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Adult education drama literature circles
A Christmas Carol; A Readers' Theater Adaptation
Included in A Christmas Carol:-complete script-pre-reading activities-vocabulary study-discussion questions-suggestions for projectsThis reader's theater adaptation is suitable for grades 7- adult. While adhering to the plot of the original work, this adaptation uses more modern language, so that it can be more easily understood by today's students. It can be used with small groups or entire classrooms in both regular and special education. Reading the play aloud, or even acting it out will m
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
AP English: Samuel Beckett Waiting for Godot Unit Plan Drama Study
This 22 page Unit Plan Drama Study of Samuel Beckett's classic Theater of the Absurd drama Waiting for Godot is designed for AP English (or any accelerated, honors level course). It is best for students who are open to discussion and intriguing questions about the text. Included are: (1) Act 1 Discussion Wkst, (2) Reading Response Quiz #1, (3) Act 2 Discussion Wkst, (4) Reading Response Quiz #2, (5) Socratic Seminar Activity: Questions, Student Chart, Teacher Rubric, (6) Writing Assignment: Assi
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
No Fear a one act play - Script
CAST: 32 total. 14M / 8W / 10 any gender. (Can be played by 7 actors)
In a camp cabin several campers refuse to go to sleep. Wick, their counselor, tells them a tale that mashes several Grimm’s Fairy Tales together.
The story unfolds in their cabin as Wick tells the story of Abay, a young boy (or girl) whose one wish is to feel fear.
Abay is ostracized from the other kids in the village because he is different. But when another boy is taken by a Dwarf (from Snow White’s tale) Abay is the onl
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Death at a Dinner Party: A Murder Mystery Kit; Mystery Dinner, Clue Party
Death at a Dinner Party: A Murder Mystery Party KitA group of family friends have come together for a Dinner Party when...there is a murder! Can you and your guests solve the mystery? The party is broken into three segments in which guests are provided clues and dialogue cues to learn more about 'whodunit'. A murder will occur during Round 2, and guests will have to share clues in order to solve the mystery! The kit contains host instructions, guest instructions, clues, name tags, character list
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
The Wizard of Oz and the Perseverance Road - Whole Group Reader's Theater
This is a Reader's Theater for the entire class. It was designed to be read or used as a play - depending on the time you have. There are 18 speaking parts but opportunities to double up or expand them allow you to fit it to your class/group. It is based on the Wizard of Oz. In the script, Dorothy is the type of girl who always gives up when things get tough until a tornado comes and whisks her away to the Land of Oz She’s ready to give up there until the munchkins volunteer to take her to see t
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
Fairy Tale Scripts - Robin Hood, Jack and the Three Bears
This fun and humorous script is adapted from three classic fairy tales 'Robin Hood', 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears', and 'Jack and the Beanstalk'. The stories are interwoven to make a complete show with recurring characters and themes of fairness, caring and imagination. The parts are written so that a small troupe of 6 actors can play every role or up to 17 different speaking roles can be assigned separately. Suggestions are also available for adding non-speaking roles which could further inc
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
The Count of Monte Cristo Radio Play Script/Reader's Theatre -Alexandre Dumas
The Count of Monte Cristo Summary:Edmond Dantès has it all: a beautiful fiancé and a caring father, but that is all taken away from him when Edmond is wrongfully imprisoned on the island of Chateau d'If. While in prison, Edmond plots his revenge against those who betrayed him. With help from another prisoner named Abbé Faria, he escapes the island and proceeds to transform himself into the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo as part of his plan to exact revenge and gain his life back.Included in this
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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The Wizard of Oz 1939 Reader's Theatre Script -Questions & Rubric
DorothyCome with us. You can ask the Wizard of Oz for a heart! ScarecrowPlease join us. Tin Man! The Wizard is going to send Dorothy home, and he’s going to give me a brain! I’m sure he will give you a heart. Tin ManThat sounds great! Tin Man, Scarecrow, and DorothyWe're off to see the Wizard! The wonderful wizard of Oz! Suddenly, cackling laughter rang through the woods. The Wicked Witch landed with her broomstick on the roof of the Tin Man's house. Wicked Witch of the WestHelping the little
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4th - 6th, Adult Education
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Alice in Wonderland Radio Play/Reader's Theater Script -Lewis Carroll
Alice in Wonderland Summary:A young girl named Alice falls asleep in a meadow while her sister reads a book. Alice dreams that she sees a White Rabbit running by her with a pocket watch, so she follows the White Rabbit down a burrow. She has many bizarre adventures with illogical and very strange creatures. She encounters the Dormouse, Caterpillar, the Duchess, The Cheshire Cat, The March Hare and the Mad Hatter. She plays a game of croquet with a flamingo for a croquet mallet and hedgehogs for
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
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August Wilson's Fences - Study Guide Questions & Answer Key for Every Scene!
This product contains reading comprehension and analysis questions for every scene of this great play. Questions range in difficulty and allow for students to gain a comprehensive understanding of August Wilson's play. These questions are great for independent or cooperative learning, classwork or homework, or assessments.
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
Twas the Night Before Christmas Reader's Theater Vocabulary
Increase fluency with this classic Christmas poem! This Reader's Theater includes the original language and is broken down into parts of 5-30 or more students. Includes:Space to record students assigned to each of the 5 groups; helpful for you and your students!Entire poem broken down into parts; primarily groups, with some girl/boy/all lines; Intended for flow of words (fluency) and fun dashes of exciting one liners!Key vocabulary covers 2 pages - words AND definitions! I learned quite a b
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde play
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde playCast of 10Duration around 45 minutesBased on Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella, this play re-tells the rather grim story, with concluding observations and judgements on the characters therein.Sample TextDr Lanyon: And what brings you here? You look, if you don’t mind me saying so, in a bit of a state?Utterson: Ah, you know me so well, my old friend!Dr Lanyon: Hey! A little less of the old, if you don’t mind!(Both laugh)Utterson: Well, it’s about Henry Jekyll, a friend of
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7th - 10th, Adult Education
AP Hamlet To Be or Not To Be Deep Dive Soliloquy Study
The best way to get students to understand pre 20th Century texts is to get them to take a look at Shakespeare, and what better Shakespeare than his most famous "To Be or Not To Be" soliloquy? Whether or not you teach Hamlet, this lesson is a must-have because of the guided way students are taught to drill down. Broken into five parts, students will forget that they are engaged in scholarly questions as they learn to own Shakespeare's words.This lesson comprehensively covers the text through a
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: AP Hamlet Comprehensive Unit (with 18 AP Exam Essay Prompts)
Edgar Allan Poe's The Black Cat: Scary Reader's Theatre Story
A chilling tale from Edgar Allan Poe, written in 1843.The theme is the same, but the prose has been modernized so that contemporary readers can have a better understanding.Summary:A nameless narrator loves all of his pets until he oddly begins to abuse them. His favorite pet is a black cat. One night the black cat scratches him and the narrator punishes the black cat by cutting out its eye and then hanging it from a tree. Moments later, the home burns down except for one wall. The narrator soon
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5th - 11th, Adult Education
Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five Study Guide Packet
The following eighteen-page study guide provides students guiding questions while they read Kurt Vonnegut's dark comedy satirical novel "Slaughterhouse Five." The questions vary in difficulty, but they encourage students to not only simply recall comprehension questions about plot but also infer Vonnegut's style. Other assessed literary concepts include allusions, character archetypes, (indirect) characterization, conflict, costume, figurative language, foreshadowing, imagery, irony, juxtapositi
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
To Be or Not To Be - Hamlet
This features one of Shakespeare's most famous soliloquy's, Hamlet's To Be or Not Be, along with 7 critical thinking response questions. Students will answer questions to check their comprehension and to analyze specific parts of the soliloquy.
There is a paper saver version that has the soliloquy and the questions on sheet of paper. There is a second version with the soliloquy on one paper and the questions on 2 pages with lines provided for student answers.
These questions can be used in c
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Frankenstein Reader's Theatre Script -Mary Shelly -Monologues
Frankenstein Synopsis:As Victor Frankenstein is dying on board a boat, he shares a tale of gruesome terror with sea captain Robert Walton. Victor was able to bring a creature assembled from body parts back to life. Once he realized how destructive his experiment had become, he abandoned the creature and tried to live a normal life with his fiance. The lonely creature seeks out Victor and demands one of two things: a bride or revenge.Included in this Frankenstein Reader's Theatre Unit:38 pages an
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Socratic Discussion Guide for Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
This guide includes in-class discussion questions and post-discussion questions for Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. This resource is perfect for classical educators, homeschool groups, or adult discussion groups with a discussion leader trained in Socratic dialogue. The discussion questions can be asked as written as opening questions to classes or groups who have already read the text. The post-discussion questions are designed for post-class essay or journal writing. The discussion q
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream -EXTRAS clip art set
This is a complimentary set on my Midsummer Night’s Dream Clip art set.
It includes:
Fairies
Theseus
Hippolyta
The Mechanicals:
Snug
Robin Starveling
Francis Flute
Peter Quince
Tom Snout
11 lineart black and white, 11 colored files, 22 files in total, transparent PNG
For personal and TpT project use.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Jumanji Reader's Theatre Script -Adventure -Questions -Art
Judy ShepherdListen, I know you’re upset and all but I was hoping you could help my brother and I finish the game.Alan shook his head.Alan ParrishSorry.Judy ShepherdYou could be a little grateful. Without us, you would still be stuck in the game. Alan ParrishI am forever in your debt for getting me out, but it wouldn’t make a whole lot of sense if the first thing I did was go and get stuck in there again, would it? I’m not interested in playing that game. I have too much catching up to do.Judy S
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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Blame it on the Werewolf: Spooky Reader's Theatre Story
Summary:Germany is a land filled with a special variety of creatures called werewolves...and a young poor couple is about to utilize the creature in their latest scheme when they...Blame it on the Werewolf!Hilda and Hans are always scheming and swindling, until Hans realizes that his uncle Josef is rich, so they plan on asking him for money. Uncle Josef will not give them his money easily; instead he asks them to be his personal caregivers until his passing. Hans and Hilda become tired of caring
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
Alone in the Dark: Spooky Reader's Theatre Story
Summary:A boy named Donald Dugan has to spend the night with his babysitter Uncle Claude while his parents are out for the night. Uncle Claude tells Donald scary stories that cause Donald to have restless nights. The difference with this night, is that Uncle Claude will bring real terror to Donald at midnight. It's a race against time as Donald tries to think of a way to escape Uncle Claude's grim midnight surprise. Does Uncle Claude know something about the Dugan family that Donald doesn't? App
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
Erin's Doll: Spooky Reader's Theatre Story
Erin's parents should have been suspicious of their daughter's new doll, because it is said that some toys are different...some dolls are not made in factories by humans...beware of Erin's Doll!Terry's daughter, Erin, arrives home one afternoon with a new doll. Once the doll enters their home, Terry begins to feel suspicious about it as odd occurrences begin to take place. Erin claims the doll speaks to her and she will not part ways with it. Is Terry's paranoia making him imagine things, or is
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
Oliver Twist A Reader's Theater Adaptation
Oliver Twist – A Reader’s Theater adaptation of the originalCast of 6 – can be adapted ‘up’ to 14 readers, or ‘down’ – by doubling up.Duration: Around 15 – 20 minutesThis script has been adapted from the original Oliver Twist playscript available separately off TpT and www.plays-r-ussell.com The original script has been adapted to Readers Theater in the following ways:1. Music suggestions and stage directions have been removed BUT ‘scene titles’ have been kept in or added, with an inclusion of t
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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