16 Boring Words & What to Use Instead (Infographic)
INSTRUCTION: This is a wonderful resource that could be printed and even used as an anchor chart in the classroom to aid students in their vocabulary expansion and substitution of more descriptive tier 2 adjectives and verbs in place of more simplistic ones more commonly used in early writing.
Drama Lesson Plans
FREE DRAMA GAME~Noisy Restaurant~ Establish three tables of customers, and one server on-stage. Give the restaurant patrons topics for table conversations. The server travels to each table where the sound goes up. The players at the other two tables continue conversing, but in pantomime. Their conversations must remain fluid, which requires that the players remain focused and engaged. www.dramanotebook.com
Fairy Tale Mock Trials
Are you looking for something new and inventive to do with your group? Here are complete instructions for leading a unit on mock trials using fairy tales! Students get to play prosecutors, defense attorneys, witnesses, the accused, and jury members. This lesson plan will appeal to students of all ages and can easily be adapted to different ability levels.
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