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Chinese New Year Readers Theater Script - Lunar New Year - The Great Race

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Grade Levels
4th - 7th
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7 pages
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My students love using Reader's Theater type texts in class. This was the perfect text to use in our Chinese New Year unit supporting literacy skills.
Students really enjoyed working with this script. They found it fun and engaging! We actually had 2 groups perform- really fun!
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No prep necessary! This Chinese New Year Reader's Theater script tells the mythological story of "The Race for the Zodiac." It's fun and easy way to introduce middle grade students to an important Chinese New Year legend. Includes 16 speaking parts. Just print and go!

As an American expat living in Shanghai, I love Chinese New Year and have really enjoyed creating activities to go with this granddaddy of all Chinese holidays. "The Race for the Zodiac" story is famous here in China because it tells the story of how certain animals were selected to represent the Chinese zodiac and why they appear in a particular order.

FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS CHINESE NEW YEAR READER'S THEATER SCRIPT

  • Recommended for: Grades 4-7
  • Lesson Duration: less than 30 minutes
  • Formats: PDF
  • Editable: NO
  • Number of pages: 7

ABOUT THIS CHINESE NEW YEAR READER'S THEATER SCRIPT:

  • It's original. I added humorous lines and personality to each animal character. The zodiac animals have specific personalities in Chinese mythology, and the dialogue for each animal reflects its unique personality.
  • I recommend Grades 4-7. It will take about 15-25 minutes to perform the script.
  • Text is broken up by illustrations of each of the 12 zodiac animals as they appear. This will give students visual cues of when each animal will appear and help them see when their lines are coming up.
  • 16 speaking parts give lots of students a chance to perform.
  • I've also included a few basic facts about Chinese New Year that will help students understand a bit more about the celebrations before reading the script.
  • No prep needed! Everything is ready to go--just print and staple!

16 SPEAKING PARTS INCLUDE:

  • Narrator 1
  • Narrator 2
  • Jade Emperor
  • Rat
  • Ox
  • Tiger
  • Rabbit
  • Dragon
  • Snake
  • Horse
  • Goat
  • Monkey
  • Rooster
  • Dog
  • Pig
  • Cat

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Total Pages
7 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
30 minutes
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Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6–8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
Interpret figures of speech (e.g., personification) in context.
Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.

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