History of Theater Presentation - Ancient Greece, Medieval, & Renaissance Lesson

History of Theater Presentation - Ancient Greece, Medieval, & Renaissance Lesson: Transport students from the amphitheaters of Ancient Greece to the Globe Theater of the Renaissance with this PowerPoint presentation and activity! This history of theater lesson provides students with an overview of how theater and drama have developed and provides interesting information to engage your students. Students will learn about what theaters looked like, who the major players were, and what the plays were about. It covers five periods of theater: Ancient Greek, Medieval, Renaissance, Restoration, 20th Century and Beyond. This is an excellent drama lesson to introduce students to theater!

Included in This History of Theater Assignment:

➡️ History of Theater Presentation: Share this 31-slide PowerPoint presentation with students to teach them about the history of theater. Students will learn about Ancient Greek theater, Medieval theater, and Renaissance theater with high-interest information. Students will learn interesting information about five periods of theater: Ancient Greek, Medieval, Renaissance, Restoration, 20th Century and Beyond

➡️ Theater Time Traveller Assignment: Students will imagine that they are a time traveller who has been transported to Ancient Greek, Medieval, Renaissance, and Restoration theaters. They will write a short narrative from their perspective describing the experience! They must incorporate terms they learned in the lesson like theateron, orchestra, travelling band, The Globe, and Shakespeare (and more) into their writing.

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