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Norse Mythology Resources

By ShowStoppers Theatre Resources

This bundle of resources gives you everything you need to teach a unit on Norse mythology: an overview of Norse Mythology (handout), multiple reading assignments with questions, a PowerPoint presentation, activities, and a test and key- 9 total

Subjects:

Literature

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

$23.00

$17.00

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OUR TOWN Resources Bundle

By ShowStoppers Theatre Resources

Teaching Thornton Wilder's OUR TOWN just became easier! This bundle includes an introductory PowerPoint presentation, study guides with keys for each act, a teaching packet which includes a graphics organizer for note-taking and several activities

Subjects:

Drama, Literature

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Study Guides, PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

$13.75

$10.00

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Theatre Online Scavenger Hunt Bundle

By ShowStoppers Theatre Resources

Need a great online activity for that theatre unit? Looking for a way to make Shakespeare, Greek Theatre, Theatre Superstitions, or Broadway facts a little more fun? This bundle of scavenger hunts puts 10 one-day activities in your "bag of theatre

Subjects:

Drama, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Homeschool

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Handouts, Internet Activities

$15.35

$10.00

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Pantomime Unit Bundle

By ShowStoppers Theatre Resources

Want to teach a great pantomime unit? This unit will work for you! The unit includes a day-by-day plan, PowerPoint presentations, a reading assignment, a writing assignment, a "quiz," and multiple scene assignments with rubrics.

Subjects:

Drama

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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PowerPoint Presentations, Unit Plans, Activities

$16.60

$12.00

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Egyptian Mythology Unit

By ShowStoppers Theatre Resources

Your students will love studying Egyptian Mythology with this unit! The Unit includes 5-6 days of lesson plans, three reading assignments including a reader's theatre script, multiple activities, links to appropriate music choices for the unit, 2

Subjects:

Ancient History, Other (ELA)

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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PowerPoint Presentations, Unit Plans, Activities

$15.00

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Inanimate Object Monologue Assignment

By ShowStoppers Theatre Resources

Push your students to their "characterization limits" by asking them to become Inanimate Objects like doorknobs, tubes of toothpaste, desk chairs, etc. This assignment allows students to think "outside the box" and script their own monologues about

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Drama

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Homeschool

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Activities

$1.85

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First Two Weeks in Theatre Bundle

By ShowStoppers Theatre Resources

Here's a reading assignment and a set of activities, games, forms, and a PowerPoint presentation to get students interested and comfortable in their first theatre class, another PowerPoint dealing with Rehearsal Etiquette, and a mini unit over

Subjects:

Drama

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Rubrics

$23.24

$18.00

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75 Fantastic "What If" Fractured Fairy Tale, Nursery Rhyme, and Story Prompts

By ShowStoppers Theatre Resources

Looking for prompts that force students to reexamine stories and think "outside the box"? This collection of prompts takes characters that students know and says "What if" something different had happened! Great for use as a creative writing "Bell

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Drama

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Homeschool

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Activities, Handouts

$2.75

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Broadway Musicals Online Scavenger Hunt

By ShowStoppers Theatre Resources

Use this resource as a way to introduce or close a unit on Broadway musicals or as a way to introduce students to the long, rich history of the Broadway stage. The 40-item scavenger hunt gives "clues" that students will use to search online for

Subjects:

U.S. History, Drama

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Handouts

$1.85

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Arthurian Legend Resources

By ShowStoppers Theatre Resources

This bundle includes resources for teaching about King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table within a mythology, folklore, or literature unit including a PowerPoint presentation; several reading assignments with questions, quizzes, or

Subjects:

Ancient History, Literature

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Internet Activities

$17.00

$12.00

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Theatre Superstition Online Scavenger Hunt

By ShowStoppers Theatre Resources

This activity lists over 20 "hints" and asks students to research online and find the theatrical superstition to which they allude. It's a great activity for any level of theatre, and can lead to some great resources about the history behind many

Subjects:

Drama

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Handouts, Internet Activities

$1.65

Digital Download DOCX (0.03 MB)

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THE GLASS MENAGERIE Resources Bundle

By ShowStoppers Theatre Resources

Cover the play that catapulted Tennessee Williams to fame! The bundle includes study guides and quizzes with keys for each scene, a PowerPoint presentation about Tennessee Williams, an introductory PowerPoint presentation, a PowerPoint slide deck

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Drama, Literature

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Study Guides, PowerPoint Presentations, Assessment

$20.25

$14.00

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Stage Movement Unit Bundle

By ShowStoppers Theatre Resources

Need your students to learn basic stage movement principles like staying open, effectively placing themselves on stage in groups, and using pleasing stage pictures? This is the unit for you! It includes PowerPoint presentations, a unit plan, a

Subjects:

Drama

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Rubrics, Lesson

$17.74

$12.00

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OUR TOWN Introduction PowerPoint

By ShowStoppers Theatre Resources

Use this 30-slide presentation to give students basic information about Thornton Wilder and his Pulitzer-prize winning, ground-breaking play, OUR TOWN. Background information about the playwright and "just enough" information about the play and its

Subjects:

Drama, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

$2.50

Digital Download PPTX (7.70 MB)

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Incredible Improvisation Bundle

By ShowStoppers Theatre Resources

Need some great ideas for an improvisation unit? How about hundreds more creative ideas for those days when you just need a ten minute assignment? This bundle of 15 of my resources includes a reading assignment about improvisation, a PowerPoint

Subjects:

Drama

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Rubrics, Lesson

$32.48

$23.00

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Norse Mythology Stories of Loki

By ShowStoppers Theatre Resources

Loki's stories are among the most important of the Norse myths. This packet (Zip file of Word docs) includes three stories: the story of Loki and the treasures from the Dwarves, the story of Loki causing Baldur's death, and a story about Loki's

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Ancient History

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Handouts, Lesson

$5.00

Digital Download ZIP (0.18 MB)

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Basic Theatre Terminology PowerPoint Bundle

By ShowStoppers Theatre Resources

This fantastic bundle includes 7 PowerPoint presentations that cover the terminology of types of stages, stage space and curtain terminology, the parts of a play, Broadway and the Tony Awards, rehearsals, basic movement and blocking, and the basic

Subjects:

Drama

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

$16.60

$12.00

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Introduction to A Midsummer Night's Dream PowerPoint Presentation

By ShowStoppers Theatre Resources

Do you ever wonder how to introduce Shakespeare and his work to your students in a way that is non-threatening and engaging? This 42 slide presentation introduces students to some of the themes, events, and characters of Shakespeare's A Midsummer

Subjects:

Drama, Literature

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

$2.99

Digital Download PPTX (6.81 MB)

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End-of-School Necessities Bundle

By ShowStoppers Theatre Resources

It’s almost the end of the term! Your students have finished their performances, and they are either so close to catatonic that you’re checking pulses hourly, or they’re so high energy that you’ve been comparing them to feral cats! What to do? Use

Subjects:

Drama

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Not Grade Specific

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Activities

$19.49

$14.00

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Voice and Diction Unit

By ShowStoppers Theatre Resources

This unit includes my Voice and Diction PowerPoint Presentation with a Note-taking Chart, several Handouts, activities including my Titillating Tongue-Twister Activity and two short scenes with rubrics, and two different tests with keys. Everything

Subjects:

Drama, Oral Communication

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Unit Plans, Activities

$7.50

Digital Download ZIP (9.19 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Having taught theatre for 35 years, I have created many resources that can be used in multiple levels of both acting and technical theatre classes.

MY TEACHING STYLE

My teaching style is a mix of lecture, hands-on-learning, scene-building, and ensemble-building with a heavy emphasis on group-based activities and writing.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Portland High School Teacher of the Year 2015-16. Sumner County Teacher of the Year 2015-16. Have written and produced 11 original plays. Have produced at least 2-3 full length shows per year for 35 years.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Bachelor of Arts- Western Kentucky University; Master of Arts- Western Kentucky University; Have attended the Tennessee Fine Arts Academy for continuing education requirements.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Married to a very supportive engineering husband who has helped with set building for years. Two daughters: one is an award-winning Marketing teacher turned high school principal and the other is a Wigs and Makeup Technician for Cirque du Soleil The Beatles LOVE in Las Vegas.