World History Readers' Theater, Grades 5-8
World History Readers' Theater, Grades 5-8

Author: Robert W. Smith

Publisher: Teacher Created Resources

Published: 2008-05

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 1420639986

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Why use Readers Theater in history classes? The format gives students a sense of involvement with the human dramas that make up history. Performers can feel the excitement as Archimedes discovers the displacement of water. They can relate to the terrors of a slave s passage from Africa to the Americas. They can imagine the tension of wading through the water at Omaha Beach as bullets strike their buddies. Each script (12 15 per book) is accompanied by background information, literature connections, extension activities, and discussion questions.

Ancient History Readers' Theater Grd 5-8
Ancient History Readers' Theater Grd 5-8

Author: Robert W. Smith

Publisher: Teacher Created Resources

Published: 2008-05

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 1420639994

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"Original scripts based on historic events and highlights; introductory background information to set the stage for each script; reader's response and extension activities; convenient, reproducible pull-out scripts for each student."

Us History Readers' Theater Grd 5-8
Us History Readers' Theater Grd 5-8

Author: Robert W. Smith

Publisher: Teacher Created Resources

Published: 2008-05

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 1420639978

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Why use Readers Theater in history classes? The format gives students a sense of involvement with the human dramas that make up history. Performers can feel the excitement as Archimedes discovers the displacement of water. They can relate to the terrors of a slave s passage from Africa to the Americas. They can imagine the tension of wading through the water at Omaha Beach as bullets strike their buddies. Each script (12 15 per book) is accompanied by background information, literature connections, extension activities, and discussion questions.

Readers' Theater
Readers' Theater

Author: Evan-Moor Corporation

Publisher: Evan-Moor Educational Publishers

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781557998941

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All your students can shine thanks to the flexible casting options provided in Readers' Theater, Grade 5. To support struggling readers, cast two or more students in each role; the extra support of choral reading can make an important difference for many students. Refer to the Readers' Theater Table of Contents to see how you can connect each of the 15 read-aloud scripts to key content from the Grade 5 curriculum. Some of the scripts included are: - "Demeter and Persephone"--based on the classic Greek myth - "SOS Titanic"--a rescue on the high seas based on true events - "Getting the Scoop on UFOs"--a high school journalist learns a lesson about objective reporting - "The Montgomery Bus Boycott"--Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., and other historical figures take the stage in this script based on historical events - "All the Rice in India"--this version of a folktale from India involves students in an intriguing mathematical challenge - Many more

Readers Theatre for Middle School Boys
Readers Theatre for Middle School Boys

Author: Ann N. Black

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2008-01-30

Total Pages: 205

ISBN-13: 0313363897

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This book, focusing on active, engaging material, will fill a void in the literature that currently exists for these students, their teachers, and literacy coaches. Readers theatre for boys and particularly middle school boys is a publishing gap that needs to be filled. Selections have been chosen to tempt middle school boys interest (the blood and gore in Masque of the Red Death for example). Literacy remains a major topic of concern in all academic circles, especially the inadequate performance of reading and writing by boys. These scripts will entertain as they build reading fluency. Grades 6-8.

Ellen Craft's Escape from Slavery
Ellen Craft's Escape from Slavery

Author: Cathy Moore

Publisher: Millbrook Press

Published: 2010-08-01

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 0761366733

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In the 1840s, runaway slaves faced many dangers. They were often caught and sometimes killed. Ellen Craft and her husband William knew the risks. And they decided to take a chance. Ellen and William had a daring plan to escape from slavery. Posing as a white man, Ellen hoped to travel north as William's slave master. But the two had many states to cross. Would they reach freedom? Or would someone see through Ellen's disguise? In the back of this book, you'll find a script and instructions for putting on a reader's theater performance of this adventure. Download additional copies of the script plus sound effects, background images, and more ideas that will help make your reader's theater performance a success through Lerner eSource.

Readers Theater for Building Fluency
Readers Theater for Building Fluency

Author: Jo Worthy

Publisher: Teaching Strategies

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 9780439522236

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A guide to readers' theater covers such topics as writing scripts, managing performances, and assessing performances.

War Stories for Readers Theatre
War Stories for Readers Theatre

Author: Suzanne I. Barchers

Publisher: Libraries Unlimited

Published: 2010-06-04

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781591587507

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In this book, ten scripts derived from highly regarded sources bring World War II to life for students in grades 6–12 and serve as a springboard for further investigation of this pivotal world event. World War II mobilized 100 million military personnel and resulted in the deadliest conflict in human history. Everyone from students in grade six to adults will be engrossed by tales documenting the actions of Hannah Szenes, a young Hungarian woman who lost her life trying to save Jews, the sobering and shocking occurrences during the Bataan Death March, and the daring POW rescues like the raid at Cabanatuan. Each script in War Stories for Readers Theatre: World War II not only brings history to life, but also provides a perspective that readers may not have encountered. While some topics are familiar, such as the attack on Pearl Harbor, most readers are unaware of the motivations behind it. Some of the narratives are created from interviews with living World War II veterans. Every reader will be inspired to explore each subject more deeply after experiencing these intimate views of the specific events during World War II.

Common Core State Standards for Grade 8
Common Core State Standards for Grade 8

Author: Michelle Manville

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2014-07-30

Total Pages: 189

ISBN-13: 1475813007

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Common Core State Standards for Grade 8: Language Arts Instructional Strategies and Activities is designed to help teachers address Common Core standards using effective, research-based instructional strategies in combination with ready-to-use activities. These strategies include identifying similarities and differences, writing summaries and taking notes, creating non-linguistic representations, and suggestions for homework and practice. There are a variety of suggested texts as well as identified text exemplars that can easily be used with the strategies and activities.

Spotlight on America: A Nation of Immigrants Grade 5-8
Spotlight on America: A Nation of Immigrants Grade 5-8

Author: Robert W. Smith

Publisher: Teacher Created Resources

Published: 2011-03

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 1420631470

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Encourage students to take an in-depth view of the people and events of specific eras of American history. Nonfiction reading comprehension is emphasized along with research, writing, critical thinking, working with maps, and more. Most titles include a Readers Theater.