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Adult education literature scripts
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Reader's Theatre/Radio Play Script
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Synopsis:Charlie Bucket and Grandpa Joe join a small group of contest winners who get to tour the magical and mysterious factory of eccentric candy maker Willy Wonka. Aided by his diminutive Oompa Loompa workers, Wonka has a hidden motivation for the tour, one that he will reveal only after the children in the group (Veruca, Augustus, Violet, Mike and Charlie) show their true personalities.Included in the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Unit:251 pages and 30 c
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
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Fantastic Mr. Fox: Reader's Theatre/Radio Script
Fantastic Mr. Fox Synopsis:Mr. Fox lives with his wife and four little foxes. In order to feed his family, he steals food from farmers named Boggis, Bunce, and Bean every night. Tired of being constantly outwitted by Mr. Fox, the farmers attempt to capture and kill him. The foxes escape in time by burrowing deep into the ground. The farmers decide to wait outside the hole for the foxes to emerge. Unable to leave the hole and steal food, Mr. Fox and his family begin to starve. Mr. Fox devises a p
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education
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Harry: Reader's Theatre Script -Suspense-Mystery -Book Report
Summary:Mr. and Mrs. James adopt a little girl named Christine.One day, in the summer before she starts school, Christine begins talking to an imaginary boy named Harry. Mrs. James doesn't mind at first, but she becomes worried when Christine speaks to Harry everyday in the garden.Mr. James and the family pediatrician see nothing wrong with Christine having an imaginary friend named Harry. Sometimes, Mrs. James thinks she sees shadows in the garden and she has cold chills when Harry is mentioned
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4th - 11th, Adult Education
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1984 Reader's Theatre Script Unit -George Orwell -Dystopia -Questions & Quiz
Winston SmithWhat are you in for? Tom ParsonsThoughtcrime! Winston SmithAre you guilty? Tom ParsonsOf course I'm guilty! You don't think the Party would arrest an innocent man, do you? Thoughtcrime is a dreadful thing, old man. It's insidious. It can get hold of you without your even knowing it. Do you know how it got hold of me? In my sleep! Yes, that's a fact. There I was, working away, trying to do my bit—never knew I had any bad stuff in my mind at all. And then I started talking in my sleep
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Antigone SPED/ELD Reader's Theatre Background Knowledge
This is meant to be used as an awesome "hook" for building background knowledge BEFORE you start reading "Antigone." Updated to add Greek Tragedy Masks and a page of fun extension activities with online link. Remember to check back every so often as I'm ALWAYS updating products. This is the powerpoint/PDFthat I use when I begin teaching Antigone to my 9th grade English class. It incorporates a KWL chart to investigate the word "taboo." In addition, the students use a modified Reader's Theatr
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
Animal Farm Reader's Theatre Unit -George Orwell -Russia -Questions
SnowballThe Seven Commandments may be reduced to a single maxim: "Four legs good, two legs bad." This statement contains the essential principle of Animalism. Whoever has thoroughly grasped it, will be safe from human influences. SheepFour legs good, two legs bad! Four legs good, two legs bad!When they had once got it by heart, the sheep developed a great liking for this maxim, and often as they lay in the field, they would all start bleating it for hours on end, never growing tired of it.Snowba
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Shrek: Reader's Theatre Story -Funny Moral Fairy Tale
Summary: Once upon a time, in a far away swamp, there lived an ogre named Shrek whose precious solitude is suddenly shattered by an invasion of annoying fairy tale characters. They were all banished from their kingdom by the evil Lord Farquaad. Determined to save their home -- not to mention his swamp-- Shrek makes a deal with Farquaad and sets out to rescue Princess Fiona to be Farquaad's bride. Rescuing the Princess may be small compared to her deep, dark secret. Along the way, Shrek will enco
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Reader's Theatre Script -Mark Twain -Rubric
Included in the Adventures of Tom Sawyer Reader's Theatre Unit:300 page script35 chapters93 multiple choice questions bank with answers49 metacognitive questionsReader's Theatre Evaluations based on 4 levels and 5 criteria.Student Success CriteriaStudent Friendly GoalsTeacher's Reader's Theatre ChecklistMr. Marvel's Musings-I have edited out all of the derogatory racist words that were in the original text. There is no place for such demeaning terminology; no matter the age of the reader. "Injun
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Hamlet - A play retold for young Children - understand Shakespeare! Play Script
Hamlet - Shakespeare's classic tragedy retold for children. A reading of this play will become instrumental in demystifying Shakespeare for many children. This is a version of Hamlet for children, and there is no question that the play has been abridged and the language simplified to great effect.
There is a lot in the story of Hamlet to appeal to children of all ages - murder, sword fights, poison, pirates and madness.
Cast notes: For a reduced version of the play, this still has a larg
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3rd - 8th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
“Give me a hand!” History Skits 1942-1945: Episodes from World War II
Are you studying World War II? Are you looking for creative materials to go along with your unit?“Give me a hand!” stands out because it’s not about World War II battles and strategies. Instead, each story-skit focuses on true events of compassion, friendship, and survival.How did an Oregon farmer help Japanese internees?Who inspired a wounded soldier to live - and how does the field of audiology tie in with that? Where did an Italian “enemy alien” fall in love? When did a German POW realize tha
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8th - 11th, Adult Education
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Mystery In The Library 4 play versions for 10 to 30 for use by different classes
The characters come out of their books at night to frolic. His Majesty King Henry VIII – has disappeared. Who rid the library of Henry?
Reading level: 6
This comes with teacher's notes. Each version has a different person who did it.
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The other night in the library, when many characters were out of their books enjoying a sojourn in the night air, a crime was committed, grim and grave, right in our own library. As a result his Majesty Henry VIII – that famous monarch from the English
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Charlotte's Web Reader's Theatre Unit -Questions Quiz Rubric
Included in the Charlotte's Web Reader's Theatre Unit:167 page script divided among 22 chaptersChapter 1: Before Breakfast = 5 characters and 5 pagesChapter 2: Wilbur = 3 characters and 3 pagesChapter 3: Escape = 9 characters and 8 pagesChapter 4: Loneliness = 6 characters and 5 pagesChapter 5: Charlotte = 4 characters and 8 pagesChapter 6: Summer Days = 6 characters and 5 pagesChapter 7: Bad News = 3 characters and 5 pagesChapter 8: A Talk at Home = 3 characters and 3 pagesChapter 9: Wilbur's
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4th - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Second Variety Reader's Theatre Story -Philip K. Dick -Questions & Rubric Sci-Fi
Corporal Rudi MaxerYou see, that was why we wanted to talk terms. The Russians, I mean. We found out about a week ago. Found out that your claws were beginning to make up new designs on their own. New types of their own. Better types. Down in your underground factories behind our lines. You let them stamp themselves, repair themselves. Made them more and more intricate. It’s your fault this happened.Klaus EpsteinYou see, the claws were designed to get to human beings. To find them. Each kind was
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
We Can Remember It For You Wholesale Reader's Theatre Script - Questions
Quail reached into his coat for his wallet. Douglas QuailOkay. It’s been my life-long ambition and so I see I’ll never really do it. So I guess I’ll have to settle for this. Mr. McClaneDon’t think of it that way. You’re not accepting second-best. The actual memory with all its vagueness, omissions and ellipses, not to say distortions-that’s second-best. Mr. McClane accepted the money and pressed a button on his desk. Mr. McClaneAll right, Mr. Quail, you’re on your way to Mars as a secret agent.I
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Sorry, Wrong Number -Reader's Theater Script -Suspense -Lucille Fletcher
Sergeant MartinYou know, telephones are funny things. Now, look, why don’t you look at it this way: Supposing you hadn’t broken in on that telephone call. Supposing you got your husband the way you always do. You wouldn’t be so upset, would you? Agnes StevensonI...well I suppose not. But it sounded so inhuman, so cold blooded… Sergeant MartinWell, a lot of murders are plotted in this city everyday, ma’am. We manage to prevent almost all of them, but a clue of this kind is so vague, it isn’t mu
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe Reader's Theatre Script -Rubric-C.S. Lewis
Included in The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe Reader's Theatre Unit:140 page script divided into 17 chapters.Chapter 16 pages with 5 characters + the narratorChapter 29 pages with 2 characters + the narratorChapter 37 pages with 5 characters + the narratorChapter 48 pages with 3 characters + the narratorChapter 58 pages with 6 characters + the narratorChapter 68 pages with 4 characters + the narratorChapter 79 pages with 6 characters + the narratorChapter 810 pages with 6 characters + the na
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
Winnie-the-Pooh Reader's Theatre Script Unit -A.A. Milne
Read as Winnie-the-Pooh and all of his friends: Christopher Robin, Eeyore, Rabbit, Kanga, Piglet, Roo and Owl as they go on adventures in the Hundred Acres Woods.Adventures such as:*Pooh Bear uses a balloon to obtain honey from a bee hive.*Pooh Bear visits Rabbit and becomes stuck in his home.*Piglet and Pooh Bear go hunting for a Woozle.*Eeyore loses his tail and Pooh Bear finds him another one.*Piglet meets a Heffalump.*Everyone forgets Eeyore's birthday and Pooh Bear does his best to make his
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3rd - 5th, Adult Education
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers Reader's Theatre Script -Questions & Rubric
Included in the Invasion of the Body Snatchers Reader's Theatre Unit:240 page script divided among 21 chapters24 characters55 questions3 Essay Questions (With Answers)3 pages of Novel AnalysisReader's Theatre Evaluations based on 4 levels and 5 criteria.Student Success CriteriaStudent Friendly GoalsTeacher's Reader's Theatre ChecklistChapter 1: A Familiar Face12 pages with 3 characters + the narratorChapter 2: Wilma's Concern12 pages with 4 characters + the narratorChapter 3: Contagious Neurosis
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Monkey's Paw: Scary Reader's Theatre Short Story Unit-Radio Play-Halloween
Mr. WhiteAnd what is so special about it? Sergeant-Major MorrisIt had a spell put on it thousands of years ago to show that fate ruled people’s lives, and that those who tried to change it would be sorry. The spell allowed anyone who held it to have three wishes granted to them.Mrs. WhiteHas anybody else wished with the monkey's paw?Sergeant-Major MorrisYes. The first person had his three wishes. I don’t know what the first two were, but the third was for death. That’s how I got the paw.Included
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5th - 11th, Adult Education
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Three Greek Mythology Scripts for Reader's Theater, Short Plays, Drama Bundle
Included with this product are three Greek mythology scripts perfect for reader's theater! Scripts included are: Demeter and PersephoneDaphne and ApolloOrpheus & Eurydice Note taking page & answer key for easy transfer to your classroom. The scripts are light hearted and most appropriate for 5th grade and up! They would be a great addition to any Greek Mythology unit! Please contact me with any questions you may have.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Brave New World Reader's Theatre Script Aldous Huxley Dystopia
Mustapha MondWhat's the point of truth or beauty or knowledge when the anthrax bombs are popping all around you? That was when science first began to be controlled--after the Nine Years' War. People were ready to have even their appetites controlled then. Anything for a quiet life. We've gone on controlling ever since. It hasn't been very good for truth, of course. But it's been very good for happiness. One can't have something for nothing. Happiness has got to be paid for. You're paying for it,
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Anne of Green Gables Reader's Theatre Script -Lucy Maud Montgomery
Marilla CuthbertAnne Shirley, do you mean to tell me you believe all that wicked nonsense of your own imagination? Anne ShirleyNot believe exactly. At least, I don’t believe it in daylight. But after dark, Marilla, it’s different. That is when ghosts walk. Marilla CuthbertThere are no such things as ghosts, Anne. Anne ShirleyOh, but there are, Marilla. I know people who have seen them. And they are respectable people. Charlie Sloane says that his grandmother saw his grandfather driving home the
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Lottery: Reader's Theatre/Radio Play -Suspense -Shirley Jackson
The Lottery Summary:On a warm summer day, villagers gather in a town square to participate in a lottery. The village is small with about 300 residents, and they are in an excited but anxious mood. We learn that this is an annual event and that some surrounding towns are thinking about abandoning the lottery. Mrs. Hutchinson makes an undramatic entrance and chats briefly with Mrs. Delacroix, her friend.The night before Mr. Summers, a town leader who officiates the lottery, had made paper slips li
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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A Christmas Carol Reader's Theater Script with Questions -Charles Dickens
Ebenezer ScroogeSpirit! Something informs me that our parting moment is at hand. Tiny Tim has…died. But please…tell me…who was the man we saw lying in that bed? A thick fog begins to surround Scrooge and the spirit, and they are transported to a cemetery. It is a worthy place, indeed to learn the wretched dead man’s name. The spirit points to a tombstone in the distance. Scrooge squints at it and then looks back at the spirit. Ebenezer ScroogeBefore I draw nearer to the gravestone at which you p
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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