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All your students can shine thanks to the flexible casting options provided in Readers? Theater. 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 6 curriculum.The 15 Grade 6 Readers? Theater scripts are as follows: ?Golem??based on the Jewish folktale about a creature brought to life to protect a community from persecution, ?Welcome to Ellis Island??two young Irish immigrants experience the anxiety of facing medical inspectors at Ellis Island, ?Whiz Kid??Miguel must use his head to win a television game show, ?Romeo and Juliet??a script based on Shakespeare?s classic tragedy, ?A Trip to Mars??a scientific expedition to Mars searches for signs of life, ?Kids, Unite!??young factory workers in the early 1900s organize to improve working conditions, ?Balancing Act??use this contemporary script about stereotyping to spark a discussion about prejudice and how to respond to it appropriately, ?Sarah Winnemucca: A Leader for Peace??based on true events in the life of a remarkable Paiute peacemaker, ?Arachne?s Web??based on the classic Greek myth, ?Muhammed Ali v. the U.S. Draft??based on the famous fighter?s clash with the American government over his refusal to be drafted, ?To Tell the Truth??this contemporary script about a girl who embellishes the truth will help spark discussion about values, character, and friendship, ?The Amistad Case??a courtroom drama based on the true case of 53 Africans and their legal fight for freedom in 1839, ?Akhbar the King??based on a folktale from India, ?Flowers from Topaz??a Japanese American family copes with the hardship of life in an internment camp in the 1940s, ?The Great Transcontinental Railroad Race??a crew of workers races to lay rails for the Central Pacific Railroad Company in the 186
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 Middle School Plays
good resource for middle school ages, includes different disciplines to relate plays and literature to, very short plays though, was hoping they would be longer and more involved
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