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Thought of the Day

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Use this list of 45 quotes for a 'thought of the day' activity with any drama class.
# The Classroom # reflection

Monologues for Classroom Study: Box

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Use this monologue in your classroom for character study, monologue work, substitute teachers, performance, Individual Event competitions, and however else you can imagine. Character: Justice Genre: Drama
# Scenes For Classroom Study # scenes for classroom study # monologue

Scenes for Classroom Study: Tick Talk 2

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Use this scene in your classroom for character study, scene work, substitute teachers, performance, Individual Event competitions, and however else you can imagine. Characters: What and Nothing Genre: Drama
# Scenes For Classroom Study # scenes for classroom study

00 - Overview

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This the overview to the toolkit, which breaks down the process of learning how to direct into specific tools. Each tool comes with exercises, assignments, handouts, and Reflections.
# Teaching Students to Direct Toolkit
Lesson 4 of 8 in Playwriting Unit

Character Dialogue and Development

by Karen Loftus

Students continue their exploration of playwriting by learning about character dialogue and applying character details into a letter exercise.
# Playwriting # playwriting
Lesson 1 of 10 in Unit Seven: Directed Scenes Take 2: A Variety of Scenes Unit

Reflection and New Scene Ranking

by Lindsay Johnson

In this lesson, students complete self and peer reflections for Unit 6. They also apply for an actor or director role and rank scenes for their work in this unit.
# Directing # directing # middle school friendly
Lesson 6 of 7 in Unit Five: Intro to Script Writing Unit

Final Revision Rehearsal

by Lindsay Johnson

In this lesson, students will revise their set designs and scripts to achieve “Meets” or “Exceeds” on the rubrics. They will also give peer feedback and rehearse their scenes for vocal clarity, expression, and open body.
# Playwriting # playwriting # middle school friendly

Building and Rebuilding the Foundations of Your Drama Classroom: A Back to School Toolkit

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Are you stepping into the classroom for the first time? Are you stepping into the classroom for your 20th year? Both have their joys and obstacles. This resource anticipates the challenges you will have, or you have faced in the drama classroom. It is designed to provide materials that will help you claim or reclaim a functioning teaching environment, your curriculum and relationships with your students. So whether you are a seasoned teacher or a brand new teacher, use this book to rethink your practices and see your spaces in the best light possible. Start the school year off right!
# The Classroom

New Drama Teacher Toolkit

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In this toolkit you’ll find exercises, activities, and information that will help you get you through your first days, build your classroom management skills, and articulate the importance of your program.
# The Classroom # popular
Lesson 5 of 13 in Devising Unit

Beginning to Write

by Corinna Rezzelle

In this lesson, students begin putting the pieces together for their devised work. Students brainstorm on their topic, then participate in a movement piece and a forum theatre activity to explore their topic.
# Playwriting # devising # playwriting
Lesson 5 of 13 in Devising Unit

Beginning to Write

by Corinna Rezzelle

In this lesson, students begin putting the pieces together for their devised work. Students brainstorm on their topic, then participate in a movement piece and a forum theatre activity to explore their topic.
# Playwriting
Lesson 1 of 6 in The Actor in Transition: From Presentational to Three-Dimensional Unit

An Organic Approach to Objective, Obstacle, Action/Tactic

by Rachel Atkins

This lesson introduces the idea of “Objective/Goal, Obstacle, and Action/Tactic” as a powerful building block for actors and to introduce the concept of working with verbs as tactics.
# Acting # acting

02 - Tool of the Script

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This tool covers finding a script and directing proposal, the first, second, third, and fourth read.
# Teaching Students to Direct Toolkit
Lesson 7 of 12 in The Dilemma Project Unit

Script Sharing and Feedback

by Claire Broome

In this lesson, students will share their scripts and provide feedback to each other. Groups will write down their feedback and make a next steps list for revision.
# Character Development
Lesson 5 of 6 in Costuming Unit

The Colour Wheel

by Holly Beardsley

Costuming with colour is another technique to unify a look for a show. It’s a great way to visualize theme and mood. How do different colours make you feel? What colours are associated with different moods? Can colour be used to identify a group? Students will first assess character types and use the colour wheel to create a costume look. Their task for the lesson is to assign colours to different groups in a play, based on relationship, mood, and era.
# Costumes # costuming
Lesson 6 of 10 in Unit Seven: Directed Scenes Take 2: A Variety of Scenes Unit

Character Physicality

by Lindsay Johnson

In this lesson, students will complete a rehearsal checklist, focusing on character physicality.
# Directing # directing # middle school friendly

01 - Classroom Procedures

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Handouts to help you establish procedures, including passes, participation grades, rules and boundaries.
# Classroom Management Toolkit # classroom management

Monologues for Classroom Study: The Hope and Heartache Diner

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Use this monologue in your classroom for character study, monologue work, substitute teachers, performance, Individual Event competitions, and however else you can imagine. Character: Shrug Genre: Drama
# Scenes For Classroom Study # monologue # scenes for classroom study

Character Development: Shakespeare

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It's easy to ignore character development in a Shakespeare monologue. There's so many other things to think about! But it's doubly important to pay attention to your character – the character is what makes your monologue come to life. Learn how to make Shakespeare character come to life.
# Shakespeare # character development # Shakespeare
Lesson 4 of 11 in Mock Audition Unit

Audition Etiquette

by Lindsay Price

Students will continue their journey toward the Mock Audition by exploring audition etiquette. How can an actor’s attitude and behaviour affect an audition?
# Acting # audition # acting