Students read a play and create their own play using Thornton Wilder's Our Townas a resource. In this play lesson plan, students analyze how theatrical elements contribute to a play's meanings and effects. Students recognize differences...

Students role play one of the three given situations. They discover how to deal with a conflict in a positive way. They discuss the role of radon in their community and complete another role-play scenerio.

Students investigate genre of folklore, specifically African and Chinese folktales, and script and perform folktales with examples from The Magic Brocade and Fire on the Mountain. Seven lessons on one page.

In this lesson, 6th graders use photos of people in real-life events from the Zapatistas Movement as a springboard to write a dialogue between the people in the photograph. Students then work in pairs to create a scene that addresses the...

Here's are a few guidelines for writing drama, including characters, setting and plot.

In this lesson plan, students will consider Dramatic and Theatrical Aspects in Thornton Wilder's "Our Town": A Common Core Exemplar. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.

The Center for Urban Education provides a graphic organizer for students to use as a planning tool. Students will write a play based on what they read or on the content they learn in other subject areas.

The purpose of this instructional activity is to get students involved with retelling activities, including writing a narrative and dramatic play.

This site, by the author of a workbook on the craft of writing, is filled with essays about many elements of dramatic writing, from the principles of storytelling, to plot development, to character development. There are also numerous...

ArtsAlive provides a detailed look into world of professional theatre. Thematically organized content walks through all the processes involved in "transforming a play from the page to the stage," including playwriting, directing, acting,...

This list of suggestions for encouraging a love of reading and the development of pre-reading skills is very helpful. It contains sections on Daily Reading, Book Talk, Extended Discourse, Language Play, Writing, and Dramatic Play....

A Playwright writes a play that is performed by actors on a stage. Students will understand the components that make up a script including characters, background, setting, acts, and scenes. This animated interactive job exploration...