Activity
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Internet Classics Archive: Medea (Euripides)

For Students 9th - 10th
MIT offers an online version of the classical play "Medea" by the Greek playwright Euripides.
Primary
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Macbeth Act I, Scene I

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of Act 1, Scene I of Macbeth by William Shakespeare; links are provided for the rest of the Scenes.
Primary
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Macbeth Act 2, Scene 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text for Act 2, Scene 1 of Macbeth by William Shakespeare; links to other scenes are provided.
Primary
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Macbeth Act 3, Scene 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text to Act 3, Scene 1 of Macbeth by William Shakespeare; links are provided for the rest of the Scenes.
Primary
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Macbeth Act 4, Scene 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of Macbeth Act 4, Scene 1 by William Shakespeare; links are provided to the rest of the scenes.
Primary
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Macbeth Act 5, Scene 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of Act 5, Scene 1 of Macbeth by William Shakespeare; links are provided to the rest of the scenes.
Article
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Drama Terms Handout [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This two-page PDF is a list of 15 drama terms with definitions; the list includes: dramatic conventions, concealment, soliloquy, aside, dramatic irony, tragedy, tragic flaw, harartia, and others.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Poetic Stickup: Put the Financial Aid in the Bag

For Students 9th - 10th
See performance artist, Carvens Lissaint to use language, metaphor, and imagery to express an emotional plea to make college education more accessible to all. [5:05]
Lesson Plan
Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Mythology, Movement/ Drama Unit for 5th Gr

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This site is a drama unit for fifth graders created by the Yale New Haven Teachers Institute. The site provides plenty of background information, a bibliography, and much more.
Lesson Plan
Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Popol Vuh

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This unit is geared towards grades 4-8, but could be used with ESL high school students. Contains lesson plans integrating language arts and social studies, with a bibliography, a play, recipe, and a reading list for students.
Website
American Movie Classics Company

The Film Site: Drama Films

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about drama films.
Article
Luminarium

Luminarium: Anthology of English Literature: John Dryden

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a biography of John Dryden (1631-1700). It discusses his life and his works of poetry, satire, and drama.
Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: New Year's Resolutions [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd
A reader's theater adaptation of Francis B. Watts' story, New Year's Resolutions. Eight character roles are needed in this performance.
Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: A Christmas Story: Shoot Your Eye Out [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A reader's theater script for a scene from Jean Shepherd's children's story, A Christmas Story: Shoot Your Eye Out, is provided on these pages. Five character roles are needed in this activity.
Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: A Little Excitement [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A reader's theater script for Marc Harshman's book, A Little Excitement, is provided on these pages. Six character roles are needed in this activity.
Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A reader's theater script for Lenore Look's children's book, Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things, is provided on these pages. Seven character roles are needed in this activity.
Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Angelina Ice Skates [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
A reader's theater script for Katharine Holabird and Helen Craig's children's book, Angelina Ice Skates, is provided on these pages. Sixteen character roles are needed in this activity.
Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Ant and the Grasshopper [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
A reader's theater script for Aesop's fable, The Ant and the Grasshopper, is provided on these pages. Five character roles are needed in this activity.
Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Arthur's Christmas [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A reader's theater script for Marc Brown's children's book, Arthur's Christmas, is provided on these pages. Ten character roles are needed in this activity.
Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Arthur the Brave [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
A reader's theater script for Marc Brown's book, Arthur the Brave, is provided on these pages. Six character roles are needed in this activity.
Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Patrick Carman's Atherton: The House of Power

For Teachers 5th - 8th
A reader's theater script for Patrick Carman's young adult dystopian novel, Atherton: The House of Power, is provided on this activity. Eight character roles are needed in this activity.
Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: A Bad Case of the Stripes [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A reader's theater script for David Shannon's children's book, A Bad Case of the Stripes, is provided on these pages. Eighteen character roles are needed in this activity.
Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Bfg [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A reader's theater script for Roald Dahl's children's book, BFG, is provided on these pages. Six character roles are needed in this activity.
Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Big Al [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
A reader's theater script for Andew Clements Yoshi's book, Big Al, is provided on these pages. Eight character roles are needed in this activity.