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Eugene O'Neill on Page and Stage

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the life and works of Eugene O'Neill. In this American theater instructional activity, students read biographical information about O'Neill and review Long Day's Journey into Night. Students then analyze the play in...
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A High-Interest Novel Helps Struggling Readers Confront Bullying in Schools

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Bully, bullied, or bystander? Paul Langan's The Bully is the anchor text in a unit that examines bullying and violence. After a close reading of the text, readers imagine themselves as the characters and consider how they would react in...
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Lights, Camera, Action!

For Teachers 4th - Higher Ed
Students participate in an alternative reading assessment using a video camera and script. In this alternative reading lesson, students work as a group to perform their reading story. students memorize their lines and film their play.
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Art and Influence of Theatre

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students examine an 18th century drawing and produce a skit based on the drawing. In this art analysis instructional activity, students analyze the story depicted in a drawing and create a skit inspired the scene. Students research the...
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Story Development through Japanese art

For Teachers 7th
A classic Japanese print is attached to this instructional activity and its up to your class to write a story about it. Pretending the image is an illustration, they use what they know about Japanese mythology to compose a short story...
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Mixed Media Messages: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students examine the process of recycling by creating a mock television commercial about recycling. For this recycling lesson, students watch an animated demonstration about recycling and answer content questions. Students play an online...
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Ivanov Goes to Moscow

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students complete a unit on the play, "Ivanov" by Chekhov. They read and analyze the play, write a short story, watch a film of the play, complete a data sheet, and conduct a debate.