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High school Winter other (social studies) scripts
The Tale of Perseus and Medusa (Reader's Theater Script-Story)
This 45-minute script-story adapts the ancient Greek myth of Perseus and his adventure to slay the snake-haired Gorgon Medusa. The script includes 19 speaking parts as well as opportunities for sound effects. Reader's Theater is an effective learning strategy for any grade level, and your students will love the chance to inhabit characters from ancient Greek mythology. This 15-page download also includes a 2-page teacher guide including relevant background information, story summary, pre-reading
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Tuskegee Airmen: A Reader's Theater Script(A Visit with...)
Learn about the Tuskegee Airmen with this play. The format is a Ms. Bie Ografee's Talk Show Series where the studio audience asks questions of Charles A. Anderson, one of the Tuskegee Airman. Audience members ask questions of the guest.Included are Did You Know? facts, comprehension questions, a teacher page with extension activities, links and the key.Other resource you may find of interest:1. Use this informative Reader's Theater Script to learn about Rosa Parks.Rosa, called the "Mother of th
Grades:
5th - 9th
Also included in: African American Trailblazers(Bundle of SIX Famous African American)
"Elf Finals" - A Holiday Skit for Middle Years Adaptable for other grades-Funny!
Struggling to find something for your middle schoolers to do at the Winter Concert? This skit it adaptable for many grades, but I created this with my grade 8 class in mind! It uses slang terms with just the right amount of cheese factor that students will buy in! Feel free to adjust to use phrases that are popular in your class. These were just a few my students use regularly. Parts can be adaptable as you see fit and to create more or less speaking parts for students. I did not include the T
Grades:
4th - 12th
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Podcast Club BUNDLE - Student Led Project/Extra Curricular Ready to Go!
Bring innovation and student voice into your school with this engaging podcast program. Can be used as an extra curricular or adapted for specific school projects!Designed for upper primary or secondary students, this versatile activity can be seamlessly adapted to various subjects. It offers a comprehensive walkthrough, guiding you through the entire process of launching a podcast project within your school, with all the necessary details already accounted for. Included in the easily accessible
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Veterans' Day Skit
Five young adults are siting on the deck of one of their friend's home. They are discussing the significance of Veterans' Day and the contribution of Veterans to the United States of America.Some make mention of their family members who are Veterans. They discuss activities and celebrations that happen on Veterans' Day and express their pride at what the Veterans have done for the country.This 15 minutes skit is suitable for readers' theatre or enactment by grades 6 to 12 students, youth group
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Boston Massacre Trial: Reader's Theater!
Get your students involved with a fictional version of one of the most important trials in American history! The whole class will have a role in the trial that determines whether British officers were guilty of murdering American colonists during the Boston Massacre, or if they acted in self-defense. This trial combines the best part of a reader's theater and mock trial. Students who decide to take on the role of a lawyer or witness will have a script to read from to reenact a fictionalized vers
Grades:
5th - 11th
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AVID Resources / Student Resource Pages / WICOR Resource Pages - Retro Design
Make sure your students always have access to important resources during your class! This set includes 6 printable PDFs of resources that are essential for your students to succeed in an AVID elective class or content class that utilizes AVID strategies. I use these in my class EVERY DAY. They are kept in the baskets at the center of their table groups and students reach for them every class period to make sure they are doing their best work. Students use them while collaborating, interacting w
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Andrew Jackson & Westward Expansion Bundle
Introducing a comprehensive range of meticulously crafted Andrew Jackson and Westward Expansion resources. This carefully curated collection encompasses a captivating Readers Theatre, a meticulously designed Graphic Organizer, an engaging Pear Deck experience, and an assortment of thoughtfully developed worksheets and activities. Immerse your students in a transformative journey through the realms of Manifest Destiny, Westward Expansion, and an array of captivating topics. Our meticulously tail
Grades:
6th - 11th
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The Winter Woodsman Reader's Theatre Script -Mystery ghost story -Riddles
GilesYews are ancient trees. They know all the secrets. They can live for over one thousand years. That one out there is only half such an age. Still, it means you will meet the ghost, that much is certain. Both children glanced nervously towards the front door, despite their conviction that ghosts were simply inventions of an overactive imagination. ColinWhy do you say that? There are no such things as ghosts really…are there?Giles FosterYou've spoke on that once already. People who repeat thin
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5th - 10th
Monroe Doctrine Interactive Activity - Hands-On Primary Source Simulation
Are you looking for a fun, interactive activity to teach the Monroe Doctrine? Look no further! This activity was designed to engage learners in a period of history that is often boring to teach. Supplement your readings and studies with this hands-on lesson to help explain what the Monroe Doctrine was and hoped to achieve. It's a truly memorable lesson!Originally created for high school special education, this activity has interactivity as it's heart and is great for all middle and high school s
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Sally's Smile Reader's Theatre Script -Ghosts -Sentimental -Family -Doll
IanI don't understand. You’re dying everyday? SophieWe always die. IanBut why are you always dying? She didn't reply directly. Instead she said: SophieI'm so unhappy about Sally…Sally my doll. I can't bear to think of her all smashed up. Maybe that's why we have to keep on riding on the bus…maybe that’s why we keep on dying all the time. I must know that Sally's safe. lan passed a hand across his face and began to cry. Included in the Sally's Smile Reader's Theatre Unit:34 page script5 character
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Revolutionary Women Movie Trailer Project: The American Revolution
In this project students will work in groups to film a movie trailer/preview (not an actual movie) about the accomplishments of a specific historical woman during the American Revolution. They are required to do research on the woman, write a storyboard/script, and film the trailer. It is a really fun project, and my students always get very into it. They have a lot of opportunity for creativity. Included here are the project instructions/requirements, tips, list of historical women of the Revol
Grades:
9th - 12th
No Way Out for Farmers -- Shays' Rebellion, 1787
Want to get your history students moving and engaged in their learning? Harness their energy and goofiness with a play! Kids are dramatic and there isn't much in early American history as dramatic as Shays' Rebellion!Engage students in the first civil war of the new United States and the final straw that led to the Constitutional Convention through this classroom play. Students take on different roles of the people in Massachusetts during the early days of the rebellion, looking at the political
Grades:
6th - 9th
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Readers Theatre in History Class
Using Reader's Theater is beneficial for students in learning history, as well as providing them with other skills. Reader's Theater helps students to develop fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, and retention by having them read the same text multiple times.It also allows students to become more engaged in their learning by taking a more active role. Additionally, Reader's Theater encourages cooperation between students and allows them to practice speaking and listening skills. Furthermore, it h
Grades:
5th - 11th
A to Z Black History Poem
This poem is 26 lines long. Each letter of the alphabet represents a figure in Black History. It can be used as a performance piece for Black History Month assemblies, or, of course, any time of the year. The rhymes are in couplets, and the lines are simple - a letter, and then no more than 5 words for each line! This poem can be performed by students at any grade level.
As a performance piece, it can be enhanced with costumes, movement, posters, etc., to bring forth the characterization.
Grades:
K - 12th
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Han Christian Andersen's The Little Match Girl Stage Play
This is a dramatic adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's short story, The Little Match Girl. It is a faithful rendition with a harsh reality and a possibly unhappy ending. It can be an effective opportunity to compare and contrast this theatrical version with the original text, which is available online for free at numerous sites. It has been written to be performed on a stage, but it can also serve as a Reader's Theater piece. The running time is approximately six minutes, and can serve as pa
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7th - 10th
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American Revolution: Who was the Greatest American Revolutionary?
This is a role playing panel discussion/debate involving 9 American Revolutionaries including such people as George Washington, Ben Franklin, Abigail Adams, and James Armistead. Each Revolutionary attempts to persuade the audience that they should be considered the Greatest American Revolutionary. Everything is included to complete this debate...procedure, History and Language Arts standards, differentiation options, role sheets for each candidate, complete moderator script, and discussion quest
Grades:
3rd - 12th
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NEW REPUBLIC PART 1 READERS THEATRE
George Washington and John AdamsThis highly engaging reader's theatre takes students on a journey to learn about George Washington and John Adams's Presidency. Students enjoy playing the characters and bringing history to life. This is a great lesson, review, or additional resource that can fit right in with your curriculum. Readers Theater helps to….develop fluency through repeated exposure to text.increase comprehension.integrate reading, writing, speaking, and listening in an authentic c
Grades:
7th - 11th
Also included in: Readers Theatre in History Class
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery Assembly - Grades 9 to 12
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 2nd December Presentation / AssemblyGrades 9 to 12 Save hours of preparation time, simply download and go!Slavery is not a part of the past. Slavery is around us in the present, but most people don’t even realize it. According to the International Labor Organization, more than 40 million people around the world are victims of contemporary slavery, more than at any other time in history. (1)This age-appropriate assembly aims to;Clarify what modern-
Grades:
9th - 12th
Benin Class Play
Benin Class Play preview
Cast Size: 30 - easily adaptable up or down
Duration: Around 15 minutes not including music suggestions
This script is one of several written in response to recent (Sept 2014) changes in the UK National Curriculum. Apart from adding new subjects e.g. Stone Age to Iron Age and Ancient Sumer (both of which I have ‘done’/are available off this website), the challenge to teachers now is to present ‘the bigger picture’. I have addressed this challenge by taking a broader appr
Grades:
4th - 9th
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Colonists Break-Up Letter
This document can be used as an engagement strategy to introduce a lesson or unit on the American Revolution. It can be used as a "letter you found on the floor" before school and read it as if it is a break-up letter from student to student, building suspense to know who it is from. - XOXO, THE COLONISTS
Grades:
2nd - 12th
Also included in: American Revolution Unit
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Grades:
7th - 11th
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Christmas in Killarney by Kenna McHugh
Snowy is called upon to save Christmas from the evil villains Slick and Slide. Along the way there is lots of fun, the singing of many traditional Christmas songs and the audience is asked to help out. In the end, Snowy, a cousin of Frosty, receives some timely assistance from Santa Claus himself.
Christmas in Killarney was originally produced at Magic Circle Theatre in Roseville, California
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5th - 12th
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Colonial Times Talk Show
Students will explore the various reasons for the creation of English colonies in North America. You, the teacher, will host a mock talk show while you interview various mystery guests. Each mystery guest provides important information about English colonization that must be recorded on a student handout. There are 13 mystery guest roles included with this lesson in addition to a student handout and answer key.
Grades:
7th - 10th
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