CERCA Slides: Drama

Resolving Conflict

3…2…1…action! 🎬 It’s time to bring the drama 🎭 to your class – and channel it towards some critical thinking, reading, writing, and discussions around conflict resolution. Set the stage with these thought-provoking texts and engage your students with the question, “How can conflict impact those who are involved?” Time for curtain call!

CERCA Slides by Grade

Grade 3: James the Vine Puller

Using evidence from the drama to support your argument, will James be a better king of the jungle and ocean than Elephant and Whale?

CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.W.3.1

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Student Guide

Pear Deck

Grade 4: How Athens Was Named

Using evidence from the drama to support your argument, did the citizens make the right choice in naming their city after Athena??

CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.W.4.1

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Student Guide

Pear Deck

Grade 5: The Final King of Angkor Wat

Using evidence from the drama to support your argument, which characteristics are most important for a leader to have, and why?

CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.W.5.1

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Student Guide

Pear Deck

Grade 6: Sorry, Wrong Number: Part I

Consider the historical, social, and economic aspects of the play. What are the most important ways in which these elements of the setting affect Mrs. Stevenson's character?

CCSS.RL.6.5
CCSS.W.6.1

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Student Guide

Pear Deck

Grade 7: A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Act I

How does Shakespeare use words and phrases in Act I to begin revealing complex relationships and the difficulty of romantic love?

CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.W.7.1

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Student Guide

Pear Deck

Grade 8: The Diary of Anne Frank: Act I, Scenes I and II

Choose two characters that are introduced in Scenes I and II and compare how they react to their new setting. Use dialogue and stage directions to support your response.

CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.W.8.1

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Student Guide

Pear Deck

Grade 9: Romeo and Juliet: Act I, Scenes I and II

How does Shakespeare use specific words and phrases to establish the time, place, and social dynamics of Romeo and Juliet's Verona?

CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.W.9-10.1

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Student Guide

Pear Deck

Grade 10: A Raisin in the Sun: Act I, Scene I

In Act I, Scene I, how do the unique perspectives and points of view of the main characters begin to contribute to the conflicts between them?

CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.W.9-10.1

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Student Guide

Pear Deck

Grade 11: Macbeth: Act I

Compare and contrast your impressions of Macbeth's values and morals at the beginning of the Act versus the end. What choices and actions does Macbeth make throughout Act I that conflict with your initial impressions?

CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.W.11-12.1

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Student Guide

Pear Deck

Grade 12: Antigone: Part I

In the opening scenes of the play, how do Antigone’s beliefs and values come into conflict with Creon’s beliefs and values?

CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.W.11-12.1

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Student Guide

Pear Deck

Resolving Conflict

CERCA Slides by Grade

Grade 3: James the Vine Puller

Using evidence from the drama to support your argument, will James be a better king of the jungle and ocean than Elephant and Whale? CCSS.RL.3.1CCSS.W.3.1

Grade 4: How Athens Was Named

Using evidence from the drama to support your argument, did the citizens make the right choice in naming their city after Athena?? CCSS.RL.4.1CCSS.W.4.1

Grade 5: The Final King of Angkor Wat

Using evidence from the drama to support your argument, which characteristics are most important for a leader to have, and why? CCSS.RL.5.1CCSS.W.5.1

Grade 6: Sorry, Wrong Number: Part I

Consider the historical, social, and economic aspects of the play. What are the most important ways in which these elements of the setting affect Mrs. Stevenson's character? CCSS.RL.6.5CCSS.W.6.1

Grade 7: A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Act I

How does Shakespeare use words and phrases in Act I to begin revealing complex relationships and the difficulty of romantic love? CCSS.RL.7.2CCSS.W.7.1

Grade 8: The Diary of Anne Frank: Act I, Scenes I and II

Choose two characters that are introduced in Scenes I and II and compare how they react to their new setting. Use dialogue and stage directions to support your response. CCSS.RL.8.3CCSS.W.8.1

Grade 9: Romeo and Juliet: Act I, Scenes I and II

How does Shakespeare use specific words and phrases to establish the time, place, and social dynamics of Romeo and Juliet's Verona? CCSS.RL.9-10.4CCSS.W.9-10.1

Grade 10: A Raisin in the Sun: Act I, Scene I

In Act I, Scene I, how do the unique perspectives and points of view of the main characters begin to contribute to the conflicts between them?CCSS.RL.9-10.3CCSS.W.9-10.1

Grade 11: Macbeth: Act I

Compare and contrast your impressions of Macbeth's values and morals at the beginning of the Act versus the end. What choices and actions does Macbeth make throughout Act I that conflict with your initial impressions? CCSS.RL.11-12.3CCSS.W.11-12.1

Grade 12: Antigone: Part I

In the opening scenes of the play, how do Antigone’s beliefs and values come into conflict with Creon’s beliefs and values? CCSS.RL.11-12.3CCSS.W.11-12.1

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Using evidence from the drama to support your argument, will James be a better king of the jungle and ocean than Elephant and Whale?

CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.W.3.1

Using evidence from the drama to support your argument, did the citizens make the right choice in naming their city after Athena??

CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.W.4.1

Using evidence from the drama to support your argument, which characteristics are most important for a leader to have, and why?

CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.W.5.1

Consider the historical, social, and economic aspects of the play. What are the most important ways in which these elements of the setting affect Mrs. Stevenson's character?

CCSS.RL.6.5
CCSS.W.6.1

How does Shakespeare use words and phrases in Act I to begin revealing complex relationships and the difficulty of romantic love?

CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.W.7.1

Choose two characters that are introduced in Scenes I and II and compare how they react to their new setting. Use dialogue and stage directions to support your response.

CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.W.8.1

How does Shakespeare use specific words and phrases to establish the time, place, and social dynamics of Romeo and Juliet's Verona?

CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.W.9-10.1

In Act I, Scene I, how do the unique perspectives and points of view of the main characters begin to contribute to the conflicts between them?

CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.W.9-10.1

Compare and contrast your impressions of Macbeth's values and morals at the beginning of the Act versus the end. What choices and actions does Macbeth make throughout Act I that conflict with your initial impressions?

CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.W.11-12.1

In the opening scenes of the play, how do Antigone’s beliefs and values come into conflict with Creon’s beliefs and values?

CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.W.11-12.1

Introduce ThinkCERCA
into Your Curriculum