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Drama Common Core CCRA.R.4 resources
Fairy Tales reader's theater, activities, writing, plays 1st grade 2nd grade
This fairy tales unit includes reader's theater scripts or plays and writing activities, great for 1st grade and 2nd grade students!This fairy tale unit will be engaging and fun for your students! Three different reader's theater scripts are included along with puppets and many activities, including writing. This fairy tale resource includes reader’s theater scripts, for...Goldilocks and the Three BearsThree Little Pigs, Jack and the Beanstalk.The plays or scripts can be used many different way
The Ultimate A Midsummer Night's Dream Resource - Activity Workbook
The Ultimate A Midsummer Night's Dream Resource - Activity WorkbookThis is the ultimate resources for anyone teaching Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Includes a variety of whole group, and individual projects, quizzes, printables and activities as students work through the play. Easy to implement, just print out the 28 page workbook and students will enjoy working through the engaging materials!
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8th - 11th
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Also included in:Â Entire Year of Middle / High School English: Printable Units - Major Bundle!
Public Speaking Unit | Speech Curriculum | Lessons & Activities
Everything you need to teach public speaking! This printable and digital bundle is jam-packed with engaging lessons and activities your students will love! The comprehensive and easy to use lessons include directions, examples, rubrics, and more! Save time and build student confidence with this step-by-step curriculum plan! Printable PDF and Google Drive versions for ALL lessons are included. **By purchasing this bundle, you are saving 20% off the full value of the individual resources! You will
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6th - 9th
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READERS THEATER BRAINTEASER MYSTERY SCRIPT BUNDLE
This fun 30% off Middle School high interest trio of readers' theater brain teaser mystery scripts will delight both ELA and Drama students. They will practice reading and comprehension strategies, while testing their critical thinking skills in deductive work. Get 3 scripts for the price of 2!In two of these realistic mysteries your grades 5-8 students will discover the identity of thieves. In one script a laptop is stolen and in another, a necklace. The main characters, Matt and Sophie, are M
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5th - 8th
Hamlet Unit Bundle - Differentiated & Scaffolded Lessons for Grade 10, 11 & 12
This Hamlet Lesson Bundle includes everything you need to teach Hamlet to Grade 10, 11 and 12 students! Upperclassmen are interested in this play because of its unique plot, but it also has many unique applications in discussions of grief and mental illness. Materials have been differentiated and scaffolded to teach remedial students and include challenge questions for AP® and Pre-AP® students as well. All assignments in this resource are also available as interactive Google Slides or Google For
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10th - 12th
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Julius Caesar Unit: Bundle PLUS of Activities and Abridged Readings
This complete 5+ week unit for the drama Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare can be printed, used digitally, or a combination of the two. The resource includes a print ready PDF as well as Google Drive versions (Docs, Slides, Forms, etc.) of all of the materials.Students will read abridged versions of key scenes in Acts 1-5 and summaries of the rest of each act, plus engage in high interest activities to reinforce key concepts. Also included are lessons for introducing the play, making nonficti
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10th
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Much Ado About Nothing Unit Bundle - Print and Digital Access Included!
Here is everything you need to teach Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing to 9-12 grade students! His comedy is a favorite with my students because of the eavesdropping and contrast between romantic relationships. The bundle includes the following resources: 4 core themes which students study and revisit in preparation for the test and other assessments6 slideshows of Guided Reading Notes, (one introductory and one per act)Printable student study guide for notesCreative and engaging assessments
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9th - 12th
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Abridged and Modified Macbeth Side-by-Side Text and Questions / 60 pgs
Macbeth was the first Shakespeare play I ever taught, and it helped me appreciate how much fun your students can have while acting out a drama in the classroom.However, this experience also helped me understand what aspects of a Shakespearean drama frustrate students and teachers. Some of the characters are confusing, some scenes do not advance the plot or are not school appropriate, and some of the language is dense.For these reasons, I created an abridged and modified version of Macbeth. Every
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9th - 12th
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The Hitchhiker by Lucille Fletcher—Radio Play Drama Analysis & The Twilight Zone
Students will read and analyze the script of Lucille Fletcher's radio play: The Hitchhiker (also spelled The Hitch-Hiker). Have them listen to the drama on the Orson Welles Show to understand the impact that music and sound effects have on a play. Students will love to compare the audio version of The Hitchhiker to the episode of The Twilight Zone Rod Serling adapted for television. (The gender swap of the main character makes for a great discussion.)In this dreadful, ominous tale, students will
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6th - 9th
Also included in: The Hitchhiker Unit — Radio Drama by Lucille Fletcher
CHRISTMAS READERS THEATER FUN SCRIPT - Rude Alf the Red-Nosed Reindeer
This high-interest Christmas Readers' Theater script activity will give students practice in reading aloud fluency, comprehension and writing, while having ELA and drama chuckles. Rude Alf is perfect for performances to other classes, or even the whole school. Bring the Santa spirit to your classroom community!This humorous play will be a tree-mendous jolly holly hit! PLOTThe script introduces them to the TRUE story of a much loved character. There was no such reindeer as Rudolph. He was called
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4th - 7th
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Also included in:Â 50% OFF READERS' THEATER SCRIPTS HOLIDAYS and SEASONS BUNDLE - 10 scripts
READERS' THEATER THANKSGIVING MYSTERY MIDDLE SCHOOL SCRIPT
This humorous Thanksgiving Readers’ Theater brain teaser mystery script will give grades 5-8 students practice in reading, comprehension, critical thinking and writing, while having lots of drama and ELA fun. The Mystery of the Vanishing Turkey whodunnit script will entertain your students and require them to perform inference tasks to solve clues. Perfect for reading or for performances! This 9 page script is intended for 9 readers but the number of readers can easily be contracted or expanded
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â 50% OFF READERS' THEATER SCRIPTS HOLIDAYS and SEASONS BUNDLE - 10 scripts
Abridged and Modified Romeo and Juliet Side-by-Side Text and Questions Bundle
In preparing to teach freshman for the first time in many years, I cracked in to William Shakespeare’s classic Romeo and Juliet. While this is among one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays, and while I enjoy teaching drama, I found the version presented in the textbook to be inaccessible.So I got to work creating a side-by-side version of Romeo and Juliet with the text on the left and guiding questions and activities on the right. In an effort to make the text more accessible for students, I eli
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9th - 10th
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Wonder Novel Study Book Unit
Are you teaching Wonder by R.J. Palacio and looking for high-quality, engaging novel activities? Download my Wonder Novel Study Book Unit for a comprehensive unit jam-packed full of meaningful activities to help your students learn all about the life of Auggie Pullman. This is a perfect unit for a full class novel study, read-aloud, literature circles, small group book study, or independent reading. With this complete unit resource, you'll have all of the material you need to run a thorough, rig
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5th - 6th
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Also included in:Â Wonder and Auggie & Me by RJ Palacio Novel Study BUNDLE
Sherlock Holmes | The Red-Headed League | Readers Theater | Short Story Unit
Immerse your students in the intriguing world of Sherlock Holmes with our captivating Readers Theater Script for "The Adventure of the Red-Headed League" from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Join Mr. Jabez Wilson as he navigates an unusual encounter with The Red-Headed League, only to find that Holmes and Watson uncover a situation far beyond a harmless prank. With 9 engaging reading parts – Dr. John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Mr. Jabez Wilson, Vincent Spaulding, Mr. Ross, Peter Jones, Mr. Me
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5th - 12th
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The Lorax: Dr. Seuss Reader's Theatre Activity
Your students will be begging to be Thing 1, The Lorax, and the Once-ler in this 20-page Reader's Theatre of The Lorax by Dr. Seuss. Working on fluency while also working on presentation skills is a quick way to inject some fun into your classroom while enjoying this classic Dr. Seuss book. The Lorax script is written for 15 students but can be flexible down to 4 students and as many as 28. I have provided instructions and suggestions on how to do this in the packet. The Reader's Theatre script
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in:Â Dr. Seuss Reader's Theatre Bundle: Lorax, Horton, Grinch, Oh,Places
STAAR READING: Drama In Ms. H's Room
This resource has been updated to conform to 2023 REDESIGNED STAAR:· 25% open-ended questions, 75% multiple choice· Prior knowledge elicited in passages· Cross-curricular passages (Scientific Process)· Evidence-based writing / CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE prompts included Two drama passages are included in this resource. Twenty test-like questions are included in PDF, Easel, and PowerPoint formats. Additionally, four CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE prompts are provided. In both plays, the setting is a Science cla
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6th - 8th
Romeo and Juliet Return to the Text Annotations
Hoping to improve your students' understanding of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet? Look no further than these Return-to-the-Text close reading annotations. These annotations provide students with a deep dive into the use of literary devices in carefully selected excerpts from the play, helping them to better understand the meaning and impact of Shakespeare's language. With six annotations covering key topics such as the prologue, love, imagery, sorrow, and regret, these resources are perfect for
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8th - 11th
Also included in:Â Romeo and Juliet Complete Resource Catalog
The Monsters are Due on Maple Street Bundle for The Twilight Zone Teleplay
This is a fantastically engaging and complete unit for your middle schoolers for Rod Serling's The Monsters are Due on Maple Street. This is material to help you teach the teleplay from The Twilight Zone television series. The text of the teleplay is not included.This PDF bundle includes my BEST SELLING The Monsters are Due on Maple Street Complete Unit Pack, which includes a multiple choice test, along with my task cards for stage direction, which can also be used as an assessment. You will get
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6th - 9th
READERS' THEATER MYSTERY SCRIPT ACTIVITY - Mystery of the Drama Camp Thief
This funny Middle School readers’ theater mystery activity will give your students practice in reading aloud, comprehension, and writing. Making inferences and finding context clues practice AND Drama and ELA whodunnit fun- phew! The Mystery of the Drama Camp Thief is a realistic, 10 page script that will entertain your students and require them to perform inference tasks to solve clues. The cast list has 12 readers but the number of readers can easily be reduced to as few as 7. Doubling up of
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â DRAMA FUN | MIDDLE SCHOOL DRAMA GAMES & READERS' THEATER
Introducing Shakespeare Digital Escape Room
Fun and engaging with NO PREP WORK FOR YOU! - introduce your students to Elizabethan England, William Shakespeare's biography, the language he helped create, and basic information about a drama's structure, and The Globe Theatre! This digital escape room provides necessary background knowledge for students before beginning any reading of a Shakespeare play. Students are magically transported back to Elizabethan England in a quest to save Shakespeare's life by taking on a role in his play A Midsu
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7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â 9th / 10th Semester Unit! 4 Full units included!
Oedipus the King (Oedipus Rex) Tragedy Unit
If I had to choose only one classic piece of literature that everyone should study, it would be Sophocles' Oedipus the King (Oedipus Rex). This ancient Greek tragedy is the model against which all other tragedies are compared, from Shakespeare onward. Aristotle himself lauded it as the quintessential example of the genre. Today, the play raises questions about the place of tragedy in modern life.This in-depth unit plan is based on the various activities I created when teaching Oedipus in differe
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11th - 12th
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Romeo & Juliet Figurative Language Analysis - 8th 9th 10th Grade ELA
This Romeo & Juliet Figurative Language Analysis resource will help your 8th, 9th & 10th Grade ELA students understand motif, dramatic irony, oxymorons, and the tragic hero in Shakespeare’s, Romeo & Juliet. In this activity, students look at these literary devices and cite textual evidence from Shakespeare’s famous play. What's included in this Romeo & Juliet Figurative Language Analysis resource:Motif & Oxymorons WorksheetStudents think critically about duality as a motif t
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8th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Romeo & Juliet Novel Quiz Workbook Project BUNDLE - 9th Grade ELA
The Crucible Assessment Bundle (4 Quizzes, 25 MC Questions, 10 Writing Prompts)
Arthur Miller's The Crucible is a complex and fascinating allegory. It's a staple in many American literature classrooms. In designing assessments for this text, I wanted to cover a variety of standards and skills students master as they read and act out the drama. And I wanted to slowly build students up to the test, so I first built 4 quizzes to help students practice skills and standards. The quizzes can be used as traditional formative assessments, as reading questions, or (and this is how I
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11th - 12th
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Romeo and Juliet Act 2 Scene 2 Close Reading Worksheet for Google Drive
Help high school students go beyond basic reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this close reading worksheet covering Act 2, scene 2, of William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet. An answer key is included. Materials are made for Google Drive, offering self-grading functionality and automated student feedback. (Alternatively, a printable version is available.)By completing this activity, students will:Identify what the
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9th - 12th
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