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Fun Drama Class Project: Creating a Commercial

By SquareOne

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

Subjects:

Drama

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Activities, Handouts

$3.00

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Murder Mystery for Middle or High School Drama Class - The Hollywood Party!!

By SquareOne

This is by far the most popular activity of my Drama class! Students come back and tell me how much they loved the Murder Mystery! Everything that you need is here: Directions, letter to students and parents, sign-up sheet for food, and, of

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Drama

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Printables

$5.00

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Drama Class Project: The Mockumentary!!

By SquareOne

We've all seen documentaries...sincere, serious works that tackle a variety of subjects and issues in a thoughtful manner. I love many of these works, but let's be honest; they do lend themselves to satire...satire in the form of the mockumentary.

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Drama, Oral Communication

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts

$4.50

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Grab Bag Partner Scene: A Fun Middle School or Early High School Drama Activity

By SquareOne

This is a really fun three to five day activity for your middle-school drama class! My students love working with a partner to create a scene based on random professions, traits, and objects selected from three easily prepared grab bags.

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Arts & Music, Drama

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Printables

$9.00

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Middle School Performance Task: Close Reading, Research & Argumentative Writing

By SquareOne

This two-week unit is extremely timely! Your students will investigate the costs and benefits of social media! With this unit you will truly prepare your students for end-of-the-year testing and/or great research and argumentative writing. I

Subjects:

Writing-Essays, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RI.8.7, RI.8.8, RI.8.9, CCRA.L.5

$10.00

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Creating Characters and Writing Scenes of Conflict: A Fun Drama Class Assignment

By SquareOne

This is an important project for a couple of reasons: First of all, students learn how observations and imagination come together to create characters! These characters are then ready for students to use for improvs, sketch work, and scenes.

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Arts & Music, Drama

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Lesson

$4.00

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Stand-Up Comedy for the Middle or High School Drama Class

By SquareOne

This is such a fun assignment! Students are sometimes reluctant to do this, but when they see how easily I break this down and how hilarious are the results, they are all in! Seriously, students in my drama class have had some of their best

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Arts & Music, Drama

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Printables

$3.00

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Parody of a Bad Film or TV Show Trailer for Middle or High School Drama Students

By SquareOne

This is a lot of fun! Students don't even realize that they are learning more about comedy, the subtle art of parody, as well as working together. But they are! If you purchase this project, I have created an easy-to-follow handout that defines

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Drama

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Projects, Activities

$4.00

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Engaging Drama Class Project: the Scene Before the Song

By SquareOne

This project is a fun and creative way to get middle school drama students to work together! Students will select one of the songs provided in class, brainstorm, and write a scene that explains what could have taken place before the singer(s) sang

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Music, Drama

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Projects, Activities

$4.50

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The Miracle Worker Play Reading Guide: Vocabulary, Characters, and Analysis

By SquareOne

This twelve page reading guide has been lovingly created to guide students through Gibson's wonderful play! This is a perfect first play for middle-school students to read and analyze. This reading guide has engaging and useful background

Subjects:

Drama, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Handouts

$6.00

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Middle School Reading Project: Writing a Book Review

By SquareOne

Students love knowing that their opinions matter! This project guides them as they write a book review that looks and sounds just like those of the paid critics! Each paragraph has clear directions and necessary components. A handy rubric is, of

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Printables

$4.00

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Drama Distance Learning Project: Parody of a TV Commercial

By SquareOne

Coming up with activities for our students working from home is not easy, especially if the class is one as interactive as Drama! This is why I customized my Commercial Parody assignment to work for students in middle or high school Drama classes.

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Drama, Oral Communication

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.L.3

$2.50

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Creative Drama Class Project: Flipped Fairy Tales!

By SquareOne

I created this fun, creative, and often hilarious project based on my own needs as a middle-school Drama teacher! After some careful fine tuning through the years, flipping a well-known fairy tale is now a favorite project in my class. Students

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Arts & Music, Drama

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Handouts

CCSS:

CCRA.L.3, CCRA.L.6

$5.00

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A Fun Group Pantomime for Middle School Drama Class

By SquareOne

Here is the perfect first project for your middle-school actors! Students new to drama will relax when they realize that this project has easy-to-follow directions and that they are working as a group. Year after year, my students love this

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Other (Arts), Drama

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Projects, Activities

CCSS:

RI.7.1, W.7.3, W.7.3a

$4.00

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The Writer's Voice: A PowerPoint

By SquareOne

This presentation breaks down the writer's voice in a way that my students can truly understand. I teach seventh and eighth grade, but much of this can work for high-school students. I explain these choices and then show how they come together to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

Types:

Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

$6.00

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Write a Letter to Your Future Self

By SquareOne

A perfect way for middle and high school students to reflect on their journey thus far in life.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, The New Year

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts

CCSS:

CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2, CCRA.L.3

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Quick Writing Prompts for Middle or High School Drama Class

By SquareOne

Here is a great way to start your Drama class. I use these about once a week, just to get my young actors thinking. These stir up great conversations about the fundamental aspects of acting. Students consider the importance of listening and

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Drama, Oral Communication

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Lesson

$4.00

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Literary Devices Group Project for Middle School

By SquareOne

Here is a fun and engaging way for students to do some reciprocal teaching! Each group is given one literary device to research, prepare, and teach to the class! This is a lot of fun and eliminates the "Sage on the Stage" problem!

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts

$3.50

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Middle School Book Project: Write a Business Letter to the Author

By SquareOne

This is a thoughtful and engaging way to get students to reflect on their outside reading. Students are asked to write a letter to the author of their book explaining why this book is so memorable to them. They need to have three reasons to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Printables

CCSS:

RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3, RL.8.10, W.8.1, W.8.2

$4.00

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Practicing the Topic Sentence: A Quick Engagement Activity

By SquareOne

This two-to-a-page handout contains and easy and fun activity for students to create a topic sentence. Students work with a partner to read a brief but engaging paragraph. The paragraph has everything but a topic sentence! Students discuss the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Writing

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$1.50

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been teaching English and Drama now for ten and a half years.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I love to think up ways to engage and support students of all different learning styles. I spend a lot of time locating engaging texts from a variety of sources and creating lessons around those texts that empower students and ask them to think deeply. I do my best to give students the tools to learn and grow, as well as motivate them to do both. I'm also a great believer in fun in the classroom. Lessons do not have to be dry and dull in order for them to to be rigorous, but you already know this; after all, you shop at TPT. Okay, I will now officially get off my soapbox. Thanks for stopping by!

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

PTSA Service Awards

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I have a bachelor's degree in English and in Theatre. I have a master's degree in English Literature with a certificate in the teaching of Rhetoric and Composition.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Before I taught, I acted in a number of plays and in an improv company. I always loved to write and penned a couple of plays (one was okay), several short stories, and a lot of essays! I also worked as a teacher's aide in a county classroom serving children with special needs. My husband and I are extremely proud of our three nearly grown sons.

GRADES

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Social Studies, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Graphic Arts, Other (Art), Music, Drama, ESL-EFL-ELL, Life Skills, Literature, Classroom Management, School Counseling, Study Skills, Criminal Justice - Law, Short Stories, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Halloween, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Tools for Common Core, For All Subjects, Informational Text, Coaching, End of Year, Close Reading, Classroom Community