Writing a play script about an historical event is a great way to help your kids and audience learn more about that important time in history. You can write it as the teacher for your students or teach your student to write a play with this drama curriculum. Dig deeper into the facts of history while writing the play and make history come to life as students take it a step further and perform the play you or they have written.
9th - adult (11 lessons)
LESSON 1 – Read a Story
LESSON 2 – Important Story Elements
LESSON 3 – Plot Diagram (Dig Deeper)
LESSON 4 – From Multiple Sources to Playscript
LESSON 5 – Rough Draft
LESSON 6 – Edit
LESSON 7 – Put it in Playscript Format
LESSON 8 – Let’s Write a Whole Play
LESSON 9 – Edit the Entire Playscript
LESSON 10 – Put the Entire Playscript in the Proper Format
LESSON 11 – Add a Cover Page and List of Characters
AND ACTION…
Copyright 2023 Danielle Wallace. All rights reserved.
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I have personally enjoyed writing many plays for my own kids and those from our neighborhood and co-op. I found that I don’t always have to come up with something original, as there is a lot of great literature out there (in the public domain) to pull from. My kids have always been a part of the process, whether they helped with the one I was working on or created their own. This helped them to learn another aspect of writing and drama, plus empowered them as leaders if they chose to direct the play they wrote.
This curriculum is written to the teacher so you can walk alongside your student as they go through the process of writing a playscript. The first few lessons are specially designed to be interactive, but more experienced students can break off on their own if desired after that. Keeping in mind that they will still need someone to look at their work and encourage them along the way.
I recommend this curriculum for 9th grade – adults. Yes, you as the teacher can enjoy writing plays too. If I can do it, so can you! Writing plays has allowed me to express my creativity and see it come to life when I directed students to perform in them. You don’t have to direct a play but may want to once you write one. 😉 If you have a student in middle school that’s excited about writing a play, you can have them complete the first seven lessons. This format allows them to create, but not feel overwhelmed with a bigger project. Of course, you know your student best.
For this edition, examples are to be used for sparking creativity and learning purposes only, so please do not copy scripts into your own playscript. Keep in mind that this curriculum is protected under copyright and should not be shared with others. Please send someone interested in this drama curriculum to homeschooldrama.com so they can purchase and download their own copy. Thank you!
Hope you enjoy watching your students be inspired to create.
Danielle
*cover on PDF has white background instead of purple to save on ink 😉