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I am in search of plays for my 8th period drama class to read and discuss, and use for design projects. I would love to include some plays of significant literary/cultural/historical impact and am struggling to come up with ones that will be both engaging and middle-school appropriate. My school is very conservative. 

I was thinking of A Raisin in the Sun, but need to take another look at it for language and situations. Any suggestions?

Thank you!!

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Dianne Rowe
Birmingham AL
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Hi Dianne,

When I taught 8th grade I used The Outsiders (Christopher Sergel adaptation), Fools, The Odd Couple (female and male versions - with some small edits), The Diary of Anne Frank, You Can't Take It With You, and Arsenic and Old Lace. I also used Inherit the Wind for some in-class reading and projects. Out of all of these The Outsiders and Fools seemed to be the favorite.

I arrived at some of these selections by speaking with ELA teachers...I tried to align themes/content etc. to the types of material they were reading in English. 

Hope this helps!

Christina

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Christina Marshburn
Theatre Teacher and Director
Williamsburg VA
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-05-2017 09:28
From: Dianne Rowe
Subject: Play Suggestions Needed - 8th grade

I am in search of plays for my 8th period drama class to read and discuss, and use for design projects. I would love to include some plays of significant literary/cultural/historical impact and am struggling to come up with ones that will be both engaging and middle-school appropriate. My school is very conservative.

I was thinking of A Raisin in the Sun, but need to take another look at it for language and situations. Any suggestions?

Thank you!!

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Dianne Rowe
Birmingham AL
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You can try "THE MIRACLE WORKER' about Helen Keller.

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Robert Hansen
Monrovia CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-06-2017 07:32
From: Christina Marshburn
Subject: Play Suggestions Needed - 8th grade

Hi Dianne,

When I taught 8th grade I used The Outsiders (Christopher Sergel adaptation), Fools, The Odd Couple (female and male versions - with some small edits), The Diary of Anne Frank, You Can't Take It With You, and Arsenic and Old Lace. I also used Inherit the Wind for some in-class reading and projects. Out of all of these The Outsiders and Fools seemed to be the favorite.

I arrived at some of these selections by speaking with ELA teachers...I tried to align themes/content etc. to the types of material they were reading in English.

Hope this helps!

Christina

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Christina Marshburn
Theatre Teacher and Director
Williamsburg VA

Original Message:
Sent: 10-05-2017 09:28
From: Dianne Rowe
Subject: Play Suggestions Needed - 8th grade

I am in search of plays for my 8th period drama class to read and discuss, and use for design projects. I would love to include some plays of significant literary/cultural/historical impact and am struggling to come up with ones that will be both engaging and middle-school appropriate. My school is very conservative.

I was thinking of A Raisin in the Sun, but need to take another look at it for language and situations. Any suggestions?

Thank you!!

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Dianne Rowe
Birmingham AL
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I Never Saw Another Butterfly is a good one. I also like 11 Variations of Friar John's Failure because it introduces so many other literary pieces.

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Shira Schwartz
Chandler Unified School District
Chandler AZ
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-05-2017 09:28
From: Dianne Rowe
Subject: Play Suggestions Needed - 8th grade

I am in search of plays for my 8th period drama class to read and discuss, and use for design projects. I would love to include some plays of significant literary/cultural/historical impact and am struggling to come up with ones that will be both engaging and middle-school appropriate. My school is very conservative.

I was thinking of A Raisin in the Sun, but need to take another look at it for language and situations. Any suggestions?

Thank you!!

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Dianne Rowe
Birmingham AL
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