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Reader's Theater Bundle: 4 Scripts and Lessons, Middle & High School
Allowing your students to perform rather than simply read a play brings a new dimension to a class study of a dramatic piece. When students get up and act out the parts for their audience –usually comprised of non-acting students in the class – it brings a sense of identifying with and ownership of their parts. They have a safe and small audience to perform in front of – which makes it real and more doable. Bring or encourage costumes, the use of musical instruments in the background, or sound e
The Scarlet Letter (Reader's Theater Script-Story Collection)
Have you ever wanted to teach The Scarlet Letter but couldn't find the time? While preserving the author's literary style, this 52-page text adapts Hawthorne's classic novel into four 45-minute Reader's Theater script-stories. Allowing the students to inhabit classic characters like Hester Prynne and Reverend Dimmesdale brings the literature to life!
Also included with the script-stories is a teacher guide for each of the four parts, complete with relevant background information, plot summary,
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7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â American Literature Teaching Resources Bundle
"One Night in the Woods" Drama Class One Act Play Based on Fairy Tales
One Night in the Woods mashes five classic fairy tales with five popular television shows to create an entertaining one act play that works as a classroom or extracurricular project. It’s Cinderella as an episode of The Bachelor, Rapunzel as The Amazing Race, and Red Riding Hood as a breaking news story!The play can also be broken into five independent scenes, four of which work completely independently of the main script. Cast is variable from 4-16. Gender is 2 male and 2 female for four perfor
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6th - 12th
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Radio Drama Script| Four Radio Plays and Unit Great for High Engagement!
SAVE 30% This bundle includes four radio plays, appropriate for middle and high school grades. Plus, I have given you the unit I use when teaching radio theater! Strengthen your students' reading, speaking and listening skills by using radio theater plays. Note: these radio plays can be bought separately, too! Each product includes: letter for the teacherthe rationale for teaching radio theatera brief biography on Oscar Wilde, H.G. Welles and William Clark Russellan original radio play writte
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8th - 11th
Radio Theater Study Unit and Scripts Grades Middle School Audio Storytelling
SAVE 20% This bundle includes three radio plays, appropriate for middle school grades and gifted upper elementary. Need something for differentiation? Plus, I have given you the unit I use when teaching radio theater! Strengthen students' reading, speaking and listening skills by using radio theater plays. Note: Each radio play can be purchased separately, too! Need a Google version? Check out Bow Wow Blues Google VersionBONUS: I've included a sample of my teacher's guidebook, "We're Live!
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6th - 9th
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Alice in Wonderland BUNDLE | Readers Theater Scripts Print & Digital Activities
Alice in Wonderland Readers Theater Script Bundle. A perfect way to engage students in reading fluency and comprehension. This bundle includes 7 different scripts adapted from Lewis Carroll's classic tale, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Each script comes with a print and digital activity, as well as a graphic organizer, to help students understand and analyze the story. Use as a classroom play, ELA, or ELL/ESL unit. The bundle also includes a word search puzzle for an extra challenge. This i
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4th - 9th
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Cinderella Around The World - Small Group Reader's Theater
This package contains 9 Cinderella stories. The stories come from England, China, West Africa, Greece/Egypt, America (Native American), and Ireland. My name is Melanie Whitesides but my store name is Wonbyone. One of the things I am passionate about is Reader's Theater. It is a fun way for my students to improve on their fluency. In a world where reading is pushed so hard on students that many are losing their love of reading it is IMPORTANT to give them opportunities to read that are fun. Reade
High School Radio Drama Unit Script The Invisible Man Using Google Slides Sci-fi
This THREE WEEK radio theater unit including folly artistry and Radio play The Invisible Man is now available using Google slides. This scary play, with roles for 17 + students is great fir high school students. Plus, the accompanying unit teaches the history of radio theater, Foley engineering and gives students an opportunity to write a commercial, create sound effects and perform in a radio play. Plus students' reading, writing, listening and speaking skills are strengthened. It's a one-stop
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Theater Arts Units and Lesson Plans Using Google Slides
ROMEO AND JULIET - elementary or middle school script
I have really enjoyed--over my past ten or so years teaching grades 5 through 7--putting on a Shakespearean play with my class. The kids have shown incredible enthusiasm and it has escalated, over the years, into becoming quite a big production.The first step, however, has been for me to take time (quite a lot of time!) to rewrite the script to tailor it to the elementary, or middle school, classroom. I have kept as much original script as possible while adding in narrators and paraphrasing wh
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5th - 10th
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The Salem Witch Trials Guided Reading Play Scripts
Set of 5 Guided Reading Play Scripts (plus quizzes) on The Salem Witch Trials.
Boredom, over-active imaginations and a certain flair for amateur dramatics - all fatally combined to produce one of the cruelest travesties of justice in U.S. history. 19 hangings of complete innocents, labeled as witches ... by children. Who, or what, was to blame? Sift through some very suspect evidence and draw your own conclusions, from this set of guided reading play scripts, written by Sue Russell, covering th
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4th - 12th
To Kill A Mockingbird Reader's Theaters Bundle
Engage your students with these 14 reader's theaters!When you have to read this book in class, it can take quite a long time and it can be a little hard to get through for the students - break up the reading and engage your students by reading the chapters like a script. (I give them bonus points for southern accents!) These can be read in small groups or as a whole class!This file includes readers theaters for the following chapters:Chapter 2 - 4 reading partsChapter 3 - 10 reading partsChapter
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9th - 12th
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Hamlet - middle school script
I have really enjoyed--over my past ten or so years teaching grades 5 through 7--putting on a Shakespearean play with my class. The kids have shown incredible enthusiasm and it has escalated, over the years, into becoming quite a big production.The first step, however, has been for me to take time (quite a lot of time!) to rewrite the script to tailor it to the elementary, or middle school, classroom. I have kept as much original script as possible while adding in narrators and paraphrasing wh
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6th - 12th
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Lord of the Flies Reader's Theatre Script/Story -William Golding -Quiz
Jack MerridewWhere does the beast live? Percival sagged in Jack's grip. PiggyThat's a clever beast, if it can hide on this island. Jack's been everywhere. Where could a beast live? Jack MerridewBeast my foot! Percival muttered something and the assembly laughed again. Ralph leaned forward. RalphWhat does he say? Jack listened to Percival's answer and then let go of him. Percival, released, surrounded by the comfortable presence of humans, fell in the long grass and went to sleep. Jack cleared
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Best-Seller Bundle: Top 10 for Drama Teachers
A Drama bundle loaded with my Top 10 current Best Sellers, which all come with detailed powerpoints and supporting resources - they are ready to go, with no planning needed:Silent MoviesDarkwood Manor (Haunted House)Characterization and ImprovisationMatildaCommedia D’el ArteGreek TheatreA Christmas Carol (adapted script)Little Red Riding Hood (short script)Twelfth Night (adapted script)Christmas monologues
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2nd - 12th
Of Mice and Men Play/Script Format
This PDF document is an edited format of John Steinbeck's popular novel Of Mice and Men. 99.9% of the original text was kept as I turned his novel into a play to make it more approachable for my students. For years as I taught this book, we naturally started reading it in parts like a play. So now I sat down and made the play version. The text and chapters are completely the same, so you can use all your normal resources. The script style is 115 pages and includes a narrator so that none of Stei
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7th - 10th
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A Cinderella Christmas: Script for a Dramatic Production-Reader's Theater
This Play Includes:A List of Characters (M/F, # Lines for each Character)A List of PropsScript 1: Teacher Copy (suggestions for scene changes, physical movements and expressions of characters)Script 2: Teacher or Student Copy (depending on teacher's preference (Lines only) May be used for Reader's TheaterA Cinderella Christmas can be performed as a dramatic production or as a Reader's Theater. There are speaking lines for 14 people as well as additional roles for Chri
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5th - 12th
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The Taming of the Shrew - middle school script
I have really enjoyed--over my past ten or so years teaching grades 5 through 7--putting on a Shakespearean play with my class. The kids have shown incredible enthusiasm and it has escalated, over the years, into becoming quite a big production.The first step, however, has been for me to take time (quite a lot of time!) to rewrite the script to tailor it to the elementary, or middle school, classroom. I have kept as much original script as possible while adding in narrators and paraphrasing wh
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5th - 12th
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1984 Reader's Theatre Script Unit -George Orwell -Dystopia -Questions & Quiz
Winston SmithWhat are you in for? Tom ParsonsThoughtcrime! Winston SmithAre you guilty? Tom ParsonsOf course I'm guilty! You don't think the Party would arrest an innocent man, do you? Thoughtcrime is a dreadful thing, old man. It's insidious. It can get hold of you without your even knowing it. Do you know how it got hold of me? In my sleep! Yes, that's a fact. There I was, working away, trying to do my bit—never knew I had any bad stuff in my mind at all. And then I started talking in my sleep
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Shrek: Reader's Theatre Story -Funny Moral Fairy Tale
Summary: Once upon a time, in a far away swamp, there lived an ogre named Shrek whose precious solitude is suddenly shattered by an invasion of annoying fairy tale characters. They were all banished from their kingdom by the evil Lord Farquaad. Determined to save their home -- not to mention his swamp-- Shrek makes a deal with Farquaad and sets out to rescue Princess Fiona to be Farquaad's bride. Rescuing the Princess may be small compared to her deep, dark secret. Along the way, Shrek will enco
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education
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Myths & Legends from Different Civilizations Guided Reading
5 Guided Reading Play Scripts written by Sue Russell on
Myths & Legends from Different Civilizations:
1. Ancient Egypt - The Story of Isis and Osiris
2. Ancient Rome - Romulus and Remus
3. Russia - Babushka
4. Ancient China - The Monkey Who Would Be King
5. India - The Story of Savitri and Satyavan - all with detailed summary/background to start, and quiz to finish.
To see list of speakers, see Preview.
As with all my Guided Reading Scripts, there are 6 speakers per play script. (For a
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4th - 9th
Animal Farm Reader's Theatre Unit -George Orwell -Russia -Questions
SnowballThe Seven Commandments may be reduced to a single maxim: "Four legs good, two legs bad." This statement contains the essential principle of Animalism. Whoever has thoroughly grasped it, will be safe from human influences. SheepFour legs good, two legs bad! Four legs good, two legs bad!When they had once got it by heart, the sheep developed a great liking for this maxim, and often as they lay in the field, they would all start bleating it for hours on end, never growing tired of it.Snowba
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - adapted elementary or middle school script
This is a version of Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' that I rewrote for my grade 6 class to perform. I shortened the script--keeping original text--simplified some sections, and added narrators for more roles and clarification. I generally introduce some drama activities and have the students select a monologue in order to audition for our big play. After I cast the roles we rehearse for a few months and students collaborate as directors, set decorators, sound and lighting technicia
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5th - 10th
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Also included in:Â A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - adapted classroom script + activities
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Reader's Theatre Script -Mark Twain -Rubric
Included in the Adventures of Tom Sawyer Reader's Theatre Unit:300 page script35 chapters93 multiple choice questions bank with answers49 metacognitive questionsReader's Theatre Evaluations based on 4 levels and 5 criteria.Student Success CriteriaStudent Friendly GoalsTeacher's Reader's Theatre ChecklistMr. Marvel's Musings-I have edited out all of the derogatory racist words that were in the original text. There is no place for such demeaning terminology; no matter the age of the reader. "Injun
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Halloween Drama Class Units, Scripts and Lessons Bundle!
Introducing Dramamommaspeaks' Spooktacular Drama Class Bundle: Halloween Edition, featuring a thrilling blend of Broadway magic, costume design, radio theater and spine-tingling drama units!Unleash the magic of theater with our Halloween-themed Drama Class Bundle, designed to captivate, inspire, and bring out the creativity in your students. Perfect for drama teachers looking for a month's worth of secondary level lessons to stir up theatrical thrills, this bundle contains nine spine-tingling dr
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8th - 11th
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