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Drama Common Core RH.6-8.6 resources
Hamilton Musical "Cabinet Battle 1 & 2"
Student favorite! This lesson includes student based activities that directly align with the songs, "Cabinet Battles 1 & 2" from the incredibly popular, Hamilton Musical. Student interest is peaked when the power of music is brought into the classroom. Students use the lyrics to participate in close reading, historical analysis and vocabulary building skills. The lesson concludes with Jeffersonian/ Hamiltonian view points chart. The lesson focuses on U.S. History and U.S. Government content
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8th - 12th
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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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Hamilton Musical: Complete Unit
Wow! This unit is a student favorite! This product bundles 7 lessons that can be used as a collection or each lesson can be used in isolation. The complete unit is included in paper hard copy format AND in the form of a powerpoint that can be easily used by your students in google slides. Each lesson includes student based activities that directly align with 8 different songs from the incredibly popular, Hamilton Musical. Student interest is peaked when the power of music is brought into the cl
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5th - 12th
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The First Thanksgiving Day: A One Act Play
This is a one act play based on an historical event not often taught in schools today. In 1631, the Massachusetts Bay Colony was saved from near-starvation by the arrival of the ship Lyon loaded with much-needed provisions. The colonists were so famished they were going to have a fast, but when the ship arrived, they turned it into a day of Thanksgiving. Several historians believed the 1621 celebration, ten years earlier, was a harvest festival without any religious worship. Therefore this
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6th - 12th
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The Gathering Storm in America Gives Rise to the American Revolution!
The Gathering Storm in America brings history to life with an award-winning (64 minute) audio drama featuring the events that led to American Independence. It tells the remarkable story of an all-but-forgotten forefather whose actions initiated the tumultuous Pre-Revolutionary Period in America. Derived from primary sources, it presents both the British and American points of view on issues that led to the Declaration of Independence and the building of a new nation on democratic principles. T
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5th - 8th
Independence Now! The American Revolution
Independence Now begins with the First Continental Congress and the Suffolk Resolves, a powder keg that ignited military action and set the scene for "the shot heard 'round the world" at Lexington and Concord. This is a chronological journey that takes the student on to Ticonderoga, the siege of Boston, Bunker Hill, Washington's arrival in Boston, Dorchester Heights, Common Sense, and the Declaration of Independence.Included in the Student Workbook is the audio drama and a script for Independ
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5th - 8th
Play Reading: "Dr. Mary Edwards Walker-A Heroine of Women's History and Health"
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary! Doctor Mary Edwards Walker was a Civil War era surgeon, suspected spy, prisoner of war, free-thinker, a champion for changing women's clothing and an advocate for women’s rights. A heroine in every sense of the word, Walker is the only woman to be awarded the Medal of Honor. This staged reading of Walker's life in seven scenes requires only four Ss: the Narrator, Mary Edwards Walker, a Bully for multiple roles, and the Reciter to quote historical documents. It covers
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5th - 12th
The Dream: Celebrating Black History in a Short Play
This inspiring short play is designed to introduce students to the difference that four African-Americans made in helping our country move in the direction of equality for all citizens. In the story, a student, who was asked to write a paper on one African-American who fought for equal rights, is unsure of where to begin. After falling asleep, the student is greeted by a dream figure and taken to different scenes from the lives of four courageous Americans. Worksheets are included to help acto
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4th - 12th
Hamilton Musical "What Comes Next?"
This lesson includes student based activities that directly aligns with the song "What Comes Next" from the incredibly popular, Hamilton Musical. Student interest is peaked when the power of music is brought into the classroom. Students use the lyrics to participate in close reading, historical analysis and vocabulary building skills. The lesson concludes with a creative writing exercise where students take on the Patriot or Loyalist perspective and write back or rap back to King George III! T
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5th - 11th
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Speeches for Democracy Monologue Project
In this project, students are assigned a speech from the Revolutionary period of early America to turn into a monologue. Students are assigned a speech and research the speaker, then they conduct a close reading of the speech to analyze key vocabulary and ideas. Students then write a summary of the speech and examine its impact on American Identity. Finally, students write a monologue using key vocabulary from the speech to perform for their classmates. This resource includes:- Teacher Guide- St
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7th - 12th
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Grandpa & The Statue Activity Pack
Explore Arthur Miller's "Grandpa And The Statue" with this activity pack. Pack includes a Statue of Liberty Webquest, Questions from Reading, Character Traits Identification Activity, and a Poem/Rap Challenge.
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4th - 8th
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Layered Assignment Contract (for Theatre History Project)
This modifiable "contract" is a way for students to display the level of learning and work they wish to do in order to earn a specific grade. Students become empowered when they know exactly what they must do to earn an A, B, or C.
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7th - 12th
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Homelessness Unit plan
Hello! As prices for homes start to skyrocket and more and more people are being forced out of homes in Vancouver, B.C. and homelessness is on the rise because of this, I think the valuable thing to do is teach students about the often tabu topic of homelessness. I have created a unit plan for my final project for my Professional Masters of Education through Queens University. For my final project, I chose to create a unit plan revolving around the topic of homelessness. This unit plan includes
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6th - 8th
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