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The play: The magic pen

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The play: The magic pen preview

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Cover of The Magic Pen, a classroom play by Mickael Costa, introducing the script for student performances
Title and author on the play's cover
Play casting guide lists 16 roles and explains two casts, script highlighting, rehearsals, and performances
Cast list and rehearsal guidance for the play
Scene 1 opening lists props and introduces David, who hates homework and tickles Marc and Julie with a broom
Scene 1 opening: David avoids his homework
Scene 1 continues as Marc and Julie question David about tickling their feet and tie him up with toilet paper
Scene 1 continuation: Marc and Julie question David
Scene 1 ends as Julie approaches David with Marc's smelly sock, David faints, and Marc and Julie leave
Scene 1 ending: the smelly sock
Scene 2 introduces Mr. Hocus Pocus, who tells David about a homework-solving pen and gives him an address
Scene 2: Mr. Hocus Pocus offers David a lead
Scene 3 opens with David showing empathy for a crying mime trapped in an invisible box before Einstein arrives
Scene 3 opening: David meets the mime
Scene 3 ends as Einstein gives David scissors, and David frees the mime by opening a door and cutting a rope
Scene 3 ending: David frees the mime
Scene 4, Self-Control, opens as Mr. Muscle demands his Christmas gift early and Freud asks why he is angry
Scene 4 opening: Mr. Muscle wants his gift now
Attributes
Subject

ELA, Writing

Grades

Grade 4, 5, 6

Types

Activities

File

PDF

Editable
No
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About This Product

The Play: The Magic Pen

The Play: The Magic Pen is a riveting teaching resource, best suited for educators striving to make learning an exciting experience. Specially crafted for pupils in fourth to sixth grades, this activity emphasizes on bolstering language arts skills, particularly in writing.

The theme of the play hinges around a young lad named David who abhors homework. However, his perception changes when he learns about Mr Homework and his magical pen that completes homework perfectly without any manual effort needed. He embarks on an adventurous journey triggering an inherent element of fantasy and thrill that effortlessly captures the students' attention.

As David progresses into his journey, he meets several interesting characters which enriches the storyline. With sixteen individual roles available in the play— it guarantees each student's participation while encouraging team-building efforts within classes or groups.

  • Length: 16 pages detailed in a PDF file format - allows educators flexibility with their teaching modules. It can be used as a group activity spread over several sessions or assigned as individual reading tasks at home - both offering unique experiences and yielding different learning outcomes.
  • Educational value: Through such innovative stories children understand character development better alongside nurturing their critical thinking capabilities.
  • Drama Education Approaches:
    For larger groups wanting all students to experience different roles consider two separate performances with varied casts; this helps foster empathetic understanding amongst the students encouraging life skills!

Conclusion:

Instructors homeschooling pupils or facilitating vibrant classroom settings will undoubtedly find theatrical activities like 'The Play: The Magic Pen,' beneficial as these turn boring academic agendas into something much more joyous while stimulating creativity, promoting effective communication while instigating their imaginative prowess!

What's Included

1 pdf and 16 pages

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