High School Drama Maternity Leave Sub Plans, 6 Weeks, 9th 10th 11th 12th Grade Drama and Theater, 30 Days, Long Term Sub Plans, No Prep, 388 Pages

Thirty theater days, from Greek masks to the prompt book. Six binders of high school drama maternity leave sub plans for 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade drama, written as long term sub plans any sub can run, with little or no acting. Every task (each drama set, calm block, team task, game and Monday opener) starts with a "Say this to the class" box: two or three sentences that tell students what to do and how to start. Every day has individual work (the drama set and a calm block) and a team task for groups of four, plus an optional game on that day’s lesson as a fun way to end the class; on Day 30, the big review day, the drama set, the team task and the game go back over all six weeks. Every drama set has a core task and a ★ challenge for fast finishers. No prep: print and go. I planned the six weeks as a strong start for the first weeks of a maternity leave, and they serve a medical leave, a family leave or any absence of about six weeks just as well.

Perfect For

• The first six weeks of a maternity leave, so your drama and theater classes start the leave with a plan for every day
• Six weeks out: surgery or medical leave, a family leave, a long illness
• A long-term sub who has never been on a stage: every task has a script, the work is on paper, and every answer is in the key
• Theater 1 to advanced drama classes, with a core task for everyone and a ★ challenge for fast finishers
• Your sub tub or emergency sub folder, ready before you need it

How It Works

1. Print the six binders and leave them on your desk. Week 1 covers days 1 to 5, Week 2 days 6 to 10, Week 3 days 11 to 15, Week 4 days 16 to 20, Week 5 days 21 to 25 and Week 6 days 26 to 30. Each binder has its own week plan on page 4, already filled in with page numbers.
2. The sub reads the "Say this to the class" box at the top of the task, then runs the day’s drama set in every period. Each set is one period (45 to 55 minutes) of written work. Every student does the core task; fast finishers go on to the ★ challenge.
3. The calm block (learn 8 drama terms, then a quiet self-test) is for early finishers or a loud moment, the team task for groups of four fills a block period or extra time, and the game is optional fun for the last 15 minutes.
4. Acting is never required. Reading aloud and performing are always optional, and any scene a team reads through can be read seated.
5. Every set stands alone, so each plan is only a sample order: move any set to any day. Each set opens with a line that says what it reviews. Day 30 is the big review day and works best last. Every answer is in the key at the back of each binder, so the sub needs no theater background. Prefer your own order? Each binder includes a blank weekly schedule.

What the Sub Gets

• A note to the substitute in each binder: the daily routine, how the core task and the ★ challenge work, and what to do if the class is loud
• A "Say this to the class" script for every task: the Monday opener, each drama set, each calm block, each team task and each game (126 in all), two or three sentences that say what students do, how (on their own, in groups of four or as a whole class) and the first step
• A step by step sub script for each Monday opener, and a "Read this out" box on most games
• Each week plan already filled in with page numbers, a blank schedule, a class list and a "how it went" page
• Every answer in the key, including the ★ challenges

What’s Inside: 388 Pages, Six Binders

• Week 1 binder, 65 pages: a binder cover, important information, a note to the substitute, the week plan filled in Monday to Friday with page numbers, a blank weekly schedule, a set index, class list and dismissal, a "how it went" sheet and a Monday opener (Meet Your Sub)
• Week 1 drama sets (solo, 3 pages each): The Stage and Theater Vocabulary; Reading a Script; Building a Character; Theater History and Genres; Design and Production
• Week 1 team tasks (groups of four): Opening Night Countdown; The Spring Show Budget; The Model Box; The Scene Change; Ten Minutes to Places
• Week 1 calm blocks (solo, learn 8 terms plus a quiet self-test): Stage Terms; Script Terms; Acting Terms; Genre Terms; Design Terms
• Week 2 binder, 67 pages: its own binder cover, important information, note to the substitute, filled-in week plan, blank schedule, set index, class list, "how it went" sheet and a Monday restart opener
• Week 2 drama sets (solo, 3 pages each): Improvisation and Yes-And; Monologue Analysis; Stage Directions and Blocking; Greek Theater; Costume Design
• Week 2 team tasks (groups of four): Improv Game Night Planner; Monologue Audition Panel; Traffic Jam on Stage; Festival Judges; Costume Shop Budget Rush
• Week 2 calm blocks (solo, learn 8 terms plus a quiet self-test): Improv Terms; Monologue Terms; Blocking Terms; Greek Theater Terms; Costume Shop Terms
• Week 3 binder, 64 pages: its own binder cover, important information, note to the substitute, filled-in week plan, blank schedule, set index, class list, "how it went" sheet and a Monday restart opener
• Week 3 drama sets (solo, 3 pages each): Voice and Diction; Objectives, Obstacles and Tactics; Playwriting a Short Scene; Shakespeare and the Globe; Lighting Design
• Week 3 team tasks (groups of four): Radio Drama Studio; Tactic Tournament; Writers Room Relay; Globe Company Casting Call; Light Board Operator Drill
• Week 3 calm blocks (solo, learn 8 terms plus a quiet self-test): Voice Terms; Tactics Terms; Playwriting Terms; Globe Era Terms; Lighting Terms
• Week 4 binder, 64 pages: its own binder cover, important information, note to the substitute, filled-in week plan, blank schedule, set index, class list, "how it went" sheet and a Monday restart opener
• Week 4 drama sets (solo, 3 pages each): Movement and Mime; Subtext; Comedy and Commedia dell’Arte; Musical Theater; Set Design and Ground Plans
• Week 4 team tasks (groups of four): Silent Movie Storyboard; Subtext Cafe; Commedia Troupe Tour; Show Pitch Meeting; Shift Crew Challenge
• Week 4 calm blocks (solo, learn 8 terms plus a quiet self-test): Movement Terms; Subtext Terms; Comedy Terms; Musical Theater Terms; Set Design Terms
• Week 5 binder, 64 pages: its own binder cover, important information, note to the substitute, filled-in week plan, blank schedule, set index, class list, "how it went" sheet and a Monday restart opener
• Week 5 drama sets (solo, 3 pages each): Stanislavski and Acting Methods; Writing a Theater Review; Auditions and Cold Reading; Theater Around the World; Sound Design
• Week 5 team tasks (groups of four): Acting School Open House; Review Board; Casting Director Desk; World Festival Schedule; Foley Kit Challenge
• Week 5 calm blocks (solo, learn 8 terms plus a quiet self-test): Acting Method Terms; Review Writing Terms; Audition Room Terms; World Theater Terms; Sound Booth Terms
• Week 6 binder, 64 pages: its own binder cover, important information, note to the substitute, filled-in week plan, blank schedule, set index, class list, "how it went" sheet and a Monday restart opener
• Week 6 drama sets (solo, 3 pages each): Directing Basics; Stage Management and the Prompt Book; Adapting a Story into a Scene; Careers in Theater; Big Review of Six Weeks
• Week 6 team tasks (groups of four): Director’s Table Read; Call the Show; Adaptation Pitch Panel; Season Staff Hiring; Six-Week Showcase Planner
• Week 6 calm blocks (solo, learn 8 terms plus a quiet self-test): Directing Terms; Backstage Terms; Adaptation Terms; Career Terms; Review Terms
• Optional drama games for the last 15 minutes of each day, a fun way to end the class or something for extra time; each game reviews only that day’s drama lesson, except on Day 30, the big review day, whose game goes back over all six weeks: Whiteboard Quiz Game; Paper Password; Class Feud; Classroom Millionaire; Mystery Box
• Answer keys for every set (core and ★ challenge), calm block, team task and game, at the back of each binder

Here is a quick look at all six weeks: