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Short stories Common Core RL.11-12.3 scripts
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes BUNDLE | Digital Escape Rooms | Readers Theater
Unlock the mysteries of Sherlock Holmes with our "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" Short Story Lessons and Enrichment Activities BUNDLE! This comprehensive bundle includes 11 Readers Theater Scripts, a PowerPoint or Google Slides Presentation, Movie Guides, Pre-Write Assignment, Discussion Questions, Vocabulary, and Two Digital Breakout Games for use with Google Classroom. Perfect for middle and high school students studying literature, mystery, crime, or detective fiction. Includes everything
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5th - 12th
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Humorous and Ironic No Prep Reader’s Theater Play: The Cop and the Anthem
Do you need a laugh? Do your students need one, too? This fun and engaging resource was designed to entertain students as they learn. The 28-slide PowerPoint resource is a fun-filled reader’s theater version of O. Henry’s short story “The Cop and the Anthem” created for Grades 7-12. The reader’s theater play is quite humorous and contains numerous examples of irony. Colorful slides, or setting backdrops, enhance the fun as students read and/or act out each scene. The story contains themes of
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7th - 12th
Hearts and Hands by O. Henry: Reading and Writing Standards-Based Activities
This 43-slide PowerPoint resource contains a fun and engaging reader’s theater of O. Henry’s short story “Hearts and Hands." The activities contained in this resource were designed to be used either as a PowerPoint or as printables in a literacy center or whole group setting. The materials, ideas, and activities were designed to accommodate different learning styles and can be easily used to differentiate learning. The activities require students to analyze, evaluate, apply, synthesize, compa
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7th - 12th
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Collision Course readers theater script, rubric, prompts, projects
Collision Course (based on The Signal Control by Wadsworth Camp) adapted to play format by Kathy Applebee is an 11 page, 3 scene script for 1 female, 3 males, 3 either. Script can be used as a reader’s theater or performance piece. Run Time: 20-22 minutes. Can be done using the Jigsaw method in class. It is an ideal piece to teach conflict in literature since several types appear in the plot. The 14 pages of projects and prompts provide opportunities for the teacher to choose, the students to
Elizabeth Nesbit's The Ebony Frame reader's theater script, project and prompts
The Ebony Frame by Edith Nesbit adapted to play form by Kathy Applebee is a 10 page, 7 scene script for 4 females, 3 males, and as many extras as desired can be used as a reader’s theater or performance piece. When a man inherits a mansion, he is strangely drawn to a portrait of a woman. Who is she? What does she want?The 12 pages of projects and prompts provide opportunities for the teacher to choose, the students to interact with the text and work on various projects, writing and discussion
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7th - 11th
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Hawthorne's Dr. Heidegger's Experiment script, projects and prompts
Dr. Heidegger's Experiment by Nathaniel Hawthorne adapted to play format by Kathy Applebee This royalty free, 10 page, 2 scene script for 5 male, 1 female characters, has a run time of approximately 18-20 minutes with rehearsal. Professor This one act play centers on the question: if elderly, infirm folks were restored to their youth, would they be wiser or repeat the follies of their youth? Readers’ theater is a great way to explore literature, expand vocabulary, improve fluency and comprehens
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8th - 12th
The Three Strangers by Thomas Hardy script, projects, prompts
The Three Strangers by Thomas Hardy adapted to play form by Kathy Applebee is a 16 page, 4 scene script for 3 females, 8 males, 4 either and as many extras as desired can be used as a reader’s theater or performance piece. During a celebration in a remote shepherd’s cottage, three strangers knock on the door seeking relief from the storm. Before the evening ends, pride, mistaken identities and what passes for justice in a rural area plagued by bad economic times will confront all of those invo
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Script: The Yellow Wallpaper reader's theater, lesson plan, project +
The Yellow WallpaperProduct includes a reader’s theater script breaking the short story into 25 scenes. Reader’s theater gives students an authentic reason to read and reread as well as analyze characters in order to perform.Does sitting around doing nothing cure or cause madness? The story follows the deterioration of the protagonist's mental health: obsession with the yellow wallpaper in her bedroom and the decent from depression to psychosis. The PPT converted to .PDF includes writing prom
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Bundle: American Literature
Sherlock Holmes | The Crooked Man | Readers Theater Script | Short Story Unit
️ Embark on a literary journey with our enthralling Readers Theater Script for "The Crooked Man," a captivating short story from the Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. Immerse your students in the intrigue of Victorian detective work with 9 distinctive reading parts, including Narrator, Dr. John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Nancy Barclay, Miss Morrison, Crooked Man, Henry Wood, Major Murphy, and Boy. Short Story Unit Highlights: Readers Theater Script: Transport your classroom into the heart of the narrat
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5th - 12th
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Sherlock Holmes BUNDLE | Short Story Units & Escape Room | Readers Theater
Whether you call it Readers Theater, Theatrical Play, Classroom Play, Radio Drama, or Read-Alouds, your students will engage with these mystery short stories. Using a proven reading strategy, the original text is structured into reading parts that aid students with comprehension while ensuring the author's style, tone, vocabulary, and intent remain.The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Bundle includes Readers Theater Scripts, PowerPoint Presentation, Movie Viewing Guide, Writing Assignments, Discussion
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5th - 12th
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The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall script, prompts, projects, rubric
Royalty free, 9 page reader’s theater script of The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall divide into 16 scenes (plus directions for teaching with the jigsaw method). Can the heir of a haunted house break a century old curse or will he succumb to the ghost's watery visits? More comedy than horror, this ghost story highlights how ingenuity and out of the box thinking solves problems.Roles for 4 male, 3 female, 1 either and as many extras as desired to round out the final scene. Stage directions are also
Harrison Bergeron Classroom Screenplay
‘Harrison Bergeron’ is a 1961 short story by the American writer Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007). The story can be categorized as ‘dystopian satire’ or a ‘satirical dystopian story’, but we’ll say more about these labels in a moment. The action of the story takes place in the future America of 2081, where everyone has been made truly equal, physically, mentally, and aesthetically.This product has broken up the dialogue, added screen directions, and printable props.
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6th - 12th
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The Shadow on the Wall reader's theater script (Mary Wilkins Freeman)
A Death in the family. Accidental or murder? As three sisters gather for the funeral, tensions mount and implied accusations fly and a mysterious shadow lurks and ...... Royalty free, 12 page reader’s theater script of Shadows on the Wall (original story by Mary Wilkins Freeman) divided into 4 scenes (plus directions for teaching with the jigsaw method). Roles for 1 male, 3 females and stage directions are included so script can be used for a performance. Run time is 20-23 minutes after re
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8th - 12th
Also included in: American Horror 2-3 week unit reader's theater, projects, prompts +
Sherlock Holmes | The Gloria Scott | Readers Theater Script | Short Story Unit
Step into the captivating world of Sherlock Holmes with our meticulously crafted Readers Theater Script for "The Gloria Scott," a riveting short story from the Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes collection. Immerse your students in the intrigue of Victorian-era mysteries with 8 distinct reading parts, including Narrator 1, Narrator 2, Dr. John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Victor Trevor, Old Trevor, Hudson, Prendergast, and Doctor. Short Story Unit Highlights: Readers Theater Script: An engaging, ready-to-
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7th - 12th
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Arthur Conan Doyle's The Striped Chest script, prompts, projects and rubric
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s short story, The Striped Chest, adapted to play form by Kathy Applebee. This royalty free, 9 pages, 4 scene script is for 6 male characters. The script can be used for a performance or reader’s theater. It has a run time of approximately 17-19 minutes with rehearsal. Readers’ theater is a great way to explore literature, expand vocabulary, improve fluency and comprehension. The script has stage directions as well so it can be used for a performance. Use it for Hallowee
Robert E. Howard's Rattle of Bones script, prompts, projects, rubric
Rattle of Bones by Robert E. Howard adapted to play form by Kathy Applebee. This royalty free, 6 pages, 2 scene script is for 3 male characters. The script can be used for a performance or reader’s theater. It has a run time of approximately 10-11 minutes with rehearsal. Solomon Kane finds himself battling flesh, blood and the beyond when he stops to spend the night in the Cleft Skull Inn. Writing prompts and projects include responding to Howard’s biographical information regarding how he star
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: American Horror 2-3 week unit reader's theater, projects, prompts +
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