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High school short stories scripts under $5
Sherlock Holmes | The Adventure of the Speckled Band | Readers Theater Script
Detective Fiction: "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" based on the short story from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Readers Theater Script, Writing Prompt, Discussion Questions, Vocabulary with Answer Key, and Print & Digital Graphic Organizer.*Helen Stoner asks Sherlock Holmes for his assistance after she began hearing a whistle in the middle of the night; the same whistle her twin sister heard before she mysteriously died. Only Holmes can come to her aid befo
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5th - 12th
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Read Aloud Plays: Hawthorne's The Birthmark Gothic Reader's Theater
A classic "mad scientist" short story comes to life! Build fluency and meet Common Core Standards with this adaption of Nathaniel Hawthorne's Gothic masterpiece, The Birthmark. It includes comprehension and vocabulary activities and keys. This compelling classroom play was originally published in the Jan. 2013 issue of Scholastic's Scope magazine, so you can trust it meets a high standard. Whether for reader's theater or stage performance, this six page play has parts for seven actors and is bes
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4th - 9th
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Scripts: Poe Pack (readers theater, Power Point +)
Edgar Allen Poe comes alive with reader’s theaters, choral readings, Power Point, projects, writing prompts and more. Package includes a 52 slide Power Point as well as 53 pages of scripts, graphic organizers, a visual dictionary for The Poe's Cask of Amontillado, rubric, and a How to do reader’s theater .PDF.The Raven and Annabel Lee are presented as choral readings; Helen 1831 and 1848 as tiered group project readings, The Cask of Amontillado is presented as a reader’s theater trial pre-readi
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Bundle: American Literature
Sherlock Holmes | The Engineer's Thumb | Readers Theater | Short Story Unit
Detective Fiction: "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb" based on the short story from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Readers Theater Script, Writing Prompt, Discussion Questions, and Print & Digital Graphic Organizer.*After being contacted to work on machinery in the middle of the night, engineer, Victor Hatherley experiences a crazy adventure that ends up with him lying unconscious in a pool of blood and his thumb cut off. Luckily, the physician called to he
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5th - 12th
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La Gallinita Roja (The Little Red Hen)
Engage your beginning Spanish learners with this adaptation of the classic fable. Use visuals in a pocket chart or on a felt board to support comprehensible input!
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1 Easy to read script containing basic language structures.
17 Picture Cards related to the key characters, actions and settings of the story
A Cut and Paste sequencing activity
A Story Map graphic organizer
A SWBST sheet
Two different versions of an after reading prompt "If you were the Little Red Hen..."
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K - 9th
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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
The Masque of the Red Death (Reader's Theater Script-Story)
This Reader's Theater script-story dramatizes Edgar Allan Poe's classic horror tale "The Masque of the Red Death" by adding lines of character dialogue while maintaining the challenging vocabulary, symbolic richness, and plot details of the original.This script-story features 7 speaking parts with opportunities for sound effects as well.This 11-page download also includes a 2-page teacher guide with relevant background information, story summary, pre-reading questions, connections, teachable ter
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: American Literature Teaching Resources Bundle
Script: Poe's Cask of Amontillado
Edgar Allen Poe’s The Cask of Amontillado in an 8 page .PDF reader’s theater format plus 9 slide Power Point and .PDF with visual dictionary of vocabulary words, writing prompts, projects, lesson plan ideas and interactive game and quiz about Poe. Also included is a How to do reader’s theater .PDF.The script is set 50 years in the future when a body is found and Montresor is on trial for murder of Fortunato. Witnesses are called and parts of the story are reenacted. It is up to those watching
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Bundle: American Literature
A Script for "Charles" by Shirley Jackson
After you read the short story, you might want your students to read this script. Students love reading scripts as it is very student-centered and gets them involved. I think they retain more when they are part of this kind of a reading.
This script is arranged into eight parts, four characters and four narrators, so if you have, let's say, a class of 24, you could have three groups reading it aloud simultaneously, two in the class and one in the hallway. The script itself will take less tha
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6th - 10th
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Middle School Reader's Theater: Eleven by Sandra Cisneros
Looking for an engaging middle school short story to build fluency? Beloved by many, Sandra Cisneros's short story, "Eleven," has long since been a relatable and meaningful favorite. (… and it's not just because it has my name in it!)This interactive reader's theater offers two options: One for small group (5 parts) and the other with 10 parts. Bonus: The script and discussion questions make for great reading intervention or sub plans!Download Includes: - A large and small group option of the fu
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4th - 9th
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Scripts: Mark Twain reader's theater (2) & lesson plans
Two of Mark Twain’s humorous short stories are presented in reader’s theater format: The Million Pound Note and The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. Also included are lesson plans with NCTE and Virginia standards, review games, a How and Why of Reader’s Theater and a How to Use the Jigsaw Method. (ZIP file with PDF’s)Recall and higher level thinking questions plus a variety of formal assessments make the lessons easy to tier. Makes an excellent pre-reading activity not only to prov
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Bundle: American Literature
Poe's "A Tell-Tale Heart" -- Teaching Unreliable Narrator, Symbolism
This two-day lesson plan dives headfirst into the erratic world of a narrator, who claims he is not a madman. Throughout the first day of the lesson, you help your students discover that Poe's narrator may not be reliable after all, while making connections to your students' lives and relationships. Different methods of reading the story are employed, and a Partner Reading Guide is included to help students pause and discuss while continuing throughout the short story.
During the second day of
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9th - 12th
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The Most Dangerous Game Reader's Theater and Activity
Students love "The Most Dangerous Game." They love the story, suspense, and characters. What they don't love is the lengthy exposition. I teach conflict with this story, but by the time we get to the main conflict, students get bored and check out.
I took the first half of the story and turned it into a two-part reader's theater. The first part takes students to the initial discussion with Zaroff with a chance for them to predict what the most dangerous game is. The second part takes them
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7th - 12th
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Short Story Script | Agatha Christie Poirot | The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge
Perfect lesson for a Mystery, Suspense, Inference, Theater Arts, Short Story, or British Literature Unit. Increase students' fluency and comprehension with a proven reading strategy. Enjoy this Detective Fiction Reader's Theater Script The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge from Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie. Featuring the famous detective Hercule Poirot and his friend Captain Hastings. Print PDF & Digital for Google Classroom.Poirot realized things aren't what they seem at Hunter's Lodge.9
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6th - 12th
Sherlock Holmes | The Boscombe Valley Mystery | Readers Theater | Short Story
Detective Fiction: Readers Theater Script "The Boscombe Valley" based on the short story from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Short story unit with analytical questions, writing prompt, print and digital graphic organizer for Google Classroom.Inspector Lestrade asks Sherlock Holmes for help in solving the murder of wealthy landowner Charles MacCarthy. Holmes and Watson discover that the man's past may have led to his demise.10 Reading Parts - Narrator, John Watson, Mary Watson, Sherlock Holme
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5th - 12th
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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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Short Story Lesson | Agatha Christie Poirot | The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb
Perfect lesson for a Mystery, Suspense, Inference, Theater Arts, Short Story, or British Literature Unit. Increase students' fluency and comprehension with a proven reading strategy. Enjoy this Detective Fiction Reader's Theater Script for The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb based on the story from Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie. Featuring the famous detective Hercule Poirot and his friend Captain Hastings. Poirot travels to Egypt to investigate a series of murders and a Pharoah's curse.9
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6th - 12th
Rip Van Winkle script and more
Compare and contrast the original Rip Van Winkle with this reader’s theater version for 13 characters and a choral reading poem. Reader’s theater can build fluency and comprehension whether it is used as a pre-reading introduction or an option for readers who might struggle with the original text. It gives an authentic reason to read and reread.Also included are 14 discussion starters, journaling prompts and assignments as well as directions for how to do choral readings and reader’s theater a
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Bundle: American Literature
Sherlock Holmes, The Six Napoleons, Readers Theater Script, Middle & High School
️Embark on a thrilling literary adventure with our Readers Theater Script for "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons" from The Return of Sherlock Holmes. Immerse your students in the world of deduction and mystery as Holmes investigates a series of smashed plaster busts of Napoleon, suspecting a deeper motive than mere lunacy. With 9 distinctive reading parts, including Narrator, Dr. John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Lestrade, Mr. Horace Harker, Mr. Morse Hudson, Manager, Mr. Josiah Brown, and Mr. Sa
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5th - 12th
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
The Most Dangerous Game Reader's Theater Script
This resource features an engaging reader's theater script for Richard Connell's thrilling tale, The Most Dangerous Game. This script follows the text closely so that students may still engage in a full study of the story, but makes it a lot more fun to read in class!Resource Includes:• Full-length reader's theater script___________________________________________________________________Also, check out these great resources to supplement your unit on The Most Dangerous Game by Language Arts Exce
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: The Most Dangerous Game GROWING Activity Bundle
Short Story Unit |The Last Leaf | Readers Theater Script | O. Henry | Questions
Immerse your students in the poignant tale of sacrifice and resilience with our captivating Readers Theater Script for "The Last Leaf," a timeless short story by O. Henry set in turn-of-the-century New York City. Join your class on an emotional journey as a failed artist, Old Mr. Behrman, makes the ultimate sacrifice to save a young artist, Johnsy, from despair. With 5 compelling reading parts—Narrator, Johnsy, Sue, Doctor, Old Mr. Behrman—transform your classroom into a stage for an emotional
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6th - 10th
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Edgar Allan Poe's The Black Cat: Scary Reader's Theatre Story
A chilling tale from Edgar Allan Poe, written in 1843.The theme is the same, but the prose has been modernized so that contemporary readers can have a better understanding.Summary:A nameless narrator loves all of his pets until he oddly begins to abuse them. His favorite pet is a black cat. One night the black cat scratches him and the narrator punishes the black cat by cutting out its eye and then hanging it from a tree. Moments later, the home burns down except for one wall. The narrator soon
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5th - 11th, Adult Education
Sherlock Holmes, Short Story Unit, The Final Problem, Readers Theater Script
Embark on a gripping literary adventure with our Readers Theater Script for "The Final Problem," a poignant short story from the Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, where Holmes faces his formidable adversary, Professor Moriarty, in a climactic and tragic showdown. Immerse your students in the world of deductive reasoning and suspense with 4 essential reading parts – Narrator, Dr. John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, and the enigmatic Moriarty. Short Story Unit Highlights: Readers Theater Script: Bring the in
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7th - 12th
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