Story Dramas for Grades 4-6Good Year Books, 1998 - 132 pages The teacher, playing the role of a park ranger, takes an "accident report" to find out what students know about that nasty fall taken yesterday by Humpty Dumpty. Developing similar strategies for engaging students imaginations, these two books encourage students to respond to stories by discussing and analyzing story elements as preparation for writing or acting out scenes. In addition to each books step-by-step directions for staging 30 or more story dramas based on specific popular books, both books train teachers to develop dramas for their own favorite literature. Grades 4-6. Illustrated. Good Year Books. |
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1998 Gretchen Courtney ACTIVITIES Ask students America animal Appelemando Ask volunteers beanstalk birds Chris Van Allsburg Christmas content area Courtney & Sarah create Describe discuss draw a picture Ellis Island Eratosthenes evaluate Everglades expedition feel FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES Ask Frog Hanukkah happened Hiawatha hurricane introduce their partner Jack King Arthur Kwanzaa live look Magic School Bus Mama mother NARRATOR questioning students night Nokomis Officer Buckle OFFICER VINE paragraph Peg Leg Joe person poem pony express pony express riders problem Put students Questioning students playing Read aloud pages Read or listen responses role-playing Ruby Bridges Sarah Jossart Searcy sell Shonto Begay showing students small groups solve Spedden stars story characters story drama storytelling students in small students the illustration TEACHER AS NARRATOR tell Text 1998 Gretchen things trip Underground Railroad volunteers to introduce warm-up activities wedding