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Middle school The New Year middle ages scripts
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:Â English Language Arts - Bundle of MY Favorite Products in My Shop
The Canterbury Tales Bundle (Collection of Six Reader's Theater Script-Stories)
Ever have troubles teaching The Canterbury Tales? Use this collection of six script-stories to generate student interest in Geoffrey Chaucer's classic. Allow your students to inhabit the characters as they learn why these tales have been celebrated for hundreds of years. Each script is approximately 30-40 minutes. Chaucer's humor is still evident, but some of the stories' rougher edges have been softened to make them classroom-appropriate. These tales end up being a favorite of my students.Note:
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7th - 12th
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Chinese New Year Readers Theater Script - Lunar New Year - The Great Race
No prep necessary! This Chinese New Year Reader's Theater script tells the mythological story of "The Race for the Zodiac." It's fun and easy way to introduce middle grade students to an important Chinese New Year legend. Includes 16 speaking parts. Just print and go!As an American expat living in Shanghai, I love Chinese New Year and have really enjoyed creating activities to go with this granddaddy of all Chinese holidays. "The Race for the Zodiac" story is famous here in China because it tell
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4th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Chinese New Year Activity Bundle - Lunar New Year Research - 2024 Update
January ELA Activities Bundle for Middle School
This collection of January and New Year's activities includes the perfect standards-based resources to engage your students on their return from winter break. Use these print-and-go resources to give your students practice reading to self, reading to someone, listening to reading, word work, and writing—all centered around the seasonal themes of January!This January ELA Bundle includes:• New Year's Close Reads for BIG KIDS• Martin Luther King Jr. Informational Text Task Cards• Martin Luther King
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4th - 7th
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Middle Ages/ Medieval Europe Reader's Theater
This activity is a 5-Act, 25-role reader's theater script for the Middle Ages/ Medieval Europe! Reader's Theater is an engaging instructional strategy for students that allows them to act out various historical scenes. This resource also helps build fluency and reading comprehension skills. The acts are as follows: Act I: Early Medieval Europe (Charlemagne/ The Vikings) Act II: The Feudal SystemAct III: The Church and the CrusadesAct IV: Revival and Technology Act V: The Later Middle Ages (Fam
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5th - 7th
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Also included in:Â World History Reader's Theater Bundle
Black Death: A Visit with Simon, A Victim of the Black Death(script)
Use this informative Reader's Theater Script to learn about the Black Death, a disease that killed almost 1/2 the population of Europe in its worst outbreak(1347-1351). The fun/informative play uses the format of Simon, a victim of the Black Death, being a guest on Ms. Bie Ografee's talk show and the studio audience asks questions about his experiences during the time(the medical beliefs, the causes, the effects the Black Death had on Europe, etc. Great for a unit of study on the Middle Ages! Co
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5th - 9th
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Also included in:Â Medieval Times: A Bundle of Resources
Scripts: The Canterbury Tales reader's theater
Short modern English versions of four of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales plus graphic organizers, extension ideas, links to internet resources and a rubric for grading. These are perfect for drama clubs, literature circles, an introduction to the Middle Ages or for concluding a unit on British literature. Pardoner’s Tale (FK reading level 2.4) has one scene and 7 charactersNun’s Priest’s Tale (FK reading level 2.4) has two scenes and 6 charactersWife of Bath’s Tale (FK reading level 3.6) has 3
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8th - 12th
The Inferno (Reader's Theater script-stories + unit activities)
Teach the heck out of Inferno! Dante’s epic journey through Hell is filled with horrifying and fascinating sights. Although the Inferno is the perfect text to nab your students’ interest, it still proves to be a difficult and daunting read for many students. Use this Reader’s Theater script-story adaptation of the Inferno to bring the afterlife to life! Teach the scripts on their own (they cover the full Inferno) or use them in conjunction with the original text to build interest and increase co
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7th - 12th
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A Medieval Times Play: The Case of the Missing Crown
Engage your students with this informative play set in Medieval times for children ages 8-12. Written for 23 characters, but easily adaptable for larger or smaller groups. Your students will learn about what life was like during the Medieval era, in a fun and engaging way!
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3rd - 6th
King John and The Magna Carta: The (Kind Of) Historically Accurate Story
This is an amusing script for a class play revolving around King John and the signing of the Magna Carta. It is loosely based on actual events and examines grievances many barons had with the King, including habeas corpus, taxation, and wartime duties, among others. The script includes 12 characters and is infused with humor, as its designed to be both entertaining and informative. Also included is an exit ticket to check for understanding. The play file is editable as well. Check out these oth
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Medieval Europe Middle Ages Bundle
Marco Polo: A Reader's Theater Script(Explorer)
Use this informative Reader's Theater Script to learn about Marco Polo. Marco Polo helped to start the Age of Discovery with his book on his adventures to China. The fun/informative play uses the format of Marco Polo being a guest on a talk show and the studio audience asks questions about his life. Great for a Friday biography, for a unit of study on the Age of Discovery or a unit of study on China.Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee's Talk Show SeriesYou may also find the following resources of inte
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5th - 9th
Also included in:Â Age of Discovery:A BUNDLE of Resources!
Scripts: Renaissance Age of Chivalry skits
Package contains 37 short skits for reader’s theater, a Medieval unit, drama clubs, theater classes or successful entertainment at Renaissance Fairs or feasts plus adaptations for classroom use, discussion starters for elements of literature, art and other extension ideas, a rubric and plenty of internet links for creating a Medieval persona, etc. Template for a formal letter of complaint and job resume are included for cross curricular/interdisciplinary lessons as well as a comparison alley
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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Exploration Talk Show Reader's Theatre Script with Graphic Organizer & Rubric
What a FUN way to get students involved in history! This can be done as a Common Core interactive reading lesson or as a class play. This content-rich theater script or class script is student-centered, interactive and easy to use! The script cast includes Spanish Conquistadors Cortes and Pizarro, Inca Leader Atahualpa, Aztec Leader Montezuma, Sir Francis Drake, Queen Elizabeth and many others. The script is seven pages covering the era of Exploration in a fun Dr. Phil a.k.a. Dr. Telda Trueth mo
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4th - 10th
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Readers Theater - The Chinese New Year - The Curse of the Nian - Script
Readers Theater script. 20 characters. Learn how the Chinese New Year is celebrated in Modern times and the ancient Legend from where it all began!
Kid Reporters visit homes, festivals and parades to explore the Chinese New Year Holiday. Then actors perform The Curse of the Nian, which takes place in Ancient China. A horrible Nian comes every year to destroy a village until a mysterious old man comes to the village to help save it. Working with a brave Villager they scare the Nian away and cr
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1st - 6th
NEW YEAR 2024 Morning Announcements Scripts for Jan Feb | Bilingual Scripts
Morning Announcements scripts with Social Emotional Components for January 2024 and February 2024. The document is editable in a Zip file with Microsoft Word documents. This New Year 2024, start to change your School Climate AM with your Morning Announcements Bilingual Scripts.If you are looking for options on how to change your school culture and your school climate positively and start the day fresh with a positive mindset, this tool is an excellent option for you.It is a way to implement your
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K - 6th
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Fall of Rome and Rise of Middle Ages A Play
The purpose of this activity is to help students identify and understand the causes and effects of the Fall of the Roman empire.
Students will participate in a play in which the Roman emperor continually taxes his people into poverty and then enslaves those unable to pay. Students will understand how the Emperor’s financial policies led to the Middle Ages and the conditions of serfdom for many poor people of the empire. Students will also understand the reasons barbarians attacked Rome, leadin
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7th - 9th
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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
Chinese New Year Activity Bundle - Lunar New Year Research - 2024 Update
This Chinese New Year Research Unit Bundle includes detailed instructions, a 5-day lesson plan, four editable research guides, two reader's theater scripts, a crossword puzzle, and an editable 54-slide PowerPoint trivia game. All answer keys provided.INCLUDED IN THIS CHINESE NEW YEAR RESEARCH BUNDLEIndividual links for each resource in this bundle:3-Day Research Activity + Crossword PuzzleReader's Theater Script: "The Race for the Zodiac"Reader's Theater Script: "Ting Ting and the Monster Nian"C
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4th - 7th
One Act Play| Ojisan and the Grateful Statues Japanese Folk Tale Grades 4 to 6
BUNDLE This charming play based on a Japanese folk tale and its unit (37 pages) share the themes of New Years, multiculturalism, winter, kindness and forgiveness. Students strengthen their study of other cultures, reading (fluency), speaking (diction) and listening skills (restating) while learning to work cooperatively. This is excellent and very suitable for a Vocal Music, Social Studies or Drama class.Based on the beloved Japanese folk tale by the same name, students will have an opportunity
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4th - 6th
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World History Reader's Theater Bundle
This resource contains five complete Reader's Theater activities for middle grade students for world history! The plays in this product cover world history from 700 B.C to 1600 A.D. and include Reader's Theaters for Ancient Greece, Medieval Europe/ Middle Ages, the Mongol Empire, Later Empires of the World, and the Renaissance and Reformation!Each play is a 5-Act, 25-role Reader's Theater script. Reader's Theater is an engaging instructional strategy for middle grade students that allows them to
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5th - 7th
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Medieval Japan Feudal Hierarchy SKIT
Students enjoy taking on the roles of emperor, shogun, daimyo, samurai, and peasant when performing in this skit on the Medieval Japan Feudal Hierarchy that I wrote. (I even have students dress up in costumes I created out of construction paper!) The skit basically teaches students the roles and relationships of the 5 main groups (above) during medieval Japan. It's a fun way to introduce this concept!
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6th - 9th
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Geronimo Stilton's Journey Through Time: Medieval Mission Reader's Theater
This is a reader's theater script adapted from the book, Geronimo Stilton: Journey Through Time: Medieval Mission.Geronimo and his friends travel back in time to help set things right in the days of King Arthur and Camelot. It is an easy to follow 12 page script that kids will enjoy reading and acting out. Enjoy!
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3rd - 6th
Life in Medieval Europe (Feudalism), A Play
This is a short play meant to help enhance any lesson about life in Europe during the Feudal era, the Dark Ages, the Middle Ages - whatever you are doing in your class. I even use this play to help introduce the coming Great Age of Exploration. The play takes about 15-20 minutes to complete. This includes choosing parts, giving some instructions, handing out props (I use props gathered over the years, but not necessary). Parts can go to really any student in your classes. The play is great for r
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5th - 12th
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Saint George and the Dragon (A Reader's Theater Script-Story)
This 12-page script-story humorously adapts the medieval legend of St. George, the world's most famous dragon-slayer.When a fire-breathing dragon descends upon the city of Selene, it demands the sacrifice of the kingdom's children and the king's beloved daughter, the princess Cleo. All seems lost—that is, until the heroic knight, George, arrives to save the day! Adapted from the original medieval legend, this script re-tells the ultimate tale of "knight in shining armor saves damsel in distress"
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6th - 12th
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