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This Narratives as Theater, Part I: What is Readers Theater? lesson plan also includes:
- Full Grade 5 ELA Module 1 (.pdf)
- Full Grade 5 ELA Module 1 Updates: June 2014 (.pdf)
- Full Grade 5 ELA Module 1 Updates: June 2015 (.pdf)
- Full Grade 5 ELA Module 1, Unit 3 (.pdf)
- Grade 5 ELA Module 1: Unit 3, Lesson 1 (.html)
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Discover the exciting world of readers theater! Scholars learn all about the reading strategy, reading a script about American heroes and completing an I Notice/I Wonder chart. Next, pupils participate in readers theater using the script.
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Instructional Ideas
- Have partners work together to develop their own definitions of readers theater
- Draw a T-chart on the board and have volunteers offer features (e.g. has a narrator) and non-features (e.g. no costumes) of a readers theater script
Classroom Considerations
- Part one of 12 from the Grade 5 ELA Module 1, Unit 3 series
Pros
- Provides strategies for meeting learners' instructional needs
- Includes a rubric for evaluating students' performances
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- None