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Primary
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Love's Labour's Lost

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has 41 famous quotations from Shakespeare's comedy "Love's Labour's Lost".
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Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: George Bernard Shaw: Pygmalion

For Students 9th - 10th
Full text of Shaw's play remade into the musical My Fair Lady in which Professor Henry Higgins tutors the very Cockney Eliza Doolittle, not only in the refinement of speech, but also in the refinement of her manner.
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Oh! The Places You'll Go! By Dr. Seuss [Pdf]

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A reader's theater adaptation of Dr. Seuss' children's book, Oh! The Places You'll Go!, is provided on this script. Twenty-one student character roles are needed in this performance.
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Grinch Who Stole Christmas [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 4th
A reader's theater script for Dr. Seuss' young adult book, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, is provided on these pages. An entire class is needed in this activity.
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Lesson Plan
Kentucky Educational Television

Ket: Lincoln Bicentennial: I, Too, Am a Kentuckian: A Lincoln Travelogue [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students prepare for and present a play, I, too am a Kentuckian: A Lincoln Travelogue. The play showcases stops on the Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail, incorporates music and dance, and shows the strong influence of Kentucky and...
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Tes: An Inspector Calls by J. B. Priestley

For Students 11th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will complete this reading guide for J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls as they read or as a reflective reading activity. Students will be able to analyze characters, the historical context,...
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Lesson Plan
TES Global

Tes: Twelfth Night: Rsc Education Resources Pack

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Twelfth Night is featured in this multi-day. This unit provides social context and activities.
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Lesson Plan
TES Global

Tes: Much Ado About Nothing: Shakespeare Resource Pack

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource from the National Theatre will assist students interpret the dramati production William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.
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Lesson Plan
TES Global

Tes: The Tempest: Printable Teaching Resource Pack

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this teaching resource, students will learn about the synopsis, background, and actors of the National Theatre's production of The Tempest. Reading and writing lessons are included in this resource.
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Swiss Educ

Swiss Educ: Shaw, George Bernard:1856 1950

For Students 9th - 10th
The site from SwissEDUC has a portrait of the writer, as well as audio of Shaw speaking about pacifism and a video of a biography, "A 1930 Newsreel Appearance." Equally important is a the information on "Pygmalion." It provides...
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Retelling the African Folktale Abiyoyo

For Teachers K
This lesson students will listen to an African folktale, Abiyoyo. Students will engage in role-playing to retell Abiyoyo through the use of reader's theater.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Shape Stretch

For Teachers 1st
This module features a lesson plan for shapes. Teachers of thie lesson will engage their students in a game that requires the use of balance, movement, and "shape" mathematical concepts.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

Lemelson Center: Invention at Play

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this mind challenging and creative site, you will learn how play and inventiveness are related. Hear inventors' stories, set your own inventive thinking in motion, and see video commentaries about the nature of play and whether or not...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Understanding Drama (English 7 Reading)

For Students 5th - 8th
Learn how to explain a playwright's use of dialogue and stage directions.
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Animal Trainer [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
A reader's theater script for The Animal Trainer is provided on these pages. Three character roles are needed in this activity.
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Bremen Town Musicians [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A reader's theater script for Lisa Blau's early childhood book, The Bremen Town Musicians, is provided on these pages. Eight character roles are needed in this activity.
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Emily Jenkins's "Toys Go Out" [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
A reader's theater script for Emily Jenkins' children's book, Toys Go Out, is provided on these pages. Nine character roles are needed in this activity.
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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: "The Bad News" [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
A reader's theater script for Alvin Swartz's short story, "The Bad News" from More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, is provided on these pages. Five character roles are needed in this activity.
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Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Actors, Producers, and Directors

For Students 9th - 10th
Along with information about Directors, this site evaluates the Nature of Work, Working Conditions, Employment, Training, Other Qualifications, Job Outlook, Earnings, Related Occupations, and Additional Information for Actors and Producers.
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Professional Doc
Other

Sage Publishing: Play and the Learning Environment

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Play is an important vehicle for developing self-regulation as well as promoting language, cognition, and social competence. This chapter discusses the definition of the physical environment and play, the defining characteristics of...
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Website
British Library

British Library: 20th Century Works: Waiting for Godot

For Students 9th - 10th
Read an overview of the play "Waiting for Godot" by Samuel Beckett and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and teacher resources.
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Website
British Library

British Library: 20th Century Works: The Birthday Party

For Students 9th - 10th
Read an overview of the play "The Birthday Party" by Harold Pinter and view additional resources such as articles and collection items.
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Website
British Library

British Library: 20th Century Works: Pygmalion

For Students 9th - 10th
Read an overview of the play "Pygmalion" by George Bernard Shaw and view additional resources such as articles and collection items.
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Website
British Library

British Library: 20th Century Works: The Black Jacobins

For Students 9th - 10th
C.L.R. James explores the subject of the Haitian Revolution in the play "The Black Jacobins". Read an overview and view additional resources such as articles and collection items.