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Hispanic Heritage Month ELA test prep scripts
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
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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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6th - 8th
Aesop's Fables Reading Passages and Readers Theater Scripts Activity BUNDLE
Imagine a year's worth of Readers' Theater scripts right at your fingertips! This bundle is perfect for your young readers! They can practice fluency while learning about characters and story elements. Use these 12 Aesop's Fables plays in small groups and focus on your reading comprehension and fluency needs. And they are perfect for SUB PLANS! Your students will beg to do them again and again!Each Reading Passage and Script set is sold individually, but the BUNDLE saves you 30%! Check out the p
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2nd - 4th
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California Missions and Native American Indians
The California Mission Era — most textbooks in middle school and junior high devote only a few pages or less to this period in American history, and if you want to give your students more, it can be problematical. If students only learn about the missions and the economic benefit they brought to California, they will not know about the damage done to Native American Indians by European invaders. If students focus only on the hardships suffered by Native Americans, they will not have enough infor
Grades:
4th - 8th
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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LEAP 2025 Test Prep Writing Prompt: The Trial of Cardigan Jones
This Third Grade Writing Prompt is based on the story, "The Trial of Cardigan Jones." As an added bonus, I adapted the story to a Reader's Theatre Script ( My students love to read scripts.)The Prompt reads as follows:In this fantasy, the author created a character named Cardigan who was accused of stealing an apple pie from Mrs. Brown’s window sill. Imagine that you are a newspaper reporter covering, “The Trial of Cardigan Jones.” Conduct an interview with Cardigan to get story details from
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3rd - 4th
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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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4th - 8th
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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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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6th - 12th
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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3rd - 6th
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Bundle: 100 Spanish speaking activities
This content was designed and created by a DELE Certified Examiner and native Castilian-Spanish teacher and includes the following:25 slides with visuals and key words to encourage speaking100 activities to discussReason and consequenceAgreeing/disagreeingPreferences and conditionalOpinionsAdvantages and disadvantages
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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CESAR CHAVEZ Activity READERS THEATER THEATRE SCRIPT 2nd 3rd 4th Grade
CESAR CHAVEZ Activity READERS THEATER THEATRE SCRIPT 2nd 3rd 4th Grade Hispanic Heritage MonthHere's a fun Readers Theater script for your students to perform and learn more about Cesar Chavez and his accomplishments for migrant farm workers and social justice.Characters include:NarratorCesar ChavezDolores HuertaMariaJuanFarm WorkerHave fun reading and learning more about the contributions of Cesar Chavez!❤ CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW GREEN APPLE LESSONS!
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2nd - 4th
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Cinco de Mayo & Day of the Dead Readers Theater Scripts 3 Plays About Mexico
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo and Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) with Reader's Theater Scripts Teaching all About Mexico!Why do we celebrate Cinco de Mayo and Dia de los Muertos? Let kids teach kids through reader's theater scripts that teach why we have these holidays.Bring your classroom to life with Reader's Theater - kids practice reading and speaking. It is simply FUN learning.Included 3 Scripts (4 pages each, 6-7 parts in each play):"In "Cinco de Mayo Celebration," students learn from Mari
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2nd - 5th
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Fiction Essentials - Introduction & EOG Review
Want to introduce your students to Fiction?Do they need a little refresher before EOGs?This packet could cover 2-3 days and has everything a student needs to analyze fiction.Contents:Fiction Essentials SlideshowSlideshow Talking Points Guided Notes – Teacher versionGuided Notes – Student version4 In a Row vocabulary gameELA vocabulary word bankFiction QuizPlot our Your Own Story Activity
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Not Grade Specific
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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3rd - 6th
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CIE IGCSE 0500 English Language Practice Paper 1 & Mark Scheme
A full paper 1 for CIE 0500 IGCSE English Language. This resource includes a full practice paper for Language paper 1 with three texts, answers/marking guide and references. All the questions and answer scheme have been based on the Cambridge IGCSE First Language English 0500 syllabus and the questions have been worded so that they are similar/identical to the specification paper. The resource is included as a pdf for easy printing or as a word doc in case you wish to edit it. Freebies: 1) Free
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9th - 10th
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Also included in: CIE IGCSE 0500 English Language Paper 1 Bundle
Reader's Theater Jose Hernandez: Migrant Farmworker to Astronaut! NEW!!
If you are searching for a way to get your students to enjoy reading, become more expressive, read aloud with confidence, become more fluent…then let the magic begin!!I have found using Reader’s Theater with large and small groups really helps my students strengthen their reading and language arts skills! My class CHEERS every time I tell them we are going to do Reader’s Theater!! This technique makes reading come alive for your students and can really develop classroom full of confident reade
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2nd - 7th
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Hispanic Heritage: U.S. History, Bring Eight Trailblazers to Life!
YOU CAN BRING HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH TO LIFE You will teach your students about the struggles these trailblazers endured and how they overcame barriers. Juana Briones, Fabiola Cabeza de Baca, Pura Belpre, Tito Puente, Barju Benacerraf, Cesar Chavez, Jose Marti, and Roberto Clemente.This resource will enable you to teach your students History in a unique engaging way. You will have active class participation by all your students, even your reluctant students.The scripts are ready for you to pri
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3rd - 12th
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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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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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Owls Nonfiction Text Features Lessons for Distance Learning
If you're looking for reading lessons that are engaging and suitable for distance learning, look no further! These lessons about Owls are perfect for your students in Google Classroom. Distance Learning can be both engaging and easy! This product includes:1. Article about Owls2. Pre- and Post- reading organizer for text features3. Facts and Opinion organizer4. Writing activity5. Simple directions page for students and parents** This product is the same as the print version that is available in m
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
WIDA Access Dialogue Speaking Practice ESL ELL
Speaking always brings out anxiety in students so I created a dialogue for students to use when speaking about their day at school. This would be great for English Language Learners to get a chance to speak!
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Not Grade Specific
WIDA Dialogue Practice ESL EFL ELL
Sometimes students need scripts to help them practice speaking so I created a dialogue for your students to practice speaking. This is a great way for students to have more speaking opportunities in class in a structured setting.
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Not Grade Specific
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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
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5th - 8th
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