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The Ten-Minute Play: Encouraging Original Response to Challenging Texts
Grades | 9 – 12 |
Lesson Plan Type | Unit |
Estimated Time | Seven 50-minute sessions (plus performance time for each group) |
Lesson Author |
Sparta, New Jersey |
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STUDENT INTERACTIVES
Grades 6 – 12 | Student Interactive | Inquiry & Analysis
Students analyzing a play can map out the key elements of character, setting, conflict, and resolution for a variety purposes. This interactive is aimed at secondary students.
CALENDAR ACTIVITIES
Grades 3 – 12 | Calendar Activity |  February 18
In 1931, Toni Morrison was born.
After retelling a familiar fable, students discover the differences in one of Morrison's retellings of a fable.
Grades 5 – 12 | Calendar Activity |  March 24
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof premiered in New York in 1955.
Students are introduced to the characteristics of drama, read a chapter from a novel the class has read, and create a script from the chapter that they will present to the class.
PROFESSIONAL LIBRARY
Grades 9 – 12 | Professional Library | Book
Preventing Plagiarism: Tips and Techniques
DeSena offers a practical guide on how high school and college teachers can structure assignments and guide students so that students don't plagiarize.