Included in the Snoopy’s Lucky Halloween readers’ theatre unit: 4 page script 5 characters 1-3 narrators Student Success Criteria page Student Friendly Goals page Teacher’s Reader’s Theatre Checklist Snoopy’s Lucky Halloween synopsis: Charlie Brown and Snoopy join Lucy and the rest of their friends on Halloween night. Snoopy is excited to join his friends on the streets trick-or-treating instead of searching for the Red Baron or waiting in a pumpkin patch. As they go from house to house, Lucy notices that Snoopy is getting more candy than her. Lucy’s curiosity and jealousy are about to erupt! What is Snoopy’s secret? Why does he get more treats than anyone else… especially Lucy? Find out in Snoopy’s Lucky Halloween readers’ theatre unit! Do not fear the reader’s theater format. Students love these adapted stories because they are listening to the story and they are a part of the story by playing a character within the story. Reader’s theatre inspires reluctant readers to join in the fun. The strongest and most advanced readers in your class will encourage other students to raise their hand and participate in the story. I also use reader’s theatre to add to my drama marks. I hope you, and your students enjoy reading Snoopy’s Lucky Halloween and continue to do so for many Halloween seasons. Excelsior! Mr. Marvel: The King of Reader’s Theatre

Included in the Return of the Great Pumpkin Readers’ Theatre Unit: 13 page script 6 characters 1-3 narrators Student Success Criteria page Student Friendly Goals page Teacher’s Reader’s Theatre Checklist The Return of the Great Pumpkin synopsis: Will the Great Pumpkin arrive this year? Linus thinks so. Lucy, Charlie Brown and Sally think he is wasting his time again. Linus should be having fun on Halloween instead of sitting in a cold pumpkin patch. When Peppermint Patty hears that the Great Pumpkin brings presents to children, she agrees to wait in the pumpkin patch with Linus, hoping that the Great Pumpkin will give her a new baseball glove. Will this Halloween be different now that Linus has another believer waiting with him? Will Peppermint Patty get a new baseball mitt from the Great Pumpkin? Find out in The Return of the Great Pumpkin readers’ theatre unit! Do not fear the reader’s theater format. Students love these adapted stories because they are listening to the story and they are a part of the story by playing a character within the story. Reader’s theatre inspires reluctant readers to join in the fun. The strongest and most advanced readers in your class will encourage other students to raise their hand and participate in the story. I also use reader’s theatre to add to my drama marks. I hope you, and your students enjoy reading The Return of the Great Pumpkin and continue to do so for many years. Excelsior! Mr. Marvel: The King of Reader’s Theatre

Included in the It’s Halloween, Charlie Brown! Readers’ Theatre Unit: 3 scripts 1-Standard Edition Script 19 pages - 11 characters - 1-3 narrators 2-Abridged Edition Script 9 pages - 10 characters - 1-3 narrators 3-Extended Edition Script 20 pages - 11 characters - 1-3 narrators 31 multiple choice questions with answers 31 short answer questions with answers Drawing conclusions about characters task Student Success Criteria page Student Friendly Goals page Teacher’s Reader’s Theatre Checklist It’s Halloween, Charlie Brown! Synopsis: Lucy’s little brother, Linus, believes in the Great Pumpkin. He writes a letter to the Great Pumpkin and insists on sitting in a “sincere” pumpkin patch so that he can get presents. Everyone thinks Linus is crazy, except for Sally. She decides to stay in the pumpkin patch with Linus while everyone else goes trick-or-treating and later attend a Halloween party. Will Linus prove everyone wrong and meet the Great Pumpkin? Will Charlie Brown gets lots of sweet candy? Will Snoopy defeat the Red Baron? Will Lucy find the juiciest apple? Find out in the It’s Halloween, Charlie Brown! Readers’ Theatre unit! Mr. Marvel’s Musings: I included 3 editions in case you wanted a quick read through or the full read through or a little bit extra dialogue. I replaced the word “stupid” with “dumb” because a few colleagues said the former is a “strong word in a learning environment” and I agree. In the extended edition, Charlie Brown has a longer description about Snoopy’s mission and Lucy has more dialogue when she gets Linus out of the pumpkin patch. Existential Absurdity and Disappointment: Charlie Brown faces repeated systemic rejection, famously receiving only rocks while trick-or-treating and being used as a literal canvas/jack-o’-lantern model at the party. It highlights the absurd cruelty of the mundane world. Innocence and Wishful Thinking: The story treats childhood myths not as foolish lies, but as sincere emotional expressions of a longing for justice, reward, and purpose. Resilience and Eternal Return: True to the cyclical nature of their friends, both Linus and Charlie Brown bounce back from total deflation to vow that next year things will change Do not fear the reader’s theater format. Students love these adapted stories because they are listening to the story and they are a part of the story by playing a character within the story. Reader’s theatre inspires reluctant readers to join in the fun. The strongest and most advanced readers in your class will encourage other students to raise their hand and participate in the story. I also use reader’s theatre to add to my drama marks. I hope you, and your students enjoy reading It’s Halloween, Charlie Brown! and continue to do so for many years. Excelsior! Mr. Marvel: The King of Reader’s Theatre

Included in the Haunted Highlands Readers’ Theatre Unit: 9 page script 6 characters 1-3 narrators Student Success Criteria page Student Friendly Goals page Teacher’s Reader’s Theatre Checklist Haunted Highlands synopsis: Fishing enthusiast, Tommy, has some vacation time so he sends a letter to his friend Ronald, who lives in the highlands. Tommy has heard that the fish in the highlands are mighty bitey, so he is eager to fish there. Tommy treks through the pouring rain to the train station, but he doesn’t see anyone. The station manager said the rain is keeping everyone away and no one has shown up for many hours, including Ronald. Feeling let down, Tommy decides to hike through the rainy highlands to his friend Ronald’s place. The station manager warns Tommy about a reckless rider named Rabbie MacLaren who rides hard through those parts. Tommy takes notes and exits the station. As he walks, he sees a cart speeding towards him. Tommy shouts that he will pay the driver, so the cart slows down. Once Tommy boards the cart, he notices that the driver looks odd and he is speeding so fast, almost having a few accidents on the rainy road. Will Tommy be able to make it to Ronald uninjured or will he encounter Rabbie MacLaren and his wild horse? Why didn’t Ronald meet Tommy at the station? Find out in the Haunted Highlands readers’ theatre unit! Do not fear the reader’s theater format. Students love these adapted stories because they are listening to the story and they are a part of the story by playing a character within the story. Reader’s theatre inspires reluctant readers to join in the fun. The strongest and most advanced readers in your class will encourage other students to raise their hand and participate in the story. I also use reader’s theatre to add to my drama marks. I hope you, and your students enjoy reading Haunted Highlands and continue to do so for many years. Excelsior! Mr. Marvel: The King of Reader’s Theatre

Included in the Halloween is Grinch Night Readers’ Theatre Unit: 28 page script divided among 16 chapters 17 characters 1-3 narrators 7 comprehension questions with answers Drawing conclusions about characters task Student Success Criteria page Student Friendly Goals page Teacher’s Reader’s Theatre Checklist I added notes after some chapters detailing what the class and I did for particular chapters. Halloween is Grinch Night synopsis: It’s Halloween night in Whoville and a “sour sweet wind” is howling so loudly that it awakens the Grinch in his Mount Crumpit home. Annoyed, the unpleasant green creature decides to scare the good people of Whoville in the town below. As the Grinch descends the mountain in his “paraphernalia wagon” which is heaped with ghosts and monsters, the Grinch encounters a spunky Whoville kid named Euchariah, who was blown in his path by the wind. Together, they embark on a “spook’s tour”, “a grizzly, gruzzily ghastly” adventure in a weird, monster-filled world. Will Euchariah be able to stop the Grinch from unleashing the ghosts and monsters from his wagon upon the residents of Whoville? Find out in the Halloween is Grinch Night readers’ theatre unit! Chapter 1: The Sour-Sweet Wind 2 characters - 2 pages Chapter 2: I Wouldn’t go out on a Night like this 2 characters - 1 page Chapter 3: It’s a Wonderful Night for Grinch Night! 4 characters - 3 pages Chapter 4: Grinch Night Ball 1 character - 1 page Chapter 5: What am I doing here? 3 characters - 1 page Chapter 6: The Grinch is working up quite a score 3 characters - 1 page Chapter 7: As the Grinch creeps ever closer 3 characters - 1 page Chapter 8: A Frightening Sight 2 characters - 1 page Chapter 9: I Wouldn’t go out on a night like this 3 characters - 1 page Chapter 10: He is wandering in the wind 3 characters - 1 page Chapter 11: Face the facts 4 characters - 2 pages Chapter 12: The eyebrow song 1 character - 1 page Chapter 13: A first-class Grinching 4 characters - 3 pages Chapter 14: The Grinch is Gonna Get You! 12 characters - 6 pages Chapter 15: Well, I’ll be Grinched 3 characters - 2 pages Chapter 16: The Grinch has Gone Away 2 characters - 1 page Do not fear the reader’s theater format. Students love these adapted stories because they are listening to the story and they are a part of the story by playing a character within the story. Reader’s theatre inspires reluctant readers to join in the fun. The strongest and most advanced readers in your class will encourage other students to raise their hand and participate in the story. I also use reader’s theatre to add to my drama marks. I hope you, and your students enjoy reading Halloween is Grinch Night and continue to do so for many years. Excelsior! Mr. Marvel: The King of Reader’s Theatre

Included in the Graveyard Dare Readers’ Theatre Unit: 14 page script 4 characters 1-3 narrators Student Success Criteria page Student Friendly Goals page Teacher’s Reader’s Theatre Checklist Graveyard Dare Synopsis: 4 friends trade scary stories late at night, when the main troublemaker of the group, Abel, says that Ol’ Herbert Connors has been buried that day. He was well known to the teens since they ruined his garden and made trouble for him whenever they could. Local prankster, Robbie, is out with a broken ankle, but he says that if anyone stands on Connors’ grave after midnight, then Connors will grab their ankle and pull them underground. Abel is eager to go to the cemetery and tries to coax his 3 friends to join him, but they don’t see the purpose of it. They tell Abel to stick his pocket knife into the ground by Connors’ tombstone to prove that he did it. Abel agrees and walks to the cemetery. After midnight, Abel stabs his knife into the ground and is about to walk away when he falls… something has a hold of him… How will Abel escape? Find out in The Graveyard Dare readers’ theatre unit! Do not fear the reader’s theater format. Students love these adapted stories because they are listening to the story and they are a part of the story by playing a character within the story. Reader’s theatre inspires reluctant readers to join in the fun. The strongest and most advanced readers in your class will encourage other students to raise their hand and participate in the story. I also use reader’s theatre to add to my drama marks. I hope you, and your students enjoy reading The Graveyard Dare and continue to do so for many years. Excelsior! Mr. Marvel: The King of Reader’s Theatre

Included in the British Express Phantom readers’ theatre unit: **5 **page script 3 characters 1-3 narrators Student Success Criteria page Student Friendly Goals page Teacher’s Reader’s Theatre Checklist The British Express Phantom synopsis: Conductor Samwell wants to impress Queen Victoria, who is one of several hundred passengers on the British Express train. Unfortunately, a dense fog has spread across the tracks and the area making it difficult to navigate. Suddenly, Engineer Brantley sees a figure on the tracks waving frantically at the train. The engineer pulls the brakes and thankfully halts the train before it hits the dark figure. Samwell and his crew investigate the area for the stranger, but what they find is truly a remarkable life or death discovery. What was the phantom doing on the tracks and why was it waving at them? Find out in the British Express Phantom readers’ theatre unit! Do not fear the reader’s theater format. Students love these adapted stories because they are listening to the story and they are a part of the story by playing a character within the story. Reader’s theatre inspires reluctant readers to join in the fun. The strongest and most advanced readers in your class will encourage other students to raise their hand and participate in the story. I also use reader’s theatre to add to my drama marks. I hope you, and your students enjoy reading The British Express Phantom and continue to do so for many years. Excelsior! Mr. Marvel: The King of Reader’s Theatre

Included in the Wait Until Martin Wakes Up Readers’ Theatre Unit: 6 page script 6 characters 1-3 narrators Student Success Criteria page Student Friendly Goals page Teacher’s Reader’s Theatre Checklist Wait Until Martin Wakes Up synopsis: Fred Dutton sees a storm coming and he still has a long way to go, so he runs into a house on the side of the road. As Fred makes himself cozy with a book by the fire, he notices that cats are entering the house… and they can talk! They ask one another what they should do about Fred. The cats agree that they should wait until Martin wakes up. Fred inquires about Martin but the cats do not answer him. Strange noises begin to sound and the house begins to shake. Could it be the thunderstorm… or is Martin waking up? What will Fred do? Find out in the Wait Until Martin Wakes Up readers’ theatre script! Do not fear the reader’s theater format. Students love these adapted stories because they are listening to the story and they are a part of the story by playing a character within the story. Reader’s theatre inspires reluctant readers to join in the fun. The strongest and most advanced readers in your class will encourage other students to raise their hand and participate in the story. I also use reader’s theatre to add to my drama marks. I hope you, and your students enjoy reading Wait Until Martin Wakes Up and continue to do so for many years. Excelsior! Mr. Marvel: The King of Reader’s Theatre

Included in the Trunk in the Attic spooky readers’ theatre unit: 9 page script 5 characters 1-3 narrators Student Success Criteria page Student Friendly Goals page Teacher’s Reader’s Theatre Checklist The Trunk in the Attic synopsis: Doug and his parents are checking out a new house they want to purchase. The house is owned by the eccentric Mr. Waltham: the neighbourhood kooky spooky. He doesn’t go out much and when he does he acts odd and standoffish. Doug admires Mr. Waltham’s weapon collection that he has hanging over his fireplace. Doug asks why Mr. Waltham has a rusty never among his collection… but it’s not rust… Doug later feels bored of watching his parents speak to the real estate agent about the house, so he decides to explore the attic. Doug opens boxes and looks in trunks when he is shocked to find trunks with bones and skeletons in them! Doug now knows what Mr. Waltham does with his weapon collection! He races to the turn and finds it locked! A few moments later his mother screams! Will Doug be able to warn his family in time or will he be too late? Find out in the Trunk in the Attic readers’ theatre unit! Mr. Marvel’s Musings: There is no violence in this story. Do not fear the reader’s theater format. Students love these adapted stories because they are listening to the story and they are a part of the story by playing a character within the story. Reader’s theatre inspires reluctant readers to join in the fun. The strongest and most advanced readers in your class will encourage other students to raise their hand and participate in the story. I also use reader’s theatre to add to my drama marks. I hope you, and your students enjoy reading The Trunk in the Attic and continue to do so for many years. Excelsior! Mr. Marvel: The King of Reader’s Theatre

Included in Mean Jack: The Story of the Jack-O’-Lantern Readers’ Theatre Unit: 19 page script 12 characters 1-3 narrators 36 metacognitive questions Drawing Conclusions about Characters activity Student Success Criteria page Student Friendly Goals page Teacher’s Reader’s Theatre Checklist Mean Jack: The Story of the Jack-O’-Lantern synopsis: Mean Jack treated everyone in town poorly. He insulted them and made everyone feel miserable. Jack was only happy when he was being mean to others. One day, Saint Peter gives Jack three wishes for inviting him in from the cold and feeding him. Jack asks for 3 odd wishes, followed by Saint Peter warning Jack to change his ways. Days later, word gets around to the Devil who he hears that Mean Jack is meaner than himself. Infuriated, the Devil decides to take Jack to the underworld. Has Mean Jack met his match or will the Devil be in for a surprise once he meets Jack? Find out in Mean Jack: The Story of the Jack-O’-Lantern readers’ theatre unit! Do not fear the reader’s theater format. Students love these adapted stories because they are listening to the story and they are a part of the story by playing a character within the story. Reader’s theatre inspires reluctant readers to join in the fun. The strongest and most advanced readers in your class will encourage other students to raise their hand and participate in the story. I also use reader’s theatre to add to my drama marks. I hope you, and your students enjoy reading Mean Jack: The Story of the Jack-O’-Lantern and continue to do so for many years. Excelsior! Mr. Marvel: The King of Reader’s Theatre

Included in The Odyssey readers’ theatre unit: 271 page script divided among 24 chapters/books Comprehension questions for every chapter/book with answers 12 choice board book report activities 100 multiple choice questions with answers **48 metacognitive **questions to ponder and discuss Drawing conclusions about characters task Student Success Criteria page Student Friendly Goals page Teacher’s Reader’s Theatre Checklist The Odyssey synopsis: Homer’s Odyssey is an ancient Greek epic poem that follows the Greek king Ulysses on his ten-year journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War. Along the way he encounters a cyclops, sirens, giant cannibals called The Laestrygonians, a six-headed monster named Scylla, a giant whirlpool named Charybdis, a nymph named Calypso, vengeful King Neptune, and a house full of suitors. How will brave Ulysses triumph over such odds? Find out in The Odyssey! Don’t eat the lotus fruit! Book 1 9 pages - 8 characters - 14 questions Book 2 8 pages - 11 characters - 15 questions Book 3 10 pages - 4 characters - 16 questions Book 4 16 pages - 15 characters - 16 questions Book 5 10 pages - 7 characters - 14 questions Book 6 7 pages - 4 characters - 18 questions Book 7 7 pages - 6 characters - 11 questions Book 8 13 pages - 12 characters - 15 questions Book 9 11 pages - 4 characters - 18 questions Book 10 11 pages - 7 characters - 18 questions Book 11 12 pages - 11 characters - 10 questions Book 12 9 pages - 6 characters - 13 questions Book 13 9 pages - 6 characters - 12 questions Book 14 11 pages - 2 characters - 16 questions Book 15 12 pages - 12 characters - 15 questions Book 16 10 pages - 9 characters - 16 questions Book 17 13 pages - 12 characters - 13 questions Book 18 9 pages - 10 characters - 20 questions Book 19 12 pages - 6 characters - 10 questions Book 20 9 pages - 15 characters - 15 questions Book 21 9 pages - 8 characters - 12 questions Book 22 11 pages - 12 characters - 12 questions Book 23 8 pages - 5 characters - 13 questions Book 24 11 pages - 11 characters - 12 questions Do not fear the reader’s theater format. Students love these adapted stories because they are listening to the story and they are a part of the story by playing a character within the story. Reader’s theatre inspires reluctant readers to join in the fun. The strongest and most advanced readers in your class will encourage other students to raise their hand and participate in the story. I also use reader’s theatre to add to my drama marks. I hope you, and your students enjoy reading The Odyssey and continue to do so for many years. Excelsior! Mr. Marvel: The King of Reader’s Theatre

Hello, true believers! I am the Hulk! Hulk need your super students help to read my incredible story! 21 slides/pages that cover how gamma radiation transformed Dr. Bruce Banner into the incredible Hulk. 3 bonus stories are included. Get ready for Hulk - 4 pages Follow the Leader - 4 pages The Transformation - 4 pages You can have one student read each slide or you can read them to the class. The bonus stories have a narrator and dialogue bubbles for some characters. I hope you, and your students have a fun time reading my incredible story and continue to do so for many years. Excelsior! Mr. Marvel: The King of Reader’s Theatre

Included in the Sherlock Holmes: Hound of the Baskervilles Reader’s Theatre Unit: 210 page script divided among 15 chapters Multiple Choice Quiz with 68 questions, each with 4 possible options (with answer pages) 10 long form/essay questions with answers Comprehension questions on each chapter with answers 44 Metacognitive questions 31 General Questions 12 Book Report Choice Board Activities Book Report Rubric based on 4 levels Reader’s Theatre Evaluations based on 4 levels and 5 criteria. Student Success Criteria Student Friendly Goals Teacher’s Reader’s Theatre Checklist 15 chapters Chapter 1: Mr. Sherlock Holmes 8 pages with 4 characters - 10 questions Chapter 2: The Curse of the Baskervilles 11 pages with 4 characters - 12 questions Chapter 3: The Problem 14 pages with 3 characters - 6 questions Chapter 4: Sir Henry Baskerville 16 pages with 6 characters - 5 questions Chapter 5: Three Broken Threads 15 pages with 8 characters - 4 questions Chapter 6: Baskerville Hall 11 pages with 6 characters - 5 questions Chapter 7: The Stapletons of Merripit House 17 pages with 7 characters - 8 questions Chapter 8: First Report of Dr. Watson 5 pages with 3 characters - 9 questions Chapter 9: The Light Upon the Moor (2nd Report of Dr. Watson) 18 pages with 4 characters - 6 questions Chapter 10: Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson 11 pages with 4 characters - 10 questions Chapter 11: The Man on the Tor 14 pages with 4 characters - 7 questions Chapter 12: Death on the Moor 18 pages with 3 characters - 8 questions Chapter 13: Fixing the Nets 15 pages with 6 characters - 6 questions Chapter 14: The Hound of the Baskervilles 13 pages with 5 characters - 8 questions Chapter 15: A Retrospection 9 pages with 2 characters - 9 questions Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles synopsis: Originally published in 1902, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle presents Holmes and Dr. Watson with a supernatural case set in the moors of Dartmoor, Devon. A hound that was brought upon the Baskerville family through a curse, is now targeting the next Baskerville in line: Sir Henry Baskerville. Is the hound a legend, or is it a tangible fact with fangs? Holmes will have to use all of his methods of deduction to unravel the threads of the spectral hound. Could someone be controlling the hound, or does it have a mind of its own? Find out in Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles! Listed as 128 out of 200 in the BBC’s “Big Read Poll.” In 1999, The Hound of the Baskervilles was ranked by Sherlockians as the best Sherlock Holmes novel. Do not fear the reader’s theater format Students love these adapted stories because they are listening to the story and they are a part of the story by playing a character within the story. I hope you, and your students enjoy reading Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles, and continue to do so for many years. Excelsior! Mr. Marvel: The King of Reader’s Theatre

Hi, true believers! I am Iron Man and I need your super students help to read my incredible story! 35 slides/pages that cover my humble beginnings as a prodigy inventor, how I created multiple suits, what are my favourite foods, and how I use my Iron Man suit and my mind to make the world a better place. You can have one student read each slide or you can read them to the class. I hope you, and your students have a fun time reading my incredible story and continue to do so for many years. Excelsior! Mr. Marvel: The King of Reader’s Theatre

Hi, true believers! It’s your favourite wall-crawler. I need your super students help to read my amazing story! 28 slides/pages that cover my humble beginnings as a shy teenager, how I gained my powers and how I use my powers to make the world a better place. I do mention that my Uncle Ben was killed by a burglar. It marked a significant turning point in my life. I no longer became self-consumed with my own fame and I decided to use my powers to help people instead of glorifying myself. You can have one student read each slide or you can read them to the class. I hope you, and your students have a fun time reading my amazing story and continue to do so for many years. Excelsior! Mr. Marvel: The King of Reader’s Theatre

Included in the Hua Mulan Readers’ Theatre Unit: 7 page script 8 characters 1-3 narrators Student Success Criteria page Student Friendly Goals page Teacher’s Reader’s Theatre Checklist Hua Mulan synopsis: When the Imperial Court declares that one man from each family must join the Khan’s army to fight the Tartars, Hua Mulan is distraught; her father is too old and frail to fight, and she realizes that it is up to her to save the family from disgrace. Disguised as a man, Mulan joins the Khan’s troops and with her skill and intelligence rises swiftly through the ranks. Will her companions discover her true identity? Find out in Hua Mulan! Do not fear the reader’s theater format. Students love these adapted stories because they are listening to the story and they are a part of the story by playing a character within the story. Reader’s theatre inspires reluctant readers to join in the fun. The strongest and most advanced readers in your class will encourage other students to raise their hand and participate in the story. I also use reader’s theatre to add to my drama marks. I hope you, and your students have a fun time reading Hua Mulan and continue to do so for many years. Excelsior! Mr. Marvel: The King of Reader’s Theatre

Included in the Three Strong Women Readers’ Theatre Unit: 13 page script 7 characters 1-3 narrators Student Success Criteria page Student Friendly Goals page Teacher’s Reader’s Theatre Checklist Three Strong Women synopsis: When the famous sumo wrestler, Forever Mountain, tries to prank a little girl in the forest, the consequence is that he must be trained by her, her mother, and her grandmother. Forever-Mountain insists that he is the best sumo wrestler in the capital, so what could he possibly learn from three women? To his surprise, the three women are physically stronger than him. He can’t even pin grandma! How does he expect to win the tournament if he can’t pin an elderly lady. These three strong ladies have their work cut out for them. Will they be able to train the boastful Forever-Mountain in 3 months? Find out in the Three Strong Women readers’ theatre unit! Do not fear the reader’s theater format. Students love these adapted stories because they are listening to the story and they are a part of the story by playing a character within the story. Reader’s theatre inspires reluctant readers to join in the fun. The strongest and most advanced readers in your class will encourage other students to raise their hand and participate in the story. I also use reader’s theatre to add to my drama marks. I hope you, and your students have a fun time reading Three Strong Women and continue to do so for many years. Excelsior! Mr. Marvel: The King of Reader’s Theatre

Included in the Goblin and the Tailor Readers’ Theatre Lesson: 6 page script 3 characters 1-3 narrators Student Success Criteria page Student Friendly Goals page Teacher’s Reader’s Theatre Checklist The Goblin and the Tailor synopsis: Jack the tailor has been trained by his father to be the best tailor in Scotland. One day, rich landowner Macdonald enters Jack’s shop. He asks Jack to thread a jacket for him, with one stipulation: he has to thread the jacket in the haunted graveyard on the hill. If Jack succeeds, then he will be rewarded with a bag of gold coins. Jack is trepidatious since it is rumoured that goblins and monsters prowl the graveyard at night, but the promise of a bag full of coins enhances his courage. Jack travels to the graveyard at night and begins hearing voices and sounds. Will Jack survive the night or will he run away in fright? Find out in The Goblin and the Tailor readers’ theatre script! Do not fear the reader’s theater format. Students love these adapted stories because they are listening to the story and they are a part of the story by playing a character within the story. Reader’s theatre inspires reluctant readers to join in the fun. The strongest and most advanced readers in your class will encourage other students to raise their hand and participate in the story. I also use reader’s theatre to add to my drama marks. I hope you, and your students have a spooky good time reading The Goblin and the Tailor and continue to do so for many years. Excelsior! Mr. Marvel: The King of Reader’s Theatre

Included in the Tom the Ghost Catcher Readers’ Theatre: 6 page script 1-3 narrators 4 characters Student Success Criteria page Student Friendly Goals page Teacher’s Reader’s Theatre Checklist Tom the Ghost Catcher synopsis: Tom’s father was the most famous and accomplished barber in town. Before he died, he asked Tom to take over the family hair-cutting business. Unfortunately, Tom is not very good at cutting and styling hair. The townspeople are fed up and so is Tom. He decides to leave town and pursue his life-long dream of being a farmer. He takes his father’s barber bag and sneaks out of town. Tom decides to sleep under a tree during the night. What he doesn’t know is that the tree is haunted by a ghost named Willow. Tom wakes up in a terrible frightened state when the ghost shouts “BOO!” at him. What will Tom do? Will he ever achieve his dream of being a farmer? How will he dodge the ghost? Will this be a new and unforeseen career for Tom? Find out in the Tom the Ghost Catcher Readers’ Theatre script! Do not fear the reader’s theater format. Students love these adapted stories because they are listening to the story and they are a part of the story by playing a character within the story. Reader’s theatre inspires reluctant readers to join in the fun. The strongest and most advanced readers in your class will encourage other students to raise their hand and participate in the story. I also use reader’s theatre to add to my drama marks. I hope you, and your students have a spooky good time reading Tom the Ghost Catcher and continue to do so for many years. Excelsior! Mr. Marvel: The King of Reader’s Theatre

Included in the Baba Yaga: A Russian Witch Story Readers’ Theatre Lesson: 14 page script 1-3 narrators 12 characters Student Success Criteria page Student Friendly Goals page Teacher’s Reader’s Theatre Checklist Baba Yaga: A Russian Witch Story synopsis: Lisa and her widowed father live together in the forest. One day, Lisa’s father remarries, but Lisa’s stepmother is not kind. Her sister is the Baba Yaga. A witch with iron teeth who eats children. The stepmother requests Lisa to ask Baba Yaga for some thread and a needle so that she can make her a new dress. Lisa obliges and travels to Baba Yaga’s house. Will Lisa be able to outsmart Baba Yaga, or will she be that night’s dinner? Find out in Baba Yaga: A Russian Witch Story readers’ theatre unit! Do not fear the reader’s theater format. Students love these adapted stories because they are listening to the story and they are a part of the story by playing a character within the story. Reader’s theatre inspires reluctant readers to join in the fun. The strongest and most advanced readers in your class will encourage other students to raise their hand and participate in the story. I also use reader’s theatre to add to my drama marks. I hope you, and your students have a spooky good time reading Baba Yaga: A Russian Witch Story and continue to do so for many years. Excelsior! Mr. Marvel: The King of Reader’s Theatre

Included in the Great Gatsby Readers’ Theatre Unit: 162 page script divided among** 9** chapters 85 multiple choice questions with answers Comprehension questions and multiple choice questions after each chapter with answers Drawing conclusions about characters task Matching the character to their personality task 12 choice board book report activities 45 metacognitive questions 13 critical thinking/essay questions Student Success Criteria page Student Friendly Goals page Teacher’s Reader’s Theatre Checklist The Great Gatsby synopsis: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic American novel set in the summer of 1922. It follows Nick Carraway as he gets pulled into the lavish world of his mysterious neighbor, Jay Gatsby, who hoards immense wealth to win back his former love, Nick’s married cousin, Daisy Buchanan. It’s old money versus new money that leads to secret affairs and murder. What has Nick gotten himself into? Find out in the Great Gatsby readers’ theatre unit! Chapter 1: Unquiet Darkness 16 pages - 5 characters - 10 multiple choice questions - 8 comprehension questions Chapter 2: You Can’t Live Forever 13 pages - 10 characters - 10 MC questions - 8 comprehension questions Chapter 3: Gatsby’s Little Party 16 pages - 15 characters - 10 MC questions -10 comprehension questions Chapter 4: Among Strangers 16 pages - 10 characters - 10 MC questions - 11 comprehension questions Chapter 5: A Terrible Mistake 14 pages - 4 characters - 10 MC questions - 10 comprehension questions Chapter 6: A Vulgar and Meretricious Beauty 14 pages - 9 characters - 10 MC questions - 13 comprehension questions Chapter 7: Mr. Nobody from Nowhere 33 pages - 16 characters - 10 MC questions - 12 comprehension questions Chapter 8: The Hot Struggles of the Poor 12 pages - 6 characters - 10 MC questions - 9 comprehension questions Chapter 9: A Token of Forgotten Violence 15 pages - 12 characters - 10 MC questions - 10 comprehension questions Mr. Marvel’s Musings: There is some profanity in this story D _ _ N and S.O.B. Tom Buchanan is a character with prejudice as he navigates the changing tide of old money and new money. Do not fear the reader’s theater format. Students love these adapted stories because they are listening to the story and they are a part of the story by playing a character within the story. Reader’s theatre inspires reluctant readers to join in the fun. The strongest and most advanced readers in your class will encourage other students to raise their hand and participate in the story. I also use reader’s theatre to add to my drama marks. I hope you, and your students enjoy reading The Great Gatsby and continue to do so for many years. Excelsior! Mr. Marvel: The King of Reader’s Theatre