Introduce middle schoolers to playwriting and the elements of drama with a six-session storytelling unit that encourages kids to expand their acting and writing skills. The 12-page packet includes overviews of the lessons, assessment strategies, and learning experiences, as well as a graphic organizer, a storytelling rubric checklist, and a student's rights and responsibilities pledge.

Concepts

script writing, dramatizations, acting, social-emotional learning

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Additional Tags

visual and performing arts

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Instructional Ideas

• The pledge of rights and responsibilities is appropriate for any class

Classroom Considerations

• Beware the typos

Pros

• Includes a pledge detailing individual rights and responsibilities that all class members are expected to sign

Cons

• No detailed lesson plans are included

Common Core

RL.2.1 RL.2.3 RL.2.5 RL.2.6