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Higher education drama handouts
Three Scene Play Playwriting Unit for Drama, Theatre, or Acting Classes
DISTANCE-LEARNING FRIENDLY. REVISED AND UPDATED JULY 2019. This complete, three-week unit plan for teaching a simple, three-scene playwriting structure in any class has been extremely helpful to the many teachers who have purchased it over the past four years, since it debuted in July of 2015. I have been honing the lessons contained in this unit for a decade and a half in my own classes and it is a simple, fun and creative way to teach story structure, character development, and dialogue writin
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Taming of the Shrew/10 Things I Hate About You Comparison Sheet
This 2-page handout asks students to compare Shakespeare's classic, Taming of the Shrew, with its modern teen incarnation, 10 Things I Hate About You. It asks previewing questions about issues such as comparing today's teen audience to Shakespeare's "groundlings". It then has students keep a comparison/contrast chart during viewing. It then finishes with some questions to lead to discussion of Shakespeare's lasting importance and impression.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Crucible by Arthur Miller - Intro to Salem, Puritanism, Witchcraft-UPDATED
**Updated to improve viewing content and to add CLOZE notes for student engagement**
This power point presentation provides background information on Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible, focusing on Salem, Puritanism, and Witchcraft. PowerPoint does not cover parallels with the Red Scare and Communism.
A good starting point for reading the play. I often print the power point and give it as homework for them to read and annotate. When students come in, we discuss what they learned.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Theatre Online Scavenger Hunt Bundle
Need a great online activity for that theatre unit? Looking for a way to make Shakespeare, Greek Theatre, Theatre Superstitions, or Broadway facts a little more fun? This bundle of scavenger hunts puts 10 one-day activities in your "bag of theatre tricks"! Use them to open or close a unit, to offer extra credit, to provide initial information for a research project, or just as a fun way to begin or end a week! Great for in-person or virtual learning, these editable Word Document scavenger hu
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Crash Course Theater and Drama Worksheets Complete Series Set Full Bundle
This ZIP file contains Microsoft Word document worksheets (along with PDF versions) for each of the fifty episodes of Crash Course Theater and Drama hosted by Mike Rugnetta.Worksheets contain a combination of fill-in-the-blank and short answer questions. Each worksheet is accompanied with an answer key and relevant images.By purchasing this file, you agree not to make it publicly available (on external websites, etc.) or to share with any other teachers. It is intended for classroom use only. Yo
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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"The Importance of Being Earnest" (Wilde) - IB / A-Level TEACH Bundle + ANSWERS
This bundle includes all my handouts, worksheets, and activities to teach The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde. The resources are designed to be taught at a fairly high level, avoid looking flashy or patronizing, and instead focus on enabling higher-level cognitive, critical, and thinking skills, as well as to hone close-reading skills in your students. The bundle includes the following resources:1 - Oscar Wilde Biography, with a particular focus on his philosophy of aestheticism and
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Bundle: Scene Study For Actors - Advanced Acting Lesson for High School Drama
Bundle: Scene Study For ActorsDo your students have their perfect scripts, but now feel overwhelmed? This bundle will help actors through each hurdle on the way to performance. From planning and documenting rehearsals, to memorization, motivation work, and even overcoming stage fright, this bundle will help make the journey to performance as smooth and rewarding as possible.Scene Production For ActorsHave you taught your students rehearsal strategies to practice and perform scripted scenes effec
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Drama Class! Trash Bag Fashion Show
This is one of my favorite projects! The students will be creating fashion from trash bags and then presenting their creations in a Trash Bag Fashion Show. This activity builds creativity, fearlessness, and stage presence. I am always amazed at their creativity with this project!
Includes a two-page worksheet of instructions and ideas for students and a space for them to brainstorm their design. Also included are easy-to-follow Teacher Tips and Instructions.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Stand-Up Comedy for the Middle or High School Drama Class
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 moments of all doing stand-up. This easy-to-use handout breaks down the steps for you, the teacher (with a page of directions and possible youtube comics to watch), as well as the students. A clear rubric makes grading a snap! Obviously, effort counts mo
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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AP Macbeth Comprehensive Unit
This unit was written by an AP Literature reader who served as a former educational consultant to a national Shakespeare theatre. It is both academically on target and easily accessible. Scene by Scene, Act by Act Study Questions (100+questions)Act by Act Quizzes (10 total, with one MC and one short answer quiz per act)Understanding Theme activities that push students into creative inquiry that leave easy answers behindClassic instruction on tragedy as Shakespeare knew itCharacter StudyA plot-
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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A Midsummer Night's Dream - Advanced Teaching + Drama + Literary Analysis BUNDLE
This bundle contains ALL my print-and-use worksheets, handouts, presentations and teaching activities for my extensive unit on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.The level of the bundle is certainly high enough to be taught as a set text for the IB English A: Literature or English A: Language and Literature curriculum OR as a year 8-10 text (also suited to IGCSE / GCSE Exam Prep, depending on the current curriculum!)Most resources, in my opinion, are too patronising of the students.Addition
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Funny Skits Teaching Stage Directions
Teach theatre students about stage directions with these fun comedy skits for drama and acting classrooms."Emotional Zones" is about two scientists trying to teach two androids how to feel emotions. For 4 actors (male or female)."Pirates Stage Right" follows a crazy crew of pirates who have to push around their Captain and a tiny ship. For 5 or more actors (male or female)."The Joke Olympics" presents the matholypmics where mathletes compete, solving funny math problems. For 8 actors (male or f
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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THEATER SYLLABUS Template | Editable B&W Version + Watercolor Version
This product contains 2 versions of the same THEATER SYLLABUS template.1. Watercolor Version2. Black and White VersionIdea!: Use the black and white version to make multiple copies for in-class handouts and use the watercolor version for your google classroom!I have written in example text but it is editable!**IMPORTANT!The header text that says: Welcome, Expectations, Procedures, and Grading is NOT editable. It is a clipart instead of text that way it shows up in the document with or without yo
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Bundle: Actor's Challenge: 13 No-Prep-Required Drama Lessons!
Our "Actor's Challenge" series is a collection of zero-prep-required drama lessons for theater teachers, each one highlighting a different dramatic device for actors to add to their toolkit. All you need to do is print them out, and play!This bundle includes 12 diverse lessons!Commedia Dell'ArteWant to challenge your actors with physical comedy, hilarious characters, & timeless humor? Our commedia dell'arte lesson is a high-energy introduction to classic comic routines, lazzi, & timele
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Theatre Curriculum Bundle
Discover the wonders of theatre with our comprehensive Theatre Curriculum Bundle! Topics Included:Building a Positive and Collaborative Theatre EnsembleStory-Telling BasicsVocal ProjectionResonance & Creating Character VoicesStory AnalysisConstructive Critique TechniquesScript Reading & AnalysisMonologue Writing & PerformanceIntroduction to Theatre History with Greek TheatreColor Theory as an Introduction to Theatrical DesignTheatre Make-Up BasicsCostume DesignScenic DesignSound Desi
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Hamlet (Shakespeare) Complete Advanced Activity Bundle
This is a collection of handouts, worksheets etc. for William Shakepeare's iconic play 'Hamlet'. Having taught it quite often, by now, I have put together a great selection of advanced worksheets, activities, with a particular focus on catering to high schools teaching the play. The worksheets and handouts are of an advanced enough level to be taught at university, too. The unit covers the following topics and issues central to the play:Introduction to the Play & Pre-Reading ActivitiesAct 1,
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Julius Caesar - Brutus' and Antony's Speeches
Students compare and contrast the funeral speeches from Julius Caesar looking specifically for persuasive techniques and stylistic devices. This assignment is made for AP students, but can be modified for other high school levels.
Other related Julius Caesar products:
• JULIUS CAESAR - Targeting Themes
• Julius Caesar - Shakespeare - Group Critical Response Questions
• PLOT TWIST! Julius Caesar
• Julius Caesar - Character Interview writing assignment
• JULIUS CAESAR - Agree or Disagree
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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75 Fantastic "What If" Fractured Fairy Tale, Nursery Rhyme, and Story Prompts
Looking for prompts that force students to reexamine stories and think "outside the box"? This collection of prompts takes characters that students know and says "What if" something different had happened! Great for use as a creative writing "Bell Ringer" set, as improvisation prompts, or as scene starters for longer scenes or one-act plays. The set of 76 prompts (you get a bonus!) includes a few suggestions on how to use the prompts in the writing classroom or theatre program. Enjoy!
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Incredible Improvisation Bundle
Pygmalion Teaching Materials (Quizzes, Discussion, Activities, etc.)
This 57 page Word document contains a collection of teaching materials that I use to teach George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion. There are materials to use before reading, during reading, and after reading. Activities range from conducting internet research, to role-playing and even performing a scene from the play. Most of the activities included were ones I created during my graduate coursework, and are research-based literacy strategies (i.e. "Intra-act", "essential questions", "Hot Seat", "P
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Macbeth Act V Open Book Scavenger Hunt and KEY
Macbeth Act V Open Book Scavenger Hunt. This sequential 30 question scavenger hunt with a key can be used as a reading check or guide. It may be done indivually or as a group activity. It could also be assigned as homework and used as platform to assure the Act has be read and now discussion can occur. This is an add water and stir lesson plan, easy for the teacher and with a high effectiveness index for students. It keeps them on task and improves reading comprehension. A page answer KEY is pro
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Broadway Musicals Online Scavenger Hunt
Use this resource as a way to introduce or close a unit on Broadway musicals or as a way to introduce students to the long, rich history of the Broadway stage. The 40-item scavenger hunt gives "clues" that students will use to search online for answers. Over 40 Broadway shows and 35 Broadway personalities are referenced, and students will be researching 9 decades of Broadway facts and trivia! It is editable, and an answer key and some ideas for using the assignment are included. Have fun!
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Theatre Online Scavenger Hunt Bundle
Shakespeare's "Othello" Character Map
This one-page summary of key characters and themes in Shakespeare's "Othello" offers an engaging and bare bones start to your unit! Why complicate things? Hand drawn in black ink, this character map is perfect for a quick trip to the photocopier. I've seen kids treasure this handout for the entire unit, as it's a great go-to guide to remember who's-who!
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Hamlet (IB Shakespeare) - "To be, or not to be" Soliloquy (Worksheet + ANSWERS)
This handout introduces students to Hamlet’s iconic “To be, or not to be” soliloquy, and Act 3, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's iconic tragedy.I usually teach Hamlet as an IB English A: Literature or Language & Literature Higher Level text, but it can be seamlessly integrated into any upper school / high school curriculum. The handout provides:Comprehension & close reading questions for Act 3, Scene 1 of the play.Introduction to soliloquies, including necessary terminology to differentiate betw
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Hamlet (Shakespeare) Complete Advanced Activity Bundle
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand Viewing Guide
(From the L.A. Times) August Wilson, a great American writer of great American plays, and a great African American writer of great African American plays, gets the "American Masters" treatment in "The Ground on Which I Stand," an edition of the series "American Masters."
Directed by Sam Pollard (longtime Spike Lee editor and producer), it's the usual mix of talking heads, including colleagues, scholars friends and relations, and archival clips, including interviews with Wilson, who died at 60
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Fences by August Wilson Bundle
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