Meadowbrook Press
Giggle Poetry: "Bad Hair Day" Poetry Theater
In "Bad-Hair Day," students will participate in a poem in three voices. Adapted from the poem by Linda Knaus in If Kids Ruled the School, students will dramatize a poem about how one child's messy hair interrupts the class.
Meadowbrook Press
Giggle Poetry: "My Noisy Brother" Poetry Theater
In "My Noisy Brother," students will participate in a poem in two voices. Adapted from the poem by Bruce Lansky in My Dog Ate My Homework! students will dramatize a poem about a child who imitates the annoying sounds that his brother...
Meadowbrook Press
Giggle Poetry: "The Teachers' Show" Poetry Theater
In "The Teachers' Show," young scholars will participate in a poem in eight voices. Adapted from the poem by Bruce Lansky in My Dog Ate My Homework, students will dramatize a poem about a zany talent show for teachers.
Other
Children's Theatre: Creative Drama
A playwright's website that explores various aspects of children's theatre. Includes definitions, lesson plans, books and plenty of ideas.
Other
University of South Florida: Susan Glaspell
Come and visit this informative site featuring information on Susan Glaspell. Students and teachers will benefit from this comprehensive resource.
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Learn Improv
This site is a place to learn about the art of improvisational comedy. "One cannot really learn improvisational comedy from a web page, however the list of exercises included here will definitely help."
George Eastman Museum
George Eastman House: Discovery Room Tips: Think Like a Filmmaker [Pdf]
Learn about the roles of director, cinematographer, and screenwriter in the filmmaking process. Includes templates for making film-production props--director's bullhorn, cinematographer's storyboards, and a scene clapper--so that you can...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Unlocking Symbolism/themes in Drama
Online lesson which uses Hansberry's "Raisin in the Sun" to teach the concepts of symbolism and theme in a dramatic work. Students learn the importance and significance of these terms as they study this work and other works of drama....
Can Teach
Can Teach : Drama Ideas
In this lesson plan use dramatic games and improvisations to liven up the classroom and help young scholars communicate better. These lesson plans can be adapted to a number of curricular subjects. Suited for elementary students.
EL Education
El Education: 12 Angry Jurors
This is a playbill for a 9th grade play 12 Angry Jurors, adapted from the movie 12 Angry Men. Students designed the playbill which includes school information, credits, cast and author bios, a summary of the play, an investigation of the...
Songs for Teaching
Songs for Teaching: Scientific Method Blues
This instructional activity introduces the scientific method to your learners through song. Students will learn the steps of the scientific method through this great song written by Kathleen Carroll. Click on the link and play it for...
Other
Critical reading.com: Drama
Discusses what the literary form of drama consists of in relation to its content, language, and structure.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: "The Merchant of Venice"
An independent review/assessment for students of Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice". This site takes students through the details of context, plot, themes, characters, and dramatic effect in the play. Made for students preparing to...
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: City Dionysia: The Ancient Roots of Modern Theater
Media-rich site explains the development of theater practice in ancient Greece and compares Greek dramatic forms and purposes with contemporary theater practices. Learners can then write and stage their own original plays to demonstrate...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1923
This official Nobel Foundation profile of the Irish poet William Butler Yeats includes a biography and the text of his 1923 acceptance speech.
A to Z Teacher Stuff
Lesson Plan z.com: Drama
LessonPlanZ.com, a searchable online database of lesson plans, provides a listing of drama-related lesson plans.
BBC
Bbc: History Trails: Victorian Britain
Victorian Britain experienced dramatic economic growth but at great social cost. Read about the times, and play online learning games as well.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: We Shall Overcome: A Party on Potus [Pdf]
A lesson plan from the producers of the 16-episode PBS series "Freedom: A History of US" that directs students in a role-playing dramatization involving past presidents of the United States and activists Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Henry...
University of Victoria (Canada)
University of Victoria: Shakespeare's Audiences
This resource provides a substantive overview of the historical context in which Elizabethan plays were viewed. Includes information on general dramatic themes and theatre structure.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Maximum Mentos Fountain
Students play the role of engineers as they test, design and build Mentos fountains - a dramatic example of how potential energy can be converted to kinetic energy. They are challenged to work together as a class to optimize the design...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: How Technology Impacts the Game
Today, technology saturates our lives, and we can now watch, listen, download, stream, record, playback, and project all aspects of the game through innovations made in technology. Advances in technology have dramatically influenced the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: An Introduction to Kabuki Theater
Kabuki was one of the three most popular dramatic forms of Japan during the Edo period and continues to flourish today. Read about these lively plays in this essay.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 2000
This website on Gao Xingjian, the recipient of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Literature, provides a multimedia experience through videos, primary texts, and images.
Other
Bob's Byway: Glossary of Poetic Terms
Calling itself "unique," Bob's is easy to use, with cross-links throughout, phonetic pronunciation guides when necessary, and many examples and quotations. Click on the letter and scroll for the word.
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