Gift of the Magi-- Readers' Theater Adaptation with Activities
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- Easel Activity
Description
Included in Gift of the Magi
-teacher and student pages
-vocabulary
-pre-reading activities
-questions
-projects
-quiz
-answer key
-synopsis
-suggestions for teacher use
This readers’ theater adaptation of “Gift of the Magi” adheres wholly to the plot, setting, characterization, and themes of the original story from which it is adapted. It can be used with both large and small groups in language arts classes.
Students in regular, remedial, gifted, and special education classrooms, in both middle and high schools, will be engaged as they read the script of this timeless piece of literature.
What other teachers are saying about these readers’ theater resources:
“Great for student engagement!”Patti's Pages
“Very good resource and easy to use!”
“I used this for sub plans and my sub and got glowing reports from both my students and my sub!”
“Fun way to teach the story!”
Other Readers’ Theater Adaptations of Classis Short Stories available in my store:
Gift of the Magi
Ransom of Red Chief
The Most Dangerous Game
The Monkey’s Paw
The Open Window
Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment
The Purloined Letter
The Necklace
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
A Christmas Carol
About the Author
I am a former special education teacher. During my teaching career, I taught all levels from birth through developmental education at the college level. During my time in high school, I was always looking for ways to expose my students to classic literature. My first attempt at adapting stories for readers’ theater scripts was “A Christmas Carol” (which has gone through many revisions). My students loved it! I was so happy to see them engaged in a story (Dickens!) they otherwise would have never read on their own. I hope you will find the same success as you use these scripts and activities in your own classroom.
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