7th Grade Drama Resources

Introduce plays from William Shakespeare by studying the great adaptions from Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb with their Tales From Shakespeare. These are engaging worksheets geared to having your students interact more with the story line and vocabulary used in The Tempest.

Tales From Shakespeare are great adaptions of William Shakespeare's play that allow student to be introduced to the story line in a way they can understand while not being too simplistic. Worksheets, crossword, word search, chapter notes are bundled together based on the story. Answer sheets are provided where necessary.

Check for more Tales From Shakespeare worksheets being posted for each play!!!

Including: Midsummer Night's Dream

Tales From Shakespeare Bundle

I am not throwing away my shot! Hamilton vs. Burr: A Musical Journey through Conflict and Character is an innovative resource designed for upper middle school and lower high school English Language Arts teachers. This engaging packet leverages the powerful narrative of the musical 'Hamilton' to delve into the intricate dynamics between two of America's founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. This literary analysis is an easy way to practice plot, conflict, and character development while enjoying some of the best songs from the Hamilton Musical soundtrack.

Key Highlights:

• Detailed Lyric Analysis: Students will read and annotate the lyrics of key songs, exploring the deep narrative and character development. Song lyrics include Aaron Burr, Sir, My Shot, Wait for It, The Election of 1800, Your Obedient Servant, and The World Was Wide Enough.
• Figurative Language Identification: Enhance literary comprehension by identifying figurative language, fostering a greater appreciation of the songs' poetic elements.
• Critical Character and Conflict Exploration: Thought-provoking questions on conflict, plot, and character are included, promoting analytical skills through a 'Claim, Evidence, Reasoning' framework.
• Cross-Curricular Engagement: Seamlessly integrating music and history with English literature, this resource offers a multi-dimensional learning experience.
• Interactive Google Slides Presentation: A comprehensive presentation with embedded songs enhances classroom engagement and interaction.
• Comprehensive Answer Key: Facilitates teaching and ensures effective learning outcomes.

Extension Opportunities:

• Creative Writing Prompts: Encourage students to write from the perspectives of Hamilton or Burr, deepening their understanding of these historical figures.
• Debate Sessions: Host debates on the decisions and actions of Hamilton and Burr, fostering critical thinking and public speaking skills.
• Research Projects: Students can undertake research projects on the historical accuracy of the musical, comparing it with actual historical events.

'Hamilton vs. Burr: A Musical Journey through Conflict and Character' is more than just a teaching resource; it's a gateway to exploring history, literature, and music in an immersive and captivating way. Prepare to bring the excitement of 'Hamilton' into your classroom and watch as your students develop a richer understanding of literary analysis, historical context, and character study.

Ready to spice up your lessons on Shakespeare’s plays?

Imagine your students passionately delivering lines like, “Thou art a boil, a plague sore, an embossed carbuncle!” Yep, we’re talking about Shakespearean insults, and this printable game is the ultimate way to engage middle and high schoolers while teaching the Bard’s wit and wordplay!

WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT FOR YOUR CLASSROOM OR HOMESCHOOL:

Interactive Learning: Your students will dive headfirst into Shakespearean language through fun, competitive “duels.”

Drama Meets Creativity: They’ll use accents, gestures, and all the flair to bring the insults to life.

No Prep Required: Just print, set up, and let the hilarity unfold!

WHAT YOU'LL GET:

A list of 50 Shakespearean insults to fuel the duels.

Game instructions for individual battles, team play, and improv scenarios (perfect for all group sizes!).

Creative variations like freestyle duels, skit-making, and improv challenges.

NO Prep- just print and play! Easy setup for classrooms, drama clubs, or homeschool groups.

HOW IT WORKS:

Pair Up or Team Up: Students get their insults ready.

The Duel Begins: With dramatic flair, they throw Shakespearean shade at their opponent.

Audience Votes: The most creative and theatrical delivery wins!

Crown a Champion: Continue the duels until the Shakespearean Insult Champion reigns supreme.

PERFECT FOR:

Literature and drama classes studying Shakespeare plays

Icebreakers or fun review days

Homeschool co-ops looking for creative language activities

LOOKING FOR MORE SHAKESPEARE ACTIVITIES?

Check out the Shakespeare Insults Activity Pack.

Both resources are also included in the Shakespeare Insults Activity and Game bundle so you can save on both!

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Shakespeare Ultimate Bundle. Includes resources for the following plays: Hamlet, As You Like It, Julius Caesar, King Lear, Macbeth, A Midsummer's Night Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, Othello, Romeo and Juliet, Taming of the Shrew, The Tempest, and The Twelfth Night. Great for covering Shakespeare at multiple grade levels or multiple plays. Includes different activities, study guides, games, and more. Works great as a school resource.

The Ultimate Back To School Activities Bundle

Your first weeks of school absolutely sorted with fun and engaging back to school activities designed to help your students get settled in! This ultimate back to school bundle is packed with a variety of getting to know you games and back to school activities to encourage mingling and help you learn more about your students. With these resources, you'll create a welcoming and dynamic classroom environment that sets the tone for a successful school year.

What’s included:

Back To School Project

This comprehensive project blends writing, math, and creative activities, each assigned a point value of 5, 10, 15, 20, or 25 points. Students can choose tasks based on their interests and strengths, adding up their points to promote a sense of accomplishment and goal-setting. This project encourages self directed learning and helps you assess students' skills from the start.

Back To School Riddle Scavenger Hunt

This interactive back to school activity is ideal for Year 3-6 students, promoting teamwork, critical thinking, and problem solving skills. Students will work in groups to solve riddles and complete the scavenger hunt, fostering collaboration and communication. It's a fun way to get students moving and thinking on their first days back.

Back To School Activity Pack - 30 Fun Activities

Start the first weeks of school with a fantastic set of 30 back to school activities, specifically designed for students in grades 3 through 6! This comprehensive pack includes a mix of icebreakers, team building exercises, and creative projects. These activities are perfect for creating a positive classroom environment, building connections, and inspiring a sense of community from day one. The first weeks of school will be absolutely sorted!

Back To School Game Boards

Begin the school year with a set of 4 game boards designed to make getting to know you" and back to school activities fun and engaging! These game boards feature themes such as "Holiday," "Back to School," "All About Me," and "Would You Rather." They require minimal preparation and are heaps of fun—just add a die and some counters. The questions are entertaining and thought-provoking, helping students to learn about each other in an interactive way.

Getting to Know You ‘I Have, Who Has…’

Start the school year with a fun and lively getting to know you game! This 'I Have, Who Has' activity is perfect for helping students connect and learn about each other in a group setting. Each card features a unique question or statement, making it an ideal ice breaker for back to school. Students will enjoy the fast-paced, engaging nature of this game as they share about themselves and discover common interests.

Ice Breaker Flash Cards

Ease into the new school year with these Ice Breaker Flash Cards, specially designed for fun and engaging getting to know you activities. These cards offer a variety of prompts that encourage students to share about themselves, fostering a sense of community and comfort in the classroom. They are a great tool for breaking the ice and helping students feel at ease with their new classmates.

Back To School Escape Room

In this back to school escape room, students are tasked with solving the mystery of the school principal's missing teddy bear. The teddy bear, essential for the principal to run assemblies and sleep at night, has mysteriously disappeared. It's up to your students to work together and follow the clues to uncover its whereabouts.

AND SO MUCH MORE!!!

With the Ultimate Back To School Activities Bundle, you have everything you need to create a dynamic, inclusive, and engaging start to the school year. These back to school activities and getting to know you games will help your students build strong connections and set the stage for a successful and enjoyable year ahead.

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Fairy Tale Scenarios

This is a 3 part individual/group assignment where groups (of 4-6) are given a problem based on a well known fairy tale where students have to write and perform their solution to the problem. Students will write out a monologue individually and as a group will write the body of the script. After the groups have resolved their problem, each group member will have a chance to reflect on how their character feels after the resolution of the problem. This activity would be appropriate for middle school students. This package will provide your students with hours of entertainment that include opportunities to write and showcase their creativity. For teachers, it provides great opportunities to teach script writing, assess writing samples, dramatic performances, and to foster group cooperation.

Topics Covered:

Monologues

Script Writing

Dramatic Performances

Fairy Tales:

Cinderella: The Shoe Fits ALL Of Us!

3 Little Pigs: I’m Not Paying Insurance!

Snow White: Time To Move On?

The Ugly Ducking: Is Plastic Surgery The Answer?

Cinderella 2.0: Matters Of The Family

Rubrics Included:

Written Work – Individual First Monologue

Written Work – Individual Writing for Final Monologue

Written Work – Group – Script Writing

Performances - Individual

Performances – Group

Peer Assessment

Self-Assessment

I hope you enjoy this drama and language arts based activity.

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Teaching a play by William Shakespeare? Want to provide students with a fascinating overview of the author's life, the construction of the Globe Theater, the language of early-modern English, the rhythm of iambic pentameter, and more? This 50-page EDITABLE resource has EVERYTHING you could possibly want to introduce ANY play by William Shakespeare....

This comprehensive bundle includes a Biography of the Bard, an account of the construction of the Globe Theater, handouts and exercises to help students understand Shakespeare's language, a Shakespearean insult generator, worksheets and quizzes introducing students to iambic pentameter, and more.

Here's what you'll find inside this 50-page resource bundle:

• William Shakespeare Biography: This 4-page biography of William Shakespeare explains the conditions of his early life and schooling in Stratford-upon-Avon, how he became involved in the London theater scene, the impact which the death of his son Hamnet had upon his writing career, his gradual transition from comedies to tragedies, and more. Includes a comprehension check with answer key. (5 pages)

• The Globe Theater: A 2-page handout on what inspired Shakespeare's acting company to build the Globe Theater. A dispute with the landlord of their old theater motivated Shakespeare's company to meet with lanterns in the middle of the night, disassemble their old playhouse, and transport the timber across the Thames River to the plot of land where they would build the Globe. How did the construction of the Globe infuse new life into Shakespeare's company? How would Shakespeare make reference to the Globe in plays written after its construction in 1599? Includes a comprehension check with answer key. (4 pages)

• Shakespeare's Language: A 3-page handout on the crucial topic of Shakespeare's language. Literary scholars have pointed out that "the life of Shakespeare's plays is in the language." What's so special about Shakespeare's language? Did he really invent 1,700 new words? What kinds of words did he invent, and how do they contribute to the meaning of his plays? Includes a comprehension check with answer key. (5 pages)

• Renaissance Glossary: This 2-page glossary features 50 words that appear frequently within Shakespeare's plays but are no longer used in modern-day speech: adieu, beseech, ere, fain, naught, prithee, troth, wot, etc. Familiarizing students with this words will make their reading experience much smoother! This glossary includes a definition for each word as well as an example of how it's used in Shakespeare's plays. (2 pages)

• Translation Practice: This 2-page worksheet features 20 brief quotations from a diverse range of Shakespeare's plays. Challenge students to translate each quotation into modern English. This exercise gives students a change to demonstrate their understanding of the words in the Renaissance Glossary. Includes answer key. (4 pages)

• Decode the Idiom: This 1-page worksheet features 12 quotations that feature idioms which Shakespeare invented: wear my heart on my sleeve, all that glitters is not gold, I have a charmed life, as good luck would have it, and more. Challenge students to identify the idiom by filling in the word missing from the quotation. Then have students explain the meaning of the idiom. Includes answer key. (2 pages)

• Blank Verse: A 2-page handout on the when and why Shakespeare employs blank verse (i.e. unrhymed iambic pentameter). This handout explains how blank verse emerged as a popular verse form as well as what distinguished Shakespeare's usage of blank verse. When and why do some of Shakespeare's characters break with the regular rhythms of blank verse? Why might some characters alternate between using verse and prose? (2 pages)

• Scansion Practice: Students learn to identify iambic pentameter by scanning 10 well-known quotations from Shakespeare's plays. Includes answer key. (4 pages)

• Quizzes on Meter (x2): The 2 quizzes on meter are designed to asses whether students are able to accurately scan Shakespearean lines. Each quiz features 10 quotations from Shakespeare's plays. Includes answer keys. (8 pages)

• Shakespearean Insult Generator: Shakespeare's characters are exceptionally creative in their elaboration of insults. Indeed, some scholars have suggested that the insults in Shakespeare's plays amount to their own education in wit. If your students are sufficiently mature, you could use this exercise to invite them to generate their own original Shakespearean insults. (2 pages)

The resource will download as a Zip folder which contains the entire 50-page unit in two separate formats: Word Doc *and* PDF. Because the Word Doc is fully EDITABLE, you'll be able to customize it to match your teaching style and/or the skill levels of your students — year after year! If you don't have Microsoft Word, you'll still be able to access a PDF version of the full unit — which is easy to navigate and quick to print!

If you have questions about ANYTHING related to Shakespeare, please don't hesitate to get in touch! This unit was designed by a Ph.D. in English who has devoted over 20 years to studying Shakespeare — and who currently teaches a course called "Shakespeare's Masterpieces." I LOVE hearing from fellow teachers who share a passion for great literature. Wishing you an amazing experience with the Swan of Avon!

Happy teaching!

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Feel free to check out these complete units on Shakespeare's masterpieces:

COMPLETE UNIT with Workbooks on Romeo and Juliet

COMPLETE UNIT with Workbooks on Julius Caesar

COMPLETE UNIT with Workbooks on Macbeth

COMPLETE UNIT with Workbooks on Othello

COMPLETE UNIT with Workbooks on Hamlet

COMPLETE UNIT with Workbooks on Much Ado About Nothing

Transform Classroom Dynamics with Theatre-Themed Redirection Cards!

Bring a touch of theatrical magic to your classroom with our Theatre-Themed Redirection Cards! Designed specifically for educators who live and breathe theatre, these cards are your new secret weapon in managing classroom behavior with flair and finesse. 🎬✨

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• Over 40 Pre-Formatted Theatre-Related Phrases: Engage your students with lighthearted and creative redirections that speak their language. Whether it's a gentle nudge for phone use, earbuds, or general behavior, these cards add a dash of stagecraft to every interaction.
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Why You’ll Love Them:

• Engagement & Fun: Keep students on their toes with phrases that are as entertaining as they are effective.
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• Non-Verbal Reinforcement: Sometimes proximity and other non-verbal cues aren’t enough, and no one wants to interrupt class asking students to put away their phones for the tenth time. Collect cards as “strikes” to reinforce expectations or reward students for their stellar performances in adhering to class rules.

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Two resources perfect for students learning about A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare; a play script written for young performers and a close reading activity.

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The play script has been rewritten to be suitable for young performers. A Midsummer Night’s Dream tells the story of four Athenian lovers who have a complicated yet dramatic love life. Lysander and Hermia loved each other and wished to be together. Helena loved Demetrius, but Demetrius loved Hermia, and Hermia’s father wanted him to marry his daughter.

Hermia and Lysander decided to run off together into the woods. But the woods were haunted by the Fairy King and Queen - Oberon and Titania, and the King’s mischievous henchman, Puck. The play tells the magical story of the eventual coming together of the four lovers, and Duke Theseus and his bride, Hippolyta.

The play script is a mix of modern English with some of the famous lines from the real play mixed in as well. There are 26 speaking parts. I hope you enjoy it – good luck! There are 26 speaking roles with parts for the whole class; the language is a mix of Shakespearean and more modern English. Ideal for theatre performances or plays, reading activities or guided reading sessions.

The second activity is a close reading passage about the play. The activity comes with an informational text, comprehension and grammar questions, an extension task, crossword and wordsearch activity.

The activities require NO PREP and have a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity for those fast finishers. Answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of the document.

Time allowance for the close reading activity
5 minutes - read through the text individually.
40 minutes - answer questions using the text as guidance (including extension activity)
15 minutes - Teacher and students go through the text and answers

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In our Shakespeare Play Script Collection we also have:

• Hamlet
• Richard III
• Macbeth

If you want a Christmas play script we also have some fun alternatives:

• Elf
• The Santa Clause
• A Christmas Carol (A School Remix)
• A Christmas Carol (A Traditional Version)
• The Grinch

Other similar or relevant resources:

• Other William Shakespeare Resources
• World History Resources

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Teach your students about conflict management through this engaging Passive, Assertive, or Aggressive AVID improv game. This would be perfect to pair with your passive, assertive, or aggressive lesson OR used as a fun team building game. This is also a great way for students to practice their public speaking skills.

Directions:

• Each slide will have a number and that number represents how many actors will participate in the improv.
• Actors will be given a challenge to act out a different scenario and will decide who plays what role as a team.
• Actors should draw a card to decide if they are playing a passive, assertive, or aggressive role.
• They must portray a passive, assertive, or aggressive tone as they act out the scenario.
• The student audience will try to guess what tone each actor is portraying.

*consider having audience teams and points

What's Included:

• 1 direction slide
• 1 teach slide with definitions and examples of passive, assertive, and aggressive behaviors
• 15 scenario slides

Some Scenario Examples:

• At a police station being interrogated
• Girl Scouts selling cookies to someone
• News anchor just before the apocalypse

Click HERE to see our other AVID resources. We also have several great AVID bundle options available down below!

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In this lesson, students learn interesting facts about the modern Broadway composer, Andrew Lloyd Webber and his work, as they complete several projects including a WebQuest (Internet Scavenger Hunt) to answer questions about the topic. A complete answer key is provided for the WebQuest for easy grading, along with resources for both teachers and students. The student questions are included in both a print version and a digital (editable) version to make it easy for students to complete the lesson digitally or on paper. Then, students research their choice of one of his famous musicals and create a presentation about it using their choice of Microsoft PowerPoint or Google Slides. If you prefer, students can work on the presentation project in partners or in a small group.

This lesson is intended to be an introduction to the topic and was designed for middle school (grades 6-8) but could be used in high school as well. This lesson could be used in a music, drama, history or technology class and is also a great lesson to leave for a substitute teacher!

This lesson is great for distance learning/remote learning. You can upload it to your school's learning management system (Google Classroom, Edmodo, Canvas, etc.) or share with students via Google Drive.

Materials Required:

• Computers with Internet access for each student (or pair of students)

• Software such as Microsoft Word or Google Docs

• Software such as Microsoft PowerPoint or Google Slides

Files included:

• Teacher & Student Resources

• Learning about Andrew Lloyd Webber WebQuest Activity (print and
  editable digital files included)

• Learning about Andrew Lloyd Webber WebQuest Answer Key

• Musical Composition of Andrew Lloyd Webber Project Expectations with Rubric

Approximate Lesson Duration:

• WebQuest - 1 (50 minute) class period
• Presentation Project (including research) – 1.5 -3 (50 minute) class periods
• Optional: additional time for students to present their project to the class (time will vary depending on class size).

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Love in its many forms is the most important theme in *A Midsummer Night’s Dream. *The romantic encounters and subsequent confusions are the greatest cause of conflict in the play.

The play gives us variations on the theme of love – idyllic young love in the case of Hermia and Lysander; passionate and possessive love between Titania and Oberon; love lost and found again as with Helena and Demetrius; love as conquest as in the case of Theseus and Hippolyta. Shakespeare makes a point of infusing A Midsummer Night’s Dream with more than just a two-dimensional notion of romantic love – he shows us the darker side where we see love’s inconstancy, its violence, its possessiveness, and its illusory nature.

This lesson plan is designed specifically for Shakespeare's classic comedy. It lasts approximately 90 minutes (depending on the class size) and has activities for all types of learners. The photocopiable student sheet with the activities is included, as well as a separate sheet with the answers.

This resource features a lesson plan and materials for the Human Tic Tac Toe Review Game, an engaging and competitive way to review Shakespeare and the Globe Theater. Let's face it, review days can be boring for both teachers and students, so liven them up with this collaborative game. The resource includes not only a meticulously detailed lesson plan and set-up instructions, but 30 questions on Shakespeare's life, works, and the Globe. Besides simple set-up, very little preparation is needed for this lesson and if your students are like mine, they will ask for this form of review for every unit of study!

Product Includes:

• Comprehensive lesson plan and set-up instructions
• 30 questions on Shakespeare and the Globe
• 1 blank question sheet to write your own questions
• Signs and materials for game play

This lesson plan is ideal on a day leading up to the final quiz on Shakespeare.

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⭐ Shakespeare Scavenger Hunt: Introduction to the Author Activity

⭐ Shakespeare ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Shakespeare Bell Ringer Journal Prompts

⭐ Introduction to Shakespeare Powerpoint

⭐ Elizabethan England Differentiated Mini-Unit

⭐ Shakespeare's "Death Lines" Activity

⭐ Shakespeare's Epitaph Assignment

⭐ Shakespeare Valentine's Day Lesson Plan

⭐ William Shakespeare Quote Posters

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Get students involved in your class reading or begin writing their own skits! This product allows students to participate in your classes more through SKITS & READER'S THEATRE! This product can be used for 6th - 12th grade students. Check it out!

This Product Includes:

1. 2 STYLES of WORKSHEET ACTIVITIES

2. 4+ Pages of Clarification and Explanation if Uses of this Item

will help to make your classroom GREAT!

As a video production teacher, one of the most important parts of my class is to make sure that my students can write a script. Whether it’s the script for the daily news show or the script for a short film, the process is still the same...it’s basic writing. I take a week at the beginning of the semester to talk about script writing in general. Here are those plans.

Day 1 ~ Introduce the idea of movie scripts. Read some movie scripts. Links included to three movies.

Day 2 ~ Brainstorm your script. Work out details on Location.

Day 3 ~ Character Development

Day 4 ~ Introduce Synopsis

Day 5 ~ Write Synopsis and Share movie ideas

Other Video Production Lessons

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Introduce plays from William Shakespeare by studying the great adaptions from Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb with their Tales From Shakespeare. These are engaging worksheets geared to having your students interact more with the story line and vocabulary used in each play

Tales From Shakespeare are great adaptions of William Shakespeare's play that allow student to be introduced to the story line in a way they can understand while not being too simplistic. Worksheets, crossword, word search, chapter notes are bundled together based on the story. Answer sheets are provided where necessary.

Not reading the whole book..... check out my store for individual posting of each play.

Including: The Tempest

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Let's face it, Shakespeare can be a bit...boring- but not with this Shakespearean Insults activity pack! Get your students laughing while they learn Shakespeare's vocabulary and interact with Shakespeare's plays in a new way.

Perfect for students in grades 6-12!

WHY YOU’LL LOVE THIS FOR YOUR CLASSROOM OR HOMESCHOOL:

• It Makes Learning Fun: Forget dry lectures! This Shakespeare activity pack is full of games and fun learning like the hilarious insult generator, and a Cards Against Humanity-inspired Battle of Wits- and more to keep students engaged and excited about learning.
• Less Intimidation: Shakespeare can be intimidating, but these literature game activities make it approachable and fun. Students will be surprised at how much they enjoy exploring the Bard's language.
• Saves Your Sanity (and Time): No more spending hours planning lessons. This pack comes with 69 pages of ready-to-use activities. Plus, laminate the game cards and you're set for years to come – talk about a time-saver!
• Keeps Everyone Engaged: Got visual learners, auditory learners, kinesthetic learners? This pack has something for everyone! With Shakespeare quizzes and games, art projects, and more, every student will find a way to connect with Shakespeare’s plays.
• Builds a Powerful Vocabulary: The Shakespeare insult generator, English Language Arts Games, and comprehensive glossaries make learning new words a blast.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

• Roast (Insult) building game
• Matching Quiz
• Shakespeare trivia
• 3 Glossaries
• What would Shakespeare Say activity
• Music activity
• Art activity- create a comic
• Battle of wits game- verbal smackdown

Synopsis and insults from 12 plays:

• King Lear
• Romeo and Juliet
• The Taming of the Shrew
• Hamlet
• Macbeth
• The Taming of the Shrew
• Midsummer Nights Dream
• Julius Caesar
• The Tempest
• Othello
• Merchant of Venice
• Twelfth Night
• Much Ado About Nothing

This pack is a game-changer for anyone who wants to make Shakespeare come alive in their classroom.

If you like this activity pack you may also like this Shakespearean Insult game which is great for dramatic play.

You can also find both resources in the Shakespeare Insults Activity and Game bundle,

IMPORTANT DETAILS:

This is a digital download. You will not receive anything in the mail.

Please use a computer to download and not your phone.

This file is for personal use only and may not be reproduced or sold commercially.

I don't accept returns, exchanges, or cancellations. But please contact me if you have any problems with your order.

Thank you! :)

-Jennifer

Copyright  © 2024 ArnoldWellnessDesign

Looking to differentiate instruction? Get students excited and moving? All while teaching Shakespeare. Look no further.

The Midsummer Night's Dream Complete Teaching Unit includes everything you need for a fun, interactive, and student-centered unit around this play. It includes a flip book study guide, flip book characterization book, an escape room, an introduction to Shakespearean comedies power point, a quiz for each Act, and two soliloquy analysis worksheets . Answer keys are also included.

Lionel Messi: An Inspiring Readers Theatre Script for Years 3-5

Bring the story of one of the world’s most inspiring people, Lionel Messi, into your classroom with this engaging and educational Readers Theatre script! Perfect for literacy centres, this script highlights Messi’s incredible journey from a small town boy in Argentina to becoming one of the greatest soccer players of all time.

Students will explore themes of perseverance, resilience, and hard work as they bring Lionel Messi’s story to life through drama. Divided into scenes with clear stage directions and multiple roles, the script is designed to be fun and easy for Year 3-5 students to perform.

Why You’ll Love This Resource:

• Promotes Literacy: Encourage fluency, expression, and teamwork through Readers Theatre.
• Inspiring Story: Teach students the value of determination and dreaming big with the story of Lionel Messi.
• Perfect for Literacy Centres: This script is ideal for group work and literacy rotations.
• Engages Students: A relatable and exciting story that captures young learners’ imaginations.
• Easy to Use: Includes stage cues, divided scenes, and a range of character roles for all reading abilities.

What’s Included:

• A fully scripted Readers Theatre piece (suitable for Years 3-5).
• A focus on key events in Messi’s life: his childhood in Argentina, overcoming obstacles, his move to FC Barcelona, and his World Cup victory.
• Themes of overcoming challenges, teamwork, and chasing dreams.

Perfect For:

• Literacy centres
• Drama activities
• Character education lessons on inspiring people
• Celebrating sports stars in the classroom

Inspire your students with this dynamic and motivational Readers Theatre script and show them that even the smallest players can achieve the biggest dreams. Get ready to watch your classroom come alive with the story of Lionel Messi!