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Free 8th grade arts & music scripts
Rapunzel | Readers Theater Script | Grimm Brothers Fairy Tale
Rapunzel Readers Theater Script adapted from the original Grimm Brothers Fairy Tale. Thank you for downloading this free resource!!! Please provide feedback in the Comments & Ratings. Even if it's only a few words. This will help me in creating new and better products. Your help is much appreciated! Help students practice fluency, reading with expressing, and performing in front of others without the stress of having to memorize their lines. Contains original text. ATOS Book Level 6.0
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4th - 9th
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The Principal's New Clothes - Reader's Theater for the Entire Class!
This reader's theater is for the entire class! You will need at least 11 students but more is always better. This ties into my other twisted fairy tales except that it was written to do as a class. I split my class into two groups and both groups practice. When we perform we discuss what things we liked about each group. I use this to introduce the small group reader's theaters I have them do the rest of the year. I have also come back to the script at the end of the year to perform in front of
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3rd - 8th, Adult Education
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The Year Santa Got Mixed Up! - Readers Theater for the Entire Class
This is a Reader's Theater for the entire class. It can be performed at any time but is usually performed at Christmas. Reader's Theater is a terrifically fun way to improve your fluency.The Year Santa Got Mixed Up by Melanie Whitesides is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
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3rd - 8th
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Free Christmas Play - The Moose Before Christmas! Ebook Reader's Theatre Script
T'was the night before Christmas Eve, and our old friend Santa was ready to leave. It was one day too early but Santa was confused, because Mrs. Claus' memory had been a bit bruised...You see their calendar was set to the wrong year, and so she told Santa to a whole day early to deliver all of the kids' toy gear!When Santa comes early by accident, it is up to a very special moose named Goose to help him get back to the North Pole in time for the real Christmas Eve!A fresh and funny take on an ol
Readers' Theater Sampler: Mythology & Fables
This sampler is a preview of the full Readers' Theater unit.
The full unit is composed of five sections, with over 50 scripts.
This sampler includes one script from each of the following five sections:
1) Fables with 20 scripts (Grades 2-4)
2) Creation Myths with 9 scripts (Grades 4-8)
3) Trickster Tales with 10 scripts (Grades 4-8)
4) Greek and Roman Myths with 7 scripts (Grades 4-8)
5) Norse Myths with 7 scripts (Grades 4-8)
The full unit may be purchased as a whole with the five sect
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2nd - 8th
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Events Leading to the Revolutionary War Free Reader's Theater: Boston Massacre
Events Leading to the Revolutionary War Free Reader's Theater: Boston Massacre
This is a free sample of one of the scripts included in my Reader’s Theater Pack: Events Leading to the Revolutionary War.
The script is short, giving a quick overview of the Boston Massacre. It is written for 3 students.
If you and your students enjoy this script, check out my Reader’s Theater Pack: Events Leading to the Revolutionary War. Topics in that pack include The French and Indian War, Proclamation of 176
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4th - 9th
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Storyboard - Blank Storyboard for Video Production or Film Projects
Blank Storyboards for student video productions projects. This consists of two story boards. The first storyboard consists of 9 boxes front and back. The second storyboard is a double sided. The front side consists of 9 boxes on page 1 (first side), and six boxes with a prop list completion form on page two or the second side. This is an excellent addition to your Video Production class.Related:• Introduction to the Video Camera / Camcorder - PowerPoint / Google Slides• Nine Basic Camera Shots
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Secret Door Reader's Theatre Script
A 10 minute Reader's Theatre Script perfect for new performers!
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Reader's Theater Scooby Doo
Loosely based on Scooby Doo and Zombie Island, the Mystery Inc. Gang once again solves a mystery. This time the appearance of zombies at a local camp has caused the camp to close down and the gang must find out the suspects and if the zombies are actually real.
This is a great way to get your students interacting with English in fun ways that they relate to that also provides a template for public speaking and working as a team.
This script provides the structure for a play or Reader's Theater
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5th - 12th
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Cinderella Reader's Theatre Script
By Drama Dreams and English Themes, this is an original four-page script of "Cinderella," that can be used as the basis for a variety of activities in the English or Theatre classroom. It is useful for reader's theatre as well. The script is written for ten characters and includes humor and references to the modern world. This fairytale skit can provide the basis for collaborative learning, plot analysis, moral and theme work, and short play acting work.
Cover page graphic by mycutegraphics.co
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6th - 10th
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Myth of Echo and Narcissus, Ancient Greek Theater
“Myth of Echo and Narcissus” is a short play from Greek Plays for Young Actors, a collection of nine short plays based on the stories of Greek mythology and Aesop's fables. The plays are ideal for readers theater, youth community theater groups and classroom theater performances. Following the traditions of ancient Greek theater, each of the nine short plays is performed by two or three actors accompanied by a small chorus that can vary in size. Life lessons of kindness, sharing, humility and re
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4th - 8th
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Package: Christmas reader's theater and choral readings
Choral reading and reader’s theater are excellent ways to build reading fluency and expression. Multiple readings help build comprehension and hide scripture away in the heart.
The following Power Points and scripts (.PDF and Word.doc) are based on Matthew 1-2 and Luke 1-2.
The Birth of Jesus narration is a 7 page, 6 scene script written at the 4.6 reading level. The Birth of Jesus perspectives script is told from eye witness viewpoints, is 6 pages, 6 scenes and written on the 5.6 reading
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3rd - 9th
An Afternoon with Maya Angelou, W.E.B. Dubois and Malcolm X
This is a short play about a fictional account of a lunch between Maya Angelou, Malcolm X and W.E.B. Dubois. This play can be used a reader's theater piece for a literary center or for a Black History Month activity. Throughout this lunch, these historical figures discuss civil rights, human rights and the importance of education. This is play can also be performed as a skit.
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3rd - 12th
Ancient China Class Play/Assembly
This Ancient China Class Play/Assembly is one of a *set written by me. It covers all the areas of work the children will have done in class (the beginnings of a great civilization, Confucius, the First Emperor, Life in Ancient China, the four great inventions,) - all delivered by the 12 animals of the Zodiac! Ideal for Grades 3 - 8 and parts for all abilities. This curriculum-based play is fun but informative - guaranteed to be enjoyed by children and adults alike! This play is typical of all m
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3rd - 8th
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Original Drama Script - Amy Investigates (A short play / Readers' Theatre)
Amy is trying to solve the case of the missing ice cubes. Will she be able to follow the clues and find the culprit? A short play that is appropriate for students in 3rd- 6th Grade. The play can be performed in about 6-8 minutes. Along with the play there are discussion questions relating to the themes in the play.
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3rd - 9th
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Radio Drama Script - 5 Minute Mystery
A '5 Minute Mystery' Script which was specifically made to be used as a task for students to create audio clips in the Drama unit RADIO DRAMA. However, can be used for various purposes for Drama or English.
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7th - 12th
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A Christmas Carol - A Traditional Version Play Script FREE PREVIEW
This is a free preview of the Christmas play script - A Christmas Carol - A Traditional Version. The full play script is available for just $5.50 by following the link below:https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/A-Christmas-Carol-A-Traditional-Version-Play-Script-4129677⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻This is a play script for Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'. It tells the story of a mean, old man named Ebenezer Scrooge, who runs a dark and miserable business.
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4th - 8th, Staff
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Scenes from a Hat
This is a list of 35 two-action pantomimes that can be used in a variety of settings. They can be used for beginning theater students, to introduce non-verbal communication, as an ice-breaker, etc. I've used these with students as young as 4th grade all the way through high school. Print a copy, cut them into strips and let students draw. It works best to put them on card stock and keep them in a pencil can. Give them 30 seconds to mentally prepare and have them perform their actions in a non
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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Actor's Character Worksheet
A basic questionnaire for student actors, covering the who/what/where/when/and why of any play, as well as character objectives and actions, ensuring your students are well prepared to set foot on stage!
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3rd - 12th
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Script: Missing Treasure (Reader's Theater, Psalms 18)
Reader's Theater has been proven effective to raise reading fluency and comprehension by giving an authentic reason to read and reread passages while discussing the text, voice inflection and pronunciation cues.
This reader's theater script involves 10 students working together to solve a mystery that could lead to a treasure. When Eli finds a poem with the word "treasure" scrawled across the back in his attic he enlists his friends to help figure out who wrote the poem and who it is about to
Grades:
3rd - 10th
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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Scripts: Parables of Jesus (27)
The Parables of Jesus is a zip file containing 27 scripts in both .doc and .PDF formats. Each skit runs from 1 to 4 minutes with a variety of settings and characters. May also be used as puppet scripts. A lesson plan for physical and chemical change is included in the Parable of the Wineskins. Links to interactive internet games are included.More free scriptsParable of the Unforgiving ServantThe Road to DamascusFrom Jerusalem to JerichoEaster skit package 5 free scriptsChristmas skit package
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3rd - 11th
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Script: Stars in the Christmas Eve Sky
by Kathy ApplebeeA silly Christmas (or just after) comedy set in the Stellar Departure Department of heaven. The egotistical stars, a frantic Mr. Sandman and one lost child will have the audience laughing whether you present this as a bare stage, simple set or reader's theater production. Mr. Sandman can't figure out what he is to do with the newest star who shows up without orders. The Star of Bethlehem explains she helped guide the magi to the Jesus 2000 years ago, leading people to Christ
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4th - 12th
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Why Use Drama? Reader's Theater Tips, Strategies, & Teacher's Guide
This informative article provides tips and strategies to make the most of your reader's theater or classroom play activities. "Why Use Drama?" reveals some of the research about how the reader's theater model builds fluency and comprehension. Use it to defend against all the text-book pushers out there! "There's More Than One Way to Produce a Play" maps out six performance/production strategies. "The Delicate Nature of Assessing Drama" offers tips on teaching students to self-assess and discuss
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3rd - 9th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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