In this Theater Making Unit, students will analyze dramatic texts so that they can act them effectively. The unit will provide the students with one specific method that they can apply to any dramatic text so that they can illuminate the text with dynamism and dramatic power.

This Theater unit is written for the 9th to 12th Grades and is aligned with the Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in Theater Benchmarks. This unit was written by Ira Rosenberg.

In this Theater Literacy Unit, students will prepare for, and view a live theater performance. Students will then write a well-developed theater review, based on a rubric developed specifically for critical writing for the theater.

This Theater unit is written for the 11th and 12th Grades and is aligned with the Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in Theater Benchmarks. This unit was written by Marlene May.

In this Theater Playwriting/making/Literacy/Connections Unit, students will read excerpts from The Canterbury Tales by Chaucer, design costumes for that prologue and then write their own prologue for a version of the tales about a cross-section of our school.

This Theater unit is written for E-8th ELL student levels and is aligned with the Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in Theater Benchmarks. This unit was written by Genese Lefkowitz.

In this Arts and the Common Core Theater Unit, the goal is to assist students in their exploration of story creation, theatrical production and the variety of professional theatrical opportunities available. Students will create vivid, complex characters using different voice/body techniques. They will learn about careers in theater production and performance.

This Theater unit is written for the 9th and 10th Grades and is aligned with the Common Core standards and the Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in Theater Benchmarks. This unit was written by E. Dale Smith and Kelly Gilles.

The Introduction to Theater Arts Half-Unit Course was developed in alignment with the New York City Department of Education's Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in Theater which builds and incorporates the New York State Learning Standards for the Arts. This course will allow students to meet a portion of the general high school arts requirement. This course of study provides an overview of the five strands of the Blueprint, i.e. Theater Making, Developing Theater Literacy, Making Connections, Working with Community and Cultural Resources, and Exploring Careers and Lifelong Learning. Additionally, all four New York State Theater Arts Standards are addressed by this unit as well.