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High school Easter ELA test prep scripts
Holy Week Readers' Theater Skit Script
This Holy Week readers’ theater script is an informative and worshipful experience for kids and adults. This serious skit features readings of fourteen eyewitness accounts of the events of Holy Week based on what is found in the four gospels. Starting with the events of Palm Sunday, characters like a Jewish traveler, a disciple, Simon the Leper, Judas, James, Peter, Caiaphas, Pilate, a Roman soldier, Simon of Cyrene, John, Joseph of Arimathea, and Mary Magdalene tell listeners what they saw, h
The Tell-Tale Heart Reader's Theater Toolkit for Middle School
The Tell-Tale Heart is a short story by Edgar Allen Poe. This reader's theater adaptation of this scary tale will get your students thinking more deeply as they take on the roles of the narrator, old man, and the police officer.Reader’s Theater is one of my favorite tools to utilize in my middle school classroom. While I have listed the grades 6-8 common core standards that this resource covers, Reader’s Theater directly improves fluency and comprehension. In addition, Reader’s Theater allows s
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Reader's Theater Scripts for BIG KIDS Collection
Easter Bible Play Script - Readers' Theater - Holy Week
The Easter Bible Story comes to life with this 24-page play all about the events leading up to Jesus death and his resurrection! Students will act out the Bible story of Holy Week including Jesus' triumphant entry, the Last Supper, Jesus before Pilate, his death, burial, and resurrection! Characters include: Jesus, Peter, James, John, Mary of Bethany, Martha, Lazarus, Mary Magdalene, Pilate, Nicodemus, etc. I have taken the script from the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John and interwoven
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Easter Story - Holy Week Bible Activities BUNDLE
Living Stations of the Cross Script
This is a 30 page packet. If you are responsible, or want to take on, having your students present the Living Stations of the Cross to the school community, this may be for you. This script is powerful. It will involve all your students and will be such a great visual for the school community. The packet includes the script, the songs you should use, and a powerful video link to show to your students.We have great success with this, and I hope you do as well! We have presented to both the s
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7th - 12th
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State Test Prep Skit
A fun and lighthearted skit or play with fairy tale characters preparing to take a State Test. Is primarily for Test Taking strategies and skills in a way that is fun and interesting to the kids. This skit could also be performed by a drama department. Possibly at a testing assembly.
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5th - 12th
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Stations of the Cross Drama Script- easy and effective for Lent Passion Play
Looking for a way to involve your students in the Lenten tradition of Stations of the Cross? This student-friendly adaptation will get your students actively participating by representing the fourteen events in Jesus' life with silent "tableau" pictures while a classmate reads the scene. Involve an entire class of 30 with parts for narrator, Jesus, Pilate, the soldiers, Veronica, Mary, and the townspeople. Included in this product is a link to a fully-staged live production of this script pe
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4th - 12th
Poetry Writing - Choral Reading, Oral Interpretation, Drama Creative Writing Sub
Poetry Writing! Performance Poems are FUN! Performance Poems will get students out of their seats and speaking before the class. Performance poems will engage all students. Performance Poems may include groups of two to six students.Students will watch youtube examples and will participate in reading poems written in my English 10 class from a powerpoint presentation. The poems are color coded so that each speaker in the presentation knows what lines to read alone and what lines to read together
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6th - 12th
The Golden Egg - Spanish Reader's Theater for Small Groups
This is a small group reader's theater is for 3 students. This is the Spanish version and its Spanish name is 'La Gallina de los huevos de oro.' We wrote this one for Easter but it could be used at any time. It is based on an old fable. Fables are a great way to teach students how to look for lessons or morals! The moral of the fable is ‘One who desires more, loses all. One should remain satisfied with what one gets.’ In the script, a poor man is very hungry and hears a chicken outside of his hu
SHORT EASTER SKIT ABOUT THE TRUE REASON FOR THE SEASON (VIRTUAL OR IN-PERSON)
Dear Friend,If you are looking for a skit about the Easter season, then "Sunnyside Up" is a perfect choice. It is a skit with a short dialogue about the controversy between secular Easter activities and religious Easter activities. Many persons find themselves torn between the two, but the skit offers a great medium of understanding between the two.Great things about this skit are:It can be performed at school, church or for any event surrounding the Easter theme, by any age, gender, nationality
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
The King of Easter Jokes Contest - Small Group Reader's Theater
This is a small group reader's theater is for four students. This script is for Easter. My students had requested a script with Easter jokes and this is the result. In the script everyone is getting ready for the Easter party. Pam tells everyone she has a bunch of jokes and can’t wait to tell them. Everyone begins to argue about who has more jokes, is funnier, and who is the King of Easter Jokes. They decide to have a contest to decide who the winner is. They take turns telling jokes until they
Scripts: Easter package 1
Bundle contains 10 reader's theater scripts (from Mark 14-16), 2 monologues, 2 short skits and 6 one act plays in one Zip file.. *The Meaning Of Easter Interview (characters: 5, run time: 1-2 minutes) Ace news reporter interviews people on the street who think Easter is all about chocolate bunnies, new outfits or a big ham dinner until he meets Jesus*Alien at Easter (characters: 6, one is a child, as many extras as wanted.) Run time: 1-2 minutes) An alien visit at Easter wondering what the h
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
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CIE IGCSE 0500 English Language Practice Paper 1 & Mark Scheme
A full paper 1 for CIE 0500 IGCSE English Language. This resource includes a full practice paper for Language paper 1 with three texts, answers/marking guide and references. All the questions and answer scheme have been based on the Cambridge IGCSE First Language English 0500 syllabus and the questions have been worded so that they are similar/identical to the specification paper. The resource is included as a pdf for easy printing or as a word doc in case you wish to edit it. Freebies: 1) Free
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9th - 10th
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Also included in: CIE IGCSE 0500 English Language Paper 1 Bundle
Small Group Reader's Theater for Easter!
The scripts in this pack were written for 3 - 5 students. Each script is on a subject that comes up around Easter. I use all of my Reader's Theaters to help students improve their fluency. My students, especially the ones struggling to read, still require motivation to improve and that is where Reader's Theater comes in. You can buy 8 of these scripts in this pack for $10 or pay $2 a piece for them. Buying this pack will save you $6. The scripts in this pack are: An Interview with the Easter Bun
The Sad Little Bunny - Spanish Reader's Theater
This is a small group reader's theater is for four students. This is the Spanish version and is called El Pequeño Conejito Triste - un cuento de Pascua. It is for Easter. Our students had requested an Easter themed story. This is a simpler one and the moral of the story is about friendship. In the script, little Bunny is sad. He can’t seem to make friends but his mother has an idea. Little Bunny begins to make friends but has to worry if they will still be his friends when he isn’t giving them e
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education
The absolute best reading strategy for reluctant readers in secondary
This strategy was made for STAAR retesters in Texas, home of over-testing, and specifically gives skills for secondary students to read and be able to answer standardized test questions. Oftentimes secondary teachers are to what to teach but now how to teach it. This presentation is for teachers to learn how to implement a simple, straightforward method to help with standardized testing.
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7th - 12th
The Mousetrap A 1, S 2 Excerpt 1 by Agatha Christie Close Reading Drama Analysis
This activity examines an excerpt of "The Mousetrap" by Agatha Christie, a whodunnit mystery play close reading analysis. It is also known as "Three Blind Mice" in story form. This excerpt is from Act 1, Scene 2 of the play. It focuses on the phone call to the snowed-in group staying in the hotel about the police coming there through the weather to see about a murder that was committed. The play pairs well with a "Whodunnit" themed set of poems, short stories, plays, novels, as well as other s
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7th - 12th
Poetry Analysis In Steps, Writing Odes, Google Slides, Notes, Lecture, CCSS
Analyzing poetry is a daunting process. This lesson breaks down poetry analysis in to 6 simple steps. By focusing on poetry analysis with the intention of writing odes, students are able to develop a deeper understanding of how poetry works. 6 step poetry analysis encourages students to focus on all aspects of poetry without feeling overwhelmed. The final step is optional but encourages thesis practice for students with weaker thesis writing skills.Included:- Google Slide Presentation detailing
Resurrection Day Remembrance (Easter play for students and adults)
Here is an in-depth, thought-provoking Bible-based fictional dramatization of 7 pages in length (20-30 minutes) to be performed for high school students to elderly parishioners in a Protestant or Catholic school and/or church setting. I wrote the text and it has been performed twice, garnering very positive feedback. It calls for four acting roles performing extended monologues. A terrific undertaking for students and adults in terms of acting and presentation of a powerful message in a Christi
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10th - 12th, Adult Education
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The Turtle, the Hare, and the Writing Contest - Small Group Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater is for three students. We use it in class around Easter but it could be used anytime! It is a twisted version of the Tortoise and the Hare. The moral of the script is that it takes more than writing a lot and writing fast to make a good paper. As you can guess, my students were the inspiration for this one. Too many feel that going fast and writing a lot will make their writing superior. In the script, Rabbit is fast at everything and likes to brag at school. Rabbit says th
Script: The Last Supper
Based on Luke 22 and John 13 & 14, this five scene script can be used for just Jesus washing his disciples’ feet (scenes 1-3) and/or instituting the Lord’s Supper. FK reading level is 3.7. Included are 47 scripture .PDFs for bulletin boards, Power Points and/or a multimedia presentation.
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Le lapin de Pâques à la fourrière (French Reader's Theatre)
This product entirely in French from Chez Nathalie is a play about the Easter Bunny’s effort to escape from the pound after being picked up by an animal catcher one night in town. Will the Easter Bunny succeed? There are 8 roles: 4 main roles and 4 smaller roles. A great activity for Easter!
An Interview with the Easter Bunny - Spanish Reader's Theater for Small Groups
This reader's theater is for a small group of three students. This is the Spanish version and, in Spanish, it is called 'Una Entrevista con el Conejito de Pascua.' It was written for Easter but could be done at any time. In the script, there are only a few days left until Easter but two reporters have been granted an interview. However, as they talk with the Easter Bunny, it becomes clear that all he thinks about is eggs and all he can say begins with EGGS. / *Aún quedan pocos días para que lle
The Tale of Three Trees - Small Group Religious Reader's Theater
This is a religious reader's theater intended for a small group of 4 students.This script was written for Easter but could be done at any time. In the script, Three trees are standing on a hill and dreaming of what they will be. Each has plans to be important to the world in some way. Years pass and the trees grown and then, one day, they are taken and made into things. The trees become ordinary objects that aren’t anything like what they had planned. They begin to lose sight of their dreams unt
Radio Drama Script FREE SAMPLE Frankenstein's Mystery Grades 8 to 10 Horror
THIS IS A SAMPLE OF Frankenstein's Mystery, an electrifying radio play that resurrects Mary Shelley's timeless tale in a mesmerizing audio experience, skillfully combining classic storytelling with the dynamic world of radio theater. This production offers a comprehensive package that not only delivers a riveting performance but also provides valuable resources for directors, actors, and educators. If you decide to perform for the public, there are no royalties to pay. The Story: Frankenstein's
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8th - 11th
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