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Middle school creative writing scripts for Microsoft Word
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
Grades:
5th - 8th
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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
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Romeo & Juliet Balcony Scene Rewrite
This creative writing activity will allow your students to have some fun creating a parody of the famous Act II, Scene ii of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet. Students choose their own setting and translate the language to fit their time period. An example is attached. An option is to have students act out their scenes for extra credit.
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Grades:
8th - 12th
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
Grades:
5th - 8th
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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
Grades:
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
Grades:
5th - 7th
Digital Movie Maker Script Template
I created this for my daughter's Girl Scout Troop for help with the badge of the same name. However, I realized it could help anyone who needed their students to create a script before filming a movie.When I went looking, I couldn't find much that was kid-friendly...so I made my own.You could use this for any class and any subject. What better way to learn a topic than to film a movie about it!
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6th - 11th
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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.
Grades:
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 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 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 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.
Grades:
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.
Grades:
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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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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STORY STARTERS GALORE! prompts to interview Modern Movie Characters
Goals: · Student teams interview a randomly chosen character. · Teams perform their interviews for their classmates. Schedule:This exercise requires about 2 ½ hours, spread over a few days.
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: STORY STARTERS GALORE! a Bundle of prompts to Interview Movie Characters
STORY STARTERS GALORE! writing prompts to interview Familiar Objects
Goals: · Student teams interview a randomly chosen character. · Teams perform their interviews for their classmates. This exercise requires about 2 ½ hours, spread over a few days.
Grades:
5th - 8th
STORY STARTERS GALORE! prompts to interview Holiday Characters, 2nd semester
Goals: · Student teams interview a randomly chosen holiday character. · Teams perform their interviews for their classmates. This exercise requires about 2 ½ hours, spread over a few days.
Grades:
5th - 8th
STORY STARTERS GALORE! prompts to interview Holiday Characters, 1st semester
Goals: · Student teams interview a randomly chosen character. · Teams perform their interviews for their classmates. This exercise requires about 2 ½ hours, spread over a few days.
Grades:
5th - 8th
STORY STARTERS GALORE! writing prompts to interview Birds, Bugs, and Beasts
Goals: · Student teams interview a randomly chosen character. · Teams perform their interviews for their classmates. This exercise requires about 2 ½ hours, spread over a few days. ·
Grades:
5th - 8th
STORY STARTERS GALORE! writing prompts to interview Classic Movie Characters
Goals: · Student teams interview a randomly chosen character. · Teams perform their interviews for their classmates. This exercise requires about 2 ½ hours, spread over a few days.
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: STORY STARTERS GALORE! a Bundle of prompts to Interview Movie Characters
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