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Holy Week Readers' Theater Skit Script
This Holy Week readers’ theater script is an informative and worshipful experience for kids and adults. This serious skit features readings of fourteen eyewitness accounts of the events of Holy Week based on what is found in the four gospels. Starting with the events of Palm Sunday, characters like a Jewish traveler, a disciple, Simon the Leper, Judas, James, Peter, Caiaphas, Pilate, a Roman soldier, Simon of Cyrene, John, Joseph of Arimathea, and Mary Magdalene tell listeners what they saw, h
The Canterbury Tales Bundle (Collection of Six Reader's Theater Script-Stories)
Ever have troubles teaching The Canterbury Tales? Use this collection of six script-stories to generate student interest in Geoffrey Chaucer's classic. Allow your students to inhabit the characters as they learn why these tales have been celebrated for hundreds of years. Each script is approximately 30-40 minutes. Chaucer's humor is still evident, but some of the stories' rougher edges have been softened to make them classroom-appropriate. These tales end up being a favorite of my students.Note:
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7th - 12th
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Middle Ages/ Medieval Europe Reader's Theater
This activity is a 5-Act, 25-role reader's theater script for the Middle Ages/ Medieval Europe! Reader's Theater is an engaging instructional strategy for students that allows them to act out various historical scenes. This resource also helps build fluency and reading comprehension skills. The acts are as follows: Act I: Early Medieval Europe (Charlemagne/ The Vikings) Act II: The Feudal SystemAct III: The Church and the CrusadesAct IV: Revival and Technology Act V: The Later Middle Ages (Fam
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: World History Reader's Theater Bundle
Black Death: A Visit with Simon, A Victim of the Black Death(script)
Use this informative Reader's Theater Script to learn about the Black Death, a disease that killed almost 1/2 the population of Europe in its worst outbreak(1347-1351). The fun/informative play uses the format of Simon, a victim of the Black Death, being a guest on Ms. Bie Ografee's talk show and the studio audience asks questions about his experiences during the time(the medical beliefs, the causes, the effects the Black Death had on Europe, etc. Great for a unit of study on the Middle Ages! Co
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Medieval Times: A Bundle of Resources
The Inferno (Reader's Theater script-stories + unit activities)
Teach the heck out of Inferno! Dante’s epic journey through Hell is filled with horrifying and fascinating sights. Although the Inferno is the perfect text to nab your students’ interest, it still proves to be a difficult and daunting read for many students. Use this Reader’s Theater script-story adaptation of the Inferno to bring the afterlife to life! Teach the scripts on their own (they cover the full Inferno) or use them in conjunction with the original text to build interest and increase co
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7th - 12th
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King John and The Magna Carta: The (Kind Of) Historically Accurate Story
This is an amusing script for a class play revolving around King John and the signing of the Magna Carta. It is loosely based on actual events and examines grievances many barons had with the King, including habeas corpus, taxation, and wartime duties, among others. The script includes 12 characters and is infused with humor, as its designed to be both entertaining and informative. Also included is an exit ticket to check for understanding. The play file is editable as well. Check out these oth
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Medieval Europe Middle Ages Bundle
Marco Polo: A Reader's Theater Script(Explorer)
Use this informative Reader's Theater Script to learn about Marco Polo. Marco Polo helped to start the Age of Discovery with his book on his adventures to China. The fun/informative play uses the format of Marco Polo being a guest on a talk show and the studio audience asks questions about his life. Great for a Friday biography, for a unit of study on the Age of Discovery or a unit of study on China.Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee's Talk Show SeriesYou may also find the following resources of inte
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5th - 9th
Also included in: Age of Discovery:A BUNDLE of Resources!
Scripts: Renaissance Age of Chivalry skits
Package contains 37 short skits for reader’s theater, a Medieval unit, drama clubs, theater classes or successful entertainment at Renaissance Fairs or feasts plus adaptations for classroom use, discussion starters for elements of literature, art and other extension ideas, a rubric and plenty of internet links for creating a Medieval persona, etc. Template for a formal letter of complaint and job resume are included for cross curricular/interdisciplinary lessons as well as a comparison alley
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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Exploration Talk Show Reader's Theatre Script with Graphic Organizer & Rubric
What a FUN way to get students involved in history! This can be done as a Common Core interactive reading lesson or as a class play. This content-rich theater script or class script is student-centered, interactive and easy to use! The script cast includes Spanish Conquistadors Cortes and Pizarro, Inca Leader Atahualpa, Aztec Leader Montezuma, Sir Francis Drake, Queen Elizabeth and many others. The script is seven pages covering the era of Exploration in a fun Dr. Phil a.k.a. Dr. Telda Trueth mo
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4th - 10th
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An Interview with the Easter Bunny - Small Group Reader's Theater
This reader's theater is for a small group of three students. It was written for Easter. In the script, there are only a few days left until Easter but two reporters have been granted an interview. However, as they talk with the Easter Bunny, it becomes clear that all he thinks about is eggs and all he can say begins with EGGS. I write these scripts for small groups to help with fluency. When the group is small, they don't waste time sitting around waiting for their turn and get more time actua
Easter Bible Play Script - Readers' Theater - Holy Week
The Easter Bible Story comes to life with this 24-page play all about the events leading up to Jesus death and his resurrection! Students will act out the Bible story of Holy Week including Jesus' triumphant entry, the Last Supper, Jesus before Pilate, his death, burial, and resurrection! Characters include: Jesus, Peter, James, John, Mary of Bethany, Martha, Lazarus, Mary Magdalene, Pilate, Nicodemus, etc. I have taken the script from the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John and interwoven
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Easter Story - Holy Week Bible Activities BUNDLE
Living Stations of the Cross Script
This is a 30 page packet. If you are responsible, or want to take on, having your students present the Living Stations of the Cross to the school community, this may be for you. This script is powerful. It will involve all your students and will be such a great visual for the school community. The packet includes the script, the songs you should use, and a powerful video link to show to your students.We have great success with this, and I hope you do as well! We have presented to both the s
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7th - 12th
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Fall of Rome and Rise of Middle Ages A Play
The purpose of this activity is to help students identify and understand the causes and effects of the Fall of the Roman empire.
Students will participate in a play in which the Roman emperor continually taxes his people into poverty and then enslaves those unable to pay. Students will understand how the Emperor’s financial policies led to the Middle Ages and the conditions of serfdom for many poor people of the empire. Students will also understand the reasons barbarians attacked Rome, leadin
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7th - 9th
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Script for the Stations of the Cross
This document is a script to use with your students for the Stations of the Cross. As the readers are reading the script, other students can act out the stations. There are also suggested songs to play after each stations. It is a modern version of the stations of the cross that is school age students can relate to.
World History Reader's Theater Bundle
This resource contains five complete Reader's Theater activities for middle grade students for world history! The plays in this product cover world history from 700 B.C to 1600 A.D. and include Reader's Theaters for Ancient Greece, Medieval Europe/ Middle Ages, the Mongol Empire, Later Empires of the World, and the Renaissance and Reformation!Each play is a 5-Act, 25-role Reader's Theater script. Reader's Theater is an engaging instructional strategy for middle grade students that allows them to
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5th - 7th
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Medieval Japan Feudal Hierarchy SKIT
Students enjoy taking on the roles of emperor, shogun, daimyo, samurai, and peasant when performing in this skit on the Medieval Japan Feudal Hierarchy that I wrote. (I even have students dress up in costumes I created out of construction paper!) The skit basically teaches students the roles and relationships of the 5 main groups (above) during medieval Japan. It's a fun way to introduce this concept!
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6th - 9th
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Life in Medieval Europe (Feudalism), A Play
This is a short play meant to help enhance any lesson about life in Europe during the Feudal era, the Dark Ages, the Middle Ages - whatever you are doing in your class. I even use this play to help introduce the coming Great Age of Exploration. The play takes about 15-20 minutes to complete. This includes choosing parts, giving some instructions, handing out props (I use props gathered over the years, but not necessary). Parts can go to really any student in your classes. The play is great for r
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5th - 12th
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Stations of the Cross Drama Script- easy and effective for Lent Passion Play
Looking for a way to involve your students in the Lenten tradition of Stations of the Cross? This student-friendly adaptation will get your students actively participating by representing the fourteen events in Jesus' life with silent "tableau" pictures while a classmate reads the scene. Involve an entire class of 30 with parts for narrator, Jesus, Pilate, the soldiers, Veronica, Mary, and the townspeople. Included in this product is a link to a fully-staged live production of this script pe
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4th - 12th
Easter Bible Readers' Theater Script and Activities - Holy Week
The Easter story comes to life with this 21-page Readers' Theater script and 11 activity sheets! Students will narrate the Bible story of Holy Week including Jesus' triumphant entry, the Last Supper, death, and resurrection! After narrating the story, students fill in character studies for Jesus, Peter, Mary Magdalene, Pilate, etc. I have taken the script entirely from the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John and interwoven them to tell the story. This is the most wonderful story you can sha
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Easter Story - Holy Week Bible Activities BUNDLE
Easter Story - Holy Week Bible Activities BUNDLE
This Easter Story - Holy Week Bible Activities BUNDLE includes 9 Readers' Theater scripts, 30+ activity sheets, 2 booklets (b/w and color), and 12 flashcards! Students will learn about: Jesus, Mary of Bethany, Judas, Pilate, Roman officer, Joseph of Arimathea, Mary Magdalene, crucifixion, resurrection, and more! Students will learn about the death and resurrection of Jesus as they read, write, ponder, answer questions, color booklets, etc. This activity packet is the perfect way to learn the Eas
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3rd - 8th
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Saint George and the Dragon (A Reader's Theater Script-Story)
This 12-page script-story humorously adapts the medieval legend of St. George, the world's most famous dragon-slayer.When a fire-breathing dragon descends upon the city of Selene, it demands the sacrifice of the kingdom's children and the king's beloved daughter, the princess Cleo. All seems lost—that is, until the heroic knight, George, arrives to save the day! Adapted from the original medieval legend, this script re-tells the ultimate tale of "knight in shining armor saves damsel in distress"
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6th - 12th
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The Easter Story - Readers' Theater
This Easter Readers' Theater will give students the opportunity to hear and enact the passion story included in the Gospels leading up to the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Included are focus questions and answers as well as additional questions for further study.
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4th - 8th
Crusades: A Visit with Sir Bartholomew, A Crusader(Reader's Theater Script)
Learn about the Crusades with this fun and informative play. Students will have fun acting out the different parts, especially those of Sir Bartholomew. There are 10 audience questioners. Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show Series, the format is that of a talk show host with a studio audience that ask Ms. Bie Ografee's guest questions about the time period. Included: cause, different crusades(ie: People's Crusade, Children's Crusade and the Third Crusade) and the important results of this peri
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5th - 9th
Also included in: Medieval Times: A Bundle of Resources
Christian Chapel Skit - "A Picture of Peace"
This chapel begins with a humorous depiction of an art contest in which the contestants are tasked with creating a picture that best portrays the word 'peace.' The contestants each share their work and their explanation of their work. The final, seemingly unlikely, submission is the winner. The judges adeptly explain the small detail that put the artist and painting in the winner's seat. Narrators continue the chapel presentation with explaining how our lives can sometimes be stormy, but bec
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4th - 8th
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