Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Drama: Act I: An American Dream

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an introduction to Act I of "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry which focuses on "how the social, educational, and political climate of the 1950s affected African Americans' quest for 'The American Dream.'" It features...
Professional Doc
Province of British Columbia

British Columbia Ministry of Ed: Drama 11 and 12: Film and Television [Pdf]

For Teachers 11th - 12th
An outline for how to teach this BC drama course. In Film and Television 11 and 12, students gain practical experience in some of the major areas of the industry, including acting, scriptwriting, and production.
Professional Doc
Province of British Columbia

British Columbia Ministry of Education: Drama 8 to 10 [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A curriculum document with suggested activities and resources for teaching drama in grades 8-10. Explores imagination and basic drama skills such as body, voice, and technique.
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.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Drama: A Raisin in the Sun Act Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on Act II of A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry including the symbolism in the play. It features links to a study guide, Spark Notes and Shmoop summaries of the play, and an NPR: A Raisin In the Sun Broadway...
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Drama: A Raisin in the Sun: Act Iii

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an introduction to Act III of A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry which focuses on major conflicts. It features links to a study guide, a character analysis assignment, and Spark Notes and Shmoop summaries of the play.
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.
Lesson Plan
ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Acting Out the Adverb, but What About the Adjective? [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
In this lesson, young scholars will compare and contrast adjectives and adverbs. They will explore how acting out an adverb is easier than an adjective. While they can reach for the adjective, they are often difficult to physically...
Lesson Plan
ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Using Tableau and Role Drama to Examine the Ecosystem [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th
In this lesson plan, 4th graders use tableaux to dramatize their roles in the food chain of an ecosystem. Next, they write in role arguing why they are important to the ecosystem. This is followed by a debate in the format of a Character...
Handout
Northern Virginia Community College

Northern Virginia Community College: Elizabethan Acting Style

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about acting styles in the Elizabethan Age.
Website
Other

Theatr Group: "Method"acting Procedures

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Contains fourteen descriptions of various "method" acting procedures. Includes exercises such as sense memory, the magic if, animal exercise, affective memory, given circumstances, and more.
Lesson Plan
Crayola

Crayola: Castle in the Sun (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This lesson plan incorporates art, drama, social studies, and language arts. Students use recycled paper and boxes to create a castle, then use it as inspiration to write and act out their own play. (To access this lesson plan, you must...
Lesson Plan
ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Acting Hot and Cold [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd
In this lesson, 3rd graders will explore heating and cooling through pantomime. By enacting the effect of sunlight on a snowman and a growing seed, students will learn scientific information kinesthetically.
Lesson Plan
ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Dramatic Writing With Ansel Adams [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
Using Ansel Adams photographs for inspiration, young scholars will explore creative writing, directing, and acting.
Lesson Plan
ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Dramatic Writing With Ansel Adams [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Using Ansel Adams photographs for inspiration, middle schoolers will explore creative writing, directing, and acting.
Handout
Other

The Stanislavski System: Growth & Methodology [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Twenty-six page PDF manual entitled "The Stanislavski System: Growth & Methodology" written by a college acting professor. Includes sections on Stanislavski's background, physical actions, and emotional memory.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Macbeth: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the introduction to a unit on the study of Shakespeare's Macbeth. It discusses Shakespeare's modern English and the difficult reading and Elizabethean drama and the Globe Theater; it offers a short biography of Shakespeare and an...
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Othello by William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the five-act tragedy Othello by William Shakespeare.
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Pericles, Prince of Tyre by William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the five-act play Pericles, Prince of Tyre by William Shakespeare. Pericles, the Prince of Tyre asks the king for the hand his daughter in marriage. The king gives him a riddle to solve before he will agree. The...
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.

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