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High school literature scripts for Easel
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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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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Charles Dickens' Gabriel Grub--Christmas Readers Theater
Long before Scrooge there was Gabriel Grub, the gravedigger. From Dickens' The Pickwick Papers, this eerie tale is a perfect compliment to the Christmas Carol story or a wonderful stand-alone Gothic holiday play. Enough parts for an entire class, or double up roles and stage it with as few as twelve. Suitable for reader's theater or a full stage production. Use it with grades 5 and up. (Warning: it may be too scary for younger students). Fully reproducible: original purchaser is licensed to prin
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: A Dickens' Christmas -- Reader's Theater Pack
The Piece of String Reader's Theater: Maupassant's Classic Cautionary Tale
A read aloud play and eight pages of comprehension activities designed to satisfy the Common Core. Guy de Maupassant's classic short story about character and reputation. "A Piece of String," includes compelling characters, intriguing dialect, and a lesson that will resonate with students from 5th through 8th grade (and up!). Originally published in Scholastic's Scope magazine, "String" includes parts for ten to fifteen students depending on your casting needs. Use it as reader's theater to buil
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6th - 9th
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Macbeth Final Project as a Reader’s Theater Performance Activity With Scripts
Make Macbeth come to life with this 1-Week Reader’s Theater Performance Activity! Lesson plans and student materials guide students through the entire process of selecting a scene, assigning parts, developing a script with vocal expressions, facial expressions, and gestures, creating a performance brochure, rehearsing and performing! This summative assessment is the perfect way to end your Macbeth unit! Includes a link to all student materials in Google Drive. More Macbeth Resources: ⭐ Macbeth
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9th - 12th
Pip & the Prisoner: Dickens' Great Expectations Reader's Theater Play Script
Pip & The Prisoner is an original script based on the first five chapters of Charles Dickens’ novel, Great Expectations. FREE Google Forms quiz supporting this RT is available here on my storefront.The script endeavors to introduce the main character, Pip, in such a way as to motivate students to want to read the full novel--presumably when assigned to them in high school. But whether Dickens is a part of your curriculum or not, this 20-minute reader's theater or stage play is an enjoyable b
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5th - 9th
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Charles Dickens' Reader's Theater: Escape from the Blacking House
Escape from the Blacking House” depicts the childhood of Charles Dickens. Based on thorough research, it reveals how the perilous trials of his youth—the poor house, child labor, and abandonment—inspired many of the novels for which he became famous. The play borrows from Dickens’ actual works such as The Pickwick Papers, Sketches by Boz, and Oliver Twist. It includes parts for 9 to 13 actors and numerous non-speaking extras. Because of the heavy reliance on dialect and language, hallmarks of a
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: A Dickens' Christmas -- Reader's Theater Pack
Hamlet Act 1 Scene 2 "O that this too too..." Soliloquy #1 summative assessment
10 multiple choice questions to test comprehension of Hamlet's Act 1 Scene 2 soliloquy "O, that this too too solid flesh should melt..."Answer key included
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Performance-based Assessment for The Importance of Being Earnest
My students loved this collaborative assignment. You might want to place students in play-writing groups when you start reading The Importance of Being Earnest so that they can start brainstorming right away. Otherwise, this works well as a final assessment of the play in place of an essay or test. You could have groups perform other groups' plays as well. *You may want to include these requirements: Every person in the group must appear before the camera - ACTING. No more than 5 group memb
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9th - 12th
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