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Unit Plan

Drama: It's time to Play!

By  Emy Lopez
  • Grades:
    Grades 6–8
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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:

  1. Create a playbill, for a play or script that they have written.
  2. 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

Understanding Drama Worksheet
Playbill Rubric

Supporting Books

Books for Teaching About Drama!

  • Subjects:
    Literature, Plot, Character and Setting, Literature, Creative Writing, Theater, Visual Arts
  • Skills:
    Plot, Character and Setting, Writing
  • Duration:
    2 Weeks
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