Funny Read-Aloud Plays With Leveled Parts: 12 Reproducible, High-Interest Plays That Help Students at Different Reading Levels Build Fluenc
Help build the oral fluency of even the most reluctant readers with high-interest plays that provide the repeated practice students need to read with speed, automaticity, and expression. This collection of funny plays is designed to help keep kids interested and focused. And with parts at different reading levels, every student in the class can have a chance to participate. Includes background and suggestions for building fluency and comprehension. For use with Grades 4-6.
Students will have oodles of fun building essential reading skills with rib-tickling versions of beloved fairy tales turned into read-aloud plays! Even your most reluctant readers won¹t be able to resist these hilarious twists on their favorite tales‹ Spiderella, Goldilocks and the Three Bullfrogs, The Popsicle Boy, Little Late Riding Hood, The Cheetah and the Sloth, Rafunzel and many more! Plus: Each play comes complete with instant discussion starters, vocabulary boosters, imaginative writing prompts, and a brief history of the fairy tale.
Caroline Spurgeon's pioneer study of the imagery of Shakespeare's plays shows how much light can be thrown on Shakespeare's own mind and thought and on the themes and characters of the plays by a detailed examination of his imagery. At the same time she contrasts Shakespeare with other dramatists of his time, including Marlowe, Bacon, Ben Jonson and Dekker.
Academic Studies English - Reading Comprehension: Drama
Drama is another form of narrative writing which uses plot, character, setting, and theme to present a story. It is, however, different from other forms or genres because it is never meant solely to be read by an individual; plays are written to be acted before groups of people. Unfortunately, we don’t always have access to the live performance of plays, so many times we have to be satisfied with reading the script, or the words in a play.
Considered by many to be the most artistically successful of Shakespeare's history plays, "Henry IV" (Part I) continues to thrill audiences and readers. This invaluable new study guide to one of Shakespeare's greatest plays contains a selection of the finest criticism through the centuries on the play. Students will also benefit from the introduction by Harold Bloom, an accessible summary, analysis of key passages, a comprehensive list of characters, a biography of Shakespeare, and more.
