GRADE LEVEL:    3-5

SUBJECT(S):    English Language Arts

LEARNER OUTCOMES:

• The students will be able to create a reader's theater using appalachian stories written by Cynthia Rylant.
• The students will be able to script a story for a reader's theater.
• The students will be able to stage a story for a reader's theater.

MATERIALS:

• Cynthia Rylant books dealing with appalachian life
• Computer
• Paper
• Pencil

• Internet
• Word processer

• Introduce the lesson to the students.
• Identify and define what a reader's theater is.
• Discuss with the students how to script, stage and read a story for reader's theater.
• Using a short story, demonstrate for the students how to script a story for a reader's theater.
• Divide the students into groups of 3-4 and have them select a Cynthia Rylant story to conduct a reader's theater on.
• Students will present their reader's theater when they are finished.

EVALUATION/ASSESSMENT:

        None

WEST VIRGINIA INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:

        English Language Arts

                Listening/Speaking:    3.14, 4.17, 5.2, 5.4, 5.5, 5.15

                Reading Comprehension:    3.15, 3.19, 4.19, 5.15

                Writing:    3.41, 4.51, 5.58
 

                Computer/Technology:    3.85, 4.98, 4.101, 5.182

NATIONAL  STANDARDS:

        Language Arts
                Writing:    #1
                Reading:    #6
                Listening & Speaking:    #8

        The Arts
                Theatre:    #1, #3

REFERENCES:

• What is RT?
• From Story to Stage
• Tips on Scripting
• Tips on Staging
• Tips on Reading