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Free high school drama printables
Romeo and Juliet Pre-Reading Activity - The Perfect Partner Creative Assignment
Romeo and Juliet Pre-Reading Activity - The Perfect Partner Creative Assignment is the perfect way to kick off your Romeo and Juliet unit plan that will immerse students in Juliet's perspective. In this assignment, students are prompted to contemplate their ideal life partner and contrast it with the hypothetical partner their parents might select for them. This thought-provoking exercise is designed to pique students' interest in Shakespeare's tragic tale, fostering discussion and setting the s
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7th - 10th
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Events Leading to the Revolutionary War Free Reader's Theater: Boston Massacre
Events Leading to the Revolutionary War Free Reader's Theater: Boston Massacre
This is a free sample of one of the scripts included in my Reader’s Theater Pack: Events Leading to the Revolutionary War.
The script is short, giving a quick overview of the Boston Massacre. It is written for 3 students.
If you and your students enjoy this script, check out my Reader’s Theater Pack: Events Leading to the Revolutionary War. Topics in that pack include The French and Indian War, Proclamation of 176
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4th - 9th
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The Crucible Anticipation Guide (Google Slides) / Freebie
The Crucible is a staple in many American literature classrooms. At my school, juniors read this text.This anticipation guide is a fun way to engage students in a new text. Students can consider the opinions before, during, and after reading. To make this resource as flexible as possible, I've included a Google Slides, so you can edit the entire anticipation guide! Since this is a Google resource, TPT will add the Google Slides to your Google Drive. SAVE MORE! Grab The Crucible Unit Bundle, and
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11th - 12th
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Also included in: American Literature Bundle (A Complete Year of Resources) / 750+ pages
Map of Macbeth's Scotland - Free Printable Macbeth Resource - Handout or Poster
Who doesn't love an engaging visual? Discovering the word of Shakespeare's Macbeth is not as easy as finding a map of Scotland. Many things have changed since this play. Now you can help your students discover Macbeth’s Scotland with an informative and decorative classroom poster or handout. Featuring locations of castles, homes of thanes, neighboring countries, and other key locations, this resource will help your students visualize the world of Shakespeare's Macbeth. How to use this Resource:
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9th - 12th
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Character Development Worksheet
Students are able to get a little creative and choose their own character from something they enjoy. I personally was looking for "because" statements to work on building an argument to support their claim.
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Character Development Bundle (English and Spanish Slides)
Tableau Scene Starters
A list of scene ideas for Drama Improvisation and/or tableau work. A number of simple, engaging ideas for students in drama class.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Macbeth Anticipation Guide (Editable Google Slides) / Freebie
Macbeth was the first Shakespeare play I ever taught, and it helped me appreciate how much fun your students can have while acting out a drama in the classroom.This anticipation guide is a great way to help students get excited about reading the play! Students can revisit these themes and ideals before, during, and after reading. To make sure this resource is as flexible as possible, I've included an editable Google Slides.Elevate your Macbeth unit:Abridged and modified Act I, Act II, Act III, A
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Abridged and Modified Macbeth Bundle (14 resources!)
A Midsummer Night's Dream Handouts w/ Discussion ?s, Close Readings, and MORE
A Midsummer Night's Dream Act-by-Act Handouts: These activities are PDF. They include comprehension questions, discussion questions, close reading for several key scenes, creative writing, and fun facts!CHECK OUT OUR OTHER RESOURCES FOR A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM:A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Digital Student NotebookA MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Full Unit BundleFor classroom freebies, teaching ideas, book recommendations, giveaways and TpT SALES:---> Follow us on Instagram---> Follow us on Pinteres
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7th - 12th
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Movie Review Worksheet
This is a movie review worksheet. It includes guided questions, and a narrative assignment.
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5th - 12th
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Original Drama Script - Amy Investigates (A short play / Readers' Theatre)
Amy is trying to solve the case of the missing ice cubes. Will she be able to follow the clues and find the culprit? A short play that is appropriate for students in 3rd- 6th Grade. The play can be performed in about 6-8 minutes. Along with the play there are discussion questions relating to the themes in the play.
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3rd - 9th
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Difference of Two Perfect Squares Printable Tiered Worksheets
Do your students need more practice and to learn how to factor the difference of two perfect squares? These worksheets are perfect to teach, review, or reinforce these skills!This product includes 3 worksheets that are differentiated for different levels of factoring the difference of two perfect squares. Each level has 6 questions. The first level students factor the difference of two perfect squares with no coefficients. The second level students factor the difference of two perfect squares wi
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8th - 9th
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Also included in: Algebra Printable and Digital Activity Bundle
Introducing Macbeth Freebie / Macbeth Meets the Witches Abridged and Modified
Macbeth was the first Shakespeare play I ever taught, and it helped me appreciate how much fun your students can have while acting out a drama in the classroom.However, this experience also helped me understand what aspects of a Shakespearean drama frustrate students and teachers. Some of the characters are confusing, some scenes do not advance the plot or are not school appropriate, and some of the language is dense.For these reasons, I created an abridged and modified version of Macbeth. Every
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Abridged and Modified Macbeth Bundle (14 resources!)
Romeo and Juliet PLOT cloze activity - Act One
Spice up your Romeo and Juliet unit with this great little plot summary, cloze activity for Act One, Scenes 1 - 5.What is included?For students: Plot Summary: A brief plot summary with 20 words missing.Story Board: A bonus story board activity is included for students to draw or write their own plot summary.For teachers: Answers: on the one page plot synopsis with the 20 missing words numbered and listed in red.Why are there TWO versions of the Cloze Activity?Two versions of the Close Activity
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: A trio of BUNDLES - Macbeth, Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet
Stage Makeup Blank Face Template
This blank face template is for the students to follow along as you show them the different lines and shading techniques for both "older" and "younger" looks on stage. I will typically project the face onto my white board and shade the face with designated expo markers. I'll write a "key" on the board explaining that a black marker are for the "low lights" and the red marker is for the "highlights" of the face.2 blank faces are in the PDF so that the students can use one for "Old" and the other
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6th - 12th
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Actor's Character Worksheet
A basic questionnaire for student actors, covering the who/what/where/when/and why of any play, as well as character objectives and actions, ensuring your students are well prepared to set foot on stage!
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3rd - 12th
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Linden Grange Victorian Murder Mystery Scenario Game
Until recently, Sir Theodore Felding lived at Linden Grange, an isolated country manor nestled in heavily wooded hills. This past Tuesday morning, however, the gardener discovered a body near the edge of the woods – that of Sir Theodore Felding himself. He’d been bludgeoned to death by a heavy object, presumably metallic in nature. The villagers living several miles off were shocked by Sir Theodore’s untimely death. So shocked, in fact, that the police did not begin an investigation until too la
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Shakespearean Snapchat - Romeo and Juliet
This document can act as either an in-class activity, or a take-home assignment. This exercise is best used after Act 5 Scene 2, when Friar John realizes his message to Romeo was not received. It can also be used at the very end of the play as a wrap-up.
Students are asked to choose 4 of 8 messages that are delivered in the play (these 8 messages are listed on the second page/back of the assignment for student reference). Using these four messages, they must then craft a "snap" for each.
Thi
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8th - 11th
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A Midsummer Night's Dream Anticipation Game--Wacky Word Style
Used as a fun introduction to the Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, this game will engage students in the play's plot. Students come up with random words that are filled into the purposely missing words of each scene's summary--resulting in humorous situations.
This activity can be used with partners, groups, or as a whole class activity. The whole play could be introduced before the unit of study or each act/scene could be introduced individually.
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6th - 12th
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Monologue Rubric
Monologue rubric designed specifically to assess and evaluate a single students' monologue performance. Can be used with pre-selected monologues or student choice monologues. Excellent resource for the culmination of a monologue unit.
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7th - 12th
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Edgar Allen Poe - The Raven, A Tale Tell Heart
Images, the stories, and Youtube links to audio for the two Edgar Allen Poe stories are included.
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7th - 12th
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Free Abridged & Modified Romeo and Juliet Side-by-Side Text & Questions Prologue
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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Positive and Negative Character Traits
This is a great tool for students to use for a variety of personal and professional work, including interviews, get-to-know you activities, and essay development. Students can reference the lists to describe their strengths and weaknesses, describe legacies and heroes, describe characters in literature, and more. The tool can be used for community building whereby students share their personal character traits and explain why they are those traits. They can use them for their name tags and acros
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9th - 12th
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Julius Caesar Anticipation Guide (Print, Google Form, Google Slides) / Freebie
William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar is one of my favorite units of the year! I teach this play to sophomores, so it's important to help students appreciate the play's relevance. This anticipation guide is a great way to help students get excited about reading the play! Students can revisit these themes and ideals before, during, and after reading. I've updated this to include lesson plan and instructional ideas and inspiration! To make sure this resource is as flexible as possible, I've included
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9th - 12th
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FREE storyboard template - for middle school and high school drama
This has become one of my "go to" handouts for drama class, and sometimes photography class too!It's a really basic storyboard template that works well for middle school or high school students in various subjects.It goes through:a little note on storyboards / how they're being evaluatedwhat to include in the boxes/linesan extra blank page since they tend to use way more boxes than they initially think, depending on the project!It really helps them organize their ideas and I always find myself g
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6th - 12th
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