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Middle school drama guided reading books in English (UK)
Read Aloud Play: Stolen Childhoods--Lewis Hine's Crusade to End Child Labor
At the height of the Great Depression, the pioneering photography of Lewis Hine freed generations of children from having to slave away for pennies an hour in coal mines, canneries, and textile mills. Hine often risked physical harm to photograph children in deplorable working conditions, but his work eventually led to the establishment of America’s child labor laws. Originally published in the Oct. 31, 2011, issue of Scope Magazine and republished in the Feb. 27, 2012, issue of Junior Scholasti
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4th - 7th
How to Write a Play Writing Unit | Create Your Own Reader's Theater!
Teach your students how to write a play from start to finish. The slides include vocabulary, examples, and a step-by-step breakdown of creating characters, a storyboard, script, practice and performance. Students follow along and create their own play with the included worksheets. This bundle also includes narrative and informational reading passages with comprehension questions about the life and work of a playwright. I have also included a How to Write a Play wordsearch for fast finishers! Thi
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2nd - 8th
Harry Potter Readers Theater Comedy Mash Up Drama Script Unit With Activities
A very funny Harry Potter and Lord Of The Rings mash-up short script unit. A great fantasy-themed script unit that's suitable for large group junior and high school readers theater, staged readings, or full performances. **Script pack unit includes*** Full production notes for staging, costumes, set design, lighting, sound, props and furniture;* Photocopiable script with clear characters, scenes and stage directions;* Linked drama and performance activities;* Linked art and design tasks;* Linked
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4th - 11th
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Macbeth | A Play Script for Young Performers
This is a play script for William Shakespeare's Macbeth, which has been rewritten for students from third grade to seventh grade. Macbeth tells the story of a fierce warrior who meets three strange witches on his way home after a battle. The witches tell him that he will be King. At first Macbeth thinks they are lying but then he starts to believe the witches' prophecies.He sends a letter to his wife, Lady Macbeth, who persuades him to kill the King and claim the throne. He does this but the cou
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4th - 7th
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Theatre Script for Middle School Drama Class- The Greatest Showman
Are you looking for a way to engage your middle school drama or theater class in an exciting script? Look no further! This play is loosely based on the popular film The Greatest Showman. Students will love acting out one of the 14 speaking parts as they learn an important life lesson that they can carry with them throughout life. This engaging activity will be something that sticks with students for a long time. ➡️ What you'll get:A 20-page script with 14 main speaking roles8 ScenesSong List Rec
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5th - 10th
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Julius Caesar: the Original Play Alongside a Modern English Translation
Our Shakescleare translations will help you and your students understand every line of Julius Caesar, while also saving you time and serving as a foundation for all sorts of lessons.
Every Shakescleare translation includes the following features:
Shakespeare's original textThe complete original text so you and your students don't need to buy a book version.
A complete line-by-line translationA modern English translation of every line alongside the original, so you and your students can instan
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Romeo and Juliet Guided Reading Packet Bundle (Acts 1-5)
This product includes 60 pages worth of guided reading and introductory materials for Acts 1-5 of Romeo and Juliet! This download includes PDF files to ensure compatibility across devices, as well as answer keys for your convenience. (A version of this packet that includes a final test for a discounted download can be found here: Romeo and Juliet Guided Reading Packet (Acts 1-5) and Test Bundle.) This resource is also great for distance, online, or hybrid classrooms!This series of packets for A
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7th - 11th
Hamlet | A Play Script for Young Performers
A play script for William Shakespeare's Hamlet rewritten for students from third grade to seventh grade. Hamlet tells the story of a Prince whose father, the King, has just died. His father’s ghost visits him and tells him that the new King, Claudius – who has married his mother – was the killer.Hamlet wants revenge and the story follows a bloody path in which he takes revenge but loses his own life, and the life of the woman he loves – Ophelia.⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻
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4th - 7th
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Fairy Tale Readers Theater High School Comedy Drama Script With Activities
Spellbound stage script is a funny, one act, original fairy tale with attitude - and a happy ending! Suitable for ages 11+Cast size: 16Can increase cast size to 22 with additional non-speaking Witches and Party Guests Can reduce cast size to 14 by giving 2 students 2 roles to play Running time: approx. 35 minutes, depending on the inclusion of songs and/or a dance routine. Spellbound stage script is an original fairy tale with attitude! When life becomes dull in Fairyland, the goblins Chaos an
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Fairy Tale Senior Readers Theater Script AND License For School Shows
A Christmas Carol school play
This 10-15 minute adaptation of A Christmas Carol was written by Sue Russell as a versatile resource - one which can be used as a performance piece or one which can be used within the classroom. The cast of 20 plus can be divided into smaller groups for rehearsal within the classroom or as a set of guided reading scripts. In whatever form, the story always 'packs an emotional punch' - a wonderful message conveying the power of love and the importance of sharing at this festive time of year.Other
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3rd - 9th
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
Fairy Tale Readers Theatre Elementary Comedy Drama Script With Tasks
The War of the Vegetables is a gentle comedy stage script about racism, bullying and living in harmony with others - set in a vegetable patch! Suitable for students aged 8+Cast size: 18 charactersCan increase cast size to 22 characters by adding extra Narrators, or including extra Peas and Tomatoes in non-speaking rolesCan reduce cast size to 16 characters by giving 2 students 2 roles to performRunning time: 30 minutesThe War of the Vegetables is a short fairy tale style play script for young pe
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2nd - 6th
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Abridged Romeo and Juliet Play Google Slides Special Education
101 Google Slides including 5 vocabulary words, 10 agree or disagree anticipatory statements and then an easy, plain text, abridged version of the play including character lists for each scene and a mix of recall and higher level questions throughout. Perfect for special education students. Use as is and have students answer aloud, in notebooks, make a copy for each student to type responses, or easily add the Peardeck extension for interactive learning. All the hard work is done!
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7th - 10th
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Rikki Tikki Tavi Reader's Theater from The Jungle Books
Originally published by Scholastic, here's another of my classroom plays getting new life on TpT! Rikki Tikki Tavi, Rudyard Kipling's classic short story from The Jungle Books, tells the story of a courageous mongoose who must protect an English family living in India from vengeful cobras. The product includes my original play script, a comprehension quiz, teacher notes and key, plus the original text broken into sections corresponding with the scenes from the play. It makes for some excellent c
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4th - 7th
Macbeth: the Original Play Alongside a Modern English Translation
Our Shakescleare translations will help you and your students understand every line of Macbeth, while also saving you time and serving as a foundation for all sorts of lessons.
Every Shakescleare translation includes the following features:
Shakespeare's original textThe complete original text so you and your students don't need to buy a book version.
A complete line-by-line translationA modern English translation of every line alongside the original, so you and your students can instantly un
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Othello: the Original Play Alongside a Modern English Translation
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Our Shakescleare translations will help you and your students understand every line of Othello, while also saving you time and serving as a foundation for all sorts of lessons.
Every Shakescleare translation includes the following features:
Shakespeare's original textThe complete original text so you and your students don't need to buy a book version.
A complete line-by-line translationA modern English translation of every line alongside the original, so you and y
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Ancient Greek Myths Guided Reading, Group Readers or Readers Theater
This is a set of 'group readers' (Readers Theater) written by Sue Russell on five Ancient Greek Myths:
1. Odysseus and the Cyclops
2. Theseus and the Minotaur
3. Tale of 2 Spinners (Athena & Arachne)
4. The Gorgon's Head (Medusa)
5. Pandora's Box.
delivering them via 6 speakers each. (For a smaller class size, a mini play may be dropped or the speakers re-allocated). Each 'mini play' comes with detailed summary of and background to each story, at the beginning; and at the end, a quiz -
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4th - 8th
Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Guided Reading Packet
This 24-page reading packet is designed to help students read, comprehend, and analyze Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet. The packet divides the Act into scenes and guides students towards developing a greater understanding of the play's events. The download includes a PDF to ensure compatibility across devices, as well as an editable Word Doc that you can alter to best meet your students' needs! This resource can also be helpful for distance, online, and hybrid learning!The packet also contains 13 page
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7th - 12th
Also included in: Romeo and Juliet Guided Reading Packet Bundle (Acts 1-5)
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: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - adapted classroom script + activities
The Lion King Script for Primary School Drama
This is a 17 page script based on the 1994 Disney movie, 'The Lion King' for primary aged children. The performance is around 20 minutes long and involves a line by line guidance of each of the 7 scenes. It also includes the songs required and when they should be played.
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3rd - 6th
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Hamlet: the Original Play Alongside a Modern English Translation
Our Shakescleare translations will help you and your students understand every line of Hamlet, while also saving you time and serving as a foundation for all sorts of lessons.
Every Shakescleare translation includes the following features:
Shakespeare's original textThe complete original text so you and your students don't need to buy a book version.
A complete line-by-line translationA modern English translation of every line alongside the original, so you and your students can instantly und
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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A Midsummer Night's Dream: the Original Play Alongside a Modern Translation
Our Shakescleare translations will help you and your students understand every line of A Midsummer Night's Dream, while also saving you time and serving as a foundation for all sorts of lessons.
Every Shakescleare translation includes the following features:
Shakespeare's original textThe complete original text so you and your students don't need to buy a book version.
A complete line-by-line translationA modern English translation of every line alongside the original, so you and your student
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Australian Menu for Role-Playing Games - Learn Vocabulary, Order at a Restaurant
Bring the excitement of an Australian restaurant to your classroom with this engaging role-playing activity! This PDF package provides everything you need to create a realistic Australian dining experience, perfect for learning food-related vocabulary and phrases, as well as practicing math with Australian dollars.What's Included:Australian Menu: An authentic menu written in English, complete with delightful images of dishes and beverages, to help children familiarize themselves with the vocabul
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3rd - 6th
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Harry Potter Readers Theater Script AND License Bundle For Full Productions
This product pair bundles up the fabulous stage script Harry Rings, Lord of the Potters with its Multiple Performance Rights License that allows schools or drama clubs to present up to 3 performances of the play to any audience. So you don't have to do any more admin - and it saves you lots of money! Suitable for students aged 8+Cast size: 20 charactersCan increase cast size to 24 characters by adding extra Soldiers in non-speaking rolesCan reduce cast size to 17 characters by giving 3 student
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3rd - 9th
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