Readers Theater Activity in Rhyme | China's Shang and Zhou Dynasties

This interactive reading activity fully covers your content in rhyme. Students read together in small groups to increase success in fluency, reading achievement, and comprehension when reading about China’s Shang and Zhou dynasties.

KEY TERMS, PEOPLE, AND PLACES in this product are Huang He River, Yellow River, loess, China’s Sorrow, Chang Jiang, Yangtze River, East China Sea, Kunlan Shan Mountains, Tian Shan Mountains, Himalayan Mountains, Gobi Desert, Middle Kingdom, Yü the Great, Shang, Anyang, warlords, aristocrats, ancestors, oracle, pictographs, ideographs, Kaolin, Wu Wang, Zhou, bureaucracy, hereditary, Mandate of Heaven, Dao, irrigate, and Period of the Warring States.

This reading strategy was the subject of doctoral research and is research-proven to be effective in increasing fluency, engagement, and success in reading comprehension while meeting national and state standards.

This fun and interactive middle school or high school reading activity has parts for four speakers.

When students finish reading together as a small group activity, select a few to perform for the whole class.

Think of it this way:

This reading activity is written in rhyme.

Student read in small groups, one at a time.

Divide your class into groups to start.

Students then select a part.

After they read, choose a few volunteers,

To perform it for everyone’s eyes and ears.

Fluency improves, and students connect with text.

A lively discussion can take place next.

Have some fun with your students and start reading in rhyme today!