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Drama Common Core RL.5.2 resources
READERS THEATER MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN TEASER MYSTERY SCRIPT: STOLEN LAPTOP
This grades 5-8 Readers’ Theater brain teaser mystery script gives students high-interest practice in reading aloud, comprehension and writing. Drama and ELA fun! "The Mystery of the Stolen Laptop" readers’ theater script requires your students to perform inference tasks to solve clues. The cast list is intended for 8 readers but the number of readers can easily be contracted or expanded, depending on how many groups you wish to have. PLOTThis funny and engaging 12 page script is about the theft
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5th - 8th
Also included in:Â DRAMA FUN | MIDDLE SCHOOL DRAMA GAMES & READERS' THEATER
Cyclops: The Monster in the Cave--Readers Theater from The Odyssey
Includes comprehension activity, key, and teacher notes! Liven up your reading curriculum and satisfy the Common Core with this kid-friendly classroom play based on the 9th book of Homer's The Odyssey. Originally published in the September 2012 issue of Scholastic's Scope magazine, "Cyclops" is suitable for reader's theater or stage performance. Use it to introduce the original text, build fluency, and improve comprehension. Pair it with a Percy Jackson novel as part of a literature circle! Or j
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5th - 9th
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A Christmas Carol reader's theater play script (includes two versions!)
Originally part of the December 1998 issue of Scholastic's Storyworks Magazine, this traditional re-telling of the Ebenezer Scrooge story is perfect for Zoomer's theater, podcast, or classroom play--or add holiday hymns and create a full-fledged stage production. For 10 to 16 participants and innumerable extras. A second version from my book, Read Aloud Plays: Classic Short Stories (2010 Scholastic) is also included. In it, Scrooge is a woman, Eleanora Scrooge. Two comprehension activities are a
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4th - 8th
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Also included in:Â A Dickens' Christmas -- Reader's Theater Pack
READERS' THEATER END OF YEAR MYSTERY MIDDLE SCHOOL SCRIPT
This Readers’ Theater end of year mystery script will grip both drama and ELA grades 5-8 classes in the last few WILD days before the summer break. It transforms students into whodunit detectives, giving them high-interest practice in reading aloud, comprehension, and even some writing. -- Question sheets and answers are included. -- Quick peer and self assessment forms are included. -- A reading rubric is included.-- Fast finishers will love the coloring, games, and observation activities! NUMB
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â 50% OFF READERS' THEATER SCRIPTS HOLIDAYS and SEASONS BUNDLE - 10 scripts
Aesop’s Fables Unit & Lesson Plans – Genre Study for 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade
This fables unit offers a complete reading, writing, speaking, and listening experience! It includes lesson plans, 10 stories with comprehension questions, 7 plays, writing, and compare-contrast activities. You’ll have everything you need to teach your third, fourth, or fifth grade students. Open the preview to take a closer look at the components. Lesson PlansThree weeks of ELA lesson plans are ready to go! You may use them to guide your study of fables. (Open the bonus preview to see the plans
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3rd - 5th
READERS THEATER HALLOWEEN Mystery Script Activity for Middle School
This Readers’ Theater whodunnit Halloween mystery read aloud script will give students fun scares and giggles. The Mystery of the Halloween Thieves readers’ theater script activity will entertain your students in both grades 5-8 ELA and drama classes. It requires them to use critical thinking skills and make inferences from context clues to reveal the identities of the thieves. The script is intended for about 11 students but the number of readers can easily be contracted or expanded, depending
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â 50% OFF READERS' THEATER SCRIPTS HOLIDAYS and SEASONS BUNDLE - 10 scripts
READERS' THEATER THANKSGIVING MYSTERY MIDDLE SCHOOL SCRIPT
This humorous Thanksgiving Readers’ Theater brain teaser mystery script will give grades 5-8 students practice in reading, comprehension, critical thinking and writing, while having lots of drama and ELA fun. The Mystery of the Vanishing Turkey whodunnit script will entertain your students and require them to perform inference tasks to solve clues. Perfect for reading or for performances! This 9 page script is intended for 9 readers but the number of readers can easily be contracted or expanded
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â 50% OFF READERS' THEATER SCRIPTS HOLIDAYS and SEASONS BUNDLE - 10 scripts
Christmas Carol Reader's Theater Script & Activities RL3.1, RL3.2, RL4.1, RL5.1
~ Literature ~ Fluency ~ Common Core Aligned~~~ A Christmas Carol - Scrooge - Charles Dickens~~~This is a CCSS aligned readers’ theater or play for grades 3-5. This resource will assist your students with fluency/expression reading practice, comparing & contrasting characters, and sequencing story events.Included in this set is the following items:✔ age appropriate readers’ theater script/ can also be used for a play✔ character cards that can be made into puppets✔ a sequencing of events pri
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in:Â Christmas Carol Nutcracker Readers Theater Comprehension Bundle
Read Aloud Play: Stolen Childhoods--Lewis Hine's Crusade to End Child Labor
At the height of the Great Depression, the pioneering photography of Lewis Hine freed generations of children from having to slave away for pennies an hour in coal mines, canneries, and textile mills. Hine often risked physical harm to photograph children in deplorable working conditions, but his work eventually led to the establishment of America’s child labor laws. Originally published in the Oct. 31, 2011, issue of Scope Magazine and republished in the Feb. 27, 2012, issue of Junior Scholasti
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4th - 7th
Fractured Fairy Tales Readers Bundle Point of View
If you're looking for an engaging way to work on FLUENCY with your upper elementary students, this Fractured Fairy Tale Readers' Theater bundle is PERFECT! Explore three well-known fairy tales from the perspective/Point of View of different characters. These scripts and reading comprehension activities are perfect for small groups and can be used throughout the year with no prep for you. These also make great SUB PLANS! Scripts included in this Bundle:The True Story of the Three Little PigsHumpt
READERS THEATER MYSTERY SCRIPT with Elements of Drama Questions
This high interest Readers’ Theater whodunit mystery script activity will give your grades 5-8 students drama and ELA fun! Students will practice reading aloud, comprehension, and reflect on elements of drama using a drama elements anchor chart. "The Mystery of the Crooked Competition" readers’ theater script will require students to perform inference tasks to solve clues. Transform your ELA and drama students into 'whodunit' detectives! This 9 page script is designed for 11 readers, but the num
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â READERS' THEATER WINTER MYSTERY SCRIPTS - Fun winter drama & ELA whodunnits
Elements of Drama Field Day Play Reader's Theater Common Core 4th 5th Grade
I created this "Field Day" resource to review the elements of drama with students AND teach them about good sportsmanship and friendship in the midst of competition! It's perfect for an end-of-the-year activity before summer break. Your students will ask to perform it again and again! This resource provides everything you need to teach/review the drama genre to your students in the classroom, library, homeschool, drama club, or beyond! This BEST-SELLING product includes:Vocabulary Cards: Thes
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4th - 5th
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READERS THEATER grades 5 6 7 8 MYSTERIES: 6 BRAIN TEASER MYSTERY SCRIPTS
This 30% off (-$7.00!) bundle of readers' theater brain teaser mystery scripts will delight both ELA and Drama grades 5-8 students. They will practice reading and comprehension skills while testing their wits in deductive work and activities. These high interest scripts are so much fun that your students won't realize that they are learning. Getting 6 scripts for the price of 4 is fun for your wallet! The scripts are part of a 50% off Bargain Bundle: 50% OFF DRAMA BIG BARGAIN BUNDLE. Freebies a
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5th - 8th
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Coyote Tales - Native American Reader's Theater
This package was intended for November which is Native American month but can be done at any time. My name is Melanie Whitesides but my store name is Wonbyone. One of the things I am passionate about is Reader's Theater. It is a fun way for my students to improve on their fluency. In a world where reading is pushed so hard on students that many are losing their love of reading it is IMPORTANT to give them opportunities to read that are fun. Reader's Theater does this. In this package I have plac
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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READERS' THEATER THANKSGIVING & CHRISTMAS MIDDLE SCHOOL BUNDLE
This exciting 30% ($4.00 off) Readers' Theater seasonal bundle will ensure that you are set for Thanksgiving and Christmas fun lessons! These no-prep, high-interest scripts give you all the drama activities you need for two of the year's biggest holidays. Two of the scripts are Readers' Theater mysteries, so after the read aloud, your students will become detectives. Get 3 scripts for the price of 2! Question sheets and answers are included for all of the scripts.Readers' Theater Thanksgiving My
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5th - 8th
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READERS THEATER MIDDLE SCHOOL MYSTERY SCRIPTS: YOUNG HOLMES INVESTIGATES BUNDLE
Save 25% on this Middle School Readers’ Theater Young Holmes brain teaser mystery script activities bundle. These fun whodunnit scripts will entertain both drama and ELA classes. The scripts and activities give grades 5-8 students high interest practice in reading aloud, comprehension and even some writing. A FREEBIE is included. Question sheets and answers are included in both scripts. Also provided are quick peer and self assessment forms, and a reading rubric for easy marking.Young Holmes Inv
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5th - 8th
Drama Analysis Brochures - Elements of Drama Activities to Use with Any Script!
Analyzing dramas and plays has never been easier than with these interactive brochures! Use these drama analysis brochures to examine the elements of drama with any script, radio play, teleplay, or live performance! This drama activity will encourage your students to think about both the story elements AND elements of drama at work! With each panel, students will consider the drama from a different angle. Easy to use, flexible, and low-prep. CLICK ON THE PREVIEW FOR MORE INFORMATION!There are 3
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5th - 8th
Charles Dickens' Gabriel Grub--Christmas Readers Theater
Long before Scrooge there was Gabriel Grub, the gravedigger. From Dickens' The Pickwick Papers, this eerie tale is a perfect compliment to the Christmas Carol story or a wonderful stand-alone Gothic holiday play. Enough parts for an entire class, or double up roles and stage it with as few as twelve. Suitable for reader's theater or a full stage production. Use it with grades 5 and up. (Warning: it may be too scary for younger students). Fully reproducible: original purchaser is licensed to prin
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5th - 9th
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Also included in:Â A Dickens' Christmas -- Reader's Theater Pack
READERS THEATER FRACTURED FAIRY TALE Cinderella Script Grades 5-8 - Cindy Rella
This funny Readers’ Theater fractured fairy tale script takes the traditional fairy tale genre and turns its conventions of character and plot around to bring Cinderella into the 21st century for your ELA and drama classes! It gives grades 5-8 students high interest practice in reading aloud, comprehension and writing. After completing their reading of the script they will write an additional scene, AND a ‘pitch’ to promote a fractured fairy story of their own. There’s even a quick mystery abou
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5th - 8th
Also included in:Â READERS' THEATER UNIT: READING & SCRIPT WRITING grades 5 6 7 8
READERS' THEATER MYSTERY SCRIPT: YOUNG HOLMES INVESTIGATES THE SPECKLED BAND
This Readers’ Theater script - a Young Holmes whodunit mystery - will entertain both drama and ELA classes. The Mystery of the Speckled Band readers’ theater activity is loosely based on a short story from Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes series. Unlocking the mystery gives students practice in reading aloud, making inferences, and even some writing. The script is both suspenseful and humorous. Maybe a few of the students will see themselves in the moody young teen, Sherjock Holmes! The cast
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5th - 8th
Also included in:Â DRAMA FUN BIG BUNDLE: MIDDLE SCHOOL GAMES AND READERS THEATER
Two Ancient Chinese New Years Myths: The Race of the Animals & The Tale of Nian
Are you ready to teach your students all about Chinese New Year? These two wonderful Reader's Theaters will help the children in your class to understand the myth behind the traditions of the New Year, as well as the animals and their position on the Chinese Zodiac calendar. The Race of the Animals and The Tale of Nian are written in kid friendly language and will help you to integrate social studies with both language arts and reading. Your students will practice and develop both their flue
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3rd - 6th
Four Fabulous Christmas Folktales from Around the World! (Reader's Theaters)
Are your students learning about Christmas customs and traditions from around the world? Then THIS is the product for you! It contains four fabulous folktales from different countries--Germany, France, Bulgaria, and Norway! These folktales include challenging vocabulary words and plenty of parts, so that all students can be actively involved in the Reader's Theater experience! A great way for students to increase their comprehension and fluency while learning about social studies concepts! Yo
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3rd - 6th
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The Three Billy Goats Gruff Fractured Fairy Tales Readers Theater Point of View
Experience a "twist" on the Three Billy Goats Gruff story by learning about the Troll's perspective in this witty Readers' Theater play and reading comprehension unit! Students will enjoy the script and review key reading and writing skills. ** This product is part of a bundle: check it out HERE!Students will enjoy reading (and acting out) this fun story. There are 6 parts, making this perfect for small groups. After reading the play, engage your students in a variety of reading and writing acti
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in:Â Fractured Fairy Tales Readers Bundle Point of View
Poetry, Drama, and Prose - Comparing Text Types
To read more about how I use this product in my classroom, check out this post. A big standard in fourth grade is explaining major differences between poetry, drama, and prose. As a teacher, I know it's easy to get caught up in the fun of our poetry unit, and ignore this standard. We just want to get to the fun haikus and sonnets and cinquains! Hey, I get it!This resources teaches the major differences between poetry, drama, and prose in multiple fun activities! Little or no prep is required for
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in:Â Poetry Activities Bundle
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