Theatre Arts Education — Grade 8

Respecting differences

This guidance and drama unit offers students the opportunity to identify prejudices and understand how certain character traits such as tolerance, respect, and kindness affect their choice of behavior. Since this lesson addresses sensitive issues, teachers should avoid situations that could be hurtful to individuals or groups. This unit can be adapted to almost any age group or ability level.

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Guidance, Theatre Arts Education, and English Language Development)

By Daryl Walker and Judy Peele.

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Fiction, plotting the story

In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students explore plot as an element of fiction. They investigate how details and events are selected and arranged to contribute to the outcome of a story. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 4–8 English Language Arts and Theatre Arts Education)

Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts