Bringing Literature to Life with 3rd-8th Graders
Learning through Theater
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Grade Levels
3rd - 8th
Subjects
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSRL.3.2
CCSSRL.3.3
CCSSRL.3.10
CCSSRL.4.2
CCSSRL.4.9
Formats Included
- PDF
Pages
13 pages
Learning through Theater
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What educators are saying
The warm-up theatre exercises were very easy to follow and really loosened up the students to
perform the play based on Pandora's Box. Such fun!! Highly recommended.
Description
This product is designed to help educators lead their students in the dramatization of stories or scenes from stories. The lesson includes exercises in the art of improvisation for the stage; exercises that will prepare students to improvise more easily when dramatizing a story. In addition, this product includes a scripted version of the Greek myth "Pandora's Box" for students to dramatize. This approach to dramatizing stories involves narration, improvised responses to the narrator on the part of students, and music.
Total Pages
13 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
1 hour
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSRL.3.2
Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
CCSSRL.3.3
Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
CCSSRL.3.10
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2–3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
CCSSRL.4.2
Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
CCSSRL.4.9
Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes and topics (e.g., opposition of good and evil) and patterns of events (e.g., the quest) in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures.
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