Ten drama lessons are the perfect addition to your language arts or theater class. With a focus on script elements, plot development, and parts of a dramatic story, the lessons guide young playwrights through the steps of telling a story on stage.

Concepts

elements of drama, genres, reading comprehension, plays, stage directions, writing dialogue

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Additional Tags

visual and performing arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use in a unit about the elements of drama
• Bring the scripts to a drama class for young actors to perform and analyze
• After you finish the lessons, learners can write their own plays

Classroom Considerations

• The lessons have a lot of text, and are a little difficult to organize

Pros

• Comes with scripts with different settings, themes, and genres
• Encourages critical thinking and reading
• Planner provides objectives for each lesson

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.5.1 RL.5.2 RL.5.3