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Looking for a fun and creative way to end the school year in your Drama class? This project is a great way to assess your students on the last day of school! This handout directs your students to work in pairs to prepare a board game relating to theatre trivia, a play, or any unit of study you covered this year. The PDF includes a rubric for you to assess the work and a peer review rubric. Introduce this project a couple weeks before the day of the final exams. I recommend spending a coupl

This resource includes the 100 words every freshmen should know split into 10 lists and a homework assignment for students to prepare for the 10 accompanying quizzes. Each list has a 10 question fill-in-the-blank quiz with a word bank. Students must be able to use the word in context to demonstrate understanding.

This worksheet includes 20 questions about Andrew Lloyd Webber from an article on PBS's website. The link to the article is provided at the top of the worksheet. Use it as homework or provide the article in class for an quick and easy introduction to Webber.

This worksheet (page 1 of PDF) includes reading material (pages 3 and 4) introducing students to the Japanese theatre style of Kabuki with comprehension questions that ask students to identify the important details of Kabuki. The second page provides titles to three video documentaries you can easily find on Youtube.com (just copy and paste the title into the search bar) that showcases Kabuki theatre and instructs students to take notes. If the link on the reading worksheet does not work, the ar

This can be a quick creative activity for substitute days, or an extended project for technical theatre students. I have found it difficult to find creative hands-on activities when teaching technical theatre when money and resources are hard to come by, but This worksheet allows students to design the visual effects of lighting. The assignment asks students to sketch a design for a gobo and explain the effect it provides in a scene. If you want the directions for a more advanced version of

PLEASE NOTE: These questions take students through Videos #1-6, skip #7 and #8 and jump to #9 and #0 for a total of 8 videos. Each video is about 10 minutes long, Answer key provided! This resource is a collection of 50 questions to accompany PBS's Crash Course: Film History video series (found on YouTube.com). I use this in my film studies class at the beginning of the year to introduce students to the invention of movie technology and the creation of the film industry instead of a long Po

I have selected a series of 4 Youtube.com videos showing a behind the scenes look at the process of costume designing with professional designers. This worksheet includes 25 questions total for all 4 videos, plus 3 reflection questions. Links are included in the PDF, but if those fail to function after the download, I have also included the URL to be copied and pasted. This activity takes about 30-40 minutes, but I usually stop the videos and discuss important points or check that students a

Looking for a fun midterm or final project for your drama class? Here's a project for all levels! It's called the Creativity Project. Students work in groups of 5 or 6 and, in the most creative possible way they can imagine, they present 25 collective talents to the rest of the class. This is a truly inspiring project designed to encourage collaboration and appreciation for each others' abilities. You will be so impressed with your students after this project! This product includes guideline

This study guide asks students to define the 20 terms included in the Stage and the School Chapter 1 test. It also includes five short response questions based on the reading. Please be aware that this study guide requires the drama textbook The Stage and the School.

This is a set of 45 questions for students to answer as they listen to the Parcast podcast series "Mythology" (Episode 35/The Odyssey Pt. 1: The Missing King). This episode is 48 minutes and covers in great detail the parallel story in The Odyssey of Telemachus and Penelope while Odysseus is away at sea. This is a great way to engage students in the epic poem before reading an abridged version or even after you have read it. My students were very interested in what was going on in Ithaca.

I have selected a series of 5 Youtube.com videos showing a behind the scenes look at the process of sound designing with professional designers. This worksheet includes 27 questions total for all 5 videos, plus 3 reflection questions. Links are included in the PDF, but if those fail to function after the download, I have also included the URL to be copied and pasted. This activity takes about 35-45 minutes, but I usually stop the videos and discuss important points or check that studen

After teaching students the basics of audience etiquette. Tableau is a simple way to introduce students to performing on stage as it only requires posing. This project combines both topics into one assessment.

This worksheet includes a link to a National Public Radio interview with Stephen Sondheim from 2010. This 25 minute interview focuses on Merrily We Roll Along and its possible autobiographical elements. The worksheet has 25 questions to check for comprehension, but the questions are designed to ensure students have an understanding of the writing process for musical theatre composers. Questions include details on Sondheim's biography and his significance in the world of musical theatre.

Students read a fairy tale and make a list of props that appear in the story. Then students are to categorize those props and answer questions as if they would design, build and supply the prop for a stage play. Then students google search an image of the props and print out and glue to the design plan.

This quiz accompanies a project in which students teach one rule of audience etiquette with a tableau. See my other products for this project.

In this fun project, students create a story linking songs from a contemporary music artist in a plot chart.

This handout introduces students to the details of a theatre themed "show and tell" project. Students are asked to find something interesting in current theatre events to share with the class.

This is an ongoing project in which students sign up to "show and tell" a theatre experience or to share current events in local and professional theaters. This handout provides directions, suggestions, and websites to explore for this assignment. It's a great way to get students to research topics in drama which interest them and for students to share their findings throughout the week.

These are four discussion questions based on personal response/reflection and themes of the play.

Looking for fun activities for your drama class on Valentine's Day? Here is everything you need for 3 engaging and fun improv games! The PowerPoint provides directions for a speed dating game, charades and the dating game! This bundle also includes charades cards and the character plaques for speed dating. Happy Valentine's Day!