thank God, you do not know me! VisitorI know you… Replied the visitant, with a sort of kind severity or rather firmness. Visitor…I know you to the soul.Included
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
A More Perfect Union: America Becomes a Nation Viewing Guide
This detailed viewing guide to the film, A More Perfect Union: America Becomes a Nation, keeps students on task and involved in the story of the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Madison, Washington, Franklin, and many others become real personalities as compromise and principled reasoning rule the day. The Founding Fathers will forever be imprinted in the hearts and minds of your students.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
"Anger Management" _ 6 WORKBOOKS_ EMOTIONAL REGULATION SKILLS (98 PAGES)
This series of downloadable and digitally interactive workbooks teach young adults about anger, managing it, and how to develop self-awareness around triggers. Lesson 1 pertains to defining anger and identifying how it feels in the body. Lesson 2 pertains to contextually identifying triggers. Lesson 3 pertains to the difference between just, unjust, triggered, and provoked anger. Lesson 4 pertains to the difference between positive anger and fear-based anger. Lesson 5 pertains to understanding n
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Christmas.....who needs Christmas?
Things to know before you get started:• This play is so much fun and the kids get a kick out of the mix of different characters. It’s funny, easy to follow and it uses easy language. • This play is an adaptation of “A Christmas Carol”. Scrooge’s character in this play is Helga, and her faithful assistant who in the Christmas Carol is Jacob Marley, is Shirley. It’s a comical spin on this story, but there is no Tiny Tim. Helga runs an office and all she cares about is money, and she treats her em
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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CHRISTMAS DRAMATIC PLAY about the Spirit of Giving (Virtual/ In-Person)
It will be a grand Christmas Production!This play entitled, "Under the Christmas Tree," gives an introspective look at the intentions behind gift giving. As the fun, animated gift characters come to life, they provide meaningful messages that are relevant for not only the Christmas season, but life. Your budding actors and actresses will have fun dressing up and roleplaying this light-hearted production. What else is so awesome about this play? It includes suggested options and variations for
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Read a Relaxation Script to your Students: Teaching Mindfulness
Read a Relaxation Script to your Students: Teaching MindfulnessWhat’s Behind the Lesson?Throughout the year, I like to help my students un-stress by reading a Relaxation Script to them. It usually takes FIFTEEN minutes. It’s always a welcome break by students of any age.I am helping them to find their breath, and to bring awareness inwards.The beauty of the script is that I can read it anywhere—in the classroom, at their desks, outside, inside the gymnasium etc. Students need practice at being ‘
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Performance Psychology Minicourse for Sport & Other Pursuits: 13 Lessons
CHRISTMAS DANCE - EDITABLE PROGRAM TEMPLATE
Better hurry, Christmas break is only a few days away! Bet your school is having a Christmas dance to reward your students for their hard work and good behavior this semester!If so, here's a nifty editable template to outline the sequence of events for the big event. Some schools elect to go the more formal route while others go a casual route. No problem with this Publisher document. You just insert your pertinent text and delete the template text that's not needed. It's very simple! Addi
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
The Civil Rights Monologues, A Civil Rights Play, Middle & H.S.
Drama! Comedy! Tragedy! Great for Black History Month, or any other month! Are you sick of the same tired old Black History Month programs? Here's a modern play for high school that's guaranteed to hold your audience's interest! Appropriate for grades 7-12Highlighting the story of the Civil Rights movement from the perspectives of the people who lived it, The Civil Rights Monologues gives a 360° view of the movement and the marches in Birmingham, Alabama. This edgy play for high school and mi
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8th - 10th, Higher Education
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A Complete History of the Olympic Games Guided Reading Play Scripts
A Complete History of the Olympic Games Guided Reading Scripts plus quizzes
This set of 8 scripts, plus quizzes, is the original set of 6 from Ancient to 2004 plus two updates of 2008 and 2012.
Find out about the amazing stars of the Olympics, all the way back to Ancient times. Read about triumph and tragedy, elation and despair - it's all there in stories that range from totally unbelievable to just plain bizarre!
This collection, however, not only covers the stories of the stars but also the
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
A TALE OF TWO CITIES FOR READERS THEATRE
A TALE OF TWO CITIES, For Readers TheatreStep into the turbulent streets of 18th-century London and Paris, where revolution hangs heavy in the air and personal destinies intertwine in this new readers theatre adaptation of Charles Dickens' timeless masterpiece, A Tale of Two Cities.A Tale of Two Cities would be an excellent addition to your Charles Dickens, Drama/Theatre, English Literature, or History unit, as an in-class or parent presentation, or as a school performance.There are 16 speaking
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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