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Curated OER

Touring the Museum

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a living sculpture using their peers. Working with a partner, they manipulate their partner's arms and legs to create a living statue. They create a story to go along with their sculpture, explaining what the...
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
TES Global

Tes: Drama Cards Genres

For Students K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Scenes from stories can be enhanced with this set of drama cards. Students can use a genre card to improvise a scene or use a card with one drama and then shift to another genre with the choosing of...
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.
Graphic
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Expande El Piensamiento Con Drama [Pdf]

For Students 4th - 9th Standards
This graphic organizer, written in Spanish, will help students plan a drama that is based on a story or a historical event. Students will complete a graphic organizer, answer guiding questions, and write a play based on the content.
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 activity, 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...
Website
Other

Abwag: Learn About Acting

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Student awareness and appreciation of acting will be enhanced after discovering the tricks of the trade. They will learn how to act, feel and think in an acting environment.
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.
Unit Plan
Vocabulary.com

Vocabulary From "Hamilton" Lyrics, Act 1

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site contains a list of 50 words from Act I lyrics from the Broadway production of Hamilton, a Grammy Award-winning and the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical. Teachers can digitally assign this list to their students to reinforce the...
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...
eBook
Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: Master Olof: A Drama in Five Acts by August Strindberg

For Students 9th - 10th
August Strindberg's play is reproduced here in multiple formats.
eBook
Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: Uncle Vanya: Scenes From Country Life in Four Acts

For Students 9th - 10th
Chekhov's play is offered here in multiple digital formats.
Lesson Plan
ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Acting Hot and Cold [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd
For 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.

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