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Lesson Plan Library

Lesson plans and units created for EdTA members in a common template for ease of use. Our library includes a wide variety of lesson plans for grades K - High School; including a wide variety of lesson plans across all areas of the Theatre Model Curriculum Framework:  acting, directing/producing, designing & technical theatre, writing/devising and dramaturgy.   

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Access adjudicated lesson plans designed for EdTA.

  • Building Ensemble Agreements
    Students learn to create their own classroom agreements in this SEL embedded lesson plan by Julia Cuppy.
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  • Plays in Time
    Comparing "A Raisin in the Sun" and "All My Sons" for an analysis of the themes and comparison to contemporary issues.
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  • Elements of Staging
    High School Advanced lesson by Kristie L. Fuller and Kate Lee. Through a series of exercises, students select a theme to explore through research and devising work.
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  • Collaborative Playmaking
    High School Advanced lesson by Julia Cuppy. In this lesson, students collaborate and create a short improvised theatre piece centered on a central idea or theme by using the devised theatre process.
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  • Forum Theatre
    High School Advanced lesson by Kaz Chandler. In this lesson, students investigate the techniques of Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed through Forum Theatre in exploring reform of social issues through theatrical convention.
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SEL Lesson Plan Library

Social Emotional Learning encompasses skills in self awareness, social awareness, self management, responsible decision making and relationship skills. For SEL to be most effective, it must be both explicit and consistent. This page features theatre lesson plans across all aspects of the curriculum which model intentional SEL instruction by making natural connections to what goes on in the theatre classroom. We make it easy for you by demonstrating strategies and language to add SEL power to your lessons. 

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Download and use these lesson plans which model Social and Emotional learning connections in theatre classrooms, created by educators for EdTA as a part of the 2021 EdTA SEL Lesson Plan Project.

  • How to Cast a Show
    High School Advanced lesson by Erin Moughon-Smith. In this dramaturgy/directing lesson, students learn what goes into casting a show. Students learn about implicit bias, playwright intention, and responsible representation as they decide who will play the part in their chosen scripts.
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  • Plays in Time: Comparing A Raisin in the Sun and All My Sons
    High School Advanced lesson by Erin Moughon-Smith. In this dramaturgy lesson, students compare and contrast two plays written in the same time period. Students use historical research in this process about the time period, playwrights, and production history. They also compare and debate the connection between a drama/theatre work and contemporary issues that may impact audiences.
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  • To be or not to be, is that a question?: Analyzing Hamlet’s soliloquy then and now
    High School Advanced lesson by Erin Moughon-Smith. In this dramaturgy lesson, students compare and debate the connection between Hamlet’s To Be or Not to Be soliloquy and contemporary issues that may impact audiences. Students do this through examination of the text as well as different performances of the monologue.
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  • I Want to be a Producer: Creating a Jukebox Musical Concept
    High School Advanced lesson by Julia Cuppy. In this theatre lesson, students work together to create a jukebox musical story overview based on issues and themes important to them using a set of parameters including time period and style of music.
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  • How to Start Writing a Full Length Play
    High School Advanced lesson by Erin Moughon-Smith. In this playwriting lesson, students learn how to start a full length play and explore character and plot as well as different structures used for creating pieces.
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