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Performing arts handouts for Microsoft Word
Fun Drama Class Project: Creating a Commercial
This is a brief (1 to 3 day ) project that is engaging for students! This step-by-step handout guides students from brainstorming and planning to rehearsing and performing a brief TV commercial. Students will select any object found in the classroom or backpack. Who is the audience? Why do they need this product? Students learn to work together and the result will be a brief and often hilarious commercial!
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Elements of Drama Notes | Interactive Notebook | ELAR | Editable
Great for introducing a unit on drama. This note sheet provides students with some of the major elements that students will encounter in drama texts. Students can fill in this note sheet and then glue it into their reading notebook. Perfect for standardized test prep, such as the STAAR.This document is completely editable to meet the needs of your students.This product is a Word Document, but also includes a link to a Google Doc.Check out my other reading-related activities!Vocabulary Menu⭐️Plea
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3rd - 7th
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Three Scene Play Playwriting Unit for Drama, Theatre, or Acting Classes
DISTANCE-LEARNING FRIENDLY. REVISED AND UPDATED JULY 2019. This complete, three-week unit plan for teaching a simple, three-scene playwriting structure in any class has been extremely helpful to the many teachers who have purchased it over the past four years, since it debuted in July of 2015. I have been honing the lessons contained in this unit for a decade and a half in my own classes and it is a simple, fun and creative way to teach story structure, character development, and dialogue writin
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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"One Night in the Woods" Drama Class One Act Play Based on Fairy Tales
One Night in the Woods mashes five classic fairy tales with five popular television shows to create an entertaining one act play that works as a classroom or extracurricular project. It’s Cinderella as an episode of The Bachelor, Rapunzel as The Amazing Race, and Red Riding Hood as a breaking news story!The play can also be broken into five independent scenes, four of which work completely independently of the main script. Cast is variable from 4-16. Gender is 2 male and 2 female for four perfor
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6th - 12th
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A Brief History Of Theatre - Reading Comprehension Worksheet / Text
This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for higher elementary to proficient ESL learners or native English speakers. The text describes the history of theater / drama from the ancient Greek Dionysian rituals till the establishment of London’s theater houses.
After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including: comprehension questions, True or False exercises, a fill-in-the-gaps exercise, and a fun crossword . The text can also be u
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Also included in: A Brief History of... - Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Shrek the Musical Viewing Guide
I made this viewing guide to go along with the filmed Broadway version of Shrek the Musical to show my Intro, to Theatre class. It addresses allusions, story questions, character questions, and analysis of the performance aspects (lighting, costumes, makeup, special effects, etc.)
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7th - 12th
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Shakespeare Package: 16 Activities and Assessments for ANY PLAY
Macbeth / Hamlet / Romeo & Juliet / Othello / King Lear / Julius Caesar / 12th Night / The Tempest / Taming of the Shrew / Merchant of Venice / many more!!!A bundled pack of activities and assessments that work for ANY Shakespearean play and are READY TO PRINT! They're also 100% editable in case you'd like to make alterations.40 Pages of Pre/During/Post Reading Activities and AssessmentsA HUGE variety of reading, analysis, writing, media, creative, and performance activities/assessments to p
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEGA BUNDLE
Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" Pre-Reading Activities
This great pre-reading worksheet prepares students to read William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily." Worksheet helps students open their mind to central themes and concepts of the story and allows them to express their opinions in doing so.
Worksheet consists of two sections: an anticipation guide and pre-reading questions.
Anticipation guide includes 5 short statements that relate to the story and its underlying themes. Students must agree or disagree, then explain their opinion.
Pre-reading
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8th - 12th
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Drama // Acting Performance Rubric // Performance Assessment
This is a fantastic all-encompassing rubric to assess acting in a drama class. The rubric is on a 5 point scale, and assesses five categories: movement, character, blocking, voice, and facial expression.
The document includes two pages: one for a pre-assessment, and one for the final assessment. It is in document form so you can edit and change as you see fit.
I use this with my drama students at the beginning of the course and the end in order to show student growth. Once you become familiar
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7th - 12th
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Choir Handbook for Middle School and High School - EDITABLE!
Save lots of time with this choir handbook! Just add your information, print, and you're done!This is a great resource for Middle and High School Chorus. This Choir Handbook is completely editable, and could also be edited to work for band as well. Save precious time by purchasing this document with most of the work already done for you! The only thing you need to do is add your school name, the grade, your name as the director, and any other information you may want. Great for first year te
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4th - 12th
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
The Taming of the Shrew and Ten Things I Hate About You Comparison Table
A detailed table which breaks down the eleven major connections, similarities and differences in the ways the characters, narrative events and issues in the play are extended, challenged and subverted in the modern film appropriation. This can be used as a support resource for an essay, presentation or to aid revision. It can also be adapted by deleting some parts of the text and asking students to add their own ideas and examples.
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Small Group Reader's Theater for Halloween
In this book, there are 6 reader's theaters. They were written for Halloween. The scripts always look MUCH better on paper than it does in the advert on this webpage. Each reader's theater is sold singly but you can get all six in this packet. Scripts are: Franken Cranky, The Gobble Gobble Ghost, The Halloween Heroes Present Halloween Safety Tips, Shhhh, The Corn Has Ears, The Witch's New Broom, and Which Witch is Which. The booklet gives you 6 for $8. When you buy them individually they cost $2
Julius Caesar - Brutus' and Antony's Speeches
Students compare and contrast the funeral speeches from Julius Caesar looking specifically for persuasive techniques and stylistic devices. This assignment is made for AP students, but can be modified for other high school levels.
Other related Julius Caesar products:
• JULIUS CAESAR - Targeting Themes
• Julius Caesar - Shakespeare - Group Critical Response Questions
• PLOT TWIST! Julius Caesar
• Julius Caesar - Character Interview writing assignment
• JULIUS CAESAR - Agree or Disagree
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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75 Fantastic "What If" Fractured Fairy Tale, Nursery Rhyme, and Story Prompts
Looking for prompts that force students to reexamine stories and think "outside the box"? This collection of prompts takes characters that students know and says "What if" something different had happened! Great for use as a creative writing "Bell Ringer" set, as improvisation prompts, or as scene starters for longer scenes or one-act plays. The set of 76 prompts (you get a bonus!) includes a few suggestions on how to use the prompts in the writing classroom or theatre program. Enjoy!
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Incredible Improvisation Bundle
Pygmalion Teaching Materials (Quizzes, Discussion, Activities, etc.)
This 57 page Word document contains a collection of teaching materials that I use to teach George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion. There are materials to use before reading, during reading, and after reading. Activities range from conducting internet research, to role-playing and even performing a scene from the play. Most of the activities included were ones I created during my graduate coursework, and are research-based literacy strategies (i.e. "Intra-act", "essential questions", "Hot Seat", "P
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Macbeth Act V Open Book Scavenger Hunt and KEY
Macbeth Act V Open Book Scavenger Hunt. This sequential 30 question scavenger hunt with a key can be used as a reading check or guide. It may be done indivually or as a group activity. It could also be assigned as homework and used as platform to assure the Act has be read and now discussion can occur. This is an add water and stir lesson plan, easy for the teacher and with a high effectiveness index for students. It keeps them on task and improves reading comprehension. A page answer KEY is pro
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Broadway Musicals Online Scavenger Hunt
Use this resource as a way to introduce or close a unit on Broadway musicals or as a way to introduce students to the long, rich history of the Broadway stage. The 40-item scavenger hunt gives "clues" that students will use to search online for answers. Over 40 Broadway shows and 35 Broadway personalities are referenced, and students will be researching 9 decades of Broadway facts and trivia! It is editable, and an answer key and some ideas for using the assignment are included. Have fun!
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Theatre Online Scavenger Hunt Bundle
I've Got Something to Say! Monologue Unit for Drama
A complete Monologue unit for high school drama designed to be fun and exciting! Includes 16 lesson overviews, 2 complete lesson plans for lessons 1 and 4. Appendices include instructions for all drama games and exercises, plus scripts, sample monologues and assessment criteria. Specifically designed for the New Zealand curriculum but easily adaptable to any curriculum.By the end of this unit, students will be able to: analyse their chosen character and apply the fundamental character ques
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8th - 11th
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You Are Retiring! ("I'm a Believer" parody) retirement song end-of-school
This makes a great gift/send-off for that beloved member of your school that is retiring. Get your staff and students singing to this catchy tune. Karaoke tracks can be found on youtube.
Sung to the tune of "I'm a Believer" by the Monkees or by SmasthMouth (from the movie 'Shrek'). Cute, funny lyrics. Easy to learn!
Also available in my store as a pdf and Powerpoint!
Enjoy!
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Romeo and Juliet Review Activity/Fill in the Blank Worksheet
This three page, fill in the blank review activity could be used as a post reading activity (after students have read the entire play) or as a during reading activity (students could fill it in as they go). The organizer could be used to study for the test/quiz or to get a quick assessment of how well the students understand the actions an events of the play. Students could work in pairs or on their own. The exercise could also be left for a substitute as it is very self explanatory.
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7th - 10th
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Choir-centered Writing Assignment Bundle (15 different topics!)
We've all been there... Need a quick writing assignment for your Choir class? Or, maybe it's for one student who needs a make up assignment, alternate assignment, etc. This choir-centered essay and written response worksheet is easy to print off and hand out. Fully editable in Microsoft Word, but ready to go without anything further!Bundle all 15 Writing Assignments together to save!
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6th - 12th
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William Shakespeare A&E Biography Viewing Guide Fill-In-The-Blank Worksheet
About to start teaching Romeo & Juliet? Or Hamlet? Or Julius Caesar? Need a low-lift introduction to Shakespeare? Or a last minute sub plan? I created this worksheet to go along with the A&E Biography for William Shakespeare. All the questions go in order with the information as it's presented within the video. RELATED PRODUCTS:Romeo and Juliet Pre-Reading Activity Digital Escape Room | Intro to ShakespeareSIMILAR PRODUCTS:John Steinbeck - A&E Biography Fill-In-The-Blank WorksheetEdg
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: A&E Biography Viewing Guide BUNDLE | Fill-in-the-blank Worksheets
VETERANS DAY PROGRAM INVITATION (HALF SHEET)
SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT YOUR SCHOOL'S VETERANS DAY PROGRAM!
DISTRIBUTE THIS HALF SHEET INVITATION TO YOUR STUDENTS TO TAKE HOME TO SHARE WITH VETERANS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS!
HERE IS THE TEXT THAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS PATRIOTIC THEMED INVITATION:
The students and staff of YOUR SCHOOL would
like to invite you to join us as we honor our veterans
with “A Veterans Day Musical Salute!”
This very special event on DATE OF YOUR PROGRAM
will feature patriotic music and readings about the history and impo
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