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  • Scenes That Happen: Snapshot Dramatizations about Life in High School

    Mary Krell-Oishi, Mary Krell Oishi

    Paperback (Meriwether Pub, Sept. 1, 1991)
    Here is a hit for any classroom! This helpful text contains thirty-four real-life scenes for boys, girls and mixed casts. Each with two to four actors, they are ideal for classroom or stage performances. They are also excellent for use as contest scripts because student actors portray themselves in the bearable and impossible situations of teenage existence. The thoughtful and touching themes include dating, popularity, growing up, graduation, suspension from school and moving-experiences to laugh about and cry about. The scene lengths vary from four to seven minutes each. All scenes are royalty-free with book purchase. Includes 13 scenes for 2 girls; 11 scenes for 2 boys; and 10 scenes for 1 boy and 1 girl.
  • Practice Test for the Cognitive Abilities Test CogAT Primary Edition

    Mercer Publishing

    Paperback (Mercer Publishing, March 15, 2008)
    Also available in ebook at Mercerpublishing.com _____"Mercer Publishing has the only available practice materials in the format of the CogAT* exam." ------------ Most of the questions in this book are at the kindergarten level of difficulty. Please see our grade-specific books for additional grade options. The Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT*), published by Riverside Publishing, a Houghton Mifflin Company, Primary Edition tests are commonly given to students in kindergarten and first grade (and sometimes students in second grade), although it depends on what test your school/program provides and the test level that they use for your grade level. The questions in the K - 2 level tests are read to the students by a test administrator and the answers are in picture format. This practice test contains six subtests in the three test areas found on the CogAT* Primary Edition exams: VERBAL Oral Vocabulary 20 questions Verbal Reasoning 20 questions QUANTITATIVE Relational Conce
  • The Mergirl's Calling: Know Thy Merself

    Tessie Schoff

    language (Merdy Publishing, Jan. 11, 2019)
    Donna is forced to return to Demeter's Siren School, and she doesn't know if she has what it will take to make the Siren world right again. Unfortunately, her sister's kidnappers assure her that she must try. Donna will need her mother, her Siren friend, Mel, and to believe in herself, in order to find out what she is truly capable of. Follow along in this sequel to "The Mergirl's Calling," as Donna embarks on an adventure of treasure hunts, clashes with sharks, rescuing humans, and finding out what powers she really has.
  • Theatre Arts 1 Students Handbook: An Introductory Course

    Penny Engelsman, Alan D. Engelsman

    Paperback (Meriwether Pub, June 1, 1997)
    Includes units on all aspects of acting and directing as well as texts of short plays, soap operas, radio commercials, and oral interpretation pieces
  • Plays of the American Experience: 25 Fascinating Stories for the Classroom or Stage

    Thomas Hischak

    Paperback (Meriwether Pub, Sept. 20, 2018)
    What brings the past alive better than stories performed by live actors? The 25 plays in this collection are short theatrical pieces that aim to bring to life moments in American history from the early nineteenth century to the 1970s. Most of the characters in these plays are not famous figures or even factual people. They are ordinary Americans who did not make history, but rather, lived it, and we can learn a great deal by experiencing the past through them. Each play runs between eight and ten minutes, and cast sizes range from two to eight. The plays can be read aloud, simply staged in the classroom, or fully staged with the help of complete set and costume descriptions included with each scene. To enhance the educational value, each play includes background information of the historical situation as well as an aftermath that explains what happened after the dramatized event. Ideal for middle school or high school drama classes wanting more relatable period pieces or for American history classes wanting to make past events and times real for today s students, these engaging scenes capture the essence of the American spirit of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
  • Let's Put on a Show!: A Beginner's Theatre Handbook for Young Actors

    Adrea Gibbs, Gibbs

    Paperback (Meriwether Pub, Sept. 1, 1999)
    Every young would-be thespian needs a guidebook like this to learn the basics of theatre. Everything! The "what", "where", "when", and "how" of staging a show is included in this handy text. Each page is illustrated for quick and easy comprehension of theatre essentials. Every beginning participant in a play production should have a copy of this book to learn theatre vocabulary and what they can do to make a show work. It covers scripting, casting, staging, sets and scenery, props, costumes and makeup. Also included are the basics of backstage and technical particulars. Everything will go smoothly and everyone will have more fun if each student starts with their own copy of this enjoyable and informative text. Contents: First Things First, What is a Show?. The Stage, Who's Who in the Theatre, Technical Things, Sets and Scenery, Props, Puppets, Costumes, Makeup, Auditions and Rehearsals, The Show!, Applause, Glossary.
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  • Comedy Plays and Scenes for Student Actors: Short Sketches for Young Performers

    Laurie Allen

    Paperback (Meriwether Pub, March 1, 2011)
    Teachers and directors just can't get enough of Laurie Allen's sketches for teens, ideal for classroom practice or contest use. This new collection of plays and scenes for teens offers more real-life situations for student actors to perform, portraying characters like themselves and their friends. These 26 fresh, original skits range from three to seven minutes with cast sizes from two to seven. Titles from this comic collection include: "Seriously Overdue," "Use Only as Directed," "Zebra Hamsters," and "Save Me from Myself." All scenes and short plays are believable and easy for shy or gregarious, beginning or advanced actors to perform.
  • Speaking Out: An Introduction to Public Speaking

    Michael Gallagher

    Paperback (Meriwether Pub, Sept. 1, 2010)
    We want students to understand that their confidence and ability with public speaking can have a direct impact on their school and career success. This introductory text emphasizes both competitive events and speaking as a life skill. The book is divided into four sections: Getting Started, The Basics, Competitive Speaking Events and Honing Your Skills. In these four sections are 30 chapters that cover all the basics of public speaking, from the vocabulary of speech and debate to how to develop listening skills. Included in the book are learning games, information about group dynamics, visual aids, nonverbal communication exercises, readers theatre and choral reading. Section Three specifically teaches students about various competitive speaking events such as original oratory, extemporaneous speaking, policy debate and Lincoln-Douglas debate and includes exercises and activities for preparation. Two appendices one with reproducible forms, worksheets and handout and the other with additional notes for the teacher add value to this student-friendly guide to public speaking.
  • Cognitive Abilities Test CogAT® Primary Level 2

    Mercer Publishing

    Paperback (Mercer Publishing, March 15, 2010)
    Also available in ebook at Mercerpublishing.com _____"Mercer Publishing has the only available practice materials in the format of the CogAT®* exam." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Practice test 1 of 2. Level 2 is one of two tests usually given to children in second grade**. Level 2 is the Primary Ed. format of the CogAT exam, in which The questions in the K - 2 level tests are read to the students by a test administrator and the answers are in picture format. This practice test contains six subtests in the three test areas found on the CogAT®* Primary Edition exams: VERBAL Oral Vocabulary 20 questions Verbal Reasoning 20 questions QUANTITATIVE Relational Concepts 20 questions Quantitative Concepts 20 questions NONVERBAL Figure Classification 20 questions Matrices 20 questions Practice Test for the CogAT®* Primary Edition is a full length practice test with answer key. The object of this practice test is to familiarize your child with sample questions they will face on test day, how the tests are formatted, the symbols used and the number of questions in in each test area. However, since this practice test has not been standardized with Riverside Publishing and the actual CogAT®* test, a valid CogAT®* test score cannot be concluded from their results on this practice test. * CogAT® is a registered trademark of Houghton Mifflin Company. The Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT®) is owned by Houghton Mifflin Company and published by Riverside Publishing, a Houghton Mifflin Company. Neither Houghton Mifflin Company nor Riverside Publishing was involved in the production of, nor endorses, these practice tests. ** Grade level is based on the exam publisher's recommendation for testing gifted students. Second graders can be given either the Primary or Multilevel Ed. of the CogAT exam. Please check with your school as we cannot guarantee which level will be given by your school.
  • Screen Teen Writers: How Young Screenwriters Can Find Success

    Christina Hamlett

    Paperback (Meriwether Pub, April 1, 2002)
    Can teens be taught to write scripts for the movies? Absolutely! This informative theatre text demonstrates how any student can create a salable screenplay idea or script. After telling the reader how to sell their work in Hollywood this workbook gives nuts and bolts instruction in all basic writing principles for visual media. The activity assignments provided with every chapter may be used in a full classroom or for independent study. Inspirational interviews with successful Hollywood writers of all ages accompany most of the fourteen chapters. This book is helpful for adults as well. Sample chapter topics include: What Kind of Movie Should You Write?, How Do You Write Good Dialog?, Movie Terms (and Career Advice) You Need to Know, and more. Christina Hamlett is a former actress/director and an experienced teacher of screenwriting online, in film camps, and school workshops.
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  • Theatre Arts 1 Teachers Course Guide: An Introductory Course

    Alan Englesman, Penny Engelsman

    Paperback (Meriwether Pub, June 1, 1997)
    Book by Englesman, Alan, Engelsman, Alan, Engelsman, Penny
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  • More Scenes from Shakespeare: Twenty Cuttings for Acting and Directing Practice

    William Shakespeare, Michael Wilson

    Paperback (Meriwether Pub, Jan. 1, 1999)
    Now you have a choice! The same methodology used in the original Scenes From Shakespeare has been applied to six more of his classic plays: Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, A Midsummer Night s Dream, King Lear, As You Like It, and The Taming of the Shrew. Like before, each of these 20 scenes incorporates between two and seven characters and lasts between five and twenty minutes. Cuttings are preceded by a list of lead and supporting characters and a detailed description of what has occurred thus far in the play. These are ideal for contests, auditions and acting workshops, as well as for the study of Shakespeare on a tight timeline.