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8th grade drama graphic organizers for Microsoft Word
Characterization and Stage Directions Lesson
This lessons helps students understand the importance of stage directions and how it affect the reader/audience's impression of the characters.
This lesson has students rotating between three stations where they read a short scene from a play. At each station only the stage directions are changed and students record on a graphic organizer how that changed their perception of the character. (The scene is short enough for students to read, discuss, reflect multiple times in one class period!)
Grades:
5th - 8th
Character Development Worksheet for Any Scene or Monologue
This worksheet requires students to analyze four key qualities that will help them establish and create a character for any monologue, scene, or performance activity.
Students are asked to analyze the CROW aspects of a character. CROW stands for the: character (personality and physical attributes), relationships (past interactions with their scene partner or the listener), objectives (what their character wants), and where (setting and circumstances).
I have used this chart with drama studen
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7th - 12th
Taming of the Shrew Characterization Graphic Organizers Act 1-5
Clean and organized graphic organizers assist with the teaching of characterization and tracing the evolution (or lack thereof) of characters in Taming of the Shrew. Students not only work with appropriate characterization descriptors but support their conclusions with evidence from the play and analyze how the evidence supports the characterization descriptor.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Comparison Chart-Romeo and Juliet vs. West Side Story
This comparison chart can be utilized by itself or with my self-created Romeo and Juliet vs. West Side Story LFS Unit. Please feel free to edit or revise to fit your class. Thank you:)!
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Twelve Angry Men Literary Terms Activity Sheet
Twelve Angry Men Literary Terms Activity Sheet-students fill in boxes pertaining to literary terms found in the play 12 Angry Men including hyperbole, rhetorical question, cliche, irony and others.
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8th - 12th
Graphic organiser for writing monologues
This simple graphic organiser helps the students to start thinking of ideas which will help them to develop their monologues.
In History, monologues can be used to explore the impact of a particular event on a certain individual.In studying literature, this can help students to explore a character's personality in depth.
The graphic organiser is just a starting point for students to organise their ideas.After writing their monologues, the students can perform them in class.
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5th - 8th
Play Writing Guide
This is a guide I use when I have my students write thier own plays at the end of the year. It scaffolds the process and comes in handy for students to organize their work.
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5th - 12th
Romeo and Juliet Dramatic Irony Graphic Organizer
The graphic organizer is a clear way for student to reflect on certain elements of dramatic irony in each act. Students analyze how the element is dramatic irony and what the direct impact is of the dram. irony on the play/plot. (This G.O. is a precursor to the dram. irony assessment given at the end of the play= also avail. for purchase.)
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8th - 11th
The Trial of Julius Caesar - Project
This project can last up to a week's worth of lessons, and tasks the entire class with participating in and facilitating a trial based on William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, and is to be completed as a mid-unit formative assessment. Upon completion of the trial, students will resume reading the play.This resource contains numerous detailed materials for an inclusive classroom experience for all students of varying skills and levels. Materials include:Detailed directions for 8 different trial ro
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8th - 11th
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO + JULIET Video Guide
ROMEO AND JULIET is frequently audiotaped, videorecorded and filmed. In his 1996 movie version of Shakespeare's play, Baz Luhrmann brought the Bard's lovers into a world of speeding cars and automatic weapons.
This video guide is designed for students who have completed their study of the text of ROMEO AND JULIET. Using this guide, they will be able to compare Shakespeare's tragedy with Luhrmann's film, focusing on such dramatic aspects as plot, characterization and theme, along with the us
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7th - 12th
A Raisin in the Sun Pre-Reading Background Stations
Before reading A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, have students work through these background stations in order to learn about Harlem, Chicago, redlining, and more. Each of these topics is relevant to a theme within the play, and going through these stations will give students the context they need to succeed while reading and deepen comprehension. What's included: Station 1: Poetry - "Harlem (A Dream Deferred)" by Langston Hughes- Keywords, defined - State test-related questions about t
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8th - 12th
Hunt for the Wilderpeople Study Guide
Comprehensive workbook for students as they watch Hunt for the Wilderpeople.Covers plot, character development and theme.See PDF version for extended version.Connects to powerpoint and leads into Hunt for the Wilderpeople assessment.
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7th - 10th
Also included in:Â Hunt for the Wilderpeople Film Study Unit
Film Study: Cinematic Techniques Activity
Students learn about camera shots and angles. They are to find definitions and examples for a range of cinematic techniques.This activity can be adapted so that students create their own examples of each technique using a camera/tablet/smartphone to insert into their document.
Grades:
6th - 12th
Romeo and Juliet Persuasive Letter Planning Template
Students can use this easy to understand planning template to draft their claim, provide reasoning, and find strong evidence to support their stance on whether or not their school should implement Romeo and Juliet in the curriculum. I was wanting a new, fresh approach to a final writing assignment for the play. Instead of having my students write the same writing assignments, they are now given freedom to express their opinon about the play, but they are STILL required to use textual evidence in
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Grades:
8th - 10th
CHARACTER PROJECT
CHARACTER PROJECT
This unit will help students understand what it is like to portray a character in a play. They will get to know their character on a deep level through completing a character analysis and create a visual representation through a character shield
This packet can also be paired with a dramatic performance of a monologue from the character of choice as well
This packet can pair perfectly with any play you so choose to read with students and can also work with Language Arts clas
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5th - 8th
Script Template using Elements of Plot Structure
This is a simple script template that prompts students to create a story in the form of a script using the elements of plot structure (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution). It was developed as part of a group project for newcomer ESOL students to work together to write a script. The layout includes lines for dialogue including a stop and check section with guided questions. You can adapt it by adding more scenes or guiding questions.
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5th - 9th
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)- Allegory Assignment
Directions of the Assignment: The very definition of an allegory, The Crucible has a much deeper meaning that goes far beyond a story simply about the trials that haunted the community of Salem. Much like Orwell's Animal Farm or Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, The Crucible uses a surface story to reveal a much deeper meaning. Use the example, taken from the allegory Animal Farm, listed below to help you complete the assignment on the following page. The examples listed from Animal Farm are only t
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Literature Circles Project for Drama, Theatre, English or Reading Plays
This is a literature circles project for middle or high school students to engage in when reading any play in Theatre/Drama or working on a drama unit in English. The project lasts anywhere from 1.5-3 Weeks, depending on the complexity of the texts. Students read the text in class, conduct discussions after each Act, and assign a creative role to take on for each act. The roles they may choose from are theatre-themed: Summarizer, Director, Method Actor, Dramaturg, and Scenic Designer. The gro
Grades:
5th - 12th
Scrooge's Obituary Template
This is a one page graphic organizer/template that guides and teaches students how to write an obituary. Students are given the definition of obituary, and directions to fill all the boxes. To make it easier for students to understand the obituary format, I broke the obituary up into specific part.
The page includes one box to "Sketch Scrooge's face", one box for who he is survived by, one for how he dies, and one larger one to describe his life. Then students are asked to draw his tombston
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5th - 9th
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)- Character Motivation Chart/Organizer
The students will use this chart after reading ACT I of Miller's The Crucible. They will assess the characters' key personality traits, motivations, how the character interacts with others, and a key quote from the character that shows who that character truly is. The characters included for this assignment are:
Abigail Williams, Rev. John Hale, Elizabeth Proctor, John Proctor, Mercy Lewis, Ruth Putnam, Mary Warren, Betty Parris, and Reverend Parris.
I also included some in depth questions tha
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Grades:
8th - 12th
Midsummer Night's Dream - Scene Summaries and Skeleton Notes - With Answer Key
Midsummer Night's Dream is even more of a treat with full scene summaries and the love triangle explained - all in one neat package for students. I usually give it out before we start the play and go over the main characters and do some skeleton notes. I also explain the love triangle with photos! After each Act, we read the summaries to ensure students understand key events and themes. It's a one-stop-shop for everything a kiddo needs to know about this amazing exploration of the human experien
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8th - 10th
Raisin in the Sun Character Chart with Key
This chart is designed to help students learn and organize the specific characters, along with their circumstances, from the play by Lorraine Hansberry. It has pictures from the 2008 movie, starring Sean Combs and Felicia Rashad, that correlate to each character. The movie itself is available for free on You Tube. The other part of the chart has an area for notes for each character. This chart is a great way for teachers to offer instruction on the characters as well as the key elements of the p
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Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education
Impromptu Speaking Planning Sheet
This planning sheet helps young speakers organize their thoughts for an impromptu speech.
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Akeelah and the Bee Literary Analysis
Graphic organizer in which students analyze character traits, motivation, similes, metaphors, and symbolism in the feature length film Akeelah and the Bee.
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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