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Part of Spoken Word Poetry Unit

Performance

by Quincy Young

Students will demonstrate mastery by presenting their original spoken word pieces for both a written and performance grade.
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Costume Challenge - Rehearsal Blacks Elevated

by Kerry Hishon

In this lesson, students will elevate rehearsal blacks and use them as a tool to enhance a play or story. Students will consider how thoughtful and creative choices with rehearsal blacks can denote character, status, mood, atmosphere, and more. Students can complete this exercise by sketching, using online images to create a mood board, or if you choose to do presentations, using black clothing items they own to create character looks.
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Part of Screenplays 101: Basic Formatting Unit Unit

Introduction of Basic Screenplay Elements

by Nicholas Pappas

In this lesson, students will be introduced to the importance of screenplay formatting and learn some basic screenplay formatting elements: fonts, margins, and title pages.
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Basic Screenplay Elements 2

by Nicholas Pappas

In this lesson, students will continue to learn some basic screenplay formatting elements: scene headers/sluglines, action lines, character tags, dialogue, and parentheticals.
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Basic Screenplay Elements 3

by Nicholas Pappas

In this lesson, students will continue to learn some basic screenplay formatting elements: transitions and shots.
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Part of Screenplays 101: Basic Formatting Unit Unit

Advanced Screenplay Formatting 1

by Nicholas Pappas

In this lesson, students will be introduced to how they can use the basic screenplay elements in an advanced way to help tell their stories with extensions, detailed sluglines, and subheaders.
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Advanced Screenplay Formatting 2

by Nicholas Pappas

In this lesson, students will continue to learn how they can use the basic screenplay elements in an advanced way to help tell their stories with character introductions, flashbacks, montages, and detailed action lines.
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Advanced Screenplay Formatting 3

by Nicholas Pappas

In this lesson, students will continue to learn how they can use the basic screenplay elements in an advanced way to help tell their stories with dialogue other than English in an English-language screenplay and white space.
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Part of Screenplays 101: Basic Formatting Unit Unit

Read and Watch

by Nicholas Pappas

In this lesson, students will apply their knowledge by reading and watching a screenplay.
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Culminating Project: Write a Screenplay

by Nicholas Pappas

Students will demonstrate their knowledge of screenplay formatting by writing the first 10 pages of a screenplay.
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Part of Screenplays 101: Basic Structure Unit Unit

What is a Screenplay

by Nicholas Pappas

In this lesson, students will be introduced to the origins of screenplay writing and be able to answer the question “What is a screenplay?”
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Part of Screenplays 101: Basic Structure Unit Unit

Theatre vs Film from the Writer's Point of View

by Nicholas Pappas

In this lesson, students will learn about the differences between screenplay writing for film and stage playwriting for theatre.
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Part of Screenplays 101: Basic Structure Unit Unit

The Three-Act Structure

by Nicholas Pappas

In this lesson, students will learn about the three-act structure and see this structure in action through a case study.
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Goals, Obstacles, and Tactics

by Nicholas Pappas

In this lesson, we look at the protagonist of the screenplay with a focus on their goals, obstacles, and tactics.
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Part of Screenplays 101: Basic Structure Unit Unit

Culminating Project

by Nicholas Pappas

In this lesson, students will demonstrate their learned knowledge on the craft of screenplay structure. This project is structured as a group project, but it could easily be an individual project if you have a small class or if you have students working online.
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End of the Year Lesson: Movie Musical - Hairspray

by Drama Teacher Academy

In this lesson, students will watch a movie musical, answer viewing questions, and then apply themes and contexts from the musical in a post-viewing activity. The questions and exercises for this lesson are taken from the Hairspray Classroom Study Guide, which is included with this lesson. Alternative pre-viewing questions and post-viewing exercises are also provided if you wish to modify the lesson. This lesson is ideal for the end of the school year, after a major assessment, or following a semester end production.
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End of the Year Lesson: Movie Musical - In the Heights

by Drama Teacher Academy

In this lesson, students will watch a movie musical, respond to viewing questions, and apply themesand contexts from the musical in a post-viewing activity. The questions and exercises for this lesson are taken from the In The Heights Classroom Study Guide, which is included. Alternative pre-viewing questions and post-viewing exercises are available if you wish to modify the lesson. This lesson is ideal for the end of the school year, after a major assessment, or following a semester end production.
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End of the Year Lesson: Movie Musical - Matilda

by Drama Teacher Academy

In this lesson, students will watch a movie musical, respond to viewing questions, and apply themes and contexts from the musical in a post-viewing activity. The questions and exercises for this lesson are taken from the Matilda Classroom Study Guide, which is included. Alternative pre-viewing questions and post-viewing exercises are available if you wish to modify the lesson. This lesson is ideal for the end of the school year, after a major assessment, or following a semester end production.
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End of the Year Lesson: Filmed Musical - Shrek the Musical

by Drama Teacher Academy

In this lesson, students will watch a filmed version of a musical, respond to viewing questions, and apply themes and contexts from the musical in a post-viewing activity. The questions and exercises for this lesson are taken from the Shrek the Musical Classroom Study Guide, which is included. Alternative pre-viewing questions and post-viewing exercises are available if you wish to modify the lesson. This lesson is ideal for the end of the school year, after a major assessment, or following a semester-end production.
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End of the Year Lesson: Movie Musical - Singin' in the Rain

by Drama Teacher Academy

In this lesson, students will watch a movie musical, respond to viewing questions, and apply themes and contexts from the musical in a post-viewing activity. The questions and exercises for this lesson are taken from the Singin’ in the Rain Classroom Study Guide, which is included. Alternative pre-viewing questions and post-viewing exercises are available if you wish to modify the lesson. This lesson is ideal for the end of the school year, after a major assessment, or following a semester-end production.
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