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Readers Theater
Integrated in English Teaching

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Sense of Humor

• Learning by Doing (???)
• Patient I feel so nervous.
• This is my first operation.
• Doctor I know just how you feel.
• Its my first operation, too.

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RT stands for ..(QA)

• Read Together
• Re-create Texts
• Readers Theater

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A. Introduction

• Everyone needs to talk - to hear and to play
  with language, to exercise the mind and emotions
  and tongue together.
• Lois
  Walker (2006)
• Readers theater is a minimal theater in support
  of literature and reading.
• Aaron Shepard
  (1996)

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B. Why RT
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B. Why RT ?

• An easy way to achieve
• A fun project for participants and audience
• A creative way of sharing aloud
• A great chance to feel confident in
• speaking English on stage

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A Mind Map for RT
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1. Selecting Scripts

• High quality (education inspiration)
• Interesting, lively dialogues
• Appropriate (age, grade, and readability levels)
• Editing
• David forgot his homework.
• My dog ate my hamburger

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Scripts Resourcing

• Plays(Three Little Pigs, Cinderella )
• Short stories(folk tales/ fables/ picture books)
• Poems ( I U/ I read to you.)
• Chants (Folk Songs /Nursery Rhymes)
• Essays ( Different topics )
• Textbooks ( Publisher/ By teachers )

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Online Resources

• Readers Theater Scripts and Plays
• Absolutely Whootie
• Scripts for Schools
• Vermilion Parish
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• Ellen took my watch.
• David forgot his homework.
• My dog ate my hamburger

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Script by Level

• Learning to Read (12??)
• Reading to Learn (34??)
• Reading to Think (56??)
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• Ellen took my watch.
• David forgot his homework.
• My dog ate my hamburger

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Script by Level

• Learning to Read (12??) http//store.pchome.
  com.tw/powerbook/S299206.htm
• Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
• Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar?

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Script by Level

• Reading to Learn (34??) http//store.pchome.com.
  tw/powerbook/S299209.htm
• The Carrot Seed
• Bark George
• Rosies Walk
• Henny Penny

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Script by Level

• Reading to Think (56??)
• http//store.pchome.com.tw/powerbook/S299211.htm
• Seven Blind Mice
• We Are Going on A Bear Hunt
• There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
• Click, Clack, Moo, Cows That Type

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A Second Language

• A family of mice were surprised by a big cat.
  Father Mouse jumped and said, "Bow-wow!"
• The cat ran away. "What was that, Father?" asked
  Baby Mouse.
• "Well, son, that's why it's important to learn a
  second language."

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Boring vs. Interesting

• Villager He is a lazy boy! He rides on the
  donkey comfortably and his father walks?
• All Yes, yes, He should get off the donkey! He
  is so lazy! Let his papa get on the donkey!
• The son You are right, sir. I am lazy! I ride
  the donkey and my father walks slowly! Papa,
  please, get on the donkey.
• Father You are such an obedient boy.
• Narrator Therefore, the son got off the donkey
  and then helped his father get on it. The father
  and his son walked on.

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Boring vs. Interesting

• All My, oh my! What do I see? A crazy situation
  right in front of me!
•  Farmer You fools! Don't you know that donkeys
  are for riding? You must be afraid to rub the fur
  of its body.
•  Farmers Wife How ridiculous! You own a donkey,
  but you dont use it! That makes you the ass!
•  The Man What are you scoundrels scoffing at? My
  dear, get up onto the Donkey.
• Donkey EEee-aww! Why didnt that farmer keep
  his mouth shut!

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What You Need for A Good Script

• Some interesting characters
• A setting
• A large number of dialogues
• A goal
• Some suspenseful plots

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Script Structure
Characters
Setting
Cinderella
Palace
Goal
To go to the ball
How the goal will be reached
To be helped by the fairy godmother
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2. Role Assignment

• Narrators tell the story.
• Characters are in the story.

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Casting

• Teachers assign the roles to students
• Students take turns playing roles.
• Children are aware of their roles.
• Let students find their own roles in the
  dialogue segment, and mark up.

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The Miller, The Girl, and The Donkey


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Characters

• Narrator 1 (N1), Narrator2 (N2)
• The man (M), The girl (G), The donkey
• Farmer, Farmers Wife
• Old Man, Old Mans Wife
• Woman1, Woman2
• Blacksmith, Blacksmiths Wife
• Scripted by Paul Harding.
• Based on the traditional story by Aesop.

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The Man, The Girl, and the Donkey
 N1 One sunny day a man decided to go to the
market in the town. He went to the stable and got
his donkey.   N2 The mans daughter looked
outside and saw her father about to set off for
the village, so she hurried outside.   G Dad!
Dad! Where are you going? Can I come too?   M
I'm just going to the market. You can come if you
want. Get your hat. Its a hot day.   G Father,
will we ride the donkey today? M No dear, we
wont ride him today for it is a hot day, and he
will have a heavy load to carry home from the
market. 
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N1 The man, the girl, and the donkey headed
slowly down the dirt road that led to the town.
After a short while, they met a group of
farmers.   All My, oh my! What do I see? A crazy
situation right in front of me!   Farmer You
fools! Don't you know that donkeys are for
riding? You must be afraid to rub the fur of its
body.   Farmers Wife How ridiculous! You own a
donkey, but you dont use it! That makes you the
ass!   M What are you scoundrels scoffing at? My
dear, get up onto the Donkey. Donkey
EEee-aww! Why didnt that farmer keep his mouth
shut!   All Awwww
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N2 Soon, they came to a group of old men and
women who were talking very earnestly. All My,
oh my! What do I see? A crazy situation right in
front of me!   Old Man That idle lout of a girl
sits there in luxury while her poor old father
sweats like a pig! Old Mans Wife Arent you
ashamed of yourself, young lady? Your legs are
young and strong, yet you let your father walk.
Despicable!   N1 The man wasnt a bit tired but
he said.   M What are you vagabonds scoffing at?
Get down, precious, I will take a turn riding the
donkey. Then the people will be
satisfied.   Donkey EEee-aww! I was better off
with the young lass. Hmpf! All Awwww
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N2 Pretty soon they met some women coming from
the town. All My, oh my! What do I see? A crazy
situation right in front of me!   Woman 1 Why
shame on you. How can you ride upon the beast,
while that poor little boy there can hardly keep
pace by the side of you? Woman 2 You lazy old
fellow. What kind of a man rides a donkey and
leaves his poor little daughter to trudge along
beside him? M What are you old crows scoffing
at? Dear, climb up here with me! Donkey
EEee-aww! Double trouble.   All Awwww N1 They
had not gone far when they came upon another
group of passers-by who began to jeer, point and
heap more ridicule upon them. All My, oh my!
What do I see? A crazy situation right in front
of me!
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Blacksmith Arent you ashamed of yourselves for
overloading that poor Donkey! Someone should take
a stick and knock the both of you off its
back! Blacksmiths Wife I agree, the poor animal
can hardly walk. You two fellows look more fit to
carry the poor beast than he is to carry you.
N2 The man and the girl stopped the donkey
once again and tried to think what to do. They
thought and they thought. They had tried
everything except carrying the donkey themselves.
M Let us tie up the donkeys four hooves and
put a pole on our shoulders so we can carry him
to market. Donkey EEee-aww! What a way to go!
Im dizzy. Whoo-hoo! Eee-aww! N1 There was the
donkey going to the market place upside down.
From all sides, people came running and laughing.
Never had they seen such an entertaining sight.
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Donkey Eeeee-ore! Girl, is it noisy.   N2 The
Donkey was upset by all the noise, so it started
to struggle and wiggle just as they stepped on
the market bridge. N1 He got one hoof loose and
kicked at the girl. G Ouch! Cut that out!   N2
The girl dropped her end of the pole. The donkey
rolled off the bridge and into the water.   All
SPLASH!   N1 Before anyone could fish him out he
drowned. M I have tried to please everybody and
have only made a fool of myself. After this I
shall do as I think best and let people say what
they will. All Try to please all and you will
please none!
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3. Supporting Activities

• Booklets / Art Crafts
• Songs and Chants
• Reading Activities
• Writing Activities
• Literature Circle

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Booklets

• My five senses (mini books)
• Bark George ( bag books)
• There was an old lady (shape books)
• The very hungry caterpillar (hole books)
• Online resources (printable)
• Scripts folders (packet)

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Songs Chants as Supplement

The Miller, His Son, and Their Donkey Oh, miller
and son, (x2) They have a donkey, but they cant
ride. Oh, miller and son, (x2) They have a
donkey, but they cant sell. Too many comments to
make decision. (x2) Oh, miller and son,
(x2) Listen to heart, just be yourself! You cant
please people, just be yourself!
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Online Resources

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• Unscramble sentences
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  (Rain, rain go away)
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• Perform for the evaluation
• Perform for a special event
• Perform for a competition

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Reading Activities

• Picture matching
• Communication
• Listen and correct
• I read, you draw
• You read to me, Ill read to you!
• vocabulary checklist

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Writing Activities

• Word search / Word puzzles / Cloze (
• Snake pictures
• Information gap
• Pattern practice
• Short article writing
• Shape Poems
• http//www.shapepoems.co.uk/

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Literature Circle

• Vocabulary Enricher (words)
• Passage Master (pattern)
• Connector (Reading report)
• Illustrator (draw and say)
• Travel Tracer (story map)
• Summarizer (summarize)

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4. Voice Practice

• Pronunciation Vowels
• Consonants
  (waterH2O HIJKLMNO)
• Liaison
• Intonation Feelings
• Emotions
• Phrase pause

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Sounding Activities
Where is my money?
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Sounding the expression

• Why are you late?
• Because of the sign.
• What sign?
• The one that says,
• School Ahead, Go slow.

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Stress

• Under the sky, there is a cloud.
• Under the cloud, there is an airplane.
• Under the airplane, there is a bird.
• Under the bird, there is a kite.
• Under the kite, there is a tree.
• Under the tree, there is a boy.

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5. Rehearsal and Performance

• Rehearsal
• Practice makes perfect.
• At first, students will be struggling with making
  sense of the play.
• Afterwards, they'll be able to focus on enjoying
  the performance and their parts in it.

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5. Rehearsal and Performance

• Performance
• Readers are arranged in a row or semicircle,
  sitting on high stools or standing.
• Script can be set on music stands.
• Scripts must be used. The cast should appear to
  read from their scripts.

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Performing

• Perform in the class
• Perform for the evaluation
• Perform for a special event
• Perform for a competition
• Perform for fun

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6. Wrap up

• Inspiration
• Tips for RT
• Tips for teachers
• Readers Theater Evaluation
• About the BIG GAME

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Inspiration

• Whats the message for our students?
• living experience / not test-oriented / induce
  discussing (or speaking/reading) interest
• Whats the message for ourselves?
• character education / integrating of learning
  subjects / encouraging discussing and then
  reading

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Inspiration for ourselves first

• Inspired teachers, then to inspire students
• Fear free teachers, then fear free students
• Education is an adventure
• Dont choose students, students will choose
  you.
• Likewise dont choose , will choose you.
• Down to earth
• Upgrade quality from quantity
• Whats the message for ourselves?
• character education / integrating of learning
  subjects / encouraging discussing and then
  reading

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Tips for RT

• Begin with easy scripts.
• Appropriate language level
• Everyone has a role
• Small group
• Enough time for rehearsing
• Evaluation/feedback

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Tips for Teacher

• Positive attitude towards group activity
• Free from anxiety to read aloud
• Support among students
• Give comments in a polite manner
• Respect and response to opinion
• Enjoy RT

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Readers Theater Evaluation

• Introduction
• Script Use
• Selection
• Narration
• Staging
• Vocal / Physical
• Performance evaluation

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About the Big Game

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Every students has

• A role to act
• A topic to say
• A chance to SUCCEED

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Thank You!

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