Building fluency through reader's theater

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Trojan horse

2010
A readers' theater script which tells the story of the war fought between the Greek army and the soldiers of Troy over Helen, the queen of the Greek state of Sparta. Includes performance tips.

Romulus and Remus

2010
A readers' theater script which tells the story of Romulus and Remus, the twin sons of Mars, the Roman god of war, and Rhea, a human princess. Includes performance tips.

The Prince and the Sphinx

2010
Presents a reader's theater script based on an Egyptian tale about Prince Thutmose, whose siblings plot against him for the favor of their father, Pharaoh Amenhotep, and features performance tips along with Lewis Carroll's poem, "The Crocodile," and the lyrics for "Rock-a-Bye Baby.".

Popocat?petl and Iztacc?huatl

2010
A readers' theater script which tells the story of the struggle between a commoner and a powerful warrior to win the hand of the daughter of the Aztec emperor. Includes performance tips.

The frog who became an emperor

2010
A readers' theater script which tells the story of a poor couple whose newborn child turns out to be a magical frog that insists it must save China. Includes performance tips.

Atrahasis

2010
Presents a reader's theater script based on an ancient Mesopotamian myth in which King Atrahasis tries to outsmart the god Enlil before he decides to destroy the world, and features performance tips along with a poem entitled "The Robin," and the lyrics to "The Animal Fair.".

Anansi

2010
A readers' theater script that offers an adaptation of the myth of Anansi, a spider who was rescued by his sons, which explains how the moon came to be in the sky.

World War I - In Flanders Fields

2009
Dr. John McCrae, a Canadian doctor, enlists during WWI to run a field hospital. The hospital staff struggles to keep up with the hospital's demands.

World War II - Battle of Normandy

2009
Emma and Hannah interview their grandfathers to learn more about WW II, and learn about D-Day. They learn how the Battle of Normandy turned the tide for the Allied foreces during the war.

Women's Suffrage

2009
Alice and Lucy are members of the NAWSA and are trying to get women the right to vote. Alice is imprisoned. After about 2 1/2 years, on August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the US Constitiution is passed.

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