Author: Justin McCory Martin
Publisher: Teaching Resources
ISBN: 9780439517621
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Twelve short plays offering humorous twists on well-known folktales are accompanied by a brief history of the original tale, discussion starters, and writing prompts.
Fractured Fairy Tales for Student Actors
Author: Jan Peterson Ewen
Publisher: Meriwether Publishing
ISBN: 9781566082389
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
These royalty-free scenes are laugh-out-loud funny and clever, to boot! Based on familiar nursery rhyme characters, Ewen put a comedic spin on their situations. For instance, ESPN newscasters are interviewing Jack out at the track where he does his training for candlestick jumping. The 20 scenes are evenly split between five-minute scenes for 2 to 3 characters and ten-minute scenes for 5 to 20 characters. Most of the characters may be played by either gender, and several scenes can be expanded to accommodate an entire classroom. Unlike most scene books, the table of contents even indicates the cast size and genders along with a one line summary. Easy to use and fun for all ages, you'll love the colorful characters and creative situations in these short, hysterical scenes.
Publisher: Meriwether Publishing
ISBN: 9781566082389
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
These royalty-free scenes are laugh-out-loud funny and clever, to boot! Based on familiar nursery rhyme characters, Ewen put a comedic spin on their situations. For instance, ESPN newscasters are interviewing Jack out at the track where he does his training for candlestick jumping. The 20 scenes are evenly split between five-minute scenes for 2 to 3 characters and ten-minute scenes for 5 to 20 characters. Most of the characters may be played by either gender, and several scenes can be expanded to accommodate an entire classroom. Unlike most scene books, the table of contents even indicates the cast size and genders along with a one line summary. Easy to use and fun for all ages, you'll love the colorful characters and creative situations in these short, hysterical scenes.
Fabulously Funny Idiom Plays
Author: Marci Appelbaum
Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources
ISBN: 9780545204576
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
This collection of mini-plays makes learning 130 common idioms a breeze! Each short, funny script introduces 7 to 10 idioms in a favorite theme, such as sports, animals, food, and clothing, and provides the context students need to understand the meaning of these idioms. As they read and practice the scripts, students boost their vocabularies and their language-learning skills. Each play includes teaching tips for introducing the featured idioms and extension activities that make the idioms part of students’ oral, written, and reading vocabularies. Also includes a comprehensive glossary of the idioms. For use with Grades 3–6.
Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources
ISBN: 9780545204576
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
This collection of mini-plays makes learning 130 common idioms a breeze! Each short, funny script introduces 7 to 10 idioms in a favorite theme, such as sports, animals, food, and clothing, and provides the context students need to understand the meaning of these idioms. As they read and practice the scripts, students boost their vocabularies and their language-learning skills. Each play includes teaching tips for introducing the featured idioms and extension activities that make the idioms part of students’ oral, written, and reading vocabularies. Also includes a comprehensive glossary of the idioms. For use with Grades 3–6.
Funny Fairy Tale Proofreading
Author: Justin McCory Martin
Publisher: Teaching Resources
ISBN: 9780439588478
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
These super-engaging reproducible pages give kids proofreading practice in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar. Each activity offers a humorous twist on a folk or fairy tale to boost students' interest. Plus, they'll enjoy a variety of formats such as fractured tales, diary entries, poems, letters, and much more. Includes an answer key. For use with Grades 3-4.
Publisher: Teaching Resources
ISBN: 9780439588478
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
These super-engaging reproducible pages give kids proofreading practice in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar. Each activity offers a humorous twist on a folk or fairy tale to boost students' interest. Plus, they'll enjoy a variety of formats such as fractured tales, diary entries, poems, letters, and much more. Includes an answer key. For use with Grades 3-4.
Thirty Short Comedy Plays for Teens
Author: Laurie Allen
Publisher: Meriwether Publishing
ISBN: 9781566081436
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Real life teen dilemmas written as comedy. These thirty short plays give teenage performers a chance to portray the drama of their everyday lives. They may act crazy, push boundaries and discover themselves as the plays permit them to show off their talents. The actors can create outrageous characters in the context of situations they know so well. Sample titles include: 'The Kissing Booth', 'Four Boyfriends', 'Last Free Summer' and 'The Babysitter'. Inexperienced actors will come alive as performers because they playlets offer natural dialog and believable situations. The plays are for two to six actors. Excellent for contest use.
Publisher: Meriwether Publishing
ISBN: 9781566081436
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Real life teen dilemmas written as comedy. These thirty short plays give teenage performers a chance to portray the drama of their everyday lives. They may act crazy, push boundaries and discover themselves as the plays permit them to show off their talents. The actors can create outrageous characters in the context of situations they know so well. Sample titles include: 'The Kissing Booth', 'Four Boyfriends', 'Last Free Summer' and 'The Babysitter'. Inexperienced actors will come alive as performers because they playlets offer natural dialog and believable situations. The plays are for two to six actors. Excellent for contest use.
Folk and Fairy Tale Plays for Beginning Readers
Author: Immacula A. Rhodes
Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources
ISBN: 9780545209281
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
These easy-to-read plays feature rhyme, repetition, and predictable language to help children build vocabulary and become confident, fluent readers. Includes tips for building fluency, a teacher rubric, a student self-assessment checklist, and extension activities.Reading adn rehearsing plays gives children the repeated practice they need to build reading confidence and fluency.Perfect for partner-, small group-, and whole class reading.Great for Readers Theatre.Helps meet language arts standards.Plays based on Cinderella, Goldilocks and the Three bears, The Gingerbread Man, The Little Red Hen, The Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, Three Billy Goats Gruff, and more!
Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources
ISBN: 9780545209281
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
These easy-to-read plays feature rhyme, repetition, and predictable language to help children build vocabulary and become confident, fluent readers. Includes tips for building fluency, a teacher rubric, a student self-assessment checklist, and extension activities.Reading adn rehearsing plays gives children the repeated practice they need to build reading confidence and fluency.Perfect for partner-, small group-, and whole class reading.Great for Readers Theatre.Helps meet language arts standards.Plays based on Cinderella, Goldilocks and the Three bears, The Gingerbread Man, The Little Red Hen, The Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, Three Billy Goats Gruff, and more!
Fairytales on Stage
Author: Julie Meighan
Publisher: Jembooks
ISBN: 9780956896674
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
This book is a collection of plays that have been adapted from well-known fairy tales. They can be used as performance plays, readers theatre or just used to promote reading in groups. Each play is between five and ten minutes long. The plays can be adapted to suit the various needs of the group. The cast list is very flexible. Characters can be added, changed or omitted. In addition, the teacher/group leader can assume the role of the storyteller if the children are unable to read or not at the reading level required. All suggestions for stage directions are included in brackets and italics. Also included in this book is a variety of drama activities. These activities are designed to be fun and enjoyable as well as promoting coordination, movement, character development and creativity. The plays in the collection are: Little Red Riding Hood Goldilocks The Three Little Pigs The Elves and the Shoemaker The Three Billy Goats Gruff The Ugly Duckling The Lazy Cow The Talking Tree Humpty Dumpty The Magic Porridge Pot The Stone Soup The Pied Piper of Hamelin The Little Red Hen The Gingerbread Man The Enormous Turnip Chicken Licken
Publisher: Jembooks
ISBN: 9780956896674
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
This book is a collection of plays that have been adapted from well-known fairy tales. They can be used as performance plays, readers theatre or just used to promote reading in groups. Each play is between five and ten minutes long. The plays can be adapted to suit the various needs of the group. The cast list is very flexible. Characters can be added, changed or omitted. In addition, the teacher/group leader can assume the role of the storyteller if the children are unable to read or not at the reading level required. All suggestions for stage directions are included in brackets and italics. Also included in this book is a variety of drama activities. These activities are designed to be fun and enjoyable as well as promoting coordination, movement, character development and creativity. The plays in the collection are: Little Red Riding Hood Goldilocks The Three Little Pigs The Elves and the Shoemaker The Three Billy Goats Gruff The Ugly Duckling The Lazy Cow The Talking Tree Humpty Dumpty The Magic Porridge Pot The Stone Soup The Pied Piper of Hamelin The Little Red Hen The Gingerbread Man The Enormous Turnip Chicken Licken
Folktales Retold
Author: Amie A. Doughty
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786480467
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Folktales and fairy tales are living stories; as part of the oral tradition, they change and evolve as they are retold from generation to generation. In the last thirty years, however, revision has become an art form of its own, with tales intentionally revised to achieve humorous effect, send political messages, add different cultural or regional elements, try out new narrative voices, and more. These revisions take all forms, from short stories to novel-length narratives to poems, plays, musicals, films and advertisements. The resulting tales paint the tales from myriad perspectives, using the broad palette of human creativity. This study examines folktale revisions from many angles, drawing on examples primarily from revisions of Western European traditional tales, such as those of the Grimm Brothers and Charles Perrault. Also discussed are new folktales that combine traditional storylines with commentary on modern life. The conclusion considers how revisionists poke fun at and struggle to understand stories that sometimes made little sense to start with.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786480467
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Folktales and fairy tales are living stories; as part of the oral tradition, they change and evolve as they are retold from generation to generation. In the last thirty years, however, revision has become an art form of its own, with tales intentionally revised to achieve humorous effect, send political messages, add different cultural or regional elements, try out new narrative voices, and more. These revisions take all forms, from short stories to novel-length narratives to poems, plays, musicals, films and advertisements. The resulting tales paint the tales from myriad perspectives, using the broad palette of human creativity. This study examines folktale revisions from many angles, drawing on examples primarily from revisions of Western European traditional tales, such as those of the Grimm Brothers and Charles Perrault. Also discussed are new folktales that combine traditional storylines with commentary on modern life. The conclusion considers how revisionists poke fun at and struggle to understand stories that sometimes made little sense to start with.