Activity
Read Works

Read Works: The Process of Acting

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about acting and how one actor prepares for her roles. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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 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.
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
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the five-act play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare including a list of characters and the scene by scene text of this tragic play.
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the five-act play The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare; it includes a list of characters and the setting for scene one.
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the three-act play The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde including a list of characters and scenes.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Stage Props, Blocking, and Graphs

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
In this instructional activity, students will block a scene on a graph and act out the scene. Media resources and teacher materials are included.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Translating in Your Own Words: Pride and Prejudice

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will work in groups to select a "scene" from Pride and Prejudice and translate the scene into contemporary English.
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Well of the Saints by J. M. Synge

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the three-act play of The Well of the Saints by J. M. Synge including the scene and a list of characters.
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the four-act British play An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde including a list of characters and the scenes of the play.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Text from Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Given by dramatis personae and by act and scene.
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Massacre at Paris by Christopher Marlowe

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the one-act play Massacre at Paris by Christopher Marlowe including 22 scenes and a list of characters.
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Little Dream by John Galsworthy

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the one-act play The Little Dream by John Galsworthy, an allegory in six scenes.