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Reader's Theater: Classics
Reader's Theater: Classics
English & Spanish
Engage middle school students in active learning about classic literature and oratory.
Scripts enable mixed-ability groups to learn together.
- Practice and performance improve comprehension.
- Scripts also serve as a basis for cross-text analysis.
- Students use multiple modalities to extend learning.
Biographical and background information included with scripts provide helpful context and perspectives.
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Treasure Island - 6-Pack WW-A79431Young Jim Hawkins stumbles upon a map leading to the fabled treasure of the dead pirate Captain Flint. On the way to Skeleton Island, some pirates masquerading as sailors mutiny. Can Jim and the faithful crew find the treasure first? Or will they lose the treasure—and their lives—to the bloodthirsty pirates?$39.00Grade 5 - 9 -
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - 12-Pack WW-A79394Tom Sawyer is in trouble yet again, and his punishment is that he has to spend Saturday whitewashing the fence. At the end of the day, the fence has three coats of whitewash on it, but Tom hasn’t broken a sweat. His hardest work goes into figuring out how to get others to do the work for him.$59.00Grade 5 - 9 -
Frankenstein - 12-Pack WW-A79424Victor Frankenstein is a scientist who uses technology to satisfy his ambitions, without considering the consequences of his actions. When he discovers the secret of life and reanimates a dead body, he is horrified by what he has created. His monster seeks understanding and sympathy—and then strikes out in revenge when he gets neither.$59.00Grade 5 - 9 -
The Call of the Wild - 6-Pack WW-A79400Buck, a pampered dog, is stolen from his comfortable life in California, and sold into the hard life of a sled dog during the Yukon Gold Rush of the late 1890s. He survives harsh conditions, treacherous rivals, and savage masters, then he leaves mankind forever to answer the call of the wild.$39.00Grade 5 - 9 -
War of the Worlds: 2056 A.D. - 12-Pack WW-A79417The place is Yourtown, USA, in the year 2056. When Martians invade Earth and battle mankind for ownership of the planet, a young reporter and a handful of survivors contemplate their future.$59.00Grade 5 - 9 -
Around the World in 80 Days - 12-Pack WW-A79448Aristocratic Londoner Phileas Fogg has bet his life’s savings that he can travel around the world in just eighty days—a remarkably short amount of time in 1872! On this part of the breakneck journey, Fogg takes a train through India—until the tracks run out and he needs to quickly find a substitute mode of transportation.$59.00Grade 5 - 9 -
The Red-Headed League: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery - 12-Pack WW-A79486Sherlock Holmes believes that the disappearance of an obscure group known as the Red-Headed League is connected with the planning of a devious crime. Will the great detective solve the mystery in time to stop the evildoers?$59.00Grade 5 - 9 -
The Tell-Tale Heart - 6-Pack WW-A79455Two policemen respond to a message about a woeful scream coming from a rooming house in the night. A gruesome tale of murder is not all that unravels during their investigation.$39.00Grade 5 - 9 -
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi - 12-Pack WW-A79462Nag and Nagaina, the cobras, are the king and queen of the garden—until Rikki-tikki-tavi, the mongoose, arrives on the scene. Can one small mongoose protect his human family from these two determined and dangerous enemies?$59.00Grade 5 - 9 -
The Ransom of Red Chief - 6-Pack WW-A79479Two crooks looking to make some easy money kidnap a feisty ten-year-old boy, but he turns out to be more than they bargained for.$39.00Grade 5 - 9