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The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall script, prompts, projects, rubric

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Kathleen Applebee
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Grade Levels
8th - 12th
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Pages
19 pages
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Fun script for Lit class. Can double for a performance around Halloween or how to creatively solve a problem. Love the rubric.

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Royalty free, 9 page reader’s theater script of The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall divide into 16 scenes (plus directions for teaching with the jigsaw method). Can the heir of a haunted house break a century old curse or will he succumb to the ghost's watery visits? More comedy than horror, this ghost story highlights how ingenuity and out of the box thinking solves problems.

Roles for 4 male, 3 female, 1 either and as many extras as desired to round out the final scene. Stage directions are also included so script can be used for a performance. Run time is 18-20 minutes after rehearsal.

Also included are projects and prompts that can be used as assignments, bell ringers or exit tickets, and a readers theater rubric. The prompts will provoke critical thinking and cover many ELA and Theater Arts standards.

Readers’ theater is a great way to explore literature, expand vocabulary, improve fluency and comprehension.

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Total Pages
19 pages
Answer Key
Rubric only
Teaching Duration
4 days
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Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.
Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
Analyze the extent to which a filmed or live production of a story or drama stays faithful to or departs from the text or script, evaluating the choices made by the director or actors.
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

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