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Middle school ELA test prep scripts for administrators
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
Grades:
6th - 9th
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Also included in: Reader's Theater Scripts for BIG KIDS Collection
7th Grade STAAR Reading Review: Drama
This resource was designed for use as a review for drama questions on the 7th grade STAAR Reading test. Other STAAR resources can be found in my store, BrainyCats Learning Store
BEFORE PURCHASING THIS PRODUCT, PLEASE DOWNLOAD AND READ THROUGH THE GUIDED PRACTICE SCENE TO MAKE SURE IT IS SUITABLE FOR YOUR CLASS. My students enjoyed it, but it is about a food contest where competitors try to make disgusting combinations of food, so the topic may be off-putting to some groups. The sample can
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Grades:
6th - 8th
4 graduation speeches for elementary, middle & high school principals (editable)
You can use as a draft or take parts of each speech to customize it to your needs and audience.
Grades:
K - 12th, Staff
School Morning Announcements
If your school provides morning announcements via intercom, this is the perfect template to get started. It's large print so the kids can hold it as they conduct the announcements. Change it up to meet the needs and ages of your school community. ENJOY!
Grades:
1st - 6th
Reader's Theaters for History Mega-Bundle
This resource contains 21 complete Reader's Theater activities with over 400 pages of content for middle grade students studying Social Studies/ History! The bundles in this product cover American History, Mesoamerica, Early Civilizations, World History, and History of the Holidays.Reader's Theater is an engaging instructional strategy for middle grade students that allows them to act out various historical scenes. Each play is an in-depth, historically accurate 5-Act, 25-role Reader's Theater s
Grades:
4th - 7th
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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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'Pink Shirt Day Pledge' POEM (Black & White)
This 17 line rhyming poem is all about Pink Shirt Day (Anti-Bullying Day), the message behind it, and what actions we can all do to make our school a better place. The poem is sweet, simple, and something that can be used for years to come. This poem would be great to read aloud to your class to help explain what Anti-Bullying Day is, as well as how we can be kinder to others. This is also a great resource for a Pink Shirt Day Assembly. I plan to have my students present the poem, with each of t
Grades:
PreK - 6th
Graduation speech from Elementary School principal: editable Sample
School principal 6th grade graduation speech but applicable for all grades
Grades:
1st - 6th
Editable Veterans Day Program Script: Honoring Our Heroes
Are you preparing for a memorable Veterans Day celebration and in need of an easy-to-use program script? Look no further! This well-crafted script is your ticket to organizing an exceptional event that pays tribute to our heroes and serves your educational goals.This program script covers everything, making sure that all grades (1-12) and attendees are involved. It's not just a program; it's a memorable experience. With speeches, songs, poems, and a moment of silence, your event will be both tou
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Staff
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Figurative Language Reader's Theater Script
This reader's theater script is about a soccer game at a Clarksville Middle. It is six pages long. However, the document you will be purchasing is 18 pages long, as it contains:
-An original version
-A scaffolded version
-A teacher's key
You can use this interactive reader's theater script to review the following Figurative Language terms:
1. Simile
2. Metaphor
3. Hyperbole
4. Onomatopoeia
5. Alliteration
This activity asks students to read the script aloud and fill-in the figurative language
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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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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Grades:
6th - 12th
Genre Theatre (Genre Review With Readers Theater)
This presentation offers eight mini readers theater scripts covering different genres of fiction that will provide students with an opportunity to check their understanding of the concept. The students will be able to select the correct genre from a list of six choices after reading each script. An "answer key" is built into the presentation to provide immediate feedback. Please note that due to space requirements, fantasy and fairytale have been combined as an answer choice.
The readers the
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Character Trait Text Evidence -- Court Case
Read a court case to determine which student is guilty of being insensitive.
Students will read a court case to the class, and the class will have to reach a verdict from the evidence that is presented -- Which student is insensitive? This is a fun way to have students find evidence to support their answer.
I have included:
1.) A script (3.5 pages) & a highlighted script for each role.
2.) Name tags for students (judge, sheriff, student 1, student 2, witness 1, witness 2)
3.) A worksheet f
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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NJHS Induction Ceremony Script
This is a script for an NJHS Induction Ceremony. It contains scripting for everything except an advisor's address and a short personalization for part of the chapter president's speech.It is a Word document so that you can adapt it for use at your school!
Grades:
6th - 8th
Restorative Circle Scripts for Elementary Students
These are elementary student friendly restorative circle scripts. This file is a work in progress, as I add more scripts, they will be automatically updated for you. There are currently 10 scripts that focus on: Creating the Circle Practice and Establishing a Circle community. There will eventually be at least 32 scripts. There are several additional scripts for classrooms that have more students who feel uncomfortable speaking to allow for the practice to still continue. This package inclu
Grades:
K - 7th
3 different graduation speeches by elementary students & one by the teacher
First speech done by 4 students in grade 6second speech done by 1 student in grade 6The third speech done by 1 student in grade 5The fourth speech for upper elementary and If you teach grade 5, 6 or 8 and your students are having a leaving ceremony/graduation this is a speech you can use at their ceremony.
Grades:
3rd - 8th, Staff
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Neurodiversity Week Morning Announcements! 3/18-3/22
Celebrate Neurodiversity Week (March 18-22) at your school with a morning announcement series highlighting ADHD, Autism, OCD, Sensory Processing Sensitivity, and Dyslexia. The series is designed to enrich understanding, empower the neurodivergent school community, and promote empathy!
Grades:
PreK - 6th
CAASPP 4th Grade Writing Prompt
This writing prompt will help prepare students to take the CAASPP. It includes three sources and an informational writing prompt that requires students to use information from all three sources in their essay.
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Veterans Day Script
This script contains videos to show and exactly what everyone should say in a Veterans Day Assembly.
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Grades:
6th - 12th
SAMPLE 7th Grade STAAR Reading Review: Drama
This sample resource is part of a 7th Grade STAAR Review product for Drama. This resource contains the reading passage “Ruin A Food”.
The full resource, 7th Grade STAAR Reading Review: Drama, includes:
A template for taking notes, along with a completed copy to project for the students, or to use while giving instrauctions.
PRE-READING VOCABULARY for “RUIN A FOOD” A Frayer model activity to help familiarize students with words in the play. Two versions are available – one for ESL studen
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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Boom Cards Summarizing Fiction with Latin American Folktales Set 2
Do your students need practice with summarizing fiction to improve reading comprehension? In this set of Boom Cards, students will read practice identifying key events and key ideas with a Latin American folktale called "El Cucuy: A Play" an adaptation based on a famous Mexican legend and then practice sorting sentences from the story that belong in a summary and sentences that do not belong in a summary. Students will also complete multiple choice questions with STAAR like question stems for su
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5th - 7th
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'Pink Shirt Day Pledge' POEM (Colour)
This 17 line rhyming poem is all about Pink Shirt Day (Anti-Bullying Day), the message behind it, and what actions we can all do to make our school a better place. The poem is sweet, simple, and something that can be used for years to come. This poem would be great to read aloud to your class to help explain what Anti-Bullying Day is, as well as how we can be kinder to others. This is also a great resource for a Pink Shirt Day Assembly. I plan to have my students present the poem, with each of t
Grades:
PreK - 6th
3 different graduation speeches by elementary students (read the description)
First speech done by 4 students in grade 6second speech done by 1 student in grade 6 The third speech done by 1 student in grade 5
Grades:
3rd - 7th
Text Structure: Teach and Practice
Engage your students with this text structure teach and practice resource! Begin with "Wheel of Structure," a Reader's Theater script modeled after the famous game show. Next, take students through the slides presentation as they fill in the blanks on the notetaking guide. Now play the game by answering questions and spinning the wheel on the slides to earn points. For extra practice and assessment, a worksheet and key are also included. Text structures included- chronological order, cause and e
Grades:
5th - 8th
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