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High school informational text scripts for homeschool
The Secret Soldier American Revolution Read Aloud Play
A great resource for Women's History Month! Engage your students in the American Revolution with this historically-accurate play based on the life of Deborah Samson, the first woman to serve in the U.S. military. Near the end of the Revolutionary War, Samson disguised herself as a man to enlist in the Continental Army, serving with valor for nearly a year. Originally published in the Nov/Dec. 2102 issue of Scholastic's Storyworks magazine and reprinted in the March 2013 issue of Scope, this play
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4th - 7th
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Reader's Theater Script + Lessons Engaging Melodrama for Middle & High School
Readers' Theatre is captivating and fun for junior high and secondary students and this lesson packet with "Curses, Foiled Again" will not disappoint! Packet includes original script with 45 pages of engaging lesson materials your students will want to study. . This product is also available in my Students' Choice Favorite Lessons, Vol. 2. Check it out - it's a great deal!With this purchase, you will receive BOTH the original play and lesson materials for a cross-curricular history and ELA expe
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: End of the Year ELA Lessons Students Love Bundle - Middle & High School
Apollo 11 Moon Walk Printable Readers Theater Play Script
Imagine your students walking on the moon! This Read Aloud Play about the 1969 Apollo Moon Landing lets kids re-enact the now-famous "Eagle has landed" and "One small step" scenes while reciting the exact words spoken by Mission Control, Walter Cronkite, and the astronauts themselves. This kid-tested, historically-accurate, twenty-minute play has parts for ten readers or actors. Use it with students in grades 4 and up to improve fluency, build comprehension, and meet the standards. Includes comp
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4th - 7th
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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
Frog and Toad Are Friends | Spring Activities
Thanks for purchasing my “Frog and Toad Are Friends: Spring Activity Pack!” Your students are in for a real treat. If you are an Arnold Lobel fan, this packet is a must have for your unit! Included in this activity pack are…1. A readers’ theater script based on Arnold Lobel’s classic book (4 parts – great for small groups!)2. Reading comprehension activities (characterization, sequencing, inferences, compare/contrast, story events)3. Nonfiction article comparing/contrasting frogs and toads4. F
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Veterans Day Readers Theater
Enjoy and learn with this Reader's Theater script for Veterans Day celebrated on November 11Veterans Day Informative Theater unit includes these activities:1 Patriotic Punctuation Activity1 ABC Order Activity Page1 full script in black and white with Character Cards1 full script in color with Character Cards*****This is included in our Informative Reader’s Theater from July to December. Please do not purchase if you already own this unit.****** For a look at what is included in this set, pl
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Holidays July to December Readers Theater Bundle
Reader’s Theater Pack: Factors Influencing Westward Movement
Reader’s Theater Pack: Factors Influencing Westward Movement
This Reader’s Theater Pack features 6 scripts that focus on the factors that influenced western migration during this period of US expansion.
Factors focused on include:
Population growth in eastern states
Availability of cheap, fertile land
Economic opportunity (including the Gold Rush)
Cheaper and faster transportation (trains, steamboats, canals)
Knowledge of the Overland Trails (Santa Fe and Oregon Trails)
Manifest Destiny
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4th - 12th
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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!
William Shakespeare: A Reader's Theater Script
Considered to be the greatest writer of the English language, learn about William Shakespeare with this fun/informative play. Shakespeare introduced about 3000 words to the English language . It is said that next to the Bible, his works are the most quoted! Great for Language Arts, study on the Renaissance or on a Friday or day before a holiday when you'd like to introduce your students to famous people with a biography activity.The fun/informative play uses the format of Shakespeare being a gu
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6th - 9th
Also included in: FAMOUS WRITERS: A Bundle of Resources!
Bessie Coleman: Aviator!(Reader's Theater Script)
Use this informative Reader's Theater Script to learn about Bessie Coleman. Bessie was the first African American female pilot in the U.S. A. AND the first AMERICAN to receive an international pilot's license! Great for Black History Month in February or Women's History Month in March. Comprehension questions/extension activities, key. Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show Series.I also have these resources you may find of interest:1. The idea to foster contributions of African Americans began wi
Grades:
5th - 9th
Also included in: African American Trailblazers(Bundle of SIX Famous African American)
Lewis and Clark( Louisiana Purchase): Reader's Theater Script
On February 28, 1803, President Thomas Jefferson got approval by Congress for an expedition to explore the lands of the Louisiana Purchase. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were asked by President Thomas Jefferson to led the expedition. On May 14, 1804, the expedition called, the Corps of Discovery began. They would return home two years later, in 1806. The expedition helped to open up the west for expansion by people seeking a better life. You may also be interested in my Lewis and Clark Exp
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Reader's Theater ~ Exploring Space with an Astronaut
Reader's theater NONFICTION play based on the story Exploring Space with an Astonaut from the 2nd Grade Reading Street series. This book was written by Patricia J. Murphy. Graphics courtesy of Microsoft and NASA. This is a great resource to build fluency and addresses common core standards for speaking and listening.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
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1st - 4th
Michelangelo: A Reader's Theater Script(Renaissance)
Learn about Michelangelo, one of the world's greatest sculptor and painter, with this reader's theater script! Included are 7 questioners, comprehension questions, a Did You Know? section, a teachers page with extension activities, links and the key. Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee's Talk Show Series.Studying the Renaissance, perhaps these resources would also be of interest.1. Renaissance, A Webquest2.Renaissance, A Secret Message Review ActivityReview activity on the Renaissance3. Studying the Ren
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5th - 9th
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Vikings! Leif Erikkson and Eric the Red(Reader's Theater Script)
Leif Eriksson Day is October 9th. * There are different spellings for his name.Studying the Vikings? Looking for a Reader's Theater Script in Social Studies? Check out this script on the Vikings and Leif Ericsson and his father, Erik the Red.Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show Series of plays, Leif Ericsson and his father, Eric the Red are guests on Ms. Bie Ografee's Talk Show. They share information about their lives and the Vikings. There is a Did You Know? section of fun facts, reading compr
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5th - 9th
Also included in: Medieval Times: A Bundle of Resources
California Gold Rush: A Visit with a '49er(Reader's Theater Script)
Another Reader's Theater Script in my Ms. Bie Ografee series!Learn about the Gold Rush and the '49ers.Students will learn lots of information about the California Gold Rush with this play, A Visit with Murdoch McLeary, A Gold Prospector during the California Gold Rush.There are 9 audience questioners supplying information and asking questions of Ms Bie Ografee's guest. There is a Did You Know? fun facts section about the time, comprehension questions, a teacher page with extension activities, a
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4th - 8th
Pilgrims: A Reader's Theater Play(first Thanksgiving)
Studying the 13 colonies? Check out my Ms.Bie Ograffee Reader's Theater Script, an interview with Love Brewster, a Pilgrim of Plymouth Colony.Love was an actual member of the 102 Pilgrims that came to America. He was about nine years old. Interestingly, several in his family also had unusual names. He had a sister named Patience, another named Fear and a brother named...Wrestling! Learn lots of interesting information about the Pilgrims and the Thanksgiving feast, of 1623, with this fun format.
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5th - 8th
Leonardo da Vinci: A Reader's Theater Script (Renaissance)
Studying the Renaissance? Studying famous artists in history?Need a biographical play to use with your students? Try my Reader's Theater Script on Leonardo da Vinci. Includes comprehension questions and extension activities. Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee's Talk Show Series. Other Reader's Theater Scripts in the series include:Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Sacagawea, Sequoia, Michelangelo, DaVinci, Bessie Coleman,Tuskegee Airmen, Susan B. Anthony. More to be added…Thanks for your purchase of this reso
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5th - 9th
Harriet Tubman (A Reader's Theater Script)
Use this informative Reader's Theater Script to learn about Harriet Tubman, ex-slave who became the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad, a Union Spy and women's suffrage advocate. The fun/informative play uses the format of three historians as guests on Ms. Bie Ografee's talk show and the studio audience asks questions of the historians to learn about Tubman's life and contributions. Great for Black History Month,unit on the Civil War,or Women's History Month. Comprehension questio
Grades:
4th - 8th
Also included in: African American Trailblazers(Bundle of SIX Famous African American)
Revolutionary War: Spies- A Visit with Female Agent 355(Culper Spy Ring)Script
American Revolution/ Revolutionary War: Studying the 13 Colonies/Colonial Times? This resource would work great for such a unit of study. Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee's Reader's Theater Scripts, I really had fun developing this play about the Culper Spy Ring and specifically, Agent 355, one of the female member of the organization!During the Revolutionary War, the Culper Spy Ring was organized to work to defeat the British. Agent 355 and other members of the spy organization were very important i
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5th - 9th
Also included in: Revolutionary War and the Birth of Our Nation: A Bundle of Resources!
Zebra on the Loose! FUN Informative Writing Activity for Common Core Grades 4-8
Zebra on the Loose! FUN Informative Writing Activity for Common Core Grades 4-8Spice up informative writing with this FUN and different lesson!A zebra on the loose in the city? That's not something you see everyday! Read a reporter's interviews (primary sources!) of four people involved in this outrageous incident:- the kid who took the cell phone video of the zebra running through the city that went viral- the zebra's owner who accidentally let him get away (is that LEGAL?)- the lady who hit th
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4th - 9th
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Journey to Bethlehem: The Historical Journey
If your school allows you to focus on the religious aspects of Christmas, here is a great slide show for you. “Journey to Bethlehem: The Historical Journey” tells how Joseph and Mary made their way from Nazareth to Bethlehem. Along the way, your students will learn about:their home in Nazareththe census that necessitated their journeythe route they tookthe landscapes they would have walked throughwhether they walked or rode a donkey or used a cartthe dangers and the hardships they would have enc
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4th - 8th, Adult Education
Murder Mystery 2- Textual Evidence - Court Case- Speech, Theatre, Debate English
Murder Mystery - Mock Trial - Perfect for English, Speech, Theatre, Debate classes. Use for students to find textual evidence, by reading closely and debating the issue at hand.Includes:~Backstory~Individual stories for students~Notes page for evidence~Questions and Answers page~Contract~Blue Print of the HouseStudents will love this activity when they are performing it in front of the class.Clipart:SwampWitchHuntCheck out my other murder mystery here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product
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6th - 10th
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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)
Holidays July to December Readers Theater Bundle
Enjoy and learn from these reader's theater scripts about American holidays from July to December. This set includes over 275 pages which celebrate 14 holidays.If you purchased this set individually, you would pay $42.Each holiday includes:1 graphic organizer and/or activity1 full script in black and white with Character Cards1 full script in color with Character CardsHolidays in this bundle are:Independence Day: script plus a Noun/Verb Sort Activity and 1 ABC Order ActivityLabor Day: script
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1st - 2nd
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