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Drama Common Core W.5.3 resources

Preview of Aesop’s Fables Unit & Lesson Plans – Genre Study for 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade

Aesop’s Fables Unit & Lesson Plans – Genre Study for 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade

Created by
Brenda Kovich
This fables unit offers a complete reading, writing, speaking, and listening experience! It includes lesson plans, 10 stories with comprehension questions, 7 plays, writing, and compare-contrast activities. You’ll have everything you need to teach your third, fourth, or fifth grade students. Open the preview to take a closer look at the components. Lesson PlansThree weeks of ELA lesson plans are ready to go! You may use them to guide your study of fables. (Open the bonus preview to see the plans
Preview of Writing a Play -- A Step by Step Approach to Writing a One Act Play

Writing a Play -- A Step by Step Approach to Writing a One Act Play

Help your students write a full one act play script with this easy to use set of lessons, graphic organizers, and rubric! This file contains everything you will need to help you to teach play script writing to your students. This set of three lessons was designed with students in mind. They flow through a logical progression of introducing the elements of a play to the prewriting phase where students will plan their entire play storyline to the drafting phase where the students will write the
Preview of Fairy Tale Lesson Plan Bundle

Fairy Tale Lesson Plan Bundle

Created by
love2learn2day
This lesson plan bundle—one of my all-time favorite ELA units to teach—contains activities designed to generate enthusiasm and skills in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and performing. Read on for notes regarding grade level usage. And see the Preview for Table of Contents, Standards correlations, and sample materials. Questions? Please contact me. Email: love2teach2day@gmail.com I hope you enjoy my favorite unit! Cynthia The unit bundle includes the following, totaling over 100 pages
Preview of Write a TV Show Narrative Writing Pre Assessment Fun Writing Activity

Write a TV Show Narrative Writing Pre Assessment Fun Writing Activity

Want to keep students engaged while practicing their writing? This high-interest writing activity for upper elementary will have students writing their own television episodes. Great for whole class, small groups, early finishers, end of the year, writing assessments, or narrative writing review! Helps reinforce narrative writing skills while teaching genre components for comedy, mystery, and drama. Includes additional resources to tie into your lesson to encourage students to read different gen
Preview of Cinderella Around The World - Small Group Reader's Theater

Cinderella Around The World - Small Group Reader's Theater

Created by
WonbyOne
This package contains 9 Cinderella stories. The stories come from England, China, West Africa, Greece/Egypt, America (Native American), and Ireland. My name is Melanie Whitesides but my store name is Wonbyone. One of the things I am passionate about is Reader's Theater. It is a fun way for my students to improve on their fluency. In a world where reading is pushed so hard on students that many are losing their love of reading it is IMPORTANT to give them opportunities to read that are fun. Reade
Preview of Medieval Scripts for Readers Theater, Short Play or Puppet Show BUNDLE

Medieval Scripts for Readers Theater, Short Play or Puppet Show BUNDLE

This medieval script bundle can be used in many ways to support your medieval unit! The various plays can simply be used as readers theater scripts. They could also be used in writing instruction/modeling. Three of the stories include both a script and narrative version of the story. However the most fun way to use them is to have your class perform them in a "Medieval Fair Unit Culminating Event" !!!Included in this bundle:-Medieval Character Profile Page-12 Full Color Medieval Character Pictur
Preview of READERS' THEATER UNIT: READING & SCRIPT WRITING grades 5 6 7 8

READERS' THEATER UNIT: READING & SCRIPT WRITING grades 5 6 7 8

Created by
Brilliantly Lit
Want three weeks of fun, no-prep drama or ELA lessons? In this 30% off Readers' Theater activities unit, students read two humorous scripts, answer questions and activities, and watch a slideshow. After absorbing the tips in the 38 slide presentation, they write their own 4-6 page scripts and read them to their admiring fellow students. All you have to do is photocopy the PDFs, or post them to Google Classroom, and let the fun begin! A minimal prep skills development board game will add to the e
Preview of RL.5.3 Drama- Compare and Contrast Two or More Characters, Settings, or Events

RL.5.3 Drama- Compare and Contrast Two or More Characters, Settings, or Events

Created by
Fabiculous
5 Dramas created from 5 Aesop Fables. Each drama is three pages long, each page consisting of mostly dialogue between characters. 3 RL.5.3 Graphic Organizers included for teacher discretion and flexibility. Five student discussion prompts called Agree-Disagree are included to create meaningful discussion, develop critical thinking skills and employ drama vocabulary, equipped with graphic organizers. One discussion prompt accompanies each drama. Materials in this Product~1. 5 Dramas (each 3 pages
Preview of Theater Improv Warm-Ups and Games FOR EVERYONE

Theater Improv Warm-Ups and Games FOR EVERYONE

Young people LOVE theater improvisation, and so will you. Improv can help you create a cohesive class culture, spark creative writing, and make your students 100% engaged!Using this 4-page handout, you can explore many Improv WARM-UPS, EXERCISES and GAMES with your students - no previous improv experience required. The first page can turn into an easy anchor chart of what skills are necessary for improv (and serves as great justification for using improv in your classroom - these are important
Preview of Yeh Shen - A Chinese Cinderella Story for Reader's Theater

Yeh Shen - A Chinese Cinderella Story for Reader's Theater

Created by
WonbyOne
This Reader's Theater is for 4 students. It is the Chinese version of Cinderella. In the script, Yeh Shen’s mother died and then her father. Now she has a stepmother who does not like her. They are very poor and so the stepmother makes Yeh Shen a servant in their home. Yeh Shen is lonely until she makes a friend. It is a large goldfish from the lake and it has been sent by her mother to make her feel better. When her stepmother learns about it she plots to catch and kill the fish. Once she has t
Preview of Chinye - A West African Cinderella Story for Reader's Theater

Chinye - A West African Cinderella Story for Reader's Theater

Created by
WonbyOne
This Reader's Theater is for 4 - 7 students. I have each narrator also take a smaller part. This is the West African version of Cinderella. In the script, Chinye lives with her father, stepmother, and stepsister. The stepmother and stepsister hate her and make her do all the hard chores. The stepmother decides she wants to kill Chinye so she sends her to get water in the jungle at night. The animals do not kill her though and one, a warthog, leads her to a tiny hut. An old woman lives there and,
Preview of Medieval Themed Script for Readers Theater, Short Play or Puppet Show

Medieval Themed Script for Readers Theater, Short Play or Puppet Show

This slightly disgusting medieval tale is a favorite of elementary age students.There are 6 speaking parts in this medieval drama. In this story there is a serious problem at the castle... their garderobe (toilet) is clogged and overflowing! Many characters try their best to solve the problem. However it is the jester, the most unlikely one of all, who uses one of his "tricks" to fix the stinky wet situation.This play script comes with:-Performing Tips and Ideas page-Character Profile page- 5 p
Preview of The Wizard of Oz and the Perseverance Road - Whole Group Reader's Theater

The Wizard of Oz and the Perseverance Road - Whole Group Reader's Theater

Created by
WonbyOne
This is a Reader's Theater for the entire class. It was designed to be read or used as a play - depending on the time you have. There are 18 speaking parts but opportunities to double up or expand them allow you to fit it to your class/group. It is based on the Wizard of Oz. In the script, Dorothy is the type of girl who always gives up when things get tough until a tornado comes and whisks her away to the Land of Oz She’s ready to give up there until the munchkins volunteer to take her to see t
Preview of War of the Worlds - Halloween Lesson 5-12 Drama, Similes, and Creative Writing

War of the Worlds - Halloween Lesson 5-12 Drama, Similes, and Creative Writing

Created by
Anita Passon
Teaching CCSS aligned Halloween lessons just rose to another level! Transport students back to the evening of October 30th, 1938, when Orson Welles’ radio broadcast set the entire country into a state of fear and panic. Dim the lights, close the shades, and transfix students with the voices of the actors of CBS’s The Mercury Theater On The Air in their riveting performance of Martians taking over New Jersey. Lessons include an introduction to the elements of drama, identifying and illustrati
Preview of Rhodopis – A Greek/Egyptian Cinderella Story for Reader's Theater

Rhodopis – A Greek/Egyptian Cinderella Story for Reader's Theater

Created by
WonbyOne
This Reader's Theater is for 4 students. It is the Greek/Egyptian version of Cinderella. In the script,Rhodopis is a slave in Egypt. Because she is from Greece the other servants are very mean to her. One day her master sees her dancing and gives her a pair of rose-red slippers to dance in. Rhodopis loves them but the other servants get more jealous and plot to make her pay. When the Pharaoh invites the kingdom to a party they get their chance. The servants give poor Rhodopis so many chores she
Preview of What Color Were the Dinosaurs? - Science Reader's Theater

What Color Were the Dinosaurs? - Science Reader's Theater

Created by
WonbyOne
This is a small group reader's theater is for 4 students. This ties science into reading and is a great way to do two things at the same time. This script was intended to introduce or reinforce a lesson about fossils, dinosaurs, and theories. In the script, Juan and George are arguing about what color dinosaurs were. Sage and Rita try to help by telling them about fossils. Juan and George didn’t know what they were until they were told. They learn that there are many different types of fossils a
Preview of The Ant and the Grasshopper - Spanish Small Group Reader's Theater

The Ant and the Grasshopper - Spanish Small Group Reader's Theater

Created by
LosDosMaestros
This is a Spanish small group reader's theater is for 3 students. It is based on Aesop's tale. In Spanish, the name would be 'LA HORMIGA Y EL SALTAMONTES.' Aesop's tales are a great way to teach students how to look for lessons or morals! The moral of the fable is 'There is a Time to Work and a Time to Play.' In the script, the Ant is working hard to build up his supply of food for winter. The grasshopper spends every day playing his fiddle and never working. The Ant warns the Grasshopper that
Preview of Pandora's Box - Small Group Reader's Theater

Pandora's Box - Small Group Reader's Theater

Created by
WonbyOne
This is a small group reader's theater for 4 students. It is a Greek legend about how trouble came into the world via Pandora's Box. In the script, Zeus is angry with Prometheus and Epimetheus because they gave man fire. He chains Prometheus to a rock and then makes a plan to punish Epimetheus as well. First he has Hephaestus make him a new daughter and names her Pandora. Then he introduces them to each other and suggests they marry. Epimetheus knows there must be a trap but falls in love. They
Preview of Fairy Tales for Small Group Reader's Theater - Book One

Fairy Tales for Small Group Reader's Theater - Book One

Created by
WonbyOne
My name is Melanie Whitesides but my store name is Wonbyone. One of the things I am passionate about is Reader's Theater. It is a fun way for my students to improve on their fluency. In a world where reading is pushed so hard on students that many are losing their love of reading it is IMPORTANT to give them opportunities to read that are fun. Reader's Theater does this. In this package I have placed 6 Reader's Theaters. They are: The Brennan Town Musicians, Cinderella, The Frog Prince, Rumpelst
Preview of The Boston Tea Party - Historical Small Group Reader's Theater

The Boston Tea Party - Historical Small Group Reader's Theater

Created by
WonbyOne
This script was written for 4 students. It was written to teach or reinforce a lesson about the Boston Tea Party of 1773. In the script, The students are having a test today on the Boston Tea Party. Everyone has studied except Alex. He didn’t think he needed to because he already knew about regular tea parties. But the Boston Tea Party was a protest by the colonies against the British Tea Act and NOT a real tea party. Chad, Rose, and Sarah tell him all about it and how the Boston Tea Party led t
Preview of Clever Coyote - Native American Reader's Theater

Clever Coyote - Native American Reader's Theater

Created by
WonbyOne
This Reader's Theater is for 4 students. It is a Comanche legend about how clever coyote saved the buffalo. In the script, A long time ago a monster came and stole all the buffalo overnight. He took them and locked them up in his mountain cave. Coyote called all animals and people together to discuss what they should do. They came up with a plan to give a pet to the small boy who lived with the monster and, at the right time, the pet would set the buffalo free. They sent a mouse and then a bird
Preview of Medieval Themed Script for Readers Theater, Short Play or Puppet Show

Medieval Themed Script for Readers Theater, Short Play or Puppet Show

This script is for your students who are "real characters"! You will need a few kids who aren't afraid to sing, belt out sour notes or burps, or jump around like fools.However, there are also more subdued parts and some very short parts for your shy ones!There are 8 -13 parts in this medieval drama. In this story Minstrel Gabrielle loses her voice and then looks all over the castle for ways to get it back. Finally she finds it in the most unexpected place!This play script comes with:-Performing
Preview of The True Story of the Headless Horseman - Small Group Reader's Theater

The True Story of the Headless Horseman - Small Group Reader's Theater

Created by
WonbyOne
This small group reader's theater was written for 3 students and for Halloween. It is based on the original ghost story and not based on Washington Irving's story. Again, the tale that follows is the true tale of the Headless Horseman and one that Washington Irving used to write the Legend of Sleepy Hollow. In the script, a student has asked the narrator to prove they know how to tell a story by telling them one. In honor of Halloween the narrator chooses a scary one. So, the narrator begins a s
Preview of Medieval Themed Script for Readers Theater, Short Play or Puppet Show

Medieval Themed Script for Readers Theater, Short Play or Puppet Show

Performance is so memorable for students! With a fun script like this one, it can be easily and meaningfully incorporated in the curriculum and instruction.There are 7 speaking parts in this medieval drama. In this story Knight Jason gets advice from many friends on how to woo Princess Jessica. The knight tells him to show her how strong he is, the wizard suggests a love potion, the minstrel thinks he should sing her a love song and the jester suggests being funny. Each of his silly attempts to
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