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\nElements of Drama\n

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\nIntroduce young actors to the key elements of performance with this handout that defines key staging terms and activities.\n
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\nTheatre: Exploratory Techniques\n

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\nUsing various exploratory techniques, young actors work as an ensemble company to devise, perform and evaluate a piece of theatre for assessment. This outline provides an objective and a list of games and activities that stimulate skills...\n
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\nMTV and Othello\n

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\nAfter reading Acts III and IV of Othello, give your class a fun, interactive, music-related activity. Begin by asking high schoolers about songs they have heard in movies or plays. Let them look up the lyrics online and ruminate about...\n
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\nShakespeare's Macbeth, Act 2, Scene 2: Fun Trivia Quiz\n

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\nThis short, online quiz tests readers' basic understanding of the plot in Act 2, Scene 2 of Macbeth. It may be useful for providing your class with immediate feedback on their reading comprehension, but is perhaps best used as a...\n
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\nCharacters in Live Performance\n

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\nYour intermediate or advanced thespians choose dramatic scenes to perform in duos, small groups, or solo to demonstrate vocal and physical characterization. Use class time to prepare and rehearse. Detailed rubrics work for peer assessment.\n
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\nGraphs of the Heart\n

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\nStudents study Greek literature. In this Greek tragedies lesson, students explore the dance-dramas of Martha Graham. Students study the choreography that brings ancient Greek literature to life.\n
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\nWriting Drama-Trying Your Hand at being a Playwright\n

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\nFifth graders chart the elements of drama. For this performing arts lesson, 5th graders discuss the role of a playwrite, practice doing some Reader's Theatre scripts, write a paragraph about a problem between two people, and perform...\n
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\nWriting/Performing One Act Plays (all, Reading/Writing\n

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\nStudents, after reading one-act plays or scenes from plays, compose a short, one-act play which involves two characters.\n
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\nWhere Did Theater Go? Crash Course Theater #18\n

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\nOh, the drama! According to Plato, poetry is a false representation of reality and, to him, poetry included drama. The Puritans also despised theater, a topic the informational video explores. The narrator describes the controversial...\n
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\nAntonin Artaud and the Theatre of Cruelty: Crash Course Theater #43\n

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\nDespite spending many years in a sanatorium, Antonin Artaud became a well-known playwright. Video 43 from the Crash Course Drama and Theater playlist describes the life work of the French playwright with a focus on the theater of...\n
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\nBertolt Brecht and Epic Theatre: Crash Course Theater #44\n

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\nA video, number 44 on the Crash Course Drama and Theater playlist, covers the work of Bertolt Brecht, who believed theater should be more than an escape from reality. Content covers a range of Brecht's styles and includes a summary of...\n
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\nBeckett, Ionesco, and the Theater of the Absurd: Crash Course Theater #45\n

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\nLife doesn't make sense, so theater shouldn't make sense either. A video about the theater of the absurd, the 45th installment of the Crash Course Drama and Theater series, discusses the unique movement in theater history. An overview of...\n
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\nThe Birth of Off Broadway: Crash Course Theater #47\n

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\nMany Broadway shows, including Hamilton, got their start off the infamous street. Video 47 from the Crash Course Drama and Theater playlist focuses on the creation of Off-Broadway theater. Discussion centers around specific theaters and...\n
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\nTheater Units for Lower and Upper Elementary Levels\n

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\nIntroduce middle schoolers to playwriting and the elements of drama with a six-session storytelling unit that encourages kids to expand their acting and writing skills. The 12-page packet includes overviews of the lessons,...\n
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\n\"Shakespeare and Star Wars\": Lesson Plan Day 4\n

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\nClass members have an opportunity to compare how a film and a play handle the same source material by viewing the opening chapters of George Lucas's Star Wars: A New Hope and acts I and II of Ian Doescher's play, William...\n
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\nThe Quakers, the Dutch, and the Ladies\n

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\nListen as this famed speaker argues why \"the real story of history is about regular people trying to take care of their families\" and \"small-scale dramas,\" particularly in the case of colonial America. Topics covered include the shift...\n
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\nRomeo & Juliet (Drama)\n

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\nNinth graders read and internalize the drama Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Many intriguing and thought provoking assignments are waiting for the completion of students within this lesson profile.\n
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\nActing Out The Story, Jane And The Dragon\n

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\nThird graders reflect on and discuss the story, Jane and the Dragon, and portray their understanding of stereotyping through the actions of their character. Through the use of legends, drama can be used to educate understanding for other...\n
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\nAct It Out!\n

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\nAn effective way to demonstrate understanding is by synthesizing one's own work. Use a creative lesson designed for a unit on Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun for small groups to show what they know about the play,...\n
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\nDrama: Three Words\n

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\nSeventh graders practice dramatic acting skills, using three words - why, oh, and sorry in different contexts. Working in groups of two or three, they create scenes in which the three words are the only ones spoken and are used to convey...\n
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\nPoor Unfortunate Theater: Crash Course Theater #48\n

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\nHere's an eight-page packet that describes 70 different improv activities to use as warm ups for drama classes. \n
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\nMassive storms, shipwrecks, survivors stranded on an island ruled by an aging magician, and strange creatures—Shakespeare's The Tempest appeals to today's middle schoolers. For this unit, seventh graders read selections from an...\n
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\nThe terrible truth begins in a lesson plan that focuses on the final act of Sophocles' Oedipus the King. As ninth graders collect evidence that details the origin of Oedipus and how his birth relates to the prophecy everyone tried to...\n
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