Tom the Ghost Catcher Readers' Theatre Script & Rubric

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