Unit Plan
Drama: It's time to Play!
By
Emy Lopez
- Grades:Grades 6–8
Overview
Students will learn how to identify previously learned literary elements in a play or drama. Students will begin to see dramatic scripts as a form of literature, and in turn, add script writing to their repertoire of writing applications.
Objective
Students Will:
- Create a playbill, for a play or script that they have written.
- Be able to show their command of various dramatic elements including characters, costuming, sets, plot, genre, etc.
Lesson Plans for this Unit
Lesson 1: Create a Playbill!
Reproducibles
Supporting Books
- Subjects:Literature, Plot, Character and Setting, Literature, Creative Writing, Theater, Visual Arts
- Skills:Plot, Character and Setting, Writing
- Duration:2 Weeks

