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High school english language arts scripts for Microsoft Word
Macbeth Test Bank 100 Questions!
***Still My Bestseller Since 2012***This 28-page test bank for Shakespeare's Macbeth has 100 multiple-choice questions and an answer key. This test requires close reading, so passages are included and every single question is labelled according to Common Core State Standards. Here are a few TpT reviews of this product as posted in the Comments and Ratings section:Absolutely the BEST thing I have purchased on TeachersPayTeachers!!!Where did you find the
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9th - 12th
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"One Night in the Woods" Drama Class One Act Play Based on Fairy Tales
One Night in the Woods mashes five classic fairy tales with five popular television shows to create an entertaining one act play that works as a classroom or extracurricular project. It’s Cinderella as an episode of The Bachelor, Rapunzel as The Amazing Race, and Red Riding Hood as a breaking news story!The play can also be broken into five independent scenes, four of which work completely independently of the main script. Cast is variable from 4-16. Gender is 2 male and 2 female for four perfor
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6th - 12th
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Goldilocks Behind Bars - Small Group Reader's Theater
This small group reader's theater is for 3 students. In the script Goldilocks is a delinquent who broke into the three bears home. The police have arrested her with mama bear's jewelry in her pocket and are trying to get her to confess. I use reader's theaters to encourage my students to practice fluency. It is a fun way to do something that they need. My scripts are in black and white will very little cutesy stuff so they are easier and cheaper to photo copy and not distract the readers. The on
Coyote Tales - Native American Reader's Theater
This package was intended for November which is Native American month but can be done at any time. My name is Melanie Whitesides but my store name is Wonbyone. One of the things I am passionate about is Reader's Theater. It is a fun way for my students to improve on their fluency. In a world where reading is pushed so hard on students that many are losing their love of reading it is IMPORTANT to give them opportunities to read that are fun. Reader's Theater does this. In this package I have plac
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Cinderella Around The World - Small Group Reader's Theater
This package contains 9 Cinderella stories. The stories come from England, China, West Africa, Greece/Egypt, America (Native American), and Ireland. My name is Melanie Whitesides but my store name is Wonbyone. One of the things I am passionate about is Reader's Theater. It is a fun way for my students to improve on their fluency. In a world where reading is pushed so hard on students that many are losing their love of reading it is IMPORTANT to give them opportunities to read that are fun. Reade
Split Decision: a humorous middle school play for character education
Can one decision change your entire life? In playwright Quinn Baldwin's latest play, Split Decision, aspiring thespian Kate is about to find out firsthand. When a fellow student falls in the hallway, Kate has to make a split-second decision: keep going and make it to class on time or help him and get a tardy. From this one seemingly insignificant choice, the play splits into two separate timelines showing the consequences of every decision we make. Featuring a hilarious play-within-a-play, s
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6th - 9th
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The Great Gatsby excerpts abridged and adapted for readers' theater
Bring F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby to life by performing a readers' theater version of select scenes. Including in the bundle are scripts for the following scenes:From Chapter 1: Nick's visit to the Buchanans' East Egg mansionFrom Chapter 2: Tom and Nick train ride past the Valley of Ashes through the chaotic party at Manhattan apartmentFrom Chapter 3: When Neck connects with Jordan at Gatsby's partyFrom Chapter 4: The meeting with Meyer WolfsheimFrom Chapter 5 (Bonus file): Gatsby an
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10th - 12th
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Pippi Longstocking Play Script for the Classroom
This play was written by Bradley Lazarus and is based on the book The Adventures of Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren and the movie the New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking.
There are 10 scenes and over 25 parts. Feel free to modify the script to the needs of your class.
There is also a suggested song list.
**Included are lyrics to a song called, "Cheer Up and Dance with Me" which is a parody of Shut Up and "Dance with Me."
**If you would like to write a review of this script, I will se
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2nd - 9th
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The Greatest Showman (Show) Script
I looked and could not find an official script, so then I purchased some of the other homemade ones out there and was very disappointed. My 6/7/8 class really wanted to do it as a play ... so I wrote a script. The preview is a full pdf version for free. If you would like to support the crazy number of hours put into the script please buy the editable Word.docx document version. Thank you.It is a great play as you can showcase as many students as you have as performers. I kept it very simple
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6th - 11th
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Spanish Skits (7 total)
I've compiled all SEVEN of my favorite Spanish class skits into one file for you to purchase. You will get 26 PAGES of never-ending FUN and CREATIVITY for your students!!!! Buy this packet and receive: 1) Hansel and Gretel 2) Jack and the Beanstalk 3) Little Red Riding Hood4) The Three Bears 5) The Three Little Pigs6) Chicken Little 7) The Billy Goats Gruff8) One Rubric (which can be applied to all)You would pay individually for each of these, so I thought you'd like to save a few bucks by bu
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Holidays - Reader's Theatre Play
This is an 11 page HOLIDAY PLAY that can be used with a class or theatre group to put on a performance to both small and large audiences. It is based loosely on the story 'Scrooge.' It centers around a student that wants to quit the Holiday play out of selfishness. After visits from Spirits the main character learns the errors of his ways. The play teaches a moral about how others depend on us even though we don't realize it. For adventurous teachers, there are also some recommendations for s
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
The Flight of Icarus - Small Group Reader's Theater
This is a small group reader's theater is for 4-5 students. This is a Greek tragedy and is based on the story of Daedalus and Icarus. Daedalus is an inventor and very very smart. He builds King Minos a labyrinth and, after it is finished, the king decides to get rid of him. He locks Daedalus and Icarus in the labyrinth that Daedalus made him. Daedalus know the labyrinth well and he and his son escape. They go into hiding and come up with a plan to get away from the island where King Minos lives.
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4th - 12th
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Yeh Shen - A Chinese Cinderella Story for Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater is for 4 students. It is the Chinese version of Cinderella. In the script, Yeh Shen’s mother died and then her father. Now she has a stepmother who does not like her. They are very poor and so the stepmother makes Yeh Shen a servant in their home. Yeh Shen is lonely until she makes a friend. It is a large goldfish from the lake and it has been sent by her mother to make her feel better. When her stepmother learns about it she plots to catch and kill the fish. Once she has t
Realidades 2, 5B Accident Speaking Practice, partner speaking activity
There are 8 accident scenario cards to choose from, and each student will need a partner. Each student receives a scenario (which they should not share with their partner - yet). They have a little picture and a name, an English description of what the person was doing when they got hurt, the type of injury that was sustained, and the treatment that was received. (So they are using the imperfect progressive and preterite all at once!) They have five minutes to convert this information into a
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9th - 12th
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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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Aesop's Fables for Small Group Reader's Theater Book One
The scripts in this pack were written for 3 - 5 students. Each script is an adaptation of one of Aesop's fables. Aesop's tales are a great way to teach students how to look for lessons or morals! There is a short writing piece afterwards which can be used for everyone after it has been performed or just for the students reading the script. I use Reader's Theaters to help students improve their fluency. My students, especially the ones struggling to read, still require motivation to improve and t
Drama for Kids - Thirty One Act Plays for the Classroom
This collection includes the following thirty short plays: Stone Soup, Princess on the Rocks, Rhyming Goldilocks, A Magic Paint Brush, The Lost Horse, The Wolf and the Lamb, The Lion and the Mouse, The Grasshopper and the Ants, The Tortoise and the Hare, Belling the Cat, The Lion in Love, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, The Fox without a Tail, The Crow and the Pitcher, The Hare with Many Friends, The Heifer and the Ox, The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, Bullies, Dr. Chicken and Mr. Hawk, Gift of the
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3rd - 9th
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A Cinderella Christmas: Script for a Dramatic Production-Reader's Theater
This Play Includes:A List of Characters (M/F, # Lines for each Character)A List of PropsScript 1: Teacher Copy (suggestions for scene changes, physical movements and expressions of characters)Script 2: Teacher or Student Copy (depending on teacher's preference (Lines only) May be used for Reader's TheaterA Cinderella Christmas can be performed as a dramatic production or as a Reader's Theater. There are speaking lines for 14 people as well as additional roles for Chri
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5th - 12th
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Writing and Performing One-Minute Monologues for Acting or Drama Classes
DISTANCE LEARNING FRIENDLY. REVISED AUGUST 3RD 2019! This three-week writing and performance high school level acting, drama, or theater classes asks students to write, rehearse, and perform original one-minute monologues. This unit breaks down the techniques of performing monologues and teaches students how to write effective pieces for themselves. Learning how to perform monologues effectively is one of the most valuable tools students can learn from an acting teacher. Unfortunately, it isn't
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Chinye - A West African Cinderella Story for Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater is for 4 - 7 students. I have each narrator also take a smaller part. This is the West African version of Cinderella. In the script, Chinye lives with her father, stepmother, and stepsister. The stepmother and stepsister hate her and make her do all the hard chores. The stepmother decides she wants to kill Chinye so she sends her to get water in the jungle at night. The animals do not kill her though and one, a warthog, leads her to a tiny hut. An old woman lives there and,
Small Group Reader's Theater for Halloween - Book 2!
In this book, there are 7 reader's theaters. Each script is written for 3 - 5 students. They were written for Halloween. The scripts always look MUCH better on paper than it does in the advert on this webpage. Each reader's theater is sold singly but you can get all seven in this packet. Scripts are: Jack-o'-lantern A.K.A the Legend of Stingy Jack, The Ghost and the Jack-o'-lantern, The Headless Chicken (A True Story), The Legend of Sleepy Hollow or the Headless Horseman, The True Story of the H
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4th - 12th
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'Twas the Night Before Christmas
Use this choral reading adaptation of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas to keep students engaged before the holidays. Younger grades love to hear it performed.
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3rd - 12th
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The Most Dangerous Game Reader's Theater and Activity
Students love "The Most Dangerous Game." They love the story, suspense, and characters. What they don't love is the lengthy exposition. I teach conflict with this story, but by the time we get to the main conflict, students get bored and check out.
I took the first half of the story and turned it into a two-part reader's theater. The first part takes students to the initial discussion with Zaroff with a chance for them to predict what the most dangerous game is. The second part takes them
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7th - 12th
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Original Drama Script - A cheese sandwich (A short play / Readers' Theatre)
A short play about trying to get a food order right. Surely with all this delicious food to order, they won’t end up with only a cheese sandwich? The play is appropriate for students in 3rd- 6th Grade. The play can be performed in about 7-10 minutes. Along with the play there are discussion questions relating to the play.A Cheese Sandwich is appropriate for guided reading rotations and for an assembly presentation or performance.
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3rd - 9th
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Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.
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