Lesson Plan

Scripting The Great Train Robbery

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Take writing prompts to another level in this activity, which allows pupils to create scenes of dialogue based on the 1903 silent film, The Great Train Robbery. Useful for a language arts/history cross-curricular activity, the lesson guides young writers through the historical context of the movie, appropriate music choices for mood, and eventually, a Six Trait writing process for their scripts. This is guaranteed to get even your most passive writers' attention!

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6th - 8th
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English Language Arts
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