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I've always done a pantomime performance as part of my unit on body language and stage presence in my level 1 acting class (7th and 8th graders).  I've had them take a fairy tale and perform it silently.  I'd like next semester to challenge my kids to actually make simple silent movies, assessing the same objectives.  Does anybody know of any resources that have good "silent movie scripts"?  Ideally something along the lines of 5 minutes--or longer scripts that I could pull scenes from?  Remember it should be appropriate for middle schoolers.

Thanks!

I've always done a pantomime performance as part of my unit on body language and stage presence in my level 1 acting class (7th and 8th graders).  I've had them take a fairy tale and perform it silently.  I'd like next semester to challenge my kids to actually make simple silent movies, assessing the same objectives.  Does anybody know of any resources that have good "silent movie scripts"?  Ideally something along the lines of 5 minutes--or longer scripts that I could pull scenes from?  Remember it should be appropriate for middle schoolers.

Thanks!

I've always done a pantomime performance as part of my unit on body language and stage presence in my level 1 acting class (7th and 8th graders).  I've had them take a fairy tale and perform it silently.  I'd like next semester to challenge my kids to actually make simple silent movies, assessing the same objectives.  Does anybody know of any resources that have good "silent movie scripts"?  Ideally something along the lines of 5 minutes--or longer scripts that I could pull scenes from?  Remember it should be appropriate for middle schoolers.

Thanks!