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Activity
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Internet Classics Archive: Medea (Euripides)

For Students 9th - 10th
MIT offers an online version of the classical play "Medea" by the Greek playwright Euripides.
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Primary
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Macbeth Act I, Scene I

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of Act 1, Scene I of Macbeth by William Shakespeare; links are provided for the rest of the Scenes.
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Primary
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Macbeth Act 2, Scene 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text for Act 2, Scene 1 of Macbeth by William Shakespeare; links to other scenes are provided.
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Primary
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Macbeth Act 3, Scene 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text to Act 3, Scene 1 of Macbeth by William Shakespeare; links are provided for the rest of the Scenes.
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Primary
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Macbeth Act 4, Scene 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of Macbeth Act 4, Scene 1 by William Shakespeare; links are provided to the rest of the scenes.
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Primary
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Macbeth Act 5, Scene 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of Act 5, Scene 1 of Macbeth by William Shakespeare; links are provided to the rest of the scenes.
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Article
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Drama Terms Handout [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This two-page PDF is a list of 15 drama terms with definitions; the list includes: dramatic conventions, concealment, soliloquy, aside, dramatic irony, tragedy, tragic flaw, harartia, and others.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Poetic Stickup: Put the Financial Aid in the Bag

For Students 9th - 10th
See performance artist, Carvens Lissaint to use language, metaphor, and imagery to express an emotional plea to make college education more accessible to all. [5:05]
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Lesson Plan
Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Mythology, Movement/ Drama Unit for 5th Gr

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This site is a drama unit for fifth graders created by the Yale New Haven Teachers Institute. The site provides plenty of background information, a bibliography, and much more.
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Lesson Plan
Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Popol Vuh

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This unit is geared towards grades 4-8, but could be used with ESL high school students. Contains lesson plans integrating language arts and social studies, with a bibliography, a play, recipe, and a reading list for students.
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Website
American Movie Classics Company

The Film Site: Drama Films

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about drama films.
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Article
Luminarium

Luminarium: Anthology of English Literature: John Dryden

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a biography of John Dryden (1631-1700). It discusses his life and his works of poetry, satire, and drama.
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: New Year's Resolutions [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd
A reader's theater adaptation of Francis B. Watts' story, New Year's Resolutions. Eight character roles are needed in this performance.
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: A Christmas Story: Shoot Your Eye Out [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A reader's theater script for a scene from Jean Shepherd's children's story, A Christmas Story: Shoot Your Eye Out, is provided on these pages. Five character roles are needed in this activity.
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: A Little Excitement [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A reader's theater script for Marc Harshman's book, A Little Excitement, is provided on these pages. Six character roles are needed in this activity.
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A reader's theater script for Lenore Look's children's book, Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things, is provided on these pages. Seven character roles are needed in this activity.
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Angelina Ice Skates [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
A reader's theater script for Katharine Holabird and Helen Craig's children's book, Angelina Ice Skates, is provided on these pages. Sixteen 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 Ant and the Grasshopper [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
A reader's theater script for Aesop's fable, The Ant and the Grasshopper, is provided on these pages. Five character roles are needed in this activity.
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Arthur's Christmas [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A reader's theater script for Marc Brown's children's book, Arthur's Christmas, is provided on these pages. Ten character roles are needed in this activity.
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Arthur the Brave [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
A reader's theater script for Marc Brown's book, Arthur the Brave, is provided on these pages. Six character roles are needed in this activity.
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Patrick Carman's Atherton: The House of Power

For Teachers 5th - 8th
A reader's theater script for Patrick Carman's young adult dystopian novel, Atherton: The House of Power, is provided on this activity. 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: A Bad Case of the Stripes [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A reader's theater script for David Shannon's children's book, A Bad Case of the Stripes, is provided on these pages. Eighteen 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 Bfg [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A reader's theater script for Roald Dahl's children's book, BFG, is provided on these pages. Six character roles are needed in this activity.
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Big Al [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
A reader's theater script for Andew Clements Yoshi's book, Big Al, is provided on these pages. Eight character roles are needed in this activity.