Acting Out: Reader's Theatre Across the Curriculum

Linworth Publishing | Chris Gustafson | Readers Theatre | Available

ISBN 10: 1586830643

ISBN 13: 9781586830649

Are you tired of the same way to introduce books to students? Then try Reader’s Theatre!

Increase your students’ interest in good books with minimal effort and a minimal amount of preparation!
Simple, step-by-step instructions for using reader’s theatre with students
Ideas for writing your own scripts, such as “Can I Borrow Your ID Card?”

An important role of a librarian is to introduce students to literature. Often, this is accomplished by book talks—the librarian talks, and the students listen. This unique book, however, provides a way for students who have not read a particular title to become actively involved in learning about the book by performing a reader’s theatre piece.

A Reader’s Theatre piece is a short dialogue adapted from a longer book. This book contains 66 short plays organized across curriculum areas, for students in grades 5–10. Each play includes an introduction, character descriptions, vocabulary words and a follow up. Many scripts relate to the NCTE, NCTSS and NSF standards, as well to the Big6 approach to information problem-solving.

You’ll find that weeks after a reader’s theatre lesson, students will still be coming into the library asking for a book whose title they can’ot recall, but they remember seeing or acting in the play and want to find out what happens in the rest of the book. An author/title index is included.

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Reviews

From School Library Journal
A useful mix of scripts and speeches for middle school teachers and librarians. All selections are aligned to standards in the curriculum, including material relating to information literacy. Each section begins with an elucidation of which subjects are covered in the scripts. The book includes original pieces written to support standards as well as more classical reader's theatre adaptations of fiction and biography. Copying permission is granted for classroom and training purposes. Scripts range from one page to three, and all can be performed in less than 10 minutes. While the dialogue is "kid-friendly," it isn't great literature. Still, students will enjoy the change in pace and focus with a performance in a lesson. Users are encouraged to write their own pieces, and a section of the introduction offers advice.--Cris Riedel, Ellis B. Hyde Elementary School, Dansville, NY
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