Writing a Play -- A Step by Step Approach to Writing a One Act Play

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Grade Levels

3rd - 5th

Subjects

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Drama

Resource Type

Graphic Organizers, Lesson

Standards

CCSSRL.3.5

CCSSRL.4.5

CCSSRL.5.5

CCSSW.3.3

CCSSW.4.3

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11 pages

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I just took over the writing class. My school is using CKLA. I used this for the writing assessment portion during the Shakespeare unit. The students had to write their own play. It was really easy to explain and follow. I will be using again next year. Thank you!

— Amy P.

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We used this resource at the end of the school year to write plays in small groups based off a reading. The structure was very helpful!

— Vicki G.

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Description

Help your students write a full one act play script with this easy to use set of lessons, graphic organizers, and rubric! This file contains everything you will need to help you to teach play script writing to your students.

This set of three lessons was designed with students in mind. They flow through a logical progression of introducing the elements of a play to the prewriting phase where students will plan their entire play storyline to the drafting phase where the students will write the play using a very simple format template.

Here is what you'll get in this resource:

Three complete lesson plans to teach how to write a one act play
An Elements of a Play anchor chart page
A Prewriting "Plan a Play" graphic organizer
A "Writing a Play" organizer to help students keep proper writing format
Grading Rubric
Google Slide Link for writing final draft
Extension ideas

Your students will love being creative throughout this entire play writing process. The students will be actively engaged and end with a full play.

Prep for these lessons is quick and painless. All you need to do is print the organizers and you are off! This is a classroom tested program that the students find engaging and worthwhile.

Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).

CCSSRL.3.5

Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.

CCSSRL.4.5

Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when writing or speaking about a text.

CCSSRL.5.5

Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.

CCSSW.3.3

Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

CCSSW.4.3

Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

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