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Paper Templates for Greek Theatre Masks
As a teacher, I've struggled to find Greek Theatre mask projects that work for the motor development of my students. Paper plate masks were too limiting and often seen by my students as juvenile. More complex projects were either too difficult or messy, and what started off as a planned two day activity would regularly stretch into a whole week of classes. I created this product because of this challenge: I wanted a mask activity that would be quick and put the focus on character creation rathe
6th - 12th
Ancient History, Art, Drama
Roles in the Theater (Technical Theatre)
This Roles in the Theater presentation breaks down the major jobs behind the scenes in the theater and is a great introduction to technical theater for beginning theater students.
It uses a diverse cast of anime avatars to give students a strong visual association with each role and breaks down the duties of each role with neat bullet points.
Included are a PDF and PPT version of the presentation. Roles covered are director, stage manager, assistant stage manager, production manager, marketing
6th - 12th
Drama
Classical Theater History Pack (Greek and Roman Theater)
My first nine weeks of Theater I alternates between basic performance technique and the history of Greek and Roman Theater. I specifically ask students to compare and contrast the styles of theater and draw connections to the values of the Ancient Greek and Roman people. We read Antigone along with this history, make masks in class, and perform scenes from the play.
This is a bundle of my Greek and Roman theater history resources from the foundations of theater in Ancient Greece to the end of t
9th - 12th
Ancient History, Art History, Drama
Stages, Stage Directions, and Parts of the Stage Presentation
One of the foundations of an intro to theater class is learning the types of stages and names for parts of the stage. This is crucial to clear communication and to writing expedient blocking notation. This product is an upgraded TPT Google Tools product and will add a Google Slides presentation to your drive. You must have Google Drive to use it. The file will be added to your drive so that it can be edited and suited to your needs. INCLUDED:Types of Theaters→ End Stage → Proscenium → Thrus
6th - 12th
Drama
Dream Room Design Project
In a technical theater class, there are a number of skills to work through before you can even think about designing sets for plays. Students need to learn how to draw a scaled ground plan, how to cut foam board, how to calculate paint, and how to work within a budget.
The Dream Room Design Project gives theater teachers a framework for teaching those skills with a prompt that will motivate students. Students are given a fictional space and asked to design a bedroom. They are given a budget of
9th - 12th
Drama, Other (Arts)
Playing Shakespeare Monologue Study Unit
In this monologue study unit, students will choose a Shakespearean monologue and go through the steps to build a performance. The unit culminates in a performance assessment.
Included
⇒ A unit overview sheet for the teacher (PDF)
⇒ An assignment overview sheet for students (editable DOC)
⇒ 39 PDF monologues chosen for similar length, marked with genre, gender, and keywords
⇒ Play research worksheet
⇒ Scansion presentation
⇒ Scansion grid worksheet
⇒ Translation worksheets
⇒ Examples of scansion
9th - 12th
Art, Drama, Literature
Whose Fault Is It? A Review Game
Once you've taught the roles in the theater, it's time to reinforce that learning with some active engagement. Whose Fault Is It? asks students to debate each other, recalling the responsibilities of different jobs in the theater to defend their assigned role from blame for a series of fictional theatrical disasters.
The eight scenarios are inspired by real life disasters experienced by friends and family in the theater. Possible responses are provided along with instructions and printable scen
9th - 12th
Drama
Ancient Greek Theater Notes Presentations & Quiz
Any overview of theater history has to start at the beginning: with the Greeks. This file contains two presentations (both PPT & PDF ) giving an overview of Ancient Greek Theater for secondary theater or ELA students. It is a great way to introduce Antigone or any other classical Greek play, and includes brightly-colored slides with beautiful photographs.
The notes are split into two parts that can be taught on separate days. The first part covers form (the history, structure, and practices o
9th - 10th
Ancient History, Drama, Other (ELA)
Roman Theater Notes Presentations & Quiz
This file contains two PPT & PDF presentations giving an overview of Ancient Roman Theater for secondary theater or ELA students.
The notes are split into two parts that can be taught on separate days. The first part covers theater from the conquering of Greece to the rise of the emperors while the second covers the reign of Augustus Caesar until Constantine's conversion to Christianity. Each presentation starts with a series of learning targets formatted as "I CAN" statements to guide study. E
9th - 12th
Ancient History, Art History, Drama
Hand Tools for High School Technical Theater
This attractive presentation breaks basic hand tools into categories with descriptions, images, and uses for each tool.
The tools included are
HAMMERS: Claw hammer, ball peen hammer, dead blow hammer, mallet/non-maming hammer, tack hammer.
DRILLS ETC: Screws v Nails, Brace and bit, Drill bit, Phillip's head, Flat head, Allen wrench.
PLIERS: Diagonal cutting, Needlenose, Tongue and groove.
KNIVES AND CHISELS: Utility knife, X-Acto Knife, Wood chisel, Plane, File.
SAWS: Rip v Crosscut, Coping s
9th - 12th
Drama, Engineering
Prop Food Project
In 2019 when I started pre-production on Beauty and the Beast, I realized I would need a LOT of food props for our spread during "Be Our Guest." The sheer number of items comprising the lavish feast was an opportunity for my growing technical theater program, and it was one of my favorite projects that year. The Prop Food Project teaches research, trial and error, and speaking skills. This product includes two versions of the project: one for generic food items, and one for stereotypical French
7th - 12th
Drama, Visual Arts
Drama Teacher Starter Pack
Not every drama teacher takes a direct path to that career. Maybe you're in your first classroom and the lessons you wrote during your certification process are better suited for the end of the year. Maybe you got certified to teach English but now your principal wants you to teach a Theater elective.
Whatever your situation is, this starter bundle includes resources to get you started teaching theater with history, improvisation, and scripted performance. This bundle includes some of my most p
9th - 12th
Art, Drama
Playbill Syllabus for Theater Class
A syllabus can be a pretty boring document, and going over it with your class can be equally dull. One way I've found to start expectations for my theater classes with excitement is to jazz-up my syllabus. This year, I'm giving out a mock playbill as my syllabus. After requests on Instagram, I've made the file editable and available for licensing here. This ZIP file contains two Powerpoint files: the cover and the insides. You can print your own cover or get it professionally printed (recommende
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Drama
Color for Theater Tech
This presentation (in PDF and PPT format) was created on Google Slides and covers the basics of color theory as needed for technical theater design. With the exception of the last slide (which refers to researching your period for specific color implications) everything in it is applicable to general color theory.
These attractive slides cover a range of concepts sorted into Value, Hue, Saturation, and Color Psychology. You can see a full list of concepts covered in the PDF preview provided bef
9th - 12th
Drama, Graphic Arts, Visual Arts
Theater Vocab Unit: Performance Terms
This product is the first of seven mini vocabulary units for Theater I classes. This fifteen-word unit covers basic terms for performance such as project, diaphragm, blocking, and ad-lib.
Each unit will come with:
• A vocabulary handout listing 15 terms.
• A teacher guide with definitions and steps for teaching.
• A mini-book interactive notebook for deeper vocabulary study.
• A 10-question quiz (from word bank) and answer key.
Forthcoming Vocab Units:
❏ Acting/Auditioning Terms
❏ Parts of the
7th - 12th
Art, Drama
Aristotle Poetics Interactive Notebook
Looking for a way to make the dense translated text of Aristotle's Poetics fun and easy? Maybe you've found an excellent video online summarizing the text, but you need a way to focus your students.
This interactive notebook page is designed to be used with four colored highlighters. It breaks the poetics down into a few easy parts: key vocabulary, the definition of tragedy, and the six elements of tragedy.
You can see a preview video of this notebook on my instagram @iamthatmerrywanderer
Re
9th - 12th
Drama, English Language Arts, Poetry
Design 101: A Unit in Three Lessons
Technical theater requires you to be a jack of all trades. A basic understanding of design is a must for all visual theatrical designers, whether they be interested in makeup, costumes, lights, or props. Any great technical theater program, therefore, must start with design.
I created these three condensed design lessons as part of my technical theater curriculum, but I also use them with Theater I as we begin to dabble in tech. This package includes three presentations with accompanying activi
8th - 12th
Drama, Graphic Arts, Visual Arts
Editable Broadway Marquee Sign
This Broadway Marquee sign is fully editable in PowerPoint and ready to print as an 8.5x11" horizontal sign. It comes pre-loaded with a handful of useful signs for a theatre classroom and is ready to edit with default computer fonts.
PreMade Signs
★ Bring Your Script
★ Bring Your Device
★ Bring Your Textbook
★ Class Today in Theatre
★ Class Today in PAC
★ Class Today in Library
★ Class Today in Media Center
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6th - 12th
Dance, Drama, Other (Performing Arts)
I Wish People Knew About Me- Monologue Writing Assignment
This zip folder contains two files- instructions for the "I Wish People Knew About Me" project and a graphic organizer used to start the assignment. Students will write a personal monologue as themselves and perform it for the class. The prompt is fairly open, with the intent to craft a monologue that reveals character. The graphic organizer includes prompts for brainstorming topics.
This lesson has a variable length. The writing portion will take a few days in class, but rehearsal for performa
9th - 12th
Drama, English Language Arts, Writing
CCSS
W.9-10.3d
, W.9-10.3e
, W.9-10.4
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Sock Puppet Puppetry Unit
A colleague once told me that they didn't think High Schoolers would like to make sock puppets. They were wrong. So very wrong. Every year my Theatre I class makes sock puppets and puts on a puppet show, and this has proven to be a great way to get students to engage in a low-stakes performance that allows them to warm up to the stage by hiding behind a table and doing a silly voice. INCLUDED FILES:· Cartoon Eyes: Cartoon eyes you can print on cardstock and cut out instead of using googly eyes.
8th - 12th
Drama, Other (Performing Arts)
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About the store
Experience
|| Teaching Experience:
-Grade 8 ELA
-Grade 11 ELA
-Mythology
-High School Theater- Current
-Public Speaking- Current
-Creative Writing- Current
|| Long-term sub experience:
-Grade 9 ELA
-Grade 11 US History
-Grade 9 World History
-World Religions
|| Internship:
-Grade 12 AP Literature
Teaching style
I bring my enthusiasm and love of the performing arts into my classroom. I'm an unabashed nerd, and I find that enthusiasm to be contagious. It's important to me as a teacher to never stop learning, especially in the performing arts where I have to be a jack-of-all-trades. I believe that theater arts training helps students no matter what they want to be in life.
I believe that learning is the most effective when it is rooted in passion, and I give my students as many opportunities as possible to tie their learning to something they care about. I try to tell funny stories during lectures and keep history connected to the present.
My favorite things to teach are stage violence and Shakespeare.
Awards & shining teacher moments
-International Thespian Society: Troupe Director
-Member of Tackling the Gap: A Teachers' Conversation, a group of teachers organized by the Alabama Media Group to discuss solutions to the racial disparities in education.
My own education history
|| Degrees:
-2008 B.F.A. Performing Arts from The Savannah College of Art and Design
-2013 M.Ed. Secondary Education, ELA from The University of Montevallo
|| Retreats:
-2017 SCAD Educator Forum
Additional biographical information
Amy Strickland is a transplant from Massachusetts who lives and teaches drama in Alabama. @iamthatmerrywanderer on Instagram. She is the mother of identical twins.
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