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Introduce your middle schoolers to a performance and movement activity that uses their favorite stories from fairytales and folklore. They practice basic acting skills, create dialogues with a partner, and then as guided practice, produce and perform their scripts.  Links to activities, assessments and extensions are included, but copies of the stories are not. Stories from mythology would be a nice modification to include. 

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Grade
5th - 7th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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For Teacher Use
Duration
14 days
Instructional Strategy
Collaborative Learning

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