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Book SynopsisTony Fredericks presents all-new scripts in this new book of fractured folk- and fairy tales for middle-grade readers theatre. Have you heard about The Boy Who Cried 'Amphibian' or about when Little Red Riding Hood punched that Big, Bad Wolf right in the mouth? Fredericks tells those stories and offers more than 25 additional reproducible, satirical scripts for rip-roaring dramatic reads. These scripts are guaranteed to evoke snickers, chuckles, and belly laughs, get everyone involved in production, and engage all audiences as well. The book also contains guidelines and tips for using readers theatre in the classroom to promote reading fluency and motivate young students to read! Grades 4-8. Long-time successful Teacher Ideas Press author Tony Fredericks presents all-new scripts in this book of fractured folk- and fairy tales middle-grade readers theatre. Have you heard about The Boy Who Cried 'Amphibian' or the story about when Little Red Riding Hood punched that Big, Bad Wolf right in the mouth? Fredericks tells those stories and offers more than 25 additional reproducible, satirical scripts for rip-roaring dramatics. His side-splitting send-ups and wacky fractured folk and fairy tales are guaranteed to bring snickers, chuckles, and belly laughs into the classroom, get everyone involved in production, and engage all audiences as well. The book also contains guidelines and tips for using readers theatre in the classroom to promote reading fluency and motivate young students to read! Grades 4-8.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Part I: A Bunch of Educational Stuff You Gotta Know Before You Read All the Fun Stuff in the Rest of ThisBook (a.k.a. The Introduction) Part II: Are You Ready? Here's All the Really Wild and Wacky Scripts That You've Been Waiting For Part III: Frog Central - A Really Hopping Place Part IV: Stories That the Author of This Book Didn't (or Couldn't) Finish (But Maybe You and Your Students Can) Part V: Appendixes
