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Common Core RL.9-10.1 scripts
Reader's Theater Bundle: 4 Scripts and Lessons, Middle & High School
Allowing your students to perform rather than simply read a play brings a new dimension to a class study of a dramatic piece. When students get up and act out the parts for their audience –usually comprised of non-acting students in the class – it brings a sense of identifying with and ownership of their parts. They have a safe and small audience to perform in front of – which makes it real and more doable. Bring or encourage costumes, the use of musical instruments in the background, or sound e
Reader's Theater Script "Everyman" + Lessons Middle & High School
Medieval drama has never been this fun - share a taste of Medieval European culture and drama with your students, both middle school and secondary! With this purchase, you will receive BOTH the PLAY and lesson materials for a cross-curricular history and ELA experience. This product is also available in my My Top Five Favorite Products in My Store. Check it out - it's a great deal!Students analyze a cultural experience reflected through this short work of literature (RL6). Check out the preview
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: English Language Arts - Bundle of MY Favorite Products in My Shop
22 spooky, scary reader's theater scripts and monologues from Literature
Graphic descriptions and scenes begging for prediction occur frequently in horror literature. This genre also elicits some strong emotions and students often find it easy to put themselves into the character’s shoes. This product includes 22 pieces crafted from American writers such as Edgar A. Poe, H. P. Lovecraft, Jack London and Nathaniel Hawthorne and World Literature such as Shakespeare, Sir, Arthur C. Doyle and George MacDonald.Pre- and post- points to ponder, writing prompts, exit tickets
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7th - 12th
Bundle: American Literature
Save time and over 50% of individual pricing ($26) with this American Literature bundle. It contains 20 reader’s theater scripts, 5 choral readings (poems), lesson plans, projects, Power Points, rubrics, printables and instructions on how to use the resources within. Several activities and assignments combine two or more authors for comparison and analysis.Reader's theater is an excellent way to increase comprehension and character analysis as reader's use their voices to become the characters
Humorous and Ironic No Prep Reader’s Theater Play: The Cop and the Anthem
Do you need a laugh? Do your students need one, too? This fun and engaging resource was designed to entertain students as they learn. The 28-slide PowerPoint resource is a fun-filled reader’s theater version of O. Henry’s short story “The Cop and the Anthem” created for Grades 7-12. The reader’s theater play is quite humorous and contains numerous examples of irony. Colorful slides, or setting backdrops, enhance the fun as students read and/or act out each scene. The story contains themes of
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7th - 12th
World Myth Bundle: Teach a Semester-Long World Mythology Course
This planet-sized bundle gives you materials you need to teach a semester-long world mythology course with 92 days of instruction from which you can pick and choose! These stories are drawn from a variety of world cultures: Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Africa, China, Japan, Russia, American Indian, and many more! The WORLD MYTH BUNDLE includes:Digital teacher guide versions of 5 mythology textbooks: Reaching Valhalla, The Road to Camelot, Tales from Ancient Egypt, Hero Tales from Around
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6th - 12th
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Don Quixote Project based learning (PBL) & readers theater script
Wondering how to engage 21st century learners with a 17th century text? Over the years scholars have debated on the sanity of the Don Quixote character. This project combines reading, writing, acting, analysis, group work, discussion and critical thinking to answer that question. Included are readers theater scripts (1 longer introductory script and 4 more shorter ones), discussion questions, 4 rubrics, a tie in lesson on censorship/banned books, internet resources and review games. Great int
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Romeo and Juliet In Urban Slang Shakespeare Modern English Adaption
Suitable for a whole class read, literature circle, independent reading, or drama class, Romeo and Juliet in Urban Slang makes a study of Shakespeare's play fun and accessible even for reluctant, struggling, or ENL readers. It is a 74-page PDF that retells and condenses the events of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet into contemporary, urban slang. This product was updated in 2021 to reflect recent urban slang from its 2008 debut.Divided into five acts, Romeo and Juliet in Urban Slang can functio
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8th - 10th
Hearts and Hands by O. Henry: Reading and Writing Standards-Based Activities
This 43-slide PowerPoint resource contains a fun and engaging reader’s theater of O. Henry’s short story “Hearts and Hands." The activities contained in this resource were designed to be used either as a PowerPoint or as printables in a literacy center or whole group setting. The materials, ideas, and activities were designed to accommodate different learning styles and can be easily used to differentiate learning. The activities require students to analyze, evaluate, apply, synthesize, compa
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7th - 12th
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The Pilgrim's Progress: A Reader's Theater Script-Story + Excerpt Handout
Second only to the Bible in all-time readership, John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress is a classic allegory and a staple of British Literature. Plagued by visions of destruction, Christian (the titular pilgrim) must travel the true path in search of the narrow gate, through which he may lose the burden upon his back. This adaptation covers the first portion of Christian's journey from the City of Destruction, through the Slough of Despond, past Worldly Wiseman, and finally to the Wicket Gate, wh
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6th - 12th
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Julius Caesar Assassination Reenactment Script
When my students study Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, one of our favorite activities is acting out the assassination in Act II, scene 2. However, Shakespeare's original text gives few stage directions, and the movement of the scene is very implied. This script keeps the original script completely intact but adds stage directions that are easy to follow. Students can act it out as a drama and see how Caesar's attack is meant to be a scene full of suspense and betrayal. All you have to do is print i
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Shakespeare Bundle - Full Unit or Supplementary Lessons for Grades 9-12
Gulliver's Travels: Voyage to Lilliput (A Reader's Theater Script-Story)
Gulliver's Travels is the ultimate satire. Through Gulliver's visit to the land of Lilliput, Jonathan Swift shows just how "small" people can be. When ship's surgeon, Lemuel Gulliver, washes up on the Lilliputian shore, the six-inch-tall residents tie him to the ground and demand that he aid them in their war against their enemies. Not only are Gulliver's attempts to acclimate himself to his tiny surroundings laugh-out-loud funny, but Swift's razor-sharp wit is in rare form as he satirizes every
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7th - 12th
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The Monkey's Paw Reader's Theater Script with Guided Reading Questions
With this faithful adaptation of "The Monkey's Paw", encourage students to read aloud, infer, predict, and analyze the famous short story. Students who are not reading aloud are also held accountable with guided questions during the reading.Topics covered: Allusion, foreshadowing, onomatopoeia, and character analysis.
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7th - 9th
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American Horror 2-3 week unit reader's theater, projects, prompts +
American Literature Horror and Gothic Horror unit. Take a quick trip through the various periods of American Literature. OBJECTIVES includeWhat makes language powerful?How is the writer’s time period reflected in his work?How is the writer’s individual perspective reflected in his work?How is the historical context seen in literature?How did one author influence others? Product contains 11 reader’s theater scripts,1 choral reading (Haunted Houses poem by Longfellow)Poe's Poems virtual escape roo
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8th - 11th
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Collision Course readers theater script, rubric, prompts, projects
Collision Course (based on The Signal Control by Wadsworth Camp) adapted to play format by Kathy Applebee is an 11 page, 3 scene script for 1 female, 3 males, 3 either. Script can be used as a reader’s theater or performance piece. Run Time: 20-22 minutes. Can be done using the Jigsaw method in class. It is an ideal piece to teach conflict in literature since several types appear in the plot. The 14 pages of projects and prompts provide opportunities for the teacher to choose, the students to
American Lit. semester 1: The American Dream 18 weeks
Save time and 50% of individual pricing ($26) with this American Literature semester 1 bundle. It contains reader’s theater scripts, 5 choral readings (poems), lesson plans, projects, Power Points, rubrics, printables and instructions on how to use the resources within. Several activities and assignments combine two or more authors or pieces for comparison and analysis. While not strictly in chronological order, the units focus on a themes around the American Dream: Puritan and Colonial influenc
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8th - 12th
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Elizabeth Nesbit's The Ebony Frame reader's theater script, project and prompts
The Ebony Frame by Edith Nesbit adapted to play form by Kathy Applebee is a 10 page, 7 scene script for 4 females, 3 males, and as many extras as desired can be used as a reader’s theater or performance piece. When a man inherits a mansion, he is strangely drawn to a portrait of a woman. Who is she? What does she want?The 12 pages of projects and prompts provide opportunities for the teacher to choose, the students to interact with the text and work on various projects, writing and discussion
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7th - 11th
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde Script Reenactment Search for Mr. Hyde
Bring "Search for Mr. Hyde," the second chapter of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, to life with this script. This no-prep script for reenacting the chapter allows students to take an active role in the reading of this text. After reenacting the scene, your students will answer 10 AP/SAT style questions that assess their understanding of the text. You'll get:a 10-page script that has been thoughtfully designed with images that support the Victorian Eraa list of 23 evenly-divided sp
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9th - 12th
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The Stranger Christmas Eve script, prompts and more
The Stranger Christmas Eve by Thomas Hardy adapted to play form by Kathy Applebee is a 16 page, 4 scene script for 4 females, 8 males, and as many extras as desired. It can be used as a reader’s theater or performance piece. During Nazi occupation, a Christmas Eve celebration in a remote area is interrupted by three strangers seeking relief from the snow storm. Before the evening ends, pride, mistaken identities and conflict between Nazis and the Norwegians living in an occupied area will occur
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9th - 12th
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American Dream - Unit 1 for American Literature
Save time and get started with American Literature unit 1 of the American Dream. Materials for about 2 weeks. It contains 3 reader’s theater scripts, 2 choral readings (poems), lesson plans, projects, Power Points, rubrics, printables and instructions on how to use the resources within as well as a connotation – denotation lesson. It introduces students to the American Dream with early American writings and speeches , John Edward’s “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, poetry of Anne Bradstre
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9th - 12th
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The Three Strangers by Thomas Hardy script, projects, prompts
The Three Strangers by Thomas Hardy adapted to play form by Kathy Applebee is a 16 page, 4 scene script for 3 females, 8 males, 4 either and as many extras as desired can be used as a reader’s theater or performance piece. During a celebration in a remote shepherd’s cottage, three strangers knock on the door seeking relief from the storm. Before the evening ends, pride, mistaken identities and what passes for justice in a rural area plagued by bad economic times will confront all of those invo
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Nathaniel Hawthorne Unit (reader's theater scripts, projects, prompts and more)
One bundle with 4 literary works by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Scripts can be used in class or adapted to a performance and they are all royalty free. Over 50 pages including a rubric and how to use the Jigsaw method with the scripts.Check out a bigger bundleAmerican Horror 2-3 week unit reader's theater, projects, prompts +
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8th - 12th
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Hawthorne's Minister's Black Veil reader's theater, prompts and projects
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Minister’s Black Veil in a 7-page, 8-scene reader’s theater script for 11 characters (4W, 7M). Run time approximately 15 minutes. A14 page PPT in PDF format is included with prompts, projects and a graphic organizer for comparing and contrasting the works and/or characters of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Also included are “How to do reader’s theater”, “Jigsaw method of reader’s theater, and 9 pages of projects and prompts that can be used as assignments, bell ringers or exit ti
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9th - 12th
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Hawthorne's Young Goodman Brown reader's theater script, projects, prompts
Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne, adapted by Kathy Applebee. Royalty free, 7 scene, 7-page script for 6 readers, run time 15 minutes with rehearsal. Set in colonial New England during the Salem Witch hysteria. Young Goodman Brown meets the devil and realizes many of his fellow community members, including his young wife, are actually in league with the devil. Or was it all a bad dream? Also included are “How to do reader’s theater”, “Jigsaw method of reader’s theater, and 14 pages of p
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8th - 11th
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