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How It Works:Students can pick any movie or television show and they are asked to recreate a scene from it inside a cardboard box as accurately as possible. They can use any materials they have access to in order to create their set design. This product comes with editable instructions for students, a sample project photo, and a rubric!

An all-time favorite theater arts activity! After studying the art of puppetry, students are given the opportunity to create their own marionette puppet and then put on a puppet show using the puppet they created! These marionettes are budget-friendly. All you need to make them is: a paper towel rollstring2 chopsticksscotch tapeglue4 beadsThis is a step-by-step photo guide that is kid friendly. This resource was created so that middle school students could create their marionette puppets at hom

A eulogy is a speech or writing in praise of someone who died. At this point in the story Johnny, Dallas, and Bob have died. Pretend that you are one of the characters from the novel. You will write an Obituary or Eulogy about the life and death of either Bob, Johnny, or Dallas that describes your feelings about the boy you've chosen. Discuss their qualities and explain why they were your friend. Use story events that reveal their character traits. Rubric and examples included!

Teach your students the history of various types of puppetry from around the world! Students will be assigned (or they can choose) a puppetry topic and then they will present about their puppetry style to the class! This resource includes links to informational websites for students as well as guided questions for them research in order to complete their presentation. This can be easily modified to students writing a research paper instead of presenting. Students can also work individually or in

How It Works:Students are assigned a character (to make sure there is even distribution of character selections around the room) and as we read Chapter 1 of The Outsiders students write in quotes they find about their character and then decorate their head. It helps them learn about the characters of the novel, and it's more engaging than short-response homework questions. This product comes with the blank printable Greaser head silhouette and instructions for students. Can be assigned as in-c

At the beginning of this unit, we talked about the perception of greaser life, which was usually characterized by a specific style and their taste in music. Now, we are going to be using music to explore the reality of who these characters truly are and what their lives are actually like. You will create a playlist of 4 songs and explain how they are inspired by important elements of the novel.Rubric Included!