Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Riders to the Sea by J. M. Synge

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the play Riders to the Sea by J. M. Synge including a detailed introduction, a list of characters, and the one-act play.
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Mr. Icky by F. Scott Fitzgerald

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the one-act play Mr. Icky by F. Scott Fitzgerald, itis printed in his larger work The Tales of the Jazz Age.
eBook
University of Virginia

University of Virginia: Trifles by Susan Glaspell

For Students 9th - 10th
Come and explore "Trifles" A Play in One Act by Susan Glaspell at this site from the University of Virginia. This online version of the play is maintained at the Electronic Text Center at the University of Virginia Library.
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.
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Porcelain and Pink" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the one-act play Porcelain and Pink by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Swan Song by Anton Chekhov

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the one-act play Swan Song by Anton Chekhov, a famous Russian author. Included in the introduction is a biography of Chekhov; a list of characters is also provided.
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Augustus Does His Bit by George Bernard Shaw

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the one-act play Augustus Does His Bit by George Bernard Shaw including an author's note.
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: In the Shadow of the Glen by J. M. Synge

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the one-act play In the Shadow of the Glen by John Millington Synge including a list of characters.
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Massacre at Paris by Christopher Marlowe

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the one-act play Massacre at Paris by Christopher Marlowe including 22 scenes and a list of characters.
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Little Dream by John Galsworthy

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the one-act play The Little Dream by John Galsworthy, an allegory in six scenes.
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the five-act play The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare; it includes a list of characters and the setting for scene one.
Website
Other

Learn Improv

For Students 9th - 10th
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."
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Trifles by Susan Glaspell

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of a one-act play by Susan Glaspell, a 1919 play about a murder, based loosely on a true event.
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Land of Heart's Desire by William Butler Yeats

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the one-act drama The Land Of Heart's Desire by William Butler Yeats including a note about performances of the play.
eBook
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: "Coriolanus"

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The complete text of William Shakespeare's "The Tragedy of Coriolanus" divided by acts and scenes, or view the entire play in one page.
Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Economics of Professional Sports: Underpaid Millionaires?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Over the last century, professional baseball has grown to become one of the most popular forms of American entertainment. Indeed, the sport's nickname - "America's Pastime" - has become embedded in the nation's lexicon. More than 60...