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Drama literature circles for Google Apps
Anticipation Guide for The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry
This is a four page anticipation guide for The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry.Students will first answer questions they must agree/disagree with based on the topic of consequences. Next, there are terms taken from the story that the students will need to define. After that, the students must pick of the words that they defined to write in their own original sentence. Finally, there are some questions the students to answer based on time travel. These questions lead to a great discussion both be
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6th - 12th
IN THE HEIGHTS Musical Script ELA 21 Day UNIT (Slides, Questions, Final Project)
IN THE HEIGHTS BROADWAY MUSICAL FULL ELA 21 LESSON UNIT (GOOGLE SLIDES deck, COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS/ACTIVITIES with Answer Key, CHOICE BOARD Final Project) This unit is an entire drama study of the musical IN THE HEIGHTS by Quiara Alegria Hudes. It includes 21 distinct 45-minute workshop-styled ELA lessons based on the Broadway musical: IN THE HEIGHTS by Quiara Alegria Hudes. Google Slide Deck with 131 slides, 25 page comprehension questions/activity document, choice board project document) Pu
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6th - 10th
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Abridged and Modified Romeo and Juliet Side-by-Side Text and Questions: Act III
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 el
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9th - 10th
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Our Town Movie/Stage Viewing Unit, Questions/Activities, Lesson Plan
This pack of activities is an excellent way to add rigor and interest to your viewing of any movie or stage version of Thornton Wilder's Our Town. You may use one or all of the enclosed NO PREP activities to focus your studies, and they would work with the play as well. Student Experience: Your students will get the most they can out of this text as they work through the activities in this teaching pack. While Wilder's Our Town may seem like an outdated or overly nostalgic choice at first, aft
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9th - 12th
All My Sons by Arthur Miller / Guided Reading Questions / HS Drama / Literature
My American Literature students love Arthur Miller's All My Sons. We study the play after we cover the Great Depression and WWII, and students resonate with its compelling themes and tragic plot. Joe Keller is the tragic hero whose love for his family actually breaks it apart. The drama compels students to consider the meaning of family and the high price of war. Every year, I'm eager to teach it! I developed these Guided Reading Questions to assist students who needed extra help in understand
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9th - 12th
Also included in:Â All My Sons by Arthur Miller / Unit Bundle / HS Literature / Drama
Reader's Theater: Frog's Life Cycle
Merging Science and Reading with this fun Reader's Theater passage. This story can be used to recreate the frog's life cycle from egg to adult while also entertaining the audience with a Sneaky Snake villain!This story is 6 pages long with large font for easy reading. There are 5 characters in the story- great for a small group activity!
A Raisin in the Sun by Hansberry / Guided Reading Questions / HS Drama / Lit.
I love teaching Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. I schedule it during Black History Month, right after we finish our study of the Harlem Renaissance and Langston Hughes. My students love this play. They find it easy to understand and incredibly relevant, and it's a great way to learn about important events in the 1950s Civil Rights Movement (tie in segregated housing, the Fair Housing Act, and the Chicago Freedom Movement, for example).This listing is for 5 sets of Guided Reading Questi
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8th - 11th
Also included in:Â A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry Unit Bundle / High School English
Abridged and Modified Romeo and Juliet Side-by-Side Text and Questions: Act II
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 el
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9th - 10th
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Shakespeare’s MACBETH Digital Background HISTORY Google Slide Intro-photos, maps
PURPOSE: This NONFICTION GOOGLE SLIDE lesson provides digital pre-reading resources, context & factual historical background information for Macbeth by William Shakespeare. BL 10.9GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous historical fiction literature by front-loading historical facts to aid comprehension & align to standardsAUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classroomsHISTORICAL SLIDES : Please be aware that YOUT
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5th - 12th
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Analyzing a Drama
This resource was created to help students annotate and analyze a drama of their choice. Here are some sites to find texts: Readworks, Newsela, Read Theory, and Common Lit. Prior to reading the drama, the students should preview the play using slide three. The students will need background information about the playwright if there is any available. As they read and annotate on their text, they will also be able to take notes by identifying evidence of theme, point of view, plot elements, setting
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4th - 6th
Abridged and Modified Romeo and Juliet Side-by-Side Text and Questions: Act V
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 el
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9th - 10th
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"Unwrapping Hearts" A Christmas Reader's Theater
"Unwrapping Hearts" - A Christmas Reader's TheaterOverview:"Unwrapping Hearts" is a heartwarming and engaging Reader's Theater script designed for middle school students. The play revolves around the theme of compassion, friendship, and the true spirit of Christmas. It follows the story of Sam, a new kid in school, struggling with the challenges of being in foster care during the holiday season."Unwrapping Hearts" offers a meaningful and entertaining experience for middle school students, promot
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5th - 8th
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Abridged and Modified Romeo and Juliet Side-by-Side Text and Questions: Act IV
In preparing to teach freshman for the first time in may 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 text book 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 el
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9th - 10th
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The Handmaid's Tale Ch. 18-21 Chapter Summary/Reader's Theater
Help break down difficult prose and narration with struggling learners, students with disabilities, and ELL students with this easy-to-follow blend of modified text/summaries and reader's theater screenplay. **NOTE** This item contains chapters related to "Birth Day" and contains descriptions and elements of a woman giving birth. There is also vulgar language in reference to women as used by Aunt Lydia at the Red Center.This helps students to understand the key elements without getting lost in t
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10th - 12th
The Handmaid's Tale Ch. 14-17 Chapter Summary/Reader's Theater
Help break down difficult prose and narration with struggling learners, students with disabilities, and ELL students with this easy-to-follow blend of modified text/summaries and reader's theater screenplay. **NOTE** Ch. 16 is not included in this since it covers "The Ceremony" and might be blocked due to inappropriate content.This helps students to understand the key elements without getting lost in the text, and allows more time in class for activities and discussions, and better helps to enga
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10th - 12th
The Handmaid's Tale Ch. 4-5 Chapter Summary/Reader's Theater
Help break down difficult prose and narration with struggling learners, students with disabilities, and ELL students with this easy-to-follow blend of modified text/summaries and reader's theater screenplay. This helps students to understand the key elements without getting lost in the text, and allows more time in class for activities and discussions, and better helps to engage the students. Direct chunks of narration are broken down into various roles, so students don't lose the beauty of Atwo
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10th - 12th
"Brian's Song" by William Blinn Google Slides Presentation
"Brian's Song" is a screenplay by William Blinn that is perfect for reading with middle and high school students.This Google Slides presentation can be used as a guide for discussing the key characters, major events, as well as providing short summaries to coincide with each scene, etc. There are also 10 slides of introductory information about the play and characters to help build background knowledge for understanding. Guided questions are presented in order of the chapters. No prep needed ah
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6th - 12th
Hamlet Act 4
For Act 4, students watch all of Act 4, the Kenneth Branagh version. There are two activity options for close reading of the text after viewing it. Then, students complete a character study project with a partner.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Â Hamlet Complete Unit BUNDLE: Student-centered learning and varied activities
Othello Socratic Seminar Prep Work Assignment
These 14 open-ended questions are a fantastic way to prepare your students for a Socratic Seminar based on Shakespeare's Othello (they're asked to choose 6). They're prompted to use text in their answers and include Act and Scene numbers so they're ready for the seminar with text in hand. A great way to get the discussion started and help alleviate some of the pressure of discussion in a whole-class setting.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Othello: The Bundle
And Then There Were None Reader's Theater Ch. 9
Agatha Christie's murder mystery And Then There Were None is naturally set up for a reader's theater style of reading, and this method helps bring the dialogue to life. Additionally, I find it really helps the students begin to differentiate and understand the characters more easily because their personalities while reading give them another layer of connection to the text. These play versions of the chapter keep the same voice and style of Christie with no major narrative removed. They simply b
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9th - 12th
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet - ACT 3 - Collections 9 - Google Form Test
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet - ACT 3 - Collections 9 - Google Form TestAligned with COLLECTIONS 9 - 9th GradeE-LEARNING / VIRTUAL LEARNING DIGITAL ACTIVITY--Google Classroom Users: Test your students' abilities with this auto-grading Google Form. This Google Form is best used as an assessment or an e-learning assignment. Because we use Google Forms, this resource can be edited to fit your needs. In this Google Form, students are tested on comprehension and vocabulary.This is most suitable for
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7th - 12th
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Digital Learning: AP Literatura 2 PALABRAS - Isabel Allende
This 37 slide deck provides interactive text with the short story DOS PALABRAS by Isabel Allende. Download contains a brief biography of the author, essential questions to consider, a link to the audio version of the story and interactive text and questions as the story progresses. This lesson works best with an AP Spanish Literature Class, a Heritage Language Learner class or an AP V class where students have a high level of proficiency and takes 3 class periods to complete. It is suitable f
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9th - 12th
Macbeth Sample Literary Analysis
This sample literary analysis of Macbeth can serve as a helpful blueprint for students.
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9th - 12th
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MACBETH ACT 5 QUOTES MAP (Quiz, Worksheet, Review, Study Sheets) NO PREP
This is a complete Quotes map for ACT 5 of Shakespeare's Macbeth - with analysis questions regarding the important quotes found on the map.Students place the names of characters on the map within the context of quotes. Then, they answer questions on the significance of each set of quotes related to the work's overall meaning. These maps work to help students visualize and recall the relationships between characters that they've read about as they have to remember who said what to whom and about
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7th - 12th
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