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8th grade drama rubrics
Persuasive Techniques and Media Literacy - Make a Commercial Project
Get students up, moving, and speaking while they demonstrate their knowledge of persuasive techniques and make a commercial. This is a great way to integrate drama and media literacy in the ELA classroom, and students' creativity will make you laugh.Your Persuasive Techniques project includes:✅ Step-by-Step guidelines to make a commercial (editable)✅ Analytic & holistic rubrics✅ +/Δ Peer Feedback sheets Why should you have your students make a commercial? Putting their understanding of persu
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7th - 10th
Project based learning: Who Killed Edgar Allen Poe
Who or What Killed Edgar Allen Poe?Edgar Allen Poe’s death has been the subject of speculation for over 150 years. Have your students meet the suspects, compare and contrast eyewitness statements of his symptoms to current medical knowledge, and write persuasive pieces to promote their theory of who or what killed Poe.Rubrics, a number of extension activities and extra credit assignments are included (in editable format) as well as character dossiers of people in Poe’s life, the lesson plan and
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8th - 12th
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Self Written Monologue Project for Theatre/Drama
This project will walk you through how to guide your students through the process of writing a monologue about something in their life and getting to perform it.Where it falls in the Year: I generally do this at the end of the year for a final project. I would recommend doing this project mid to end of the year. Make sure that your students fully understand what a monologue is before they attempt this assignment. You want them to have seen/heard examples of monologues before they begin this assi
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5th - 12th
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Jukebox Musicals - Musical Theatre Project
In this 2-3 week project, students will use a contemporary song to create an idea for a Jukebox Musical, write the script, and perform their scenes with a group. This plan includes a lesson plan, student planning worksheet, and two rubrics--one for script writing and one for performance.
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6th - 12th
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Bundle: Shakespeare readers theater
Save time and get 50% off individual pricing with this Shakespeare reader’s theater bundle. It contains 7 reader’s theater scripts, 2 role play activities, bingo game, lesson plans, Power Points, rubrics, extension activities and instructions on how to use the resources within.
Reader’s theater gives students an authentic reason to read and repeated readings with intonation and expression further deepens understanding of characterization and forces that influences people and plots. Using m
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8th - 12th
Drama: Stage Combat
This is an easy to follow unit plan for teaching stage combat. It is appropriate for grades 8-12, and the length of the unit can easily be extended or shortened. Students LOVE this unit, and are very successful in it due to high engagement. There is also a lot of great discussion that comes from this unit. Stage combat is a discipline within the movement unit of drama, and is a great tool for students to add to their arsenal. This unit covers hand-to-hand combat.
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- Stage
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8th - 12th
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Basic Monologue Performance Rubric
Written in kid-friendly language, use this rubric for any monologue project, from the most basic to upper-level and advanced. Rubric categories include: Vocal Technique, Concentration, Rehearsal, Memorization and Physicality. I'm publishing this as a Word file, to make adjustments as easy as possible. Once you download it, feel free to amend and use it however you want!
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Medieval Theatre Background and Everyman Creative Writing Assignment
Medieval Theatre and Everyman Writing Assignment for
Grades 7-12.
This is a great creative writing assignment that goes really well with The Canterbury Tales. I used this assignment while teaching theatre. The Everyman is timeless and universal. Make connections to our Everyman in today’s society.
This pack includes:
Medieval Drama / Theatre Terms and Notes Handouts
-morality plays
-miracle plays
-passion plays
-robin hood plays
-pageant wagons
-medieval theatre background and history
-floo
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7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â The Canterbury Tales Activities Bundle
Musical Play Audition Packet
This packet is intended to be a great starting tool to prepare to host auditions for your school (or other group) musical. It will work best with upper elementary or middle school. Most of the documents are in Microsoft Word files so that you can edit them and make them fit your specific situation.
The packet includes:
Detailed Instructions for use (6-page pdf)
Initial Information Letter for Parents (editable 2 page word document)
Audition Registration form (editable 2 page word document)
Rub
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3rd - 8th
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22 spooky, scary reader's theater scripts and monologues from Literature
Graphic descriptions and scenes begging for prediction occur frequently in horror literature. This genre also elicits some strong emotions and students often find it easy to put themselves into the character’s shoes. This product includes 22 pieces crafted from American writers such as Edgar A. Poe, H. P. Lovecraft, Jack London and Nathaniel Hawthorne and World Literature such as Shakespeare, Sir, Arthur C. Doyle and George MacDonald.Pre- and post- points to ponder, writing prompts, exit tickets
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7th - 12th
Readers theater script: Beowulf (+ PPT, rubrics, more)
Beowulf was meant to be heard, not just read and this 8 scene reader’s theater is a easy, effective way to introduce or culminate a unit or differentiate instruction. Has parts for 13 characters.
Kevin Crossley-Holland, a renowned Beowulf translator, stated that an epic "should be read out loud-an epic in the oral tradition is never going to sit very easily on the printed page"
This package contains also contains lesson ideas, how to do a reader’s theater (for first timers), a rubric, handou
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8th - 12th
Drama Unit: Tableau - Moving from a Single Tableau to Tableaux Sequence
This drama unit is intended as an introduction to drama and movement through the use of single tableaus and tableaux sequencing. All lesson are explained in such detail that you do not need any prior familiarity with teaching drama. A list of vocabulary is also included. This unit is intended for students in junior and intermediate grades. This unit includes:Teacher InstructionsLesson by lesson breakdownHandoutsAssessment of LearningRubric based on Ontario Arts CurriculumAssessment as LearningSe
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4th - 8th
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Pantomime/Mime Presentation + Lesson Plans BUNDLE!
This resource includes BOTH the Pantomime/Mime lesson plans/activities as well as the Google Slides presentation. These activities, plans, and presentation have been a staple in both my high school and middle school theatre/drama classrooms.GOOGLE SLIDES: is an overview of the history behind Pantomime/Mime featuring high quality images and embedded hyperlinks to YouTube videos to aid instruction and understanding. It also has step-by-step instruction on how to perform Pantomime, as well as techn
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6th - 12th
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School Musical Audition Pack
***UPDATED - REVISED FILES AND MORE MATERIALS***
Pack Includes:
5 Tips For A Great Audition (PDF)
Audition Sign Up Sheet (Editable Word Document)
Student Audition Form (Editable Word Document)
Audition Rubric (PDF)
Judging Sheets (PDF)
Audition Checklist (Editable Word Document)
This pack and rubric has been used for multiple years of musical auditions and has been extremely effective. Students should receive a copy ahead of time so they know the expectations before they audition. Rubric cat
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5th - 12th
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First Two Weeks in Theatre Bundle
Here's a reading assignment and a set of activities, games, forms, and a PowerPoint presentation to get students interested and comfortable in their first theatre class, another PowerPoint dealing with Rehearsal Etiquette, and a mini unit over Etiquette. There's a least two week's worth of material here to allow your students to get to know you, each other, and the world of theatre! Pick and choose what you want to use!
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7th - 12th
Drama School Play Audition Rubric
Use this administration approved rubric to grade students' auditions for the school play; by having a rubric, you have legitimacy as to why you did not cast a student and you can show them their rubric for personal growth purposes
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Middle School Drama Monologue Google Slides Lesson/Scripts/Quiz
Students will learn about Monologues and have fun demonstrating their ability to perform a pre-written monologue in this Middle School (gr. 6, 7 & 8) Google Slides Drama activity. The slides can be projected and used as a whole class lesson or a student copy (without the answer key) can be provided for students to work on independently. After brainstorming ideas for success criteria, a rubric is provided to help guide them towards success. A quiz is included at the end to assess how well the
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6th - 8th
Introduction to Theatre Arts 18 Week Curriculum
This Google Slide Show provides a day-by-day 18-week curriculum for an introduction to Theatre Arts appropriate for 7th-12th graders. Unit Topics: Theatre History, Acting, and ProductionMaterials: Quizzes, Notes Templates, Tests, Activities, Video links, 100s of acting game ideas, rubrics, and final projects. -Appropriate for beginning theatre arts educators and students. NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE OR KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY-Ideas and tips provided in presenter notes
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7th - 12th
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Fairy Tale Monologue and Script - Drama and Language Arts
Fairy Tale ScenariosThis is a 3 part individual/group assignment where groups (of 4-6) are given a problem based on a well known fairy tale where students have to write and perform their solution to the problem. Students will write out a monologue individually and as a group will write the body of the script. After the groups have resolved their problem, each group member will have a chance to reflect on how their character feels after the resolution of the problem. This activity would be appr
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6th - 8th
Also included in:Â Fairy Tales And Monologues Bundle
SHREK THE MUSICAL - DRAMA RESPONSE
A responding assessment for Shrek the musical, on one of the only musicals you can get a recording that is 'movie style but also theatre style', it engages the modern teen and is great to use in class. I have used this as an assessment and I have also adapted it to use just as a learning activity and it has worked amazingly in both careers. Each question makes it clear which of the dramatic elements it is exploring and there is a fun extension activity (word search) for early finishers. A rubric
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6th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Drama is Magic Unit Plan BUNDLE
Costume Design Project and Lesson Plans
This product is for four days of lesson plans, leading students to create their own Costume Design Portfolio! I have used this lesson plan in middle and high school theatre classrooms. Students use the Cinderella storyline, and set it in a different time period of their choosing. Students research their chosen time period, and create costume renderings/designs based on their findings. Students also back up their design choices with evidence from the storyline and their time period research. This
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6th - 12th
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Elements of Drama Unit with PowerPoint and Ontario Expectations
Thanks for stopping by Sweetpea Creations!This resource includes: - Four detailed lessons that include learning goals, minds on activity, action and consolidation (reflection questions) - Variety of engaging Drama activities (role on the wall, communication games, setting activity, machine, tableaux, rolling theatre) - Engaging PowerPoint (47 slides) with clipart from Creative Clips, Story Time Sprout and Crunchymom - Ontario Expectations for each lesson (Grade 6) - Culminating Task and Rubrics
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4th - 8th
Drama Musical Audition Rubric
Use this administration approved rubric to grade students' auditions for the school musical; by having a rubric, you have legitimacy as to why you did not cast a student and you can show them their rubric for personal growth purposes
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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HMH Into Literature, Grade 8, Unit 6-Text 1-Anne Frank Drama
These are lessons to use with the first text in Unit 6. It is very long, so I am suggesting reading groups to tackle each scene. I included links to a student worksheet and for a reading group task and rubric to keep students accountable. There are around 47 slides for this one text!
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8th
Also included in:Â HMH Into Literature, Grade 8, Units 1-3 and Unit 6 Bundle
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