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Arts & music Common Core RL.6.2 resources
Diary of Anne Frank Play - Student-Ready Complete Packet
Diary of Anne Frank Student-Ready Packet is an attractively-designed ready-to-hand-out resource based on the play by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. It is aligned with ELA Standards, focusing most specifically on these skills:*analysis through citing textual evidence; drawing inferences*determining theme/central idea; summarizing*analyzing dialogue *determining word meanings; connotation*analyzing differences in points of view*writing arguments, explanatory text, and narratives-------------
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6th - 9th
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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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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: DRAMA FUN | MIDDLE SCHOOL DRAMA GAMES & READERS' THEATER
Introduction to Drama Unit with Interactive Notebook Lessons Slides Activities
Teaching introduction to drama in middle school is finally broken down with this complete drama unit. This unit includes 11 done-for-you lesson plans, interactive notebook lessons, 10 accompanying lesson slideshow presentations, reference pages, graphic organizers, and grading rubrics. Each lesson is quick and easy to set up and I have done ALL the work for you. You could even leave these lesson plans for subs. Here's what you'll get:Drama Unit: 11 Lesson Plans and Resources10 Slideshow presen
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6th - 8th
The One and Only Bob Novel Study Unit - Questions - Activities - Vocabulary
This huge 120 page The One and Only Bob Novel Study is perfect for your upcoming One and Only Bob unit ! It contains One and Only Bob activities, including graphic organizers and The One and Only Bob questions that focus on reading comprehension and encourage students to think critically and engage with text. Detailed answer keys are also included.✅Be sure to check out the thumbnails and preview for detailed images and information about the activities included in this resource. This creative an
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4th - 6th
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Monsters Are Due on Maple Street – Activities w/Theme Essay - Print & DIGITAL
Monsters Are Due on Maple Street – These standards-aligned resources focus on vocabulary, plot details, characterization, and theme for Rod Serling's science fiction teleplay. Now includes a PRINT and DIGITAL version! Students dig deep into the text to provide evidence and practice close reading skills. Includes two different differentiated writing assignments with convenient grading tools.To access the DIGITAL version, you will find:--a PDF with links to each of the resources--directions for u
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6th - 9th
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Teach Theme/Moral/Lesson with Songs & Lyrics {Digital Interactive Google Slides}
Hi teacher friends! Are you looking for a fun way to introduce and practice the skill of finding theme? This is the only resource you will need for teaching theme/ moral/ lesson with songs! I found myself struggling with how to introduce theme to my students, but then I came up with the idea of using songs and their lyrics. I created this product for use in my own classroom, and when I used it, my students were hooked! They were engaged and motivated - singing along in the classroom, listening c
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3rd - 8th
Aca-Scuse Me? Teaching Theme vs. Main Idea With Music and Lyrics
This assignment is PITCH PERFECT for teaching theme to students grades 4 through 8!***UPDATED 9/8/18 TO INCLUDE:***PRE/POST TEST ANSWER KEYSCONCEPT HANDOUT FOR STUDENTSANSWER SHEETS FOR EACH OF THE 5 SONGSIf you are like me back during my first year of teaching 5th, I struggled to teach main idea and theme. This assignment makes the task more fun. Resource is designed to help your students analyze 5 popular songs for themes. Included in this 21 page bundle:-5 hugely popular song lyric pages for
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4th - 8th
Diary of Anne Frank Play - DIGITAL Student Packet for Google
Diary of Anne Frank Play DIGITAL Packet is an attractively-designed ready-to-use paperless resource based on the play by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. Great for your one-to-one classroom or remote teaching! It is aligned with ELA Standards, most specifically CCSS RL8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, and W.8.1, 8.2, 8.3.:--analysis through citing textual evidence; drawing inferences--theme/central idea; summarizing--analyzing dialogue--determining word meanings; connotation--analyzing differences in poin
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6th - 9th
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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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Greek Mythology Unit Stations - Greek Mythology Projects - Greece Myth Unit
Perfect for an Ancient Greece Mythology Unit or Greece Interactive Notebook, this resource contains 7 different full text Greek myths with corresponding Greek Mythology comprehension questions and summary activities. These mythology questions and summary activities ask students to read through the text and pull out key facts and important details. Students cycle through each station, completing the activities as they go.Each station contains a full text myth, comprehension question page, and sum
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4th - 7th
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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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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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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
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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Ghost by Jason Reynolds Shoe Project
After reading Ghost by Jason Reynolds, give your students a creative end-of-the-unit outlet to show how well they comprehended the themes, meanings, and connections in the novel!Ghost’s shoes represent much more than the fact that they are merely a pair of shoes. For this project, students will create a visual representation of Ghost’s old pair of shoes and the “silver bullets.”Requirements:Be creative! Be neat! Clearly state what each pair of shoes mean to him and how they are represented. Show
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5th - 8th
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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Juneteenth Readers Theater
Perfect for celebrating Juneteenth! Based on actual slave narratives, Freedom for the First Time is historically-accurate, kid-friendly, and comes embedded with discussion prompts and historic photos. It’s the narrative of ten-year old Tyree during the Civil War. Tyree believes whatever her masters say. But when Tyree’s brother, Sweet Walter, arrives with a band of Union soldiers to tell her the war is over, she and her family experience their day of Jubilee, the day they know freedom for the fi
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4th - 8th
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Saki's The Open Window Reader's Theater Script
The Open Window" by Saki (H.H. Munro) comes with the original text, three comprehension activities, and teacher notes. A great way to introduce students to the classics, or simply use it as a fun compare/contrast literature activity. It tells about a man named Framton Nuttel who comes to the countryside to recover from “a bad case of the nerves.” Too bad he meets young Vera Sappleton, a teenaged trickster, who sends Framton over the edge. It’s highly accessible for young readers because of
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4th - 8th
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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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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
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: 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: DRAMA FUN BIG BUNDLE: MIDDLE SCHOOL GAMES AND READERS THEATER
Nurturing Our Students Self-Worth and Self-Confidence
Keala Settle's incredible performance of the song "This is Me," from the hit movie "The Greatest Showman," is the inspiration to this complete unit of study teacher's guide, certain to help lift your students' self-esteem!This unit of study will guide you and your students through activities that promote critical thinking, reading comprehension and analysis, and build classroom community as well.Activities included in this guide-*Copy of the lyrics*Video links of two powerful performance of "Thi
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Coaching Our Students' Literacy Skills Through Inspirational Song Lyrics
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