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Short stories Common Core RL.8.7 scripts
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
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
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
Elizabeth Nesbit's The Ebony Frame reader's theater script, project and prompts
The Ebony Frame by Edith Nesbit adapted to play form by Kathy Applebee is a 10 page, 7 scene script for 4 females, 3 males, and as many extras as desired can be used as a reader’s theater or performance piece. When a man inherits a mansion, he is strangely drawn to a portrait of a woman. Who is she? What does she want?The 12 pages of projects and prompts provide opportunities for the teacher to choose, the students to interact with the text and work on various projects, writing and discussion
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7th - 11th
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Hawthorne's Dr. Heidegger's Experiment script, projects and prompts
Dr. Heidegger's Experiment by Nathaniel Hawthorne adapted to play format by Kathy Applebee This royalty free, 10 page, 2 scene script for 5 male, 1 female characters, has a run time of approximately 18-20 minutes with rehearsal. Professor This one act play centers on the question: if elderly, infirm folks were restored to their youth, would they be wiser or repeat the follies of their youth? Readers’ theater is a great way to explore literature, expand vocabulary, improve fluency and comprehens
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8th - 12th
The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall script, prompts, projects, rubric
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
The Shadow on the Wall reader's theater script (Mary Wilkins Freeman)
A Death in the family. Accidental or murder? As three sisters gather for the funeral, tensions mount and implied accusations fly and a mysterious shadow lurks and ...... Royalty free, 12 page reader’s theater script of Shadows on the Wall (original story by Mary Wilkins Freeman) divided into 4 scenes (plus directions for teaching with the jigsaw method). Roles for 1 male, 3 females and stage directions are included so script can be used for a performance. Run time is 20-23 minutes after re
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8th - 12th
Also included in: American Horror 2-3 week unit reader's theater, projects, prompts +
Arthur Conan Doyle's The Striped Chest script, prompts, projects and rubric
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s short story, The Striped Chest, adapted to play form by Kathy Applebee. This royalty free, 9 pages, 4 scene script is for 6 male characters. The script can be used for a performance or reader’s theater. It has a run time of approximately 17-19 minutes with rehearsal. Readers’ theater is a great way to explore literature, expand vocabulary, improve fluency and comprehension. The script has stage directions as well so it can be used for a performance. Use it for Hallowee
Robert E. Howard's Rattle of Bones script, prompts, projects, rubric
Rattle of Bones by Robert E. Howard adapted to play form by Kathy Applebee. This royalty free, 6 pages, 2 scene script is for 3 male characters. The script can be used for a performance or reader’s theater. It has a run time of approximately 10-11 minutes with rehearsal. Solomon Kane finds himself battling flesh, blood and the beyond when he stops to spend the night in the Cleft Skull Inn. Writing prompts and projects include responding to Howard’s biographical information regarding how he star
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: American Horror 2-3 week unit reader's theater, projects, prompts +
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