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Arts & music Common Core RL.6.4 resources
Diary of Anne Frank Play - Student-Ready Complete Packet
Diary of Anne Frank Student-Ready Packet is an attractively-designed ready-to-hand-out resource based on the play by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. It is aligned with ELA Standards, focusing most specifically on these skills:*analysis through citing textual evidence; drawing inferences*determining theme/central idea; summarizing*analyzing dialogue *determining word meanings; connotation*analyzing differences in points of view*writing arguments, explanatory text, and narratives-------------
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6th - 9th
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READERS' THEATER VALENTINE'S MYSTERY SCRIPT grades 5 6 7 8
This grade 5-8 Readers’ Theater brain teaser mystery script will give Drama and ELA students practice in reading aloud, comprehension and writing, while having lots of fun. The Mystery of the Anonymous Valentine readers’ theater script will entertain your Valentine's crazed students and require them to perform inference tasks to solve clues. This high interest 9 page script is written for 11 readers but the number of readers can easily be contracted or expanded, depending on how many groups you
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â 50% OFF READERS' THEATER SCRIPTS HOLIDAYS and SEASONS BUNDLE - 10 scripts
A Christmas Carol reader's theater play script (includes two versions!)
Originally part of the December 1998 issue of Scholastic's Storyworks Magazine, this traditional re-telling of the Ebenezer Scrooge story is perfect for Zoomer's theater, podcast, or classroom play--or add holiday hymns and create a full-fledged stage production. For 10 to 16 participants and innumerable extras. A second version from my book, Read Aloud Plays: Classic Short Stories (2010 Scholastic) is also included. In it, Scrooge is a woman, Eleanora Scrooge. Two comprehension activities are a
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4th - 8th
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Also included in:Â A Dickens' Christmas -- Reader's Theater Pack
Introduction to Drama Unit with Interactive Notebook Lessons Slides Activities
Teaching introduction to drama in middle school is finally broken down with this complete drama unit. This unit includes 11 done-for-you lesson plans, interactive notebook lessons, 10 accompanying lesson slideshow presentations, reference pages, graphic organizers, and grading rubrics. Each lesson is quick and easy to set up and I have done ALL the work for you. You could even leave these lesson plans for subs. Here's what you'll get:Drama Unit: 11 Lesson Plans and Resources10 Slideshow presen
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6th - 8th
The One and Only Bob Novel Study Unit - Questions - Activities - Vocabulary
This huge 120 page The One and Only Bob Novel Study is perfect for your upcoming One and Only Bob unit ! It contains One and Only Bob activities, including graphic organizers and The One and Only Bob questions that focus on reading comprehension and encourage students to think critically and engage with text. Detailed answer keys are also included.✅Be sure to check out the thumbnails and preview for detailed images and information about the activities included in this resource. This creative an
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4th - 6th
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Also included in:Â Animal Story Novel Study Bundle - Projects - Activities - Literature Circles
Monsters Are Due on Maple Street – Activities w/Theme Essay - Print & DIGITAL
Monsters Are Due on Maple Street – These standards-aligned resources focus on vocabulary, plot details, characterization, and theme for Rod Serling's science fiction teleplay. Now includes a PRINT and DIGITAL version! Students dig deep into the text to provide evidence and practice close reading skills. Includes two different differentiated writing assignments with convenient grading tools.To access the DIGITAL version, you will find:--a PDF with links to each of the resources--directions for u
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6th - 9th
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Diary of Anne Frank Play - DIGITAL Student Packet for Google
Diary of Anne Frank Play DIGITAL Packet is an attractively-designed ready-to-use paperless resource based on the play by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. Great for your one-to-one classroom or remote teaching! It is aligned with ELA Standards, most specifically CCSS RL8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, and W.8.1, 8.2, 8.3.:--analysis through citing textual evidence; drawing inferences--theme/central idea; summarizing--analyzing dialogue--determining word meanings; connotation--analyzing differences in poin
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6th - 9th
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Fall Halloween Readers Theater Script & Reading Activities: Mummy: Grade 3 4 5 6
Mummy-themed Halloween Readers' Theater Script & Literacy Activities: "Mumford's Mummy Problem": When Mumford the Mummy's stink gets too strong, he finds a scented solution from a surprising source.This readers' theater literacy toolkit makes a terrific addition to any mummy, Egypt, or Halloween unit and is perfect for third-grade, fourth-grade, fifth-grade, and sixth-grade students. It includes the following:>"Mumford's Mummy Problem": 7-page, 5-reader script>Sound Effects: Cue Cards
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3rd - 6th
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Read Aloud Plays: Hawthorne's The Birthmark Gothic Reader's Theater
A classic "mad scientist" short story comes to life! Build fluency and meet Common Core Standards with this adaption of Nathaniel Hawthorne's Gothic masterpiece, The Birthmark. It includes comprehension and vocabulary activities and keys. This compelling classroom play was originally published in the Jan. 2013 issue of Scholastic's Scope magazine, so you can trust it meets a high standard. Whether for reader's theater or stage performance, this six page play has parts for seven actors and is bes
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4th - 9th
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Juneteenth Readers Theater
Perfect for celebrating Juneteenth! Based on actual slave narratives, Freedom for the First Time is historically-accurate, kid-friendly, and comes embedded with discussion prompts and historic photos. It’s the narrative of ten-year old Tyree during the Civil War. Tyree believes whatever her masters say. But when Tyree’s brother, Sweet Walter, arrives with a band of Union soldiers to tell her the war is over, she and her family experience their day of Jubilee, the day they know freedom for the fi
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4th - 8th
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22 spooky, scary reader's theater scripts and monologues from Literature
Graphic descriptions and scenes begging for prediction occur frequently in horror literature. This genre also elicits some strong emotions and students often find it easy to put themselves into the character’s shoes. This product includes 22 pieces crafted from American writers such as Edgar A. Poe, H. P. Lovecraft, Jack London and Nathaniel Hawthorne and World Literature such as Shakespeare, Sir, Arthur C. Doyle and George MacDonald.Pre- and post- points to ponder, writing prompts, exit tickets
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7th - 12th
West Side Story Test with Key
West Side Story Test with 40 multiple choice, matching, and short answer questions to go with either the play or the movie
Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story are often taught together.
Common Core Reading Literature compatible
All fully editable documents and question answer keys are included.
This is also available as an Examview Bank West Side Story Examview Test Bank
Check out my other drama products:
Dramatic Reading of a Children’s BookDrama Basics TestDrama Extra Credit Options Fr
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8th - 11th
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Also included in:Â West Side Story Bundle
Read Across America Day Activity | The Grinch | Reading Comprehension
Read Across America Day ActivityCelebrate Read Across America Day with your students using this fun and educational activity. Students will read the lyrics to a popular song (You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch) while identifying different examples of figurative language and their meaning. Students will identify metaphors, similes, hyperbole, and alliteration with this fun activity. This resource includes a guided review practice activity, graphic organizer, 10 multiple choice questions, and a writing
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4th - 6th
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Semester Long Curriculum for Drama| Theater Class Back to School!
25% OFF! Back to School can be a stressful but exciting time, especially for new teachers. Guess what? This bundle includes 13 drama/theater units, lessons, exercises and activities to start your school year with a "yay!" No worrying about what to teach--it's here. See? I got you. Time tested and created by an award winning drama teacher of 38 years. You want to buy from the best, most experienced and successful teacher. This product includes:a letter to teacher explaining how to use the l
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6th - 8th
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Fall Pumpkin Craftivity and Figurative Language Activities
The fall figurative language activities in this product raise the bar and go beyond simply identifying the type of language and their meanings. Students must use their higher order thinking abilities to create new figures of speech whose meanings coincide with those that are given. Some of the activities may better serve as enrichment. One activity provides a pumpkin-themed piece of figurative language each for a simile, metaphor, hyperbole and personification. The students must change the langu
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5th - 8th
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Analyzing Song Lyrics - Figurative Language Activity (Digital)
Analyzing Song LyricsHelp your middle school students understand the purpose of figurative language with this fun, engaging, and relevant activity.Students pick their favorite songs and analyze the figurative language in the lyrics with four digital activities.Download Includes:Google Slides Activity Sheets: 4 activity sheets that will guide students as they analyze lyrics for meaning, purpose, mood and tone.Activity 1: Students brainstorm school appropriate songs. Activity 2: Students analyze f
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6th - 8th
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Kingdom Keepers Disney After Dark Novel Study PowerPoint & FCF Coloring Sheets
Do you need help supporting struggling readers? Do you need strategies to help with reading comprehension? Look no further! Kingdom Keepers: Disney After Dark Novel Study Products are the solution you are looking for, and these are game changers with read-aloud! Your 4th graders and up will love this! This Kingdom Keepers: Disney After Dark bundle provides you with:PowerPoint  offers comprehension and thought-provoking questions; pictures from the book (if applicable); videos relating to the boo
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4th - 6th
BUNDLE Disney's Encanto STAAR Comprehension | PDF Google Forms & Task Cards |
Are you looking for new and fun ways to review for STAAR? Have you considered introducing STAAR/Standardized test prep with music? This bundle includes all four sets of 10 question assessment uses Encanto's songs "What Else Can I do?" "We Don't Talk About Bruno" "Surface Pressure" and "Family Madrigal" as the text, and exposes students to literature question stems which are STAAR/CCSS aligned from previous years' assessments. The assessments focus on a variety of skills such as inferencing, summ
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4th - 7th
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Figurative Language in Music
Figurative language can be a difficult topic to teach, but when you combine it with popular songs it makes learning fun. This resource contains a three-page worksheet with over 20 examples of figurative language found in songs by Panic! At The Disco, Fall Out Boy, Imagine Dragons, The Score, Shawn Mendes, Marshmello, 5 Seconds of Summer... and more! The worksheet aligns to a YouTube video I created and can be used in conjunction with the video or separately. There is also a bonus section that in
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5th - 8th
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Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour ★ Analyzing Figurative Language
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGETAYLOR SWIFT: THE ERAS TOUREmbark on the Eras Tour with Taylor Swift. Are you as obsessed with Taylor Swift as I am? What about your students? Are they awaiting the ERAS tour?Students will identify figurative language with lyrics order of all of her albums, then create their own lyrics with figurative language. They will match the lyrics with the correct figurative language through drag and drop cards.Accessible on Google Slides, this resource needs no prep. Figurative languag
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5th - 7th
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Phantom Tollbooth Acts 1 & 2-My Perspectives-Digital Intro & Vocab Google Slides
Purpose: My Perspectives-Phantoms Acts 1 and 2 by Norton Juster: these introductory Google Slide lessons provide digital pre-reading information for the author, genre, and setting. The lessons also include vocabulary study, practice, and assessments.GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous literature by front-loading story elements critical to comprehension aligned to standardsAUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual clas
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5th - 9th
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Figurative Language Introduction with Popular Songs
**NOTE: This PowerPoint cannot be modified to protect the images and sounds, so you will have to choose Read Only when opening.**
6/24/16 -- Updated document to prevent fonts from coming off of page or words from being cut off. Thank you for the feedback.
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Great Introduction to Figurative La
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3rd - 8th
"Thunder" A Socratic Seminar Unit of Study Featuring Imagine Dragons
Motivate your students to engage in critical analysis and collaborative conversation through the study of this popular hit song! Your students will-*explore vocabulary and figures of speech, *build background on the song's inspiration, *write their connections between the song, other texts and their personal paths, *explore the science and symbolism behind the song, *analyze lyrics, *and engage in a Socratic seminar with their classmates to deepen understanding and build speaking and listening s
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â An Imagine Dragons Classroom
Three Greek Mythology Scripts for Reader's Theater, Short Plays, Drama Bundle
Included with this product are three Greek mythology scripts perfect for reader's theater! Scripts included are: Demeter and PersephoneDaphne and ApolloOrpheus & Eurydice Note taking page & answer key for easy transfer to your classroom. The scripts are light hearted and most appropriate for 5th grade and up! They would be a great addition to any Greek Mythology unit! Please contact me with any questions you may have.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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