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Free drama lectures
Dramatic Features of a Play
This is an exciting PowerPoint which describes many fascinating features or elements of a play. It is suitable for all Drama students and the colourful visuals are very enticing with informative textual descriptions alongside.
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Introduction to Aristotelian Tragedy
This PowerPoint presentation walks students through the basics of Aristotelian tragedy as outlined in Aristotle's Poetics. It can serve as an introduction to the concepts preparatory to the teaching of a Greek tragedy like Oedipus Rex or Antigone, or as a bridge to Shakespearean tragedy.This resource is free, but it would pair well with a more complete reading guide for Poetics that is available elsewhere in my store.
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9th - 12th
"Fractured FAIrytales": An Idea for Using AI in Theatre Class | AI Integration
Why?Once potential use for AI technologies like ChatGPT is as a creative partner. Thislesson is designed to help students rethink the plots of well-known stories then perform the new versions in order to flex their own creativity and think critically about AI capabilities.Objectives● Students will be able to collaborate with ChatGPT to generate alternative plotsuggestions for a chosen fairytale.● Students will be able to devise and perform a skit based on one of theAI-generated plot alterations,
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Alternate Shakespeare Endings with AI | AI Integration Lesson Plan
Why?Because AI tools like ChatGPT are capable of mimicking the writing style of well-known authors, they can be a great tool for adapting or exploring alternatives tocommonly read works in class. In this lesson, students are asked to brainstormalternate endings to Shakespeare’s works and use AI to see their ideas come to life.Objectives● Students will be able to use their understanding of a play to suggest plausiblealternate endings.● Students will be able to prompt and AI chatbot to craft a sce
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Performing Arts - MODULE I (345 Teaching Slides)
Performing Arts - MODULE I (345 Teaching Slides)Poetry, Prose, Drama, Literature
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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New Year, New Adventures, A Classroom Journey of Growth and Inspiration
Step into a world of endless possibilities with "New Year, New Adventures." This resource is designed to kickstart the year with positivity, inspiration, and a sense of purpose in your classroom. Filled with engaging activities, reflective prompts, and goal-setting exercises, this toolkit will empower your students to embrace the new academic year with enthusiasm. Foster a positive classroom culture, set achievable goals, and encourage personal growth. Let's make this year a memorable and transf
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PreK - 2nd
Introduction to Romeo and Juliet
This is an introduction to Romeo and Juliet from Edgenuity Inc. I have taken the content and created a Google Slideshow of the information, a review worksheet that correlates with the Slideshow, and an answer key.Lesson ObjectivesParaphrase a text to understand its meaning.Identify the characters, conflict, and setting of a play.Draw conclusions about the purpose of a prologue.
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9th - 12th
OLD JONY STORY BOOK
STORY ABOUT AN OLD MAN CALL OLD JOHNY HE WANT TO MAKE A LAST ADVENTURE IN HIS LIFE AND HE FOUND HIMSELF IN A BIG ADVENTURE TO FIND THE KIBA TREASURE
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Musical Theatre: The Basics
I have created an introductory packet to use when I begin my Musical Theatre Unit. This is a general overview of Musical Theatre in its early years, the Golden Age, the Rock and Roll era, the Mega Musicals, Times Square, Disney, and Modern Musicals. At five pages, its the perfect jumping point into a longer unit on Musical Theatre. There are a few sections with bullet points for students to fill in to gauge prior knowledge about composers and common musicals that are part of our American culture
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9th - 12th
Julius Caesar Act 2 Lecture Notes and Quiz
This is part of a unit on William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. This document contains the lecture notes for Act 2 and a quiz based on the lecture and the play.Depending on the grade/class this might be too much information, so feel free to remove or add anything as needed.After each scene there are discussion questions that can be used for class discussions or writing prompts.The quiz can be found after the lecture notes, along with an answer key.
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6th - 12th
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"A Raisin in the Sun" Introductory PowerPoint
Presentation meant to introduce the play "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry. It is meant to scaffold student awareness of characterization, development of conflict, and symbolism.
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6th - 12th
Theatre History Google Slide
A google slide with links to different examples of theatre throughout history. Greek, Shakespeare, Eastern, and Musical Theatre. Includes links to example youtube videos.
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8th - 12th
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Julius Caesar Act 3 Lecture Notes and Quiz
This is part of a unit on William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. This document contains the lecture notes for Act 3 and a quiz based on the lecture and the play.Depending on the grade/class this might be too much information, so feel free to remove or add anything as needed. The document includes a link to a recording of the lectures that may be used as needed.After each scene there are discussion questions that can be used for class discussions or writing prompts.The quiz can be found after the l
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6th - 12th
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Costume & Hair and Makeup Design Slideshow (remote learning friendly)
A slideshow to go over the basics of costume and hair and makeup design for the theatre. It includes behind the scenes videos from YouTube of the costuming process and hair and makeup information from the Broadway musical, Wicked.
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Theatre Design Bundle (Includes Project)
Theatre Audition Packet for Middle School and High School
Written out directions and rubrics on the four parts of an audition packet. * Monologues * Songs * Resume * HeadshotCompiled list of monologues to fit middle school and high school personalities. Monologues range from 30 seconds to 3 minutes long. Unlisted youtube videos explaining how to do the Audition Packet. This is a great link for your online learners so you do not have to rerecord. There are unlinked youtube videos for you the teachers and for your students to watch explaining the auditi
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Miming History: Marcel Marceau & Charlie Chaplin
Great powerpoint lecture on Marcel Marceau and Charlie Chaplin. Afterwards, I show City Lights, starring Charlie Chaplin.
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9th - 12th
What is a script?
A handy lesson on scripts which includes some activities.
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7th - 12th
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Macbeth Act Two Activity - Who Said It? *Quote to Character Matching*
Easy activity as seen in the thumbnail
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Benchmark Advance Unit 2 Vocabulary slides - FREE
3rd grade Benchmark Advance Unit 2 Vocab slides - FREEBIE Includes Unit 2: Week 1, Week 2, and Week 3Definition, pictures, and sentence examples are included for each vocabulary word. Also included: fun, engaging ideas/activities for the kids to practice and learn the vocab words.
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3rd
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Introduction to William Shakespeare and Julius Caesar
This is part of a unit on William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. This document contain lecture notes on William Shakespeare, his plays, and relevant information for the play Julius Caesar. Depending on the grade/class this may be too much information for them, so feel free to remove or add as needed.
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9th - 12th
Foreshadowing Cues in Literature
Students learn early that foreshadowing is when authors give clues about future action in a piece of literature, but do they actually pick up on those clues (before the end)? This presentation offers a finite list of common cues that authors use and that serve as foreshadowing. If students learn these cues then they are more likely to actually pick up on foreshadowing AS they are reading texts.
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6th - 12th
How to annotate poetry
How to annotate poetry for beginners! This 20 page slide teaches your students how to take a second look at poetry for a closer read to understand deeper meanings. This seven step process breaks down how to truly annotate a poem. This slide includes over 8 poems and pictures!
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4th - 8th
Romeo and Juliet Pre-Reading Who's Who? Character Handout & Audio File FREE!
Please enjoy this free resource to add to your Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare unit!I created this handout and PowerPoint to help students become familiar with key characters in Romeo & Juliet prior to reading. I created the audio to post to my online classrooms so that my home-learners could have easy access, and so that my in-class learners can have a resource to study.This listing will allow you to download the following for FREE:the student handout.an answer key.an 18-Slide Po
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Romeo and Juliet Plot Summary PowerPoint
Experience the world's most famous love story like never before with our FREE PowerPoint summary of "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare. This engaging presentation brings the tragic tale of these star-crossed lovers to life. Whether you're a student looking to review the plot or an educator seeking a fresh way to teach this classic play, our Romeo and Juliet Plot Summary PowerPoint has you covered.But beware – "Romeo and Juliet" contains themes and language that may not be suitable for all
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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