Drama lectures for Microsoft Word and for GATE

Grades:

3rd - 8th

Types:

GATE, Scripts

Tennessee Williams’s “The Glass Menagerie” Handout

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Drama, English, Literature

A three-lesson, twenty-two-page, fill-in-the-blank handout which will allow your students to explore the thematic, structural, and stylistic brilliance of Williams’s “The Glass Menagerie.” The first lesson deals with scenes 1-3 of the play and has a detailed character analysis of the four members of the Wingfield family and of the two major themes of the drama: The disintegration of the family and reality vs. illusion. The second lesson examines the structure, the development of characters,

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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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Romeo and Juliet Final Test, William Shakespeare Play, Assessment, Exam

Created by

Christie Olstad

This is a final test for Romeo and Juliet, including multiple choice, true/false, quote identification, matching character to description, and short answer essay prompts. Answer key is included.

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Assessment, GATE, Printables

Grades:

8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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CCSS:

Everyman: Structure and Themes Handout

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Drama, English, Literature

A twelve-page, fill-in-the-blank activity in which your students will analyze the structure and the themes of the great Middle English morality play “Everyman.” The section on structure will examine the beginning episodes of the play which lead to the inciting moment or the problem which faces the protagonist. The middle section of “Everyman,” where the antagonists and complications mount, culminates in the emotional high point or climax of the play. The last section or denouement manifests

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Grades:

11th - 12th, Higher Education

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Reading Writing and Rhetoric

Fill-in Reading Guide and Note Form for Aristotle's Poetics

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This document tracks the highlights of Aristotle's Poetics, providing a link to an online version of the text and a fill-in-the-blank reading guide. The filled-in guide will serve as a resource and reference for students using the Poetics to understand Greek tragedy or other forms of drama. The guide includes a filled-in KEY that can be used to check students' work or serve as an outline for a lecture. This pairs well with my free resource PowerPoint outline of the Poetics that can be located

Subjects:

Drama, Literature, Vocabulary

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Lectures, Handouts, Lesson

Write a Play Review - Persuasive Writing with Sample

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Thinkercise

After a trip to the theatre, or watching a play on Youtube, students write a play review, following a straight-forward structure. Meets common core ELA objectives.Easy to follow directions, and sample review included.For grades 5 and up.

Subjects:

Drama, English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

GATE, Homework, English (UK)

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"Midsummer Night's Dream (An Adapted, Theater Script)" [*New Book Trailer]

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Drama, English Language Arts, Music

Check out the New Book Trailer (+13 Rating): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE7yE0KDIeo&t=4s[Money back guarantee; contact labouyer@yahoo.com. All profits from this work go to the Homeless.] This is a very friendly version of "Midsummer's Night Dream" that can be produced with less than ten players. Please note that is heavily adapted and deals primarily with the Grecian Troupe. Music can be added to greatly enhance the show (themes are suggested at appropriate places). ["Aids Orphans Rem

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Grades:

6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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The Transcontinental Railroad (Reader Participation Script)" [*New Book Trailer]

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Drama, Gifted and Talented, U.S. History

Check out the New Book Trailer (+13 Rating): [All profits from this work go to the Homeless.] This is a very fun and sophisticated Readers Theater Pariticipation script. It involves a large audience, as many participants are directly required, and the audience also participates throughout the play. It is set in the fictitious town of Promontory (at the saloon), and explores several themes from the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. The full title is, "The Transcontinental Railroad T

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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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"The Lost Gold Mine (A Rdrs Th Participation Script)" [*New Book Trailer]

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Drama, Reading, U.S. History

[OUR MOST POPULAR SCRIPT, AND ONE OF THE BEST OUT THERE!]Check out the New Book Trailer (+13 Rating): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE7yE0KDIeo&t=4s[All profits from this work go to the Homeless. A bonus script is included.] This is a reader's theater/participation play that explores the theme of California's Gold Rush. It has all the usual characters that you would find in a good melodrama or participation play. It involves about 25 students who are directly involved, and there are even a

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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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Edward Albee's "The Sandbox" Handout

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A detailed analysis of Edward Albee’s, “The Sandbox,” one of the major American plays of the Theater of the Absurd. The handout examines the plot, the theme, the setting, the conflict, the point of climax, the resolution, and the characters, including the protagonist and the antagonist. Additionally, the symbolism and the Absurdist elements of “The Sandbox” are discussed. My handout, which has blanks that your students can fill in, is suitable for a homework assignment or as an in-class activit

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Grades:

11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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"The Best Readers Theater Scripts from the Usual Bohemian I" [*New Book Trailer]

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Drama, Reading, Social Studies - History

Check out the New Book Trailer (+13 Rating): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE7yE0KDIeo&t=4s[(If purchased separately, would cost approximately $45.00(discounted), Money Back Guarantee: labouyer@yahoo.oom). All profits from this work go to the Homeless.] This is a compilation of the best readers theater scripts from the Usual Bohemian's collection. It includes 16 scripts: “Music Words,” “The Boatswain Murders,” “My Brother Isn’t Sick,” “The Moor at Grimm Calais,” “The Blackbird Song of

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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar”: Antony’s “Friends, Romans, Countrymen” Oration

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Drama, English, Literature

A six-page, fill-in-the-blank handout in which your students will compare and contrast two orations given during the crucial scene of Shakespeare’s play “Julius Caesar:” The memorable speech by Antony and the lesser known one by Brutus. This handout will allow your students to examine the following aspects of each oration: The medium used (for instance, why is one in prose and the other in verse?); the length of each speech; the stage movement of the two speakers; the use of visual effects du

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Grades:

10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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"The Crazy Talent Show (A Reader's Theater Script)" [*New Book Trailer]

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Drama, English Language Arts, Reading

Check out the New Book Trailer (+13 Rating): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE7yE0KDIeo&t=4s(Money Back Guarantee: labouyer@yahoo.oom) [All profits from this work go to the Homeless.] This is an excerpt/short story from the novel, "My Viridian Rose" and is formatted for a reader's theater script. It is centered in the fictitious town of Wautowma, Wisconsin, and has some rather sidesplitting elements. It accommodates four to six players. ["Aids Orphans Remembered"]

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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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"My Dog, 'Peaches,' (A Readers Theater Script)" [*New Book Trailer]

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Drama, Reading, Short Stories

Check out the New Book Trailer (+13 Rating): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE7yE0KDIeo&t=4s[All profits from this work go to the Homeless.] This is a readers theater script that is based upon a short story about a remarkable dog named 'Peaches.' It is based upon some true events. [Disclaimer: Be sure to always keep all pets safe. Details in this story are based upon some true events. It is not suggested that anything in this story be attempted by the reader.] ["Aids Orphans Remembered"]

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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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Beauty and The Beast

Created by

Cynthia Hewitt

A lovely short play for the classroom of performance. Price includes the rights to one performance . Parts for 10 students with the possibility of adding a second narrator. Students can also be other parts in the play as non-speaking roles.

Subjects:

Drama, Literature

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Projects, GATE

"The Sad Tale of Muff Potter (A Readers Theater Script)" [*New Book Trailer]

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Drama, English Language Arts, Reading

Check out the New Book Trailer (+13 Rating): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE7yE0KDIeo&t=4sAll profits go to the homeless. This script is based upon the exciting passage from The Adventures of Thomas Sawyer that concerns the implication and arrest of Muff Potter. The script accommodates four regular readers, and one more (Reader 5) that exclusively reads and pantomimes for Muff Potter. Money back guarantee; contact [labouyer@yahoo.com] "Aids Orphans Remembered"

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Grades:

5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew 45 Minute Version!

Created by

Arlene Davenport

This is a 45 minute condensed version of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. It is perfect for Reader's Theater or small group productions.

Subjects:

GATE, Scripts, Literature Circles

Grades:

7th - 10th

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Elizabethan Theatre History Notes

Created by

Jacye Mandt

Fill in the blank notes that are for students to easily follow along with the lesson. Works with the Elizabethan Theatre History powerpoint.

Subjects:

Art History, Arts & Music, Drama

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Lectures, Assessment, Lesson

Also included in: Theatre History Bundle

Greek Theatre History Notes

Created by

Jacye Mandt

Fill in the blank notes that are for students to easily follow along with the lesson. Works with the Greek Theatre History powerpoint.

Subjects:

Art History, Arts & Music, Drama

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Lectures, Assessment, Lesson

Also included in: Theatre History Bundle

"The Whumperbilly's II (A Theater Script)" [*New Book Trailer]

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Check out the New Book Trailer (+13 Rating): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE7yE0KDIeo&t=4sSave a hundred dollars or more over typical melodrama scripts, with a money back guarantee (labouyer@yahoo.com). All profits donated to the Homeless." This is a melodrama that accommodates 10- 15 players. If you were to purchase it from a major publisher it would cost you in the hundreds of dollars. It is very funny, interesting; and it is even friendly to produce,and comes with a money back guarante

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Drama, Music, Reading

Grades:

7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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"Games in the Orchard" A Scary (yet 'friendly') Theater Script

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Drama, Other (Arts), Visual Arts

This is a scary, yet friendly conventional script that will undoubtedly thrill your drama group. [Some discretion is advised.]Parker Ward will be entering Junior High School in the Fall; he and his brother (Evan, a couple years his senior) along with a neighbor friend (Robert Allard), are spending the night at their uncle’s property. Unfortunately, the large ranch has a number of rather ‘scary’ attributes. Many years ago, an horrific accident took place with an itinerant worker (the man was mur

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Grades:

7th - 12th, Higher Education

Types:

Activities, GATE

"The Whumperbilly's (A Theater Script)" [*New Book Trailer]

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Drama, Music, Short Stories

Check out the New Book Trailer (+13 Rating): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE7yE0KDIeo&t=4sSave a hundred dollars or more over typical melodrama scripts, with a money back guarantee (labouyer@yahoo.com). All profits donated to the homeless. This is a melodrama that accommodates 10- 15 players. If you were to purchase it from a major publisher it would cost you in the hundreds of dollars. It is very funny, interesting; and it is even friendly to produce,and comes with a money back guarantee

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Grades:

7th - 12th, Higher Education

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OREGON OR BUST- A Play About The Oregon Trail

Created by

Cynthia Hewitt

A family heads west across the Oregon Trail. A short play in 4 scenes about the trip and all the troubles they encounter along the way to Oregon.

Subjects:

Drama

Grades:

2nd - 9th

Types:

Activities, GATE

"The Tale of the Mountain Cat (A Theater Script)" [*New Book Trailer]

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Drama, English Language Arts, Native Americans

Check out the New Book Trailer (+13 Rating): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE7yE0KDIeo&t=4sWith a money back guarantee (labouyer@yahoo.com). [All profits from this work go to the Homeless.] This is a very friendly script that is based on a story about a boastful Mountain Cat who comes into a meadow community and creates a confrontation. It is done in a "Native American" style of legend and story telling. This script can be done with all levels of players, and should be a very fun and exc

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Grades:

4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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