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Theme 6: Play Reading (Day 8)

Brief Description:Students read aloud a play with correct pronunciation and appropriate emotions.

Objectives:1. Read and understand the emotions of a play.2. Be able to use phonetic symbols in the dictionary to help with pronunciation.3. Express feelings appropriately according to the emotions of the characters.4. Work in a team.

End Task:Each group of campers reads aloud a play to the class with the appropriate emotions.

Materials:A monolingual dictionary

Procedures:Introduction: This section is for the whole class

Activities Time

(minutes)

Materials

1. Introduction (This section is for the whole class.)

1. Introduce Play Reading.Introduce Play Reading using CW1and tell campers that they will

do this task at the end of the day again.

2. Read play and interpret emotions. Ask campers to read play Listen to the Boy! on CW1

in pairs. Ask questions below and discuss answers.

How many characters are there in the play? What are their characteristics, e.g. gender, age,

interests?

Tell campers to read play again, and ask them aboutsetting and time of play.

Where does the play take place? When does it happen? How do you know?

Tell campers to read play again, and this time payattention to characters emotions. Ask campers:

What do you think are the emotions of eachperson?/ how do they feel (happy, excited, bored,

angry, annoyed, sad, etc.)

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40

CW1

CW2,CW3,

CW4,

CW5

CDListen

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How do you know? What are the clues? Play CD and identify emotions of characters. Compare

answers with earlier ones when they only read play.

3. Divide campers into four groups and go to each base.

Base 1: SoundsActivities Time

(minutes)

Materials

1. Activity 1: Sounds Get campers into groups of four and distribute CW6.

Teach how to pronounce these sounds: b, p, ch, sh, s, r/l,

v/w, br/bl, fr/fl, etc.

Let campers practice reading tongue twisters with group.

Tell each group of campers to choose one representativeto enter a competition to read aloud tongue twisters as

quickly as possible. (Use CW7)

Time each speaker and choose winner who uses the leasttime in reading the tongue twister correctly.

20

2. Activity 2: Play Reading Distribute CW2 to the group. Ask them to read and

identify characters, characteristics and emotions. Then

discuss answers.

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CW2 CW6 CW7

Base 2: Stress and Rhythm

Activities Time

(minutes)

Materials

1. Activity 1: Stress and Rhythm

Play game Stress Snap to make campers aware ofdifferent stress patterns in English.

20

2. Activity 2: Play Reading

Distribute CW3 to the group. Ask them to read andidentify characters, characteristics and emotions. Then

discuss answers.

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CW3 Stress Snap(Pronunciation

Gameby MarkHancock, CUP,

pp. 76-77)


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Base 3: Linking Sounds

Activities Time

(minutes)

Materials

1. Activity 1: Linking sounds

Play game Link Mazeto practice linking soundstogether.

20

2. Activity 2: Play Reading

Distribute CW 4 to the group. Ask them to read andidentify characters, characteristics and emotions. Then

discuss answers.

40

CW4

Link Maze(Pronunciation

Gameby

Hancock, CUP,

pp. 76-77)

Base 4: IntonationActivities Time

(minutes)

Materials

1. Activity 1: Intonation

Write this sentence on the blackboard:I love you.Readsentence aloud with different intonation (I love you, I

loveyou, I love you) and ask campers to tell differences.

Play game Intonation Direction 1 (if there is enoughtime, play Intonation Direction 2 as well.)

20

3. Activity 2: Play Reading Distribute CW 5 to the group. Ask them to read and

identify characters, characteristics and emotions. Then

discuss answers.

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CW5 IntonationDirections

(Pronunciation

Gameby

Handcock, CUP,

pp. 103-107)

Activities Time

(minutes)

Materials

Distribute CW8 and go through CW. Have each group of campers nominate a director who

will oversee performance. Then, have campers practice

reading their play using handout as guideline.

Walk around and offer help.

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Performance:

Activities Time

(minutes)

Materials

Distribute CW9 and tell campers to use this form toevaluate other groups performances. Go over checklist

with class.

Tell campers to take turns in doing play reading in frontof class. Campers who watch the play evaluate other

groups performances.

60 CW9

References:Byrne, D. 2000. Graded Reader: Five One-Act Play (Level 3).London: Penguin Language

Publishing.

Handcock, M. 1995. Pronunciation Game. Cambridge: Cambridge UniversityPress.

Preparing Readers Theater http://www.aaronshep.com/rt/Tips3.html

Clever Lucy http://www.loiswalker.com/catalog/clever.html

Moiras Birthday http://www.qesnrecit.qc.ca/schools/bchs/rtheatre/sample.htm

Water Cycle Adventure

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/rt/weather/watercycle.shtml

Tongue Twister Database http://www.geocities.com/athens/8136/tonguetwisters.html


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CW 1Play Reading

What is Play Reading?

Play reading is team storytelling through narration. Students read their parts rather than memorize and

act them out. Therefore, it is less threatening. The emphasis in play reading is on oral interpretation ofthe story through voice.

The common features of play reading are:

No full memorization. Scripts are held during reading. No full costumes No full stage sets

A Play

Listen to the Boy!

(Mr. Smith is in his grocery shop. Three women are waiting.)

Mr. Smith Yes? Whos next, please?

Miss White I think youre next, Mrs. Ball. You were here before me, werent you?

Mrs. Ball Oh, was I? Thank you.

Mrs. Smith What can I do for you, madam? Do you need any fruit?

Mrs. Ball Yes, please, Id like

(A small boy runs into the shop. He pushes in front of the three women.)

Johnny Please, Mr. Smith

Mr. Smith One minute, young man! Im talking to this lady. And these two

ladies are waiting. (He turns to Mrs. Ball again.) Yes, Madam.

What we were you saying?

Johnny But, sir!

Mrs. Ball Be quiet! I want two kilos of potatoes, Mr. Smith.

Mr. Smith Two kilos of potatoes. Of course, I have some good ones here. (He points


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to some potatoes.) Eighty pence a kilo. Are these all right?

Mrs. Ball Yes, Ill take those.

Byrne, D. 2000. Graded Reader: Five One-Act Play (Level 3).London: Penguin Language

Publishing.


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READER 3 Then she pulled off the two legs of the chicken and handed one to each

of the baron's sons.

LUCY Because you fine, strong boys walk your father's fields every day, it is

fitting for you to have the legs.

READER 1 Lucy then gave a wing to each of the baron's daughters.

LUCY You lovely girls get the wings because each of you will

someday marry and fly from your father's care.READER 3 Finally, Lucy cut off the head of the chicken.

LUCY There can be no question that this is the right part for you, sir,

because you are the head of the house. And since I am just a poor

farmer's wife, I will be happy with the leftovers.

JOHN Of course, that meant Lucy got most of the chicken!

READER 4 Wasn't she clever?

READER 3 The baron laughed and slapped his thigh.

BARON Bless my soul. You are a sly one, Lucy Carver! I have enjoyed myself

so much I want you to take this jug of nectar and this loaf of bread

along with the chicken. I hope our paths will cross again some day.

READER 1 Lucy took the food back home. That night she and her family ate until

they were full.JOHN The next day I was in town and told some other farmers what Lucy

had done.

READER 3 One of those farmers was Amos Green. Amos was a greedy man and

was always looking for a way to get the best of a deal.

READER 1 Amos saw no reason why he couldn't do what Lucy had done, so he

went home and roasted five, fat geese. Then he took them to the baron.

READER 4 Here, sir. I would like you to have these five fine geese.

BARON I thank you, farmer. If you don't mind, I would like you to divide the

geese between my family and yourself so each of us gets a fair share.

READER 3 Amos took the knife, but just as he started to make a cut, he stopped

and scratched his head.

READER 4 No, that won't work. Let's see. Maybe it would be better if I cut here.

No, that won't work, either.

READER 1 Amos thought and thought. He stood on one foot and then the

other. But he could not think of a way to divide the five geese fairly

between the seven people.

READER 4 Finally the baron grew tired of waiting.

BARON Send for Lucy. She will know what to do.

READER 4 When Lucy arrived, the baron said:

READER 5 Here is the problem. We have five geese to be divided fairly between

me, my wife, my two sons, my two daughters, and you. Can you do it?

LUCY Why certainly, sir. Here is a goose for you and your wife. Now you,

your wife, and the goose are three. And here is a goose for yourdaughters and one for your sons. Now they are threes. If I take the

two remaining geese, then I am three, also. You see, it's really very simple.

READER 3 The baron roared with laughter. When he stopped, he turned to Amos

and said:

BARON Do not come back to my house until you are as clever as Lucy. And

since I do not think that will ever be, I bid you a final farewell.

AMOS Ileft the baron's house with nothing but my hat. There was no gift of

bread and nectar for me.

READER 1 The baron was so pleased with Lucy he rewarded her with three gold

coins and promised to teach John how to be a better farmer so the

family would never go hungry again.

JOHN The baron kept his promise, and slowly but surely, I became a good


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farmer. My crops grew high, and my family grew strong. All because

of Lucy.

ALL CLEVER, CLEVER LUCY!

THE END

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CW3 Story2: Moiras Birthday

Moiras Birthday

(based upon the orginal book by Robert Munsch)

A Readers Theatre Script by Stephen Kohner

Moira's birthday is approaching and her parents allow her to invite only six children to her birthday

party. Moira has her own ideas and before you know it, Grade One, Grade Two, Grade Three, Grade

Four, Grade Five, Grade Six, and Kindergarten are all invited. "No problem!" thinks Moira.

Narrator: Ever had a fabulous birthday party? This story is about Moira who threw the biggest

party of the year!

Moira: Mom, Dad...my birthday is next week. I want to invite a few people to my party.

Mom: A few people? How many is a few?

Moira: Just grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, grade 4, grade 5, grade 6 AAAAANNDD Kindergarten.

Mom: You've got to be joking! You're crazy! No way Jos!

Narrator: So Moira did what most kids would do in her situation. She asked her Dad.

Moira: My birthday is next week. I want to invite some people to my party. Mom said I

should ask you.

Dad: A few people? How many is a few?

Moira: Just grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, grade 4, grade 5, grade 6 AAAAANNDD Kindergarten.

Dad: That's impossible! What are you thinking of? You can invite SIX kids. 1-2-3-4-5-6

and NNNNNOO Pip-Squeaks.Moira: Six kids. I understand. 1-2-3-4-5-6 and NNNNNOO Pip-Squeaks.

Dad: Go and write out your invitations.

Narrator: Moira spent the rest of the evening writing her invitations out. The next morning she

went to BCHS and handed them out. One of her best friends had not been invited.

Friend #1: Moira, can I please, pretty please, come to your birthday party? One more person

won't make a difference. PLLEEEASE!

Moira: I guess one more can't hurt but don't tell anyone else.

Friend #1: Okay. I promise not to tell anyone else and a promise is a promise.

Moira: I know I can trust you. That's what friends are for.

Narrator: By the end of the school day, Moira had invited ALL of grade 1, grade 2, grade 3,

grade 4, grade 5, grade 6 AAAAANNDD Mrs. Thibault's entire Kindergarten class.

She didn't dare tell her parents. Maybe they would be just a tiny bit upset. Her party

was the next day. (knock at the door)

Friends: SURPRISE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Moira: Welcome! Welcome to my party. Come in, come in! It's going to be so much fun!

(friends all walk in)

Father: Six friends. That's good. One, two, three, four, five, six. Six... six is the best number.

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Moira: Maybe we should wait another minute.

Narrator: Just then, something banged on the door like this:

All: Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam!

Narrator: The door burst open.

Friends: SURPRISE! We're here! Let's party!Moira: What a surprise! What are you all doing here?

Narrator: Before they could answer, they all ran in. They ran right over the father and the

mother. There were kids everywhere. Kids in the bedroom, kids in the bathroom, kids

in the kitchen, kids in the basement, and kids hanging off the roof!

Father: What's going on here? There are more than six kids here!

Mother: Who invited them all? There's more kids here than at Walt Disney World!

Mother & Father: What are all these kids going to eat?!

Mother: Don't Worry... Be Happy! I have a plan.

Narrator: And with that Moira went to the phone and dialed 296-8080.

Moira: Yes, this is an emergency situation. I need 200 all-dressed pizzas delivered to my

home. I need them delivered NOW!

Pizza Lady: 200 pizzas??? Are you nuts? That's too many!

Moira: Send us as many as you can. Or maybe you'd like us to come to your restaurant?

Pizza Lady: No! No! Stay right where you are. Don't move. It will be our pleasure to deliver them

right to your house - no charge! We'll send ten pizzas right away!

Narrator: Moira then phoned up the local baker. What's a birthday party without birthday cake?

Moira: Yes, this is Moira. I need 200 of your best birthday cakes right away!

Baker: 200 birthday cakes? Are you nuts? I can't make 200 cakes!

Moira: I have hundreds of hungry kids over at my place all screaming for cake. Do want us

to come over and help you bake them? I'm sure we could help you out!

Baker: No! No! Stay right where you are. Don't move. It will be our pleasure to deliver them

right to your house - no charge! We'll send ten cakes right away!

Narrator: Well, the next thing you know, a monstrous pizza delivery truck rolled into Moira's

driveway. It dumped a pile of pizzas on her front lawn. Then an equally gargantuan

truck drove in and dumped a pile birthday cakes.

Moira & Friends: FOOD! Time to eat!!

Narrator: The most amazing thing happened next. They gulped down all ten pizzas and at up all

ten birthday cakes in just ten seconds.

Moira & Friends: MORE FOOD!

Mother: More food? How can you eat so much? Where are we supposed to get more food

from?

Friends: We'll find you the food. We'll be right back.

Narrator: And with that, they all ran back to their homes. Moira and her parents waited one

hour, two hours and three hours.

Mother: I guess they're not planning to come back after all.


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Father: I guess they're not planning to come back after all.

Moira: Just wait and see. My friends won't let me down.

Narrator: Just then, something banged on the door like this

All: Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam!

Narrator: The door burst open.Friends: SURPRISE! We're here! Let's party again!

Moira, Mother & Father: Look at all this food! There's frog legs, goat cheese, dinosaur eggs,

chocolate covered ants, pork liver, black beans, boiled bats, muddy mangoes and

sloppy subs. This is great!

Narrator: The kids ate and ate and ate. They ate all the food in just fifteen short minutes. Then

everyone gave their presents to Moira. There were presents everywhere. Presents in

the bedroom, presents in the bathroom, presents in the kitchen, presents in the

basement, and presents hanging off the roof!

Moira: Look at all these presents. There's no way I can open and use them all. It's just too

much.

Mother: Forget about the presents. Look at all this mess. There's mess all over the house. Mess

in the bedroom, mess in the bathroom, mess in the kitchen, mess in the basement, and

mess hanging off the roof!

Father: And who is going to clean it up?

Moira: Don't worry... Be happy! I've already thought of a plan. Listen up everybody.

Whoever helps to clean up can take home a present.

Friends: Yippee! Let's clean up!

Narrator: In no time at all, the house was clean and the kids went home.

Mother: Thank goodness. I'm glad that party is finished for this year!

Father: Thank goodness. I'm glad that party is finished for this year!

Moira:Wait... I think I hear another truck.

Narrator: Just then, a huge dump truck came and piled 190 all-dressed pizzas in Moira's

backyard. Another truck rolled in and dumped 190 birthday cakes beside the pizzas.

Father: What are you going to do now? We can't possible eat all this food?

Mother: There's enough food here to feed grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, grade 4, grade 5, grade 6

AAAAANNDD Mrs. Thibault's entire Kindergarten class.

Moira: You parents always worry too much. I have a solution. Tomorrow we'll just have to

host another birthday party. We can invite grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, grade 4, grade 5,grade 6 AAAAANNDD Mrs. Thibault's entire Kindergarten class!

Narrator: And so that is how Moira ended up with the biggest birthday party in the entire world.

Try and beat that!

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CW4Story 3: Water Cycle Adventure

Water Cycle Adventure

The Sun: Our story starts in the ocean. We are watching two drops of water.

Ocean water drop 1: It's getting hot here in the ocean - I don't think I can swim any more. I'm

feeling light and airy! I think the Sun's doing it to me.

The Sun: I can't help it - I'm hot and full of energy. That's what I do, and I do it so well,

don't I?

Ocean water drop 2: Yes, you do, but I think I'm getting dizzy and there isn't even a whirlpool

here. I'm feeling so strange! I think I'll just float for a while - no more

swimming for me.

Ocean water drop 1: Uh oh! You're not floating in the water anymore, you're floating in the air -you're not a drop of water either - you're water vapor now.

Water Vapor 1: What's water vapor?

Water Vapor 2: It's water, but it's a gas. You've evaporated and turned into a gas - and so have

I. Let's fly up high!

Water Vapor 1: I feel like joining the others and forming a crowd.

Water Vapor 2: I think you mean a cloud, not a crowd. Okay, let's condense.

Water Vapor 1: What does that mean?

Water Vapor 2: Condensing means that we'll change back into a liquid (water, of course).

Then we'll be part of a cloud.

Cloud: Okay, now we're a beautiful, fluffy cloud. Let's fly over the land and watch

the goats. Take a look at those beautiful mountains! But now I'm feeling

heavy and cold. I think I'm going to snow!

Snowflake 1: Hey, what's got six arms and there's nothing exactly like it in the whole world?

Snowflake 2: Me - I'm so special. You, too, of course. We're both snowflakes. Hey, where

are you going now?

Snowflake 1: I can't stop falling - you're falling too. But where are we going?

Snowflake 2: Down.

Snowflake 1: Thanks - I knew that. It looks like we're taking a trip to the mountains. I hope

you know how to ski.

Snowflake 2: Well, it looks like we're stuck on a glacier - I wonder why they're called

rivers of ice.

Glacier Ice 1: I'm getting crushed here. Now I'm ice - this is NOT my favorite part of the

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Glacier Ice 2: We're only moving at about one foot a year. This is going to be soooooo

boring - it's a long way to the bottom.

Glacier Ice 1: You'd better get used to it, we're stuck on this glacier for a while.

The Sun: A long, long, long time later, two very bored drops of water emerge from the

bottom of the glacier. I haven't been much help to them lately.Stream water 1: Wow, I've finally melted!

Stream water 2: Me too - I'm free at last. What a change, we were practically standing still,

and now we're shooting the rapids.

Stream water 1: Watch out for that rock! And that waterfall!

Stream water 2: Ouch! I've had enough of this. Can we go home now?

Stream water 1: We don't have a home. At least we're out of the mountains. The water's

getting deeper. What's going on here?

River water 1: You can slow down now - we're in a river. And we're getting warmer.

River water 2: I like this. Not too fast and not too slow.

River water 1: Let's go down this side stream - it looks clear and clean.

Reservoir water 1: Okay. We're in a reservoir now - we'll be flowing through huge pipes soon -

I've been here before.

Reservoir water 2: Here they are. It's dark and spooky in these pipes. How do we get out of here?

Reservoir water 1: Just go with the flow.

Tapwater 1: There's a light at the end of the tap - we're in a sink. Eew - that kid is

brushing her teeth!

Tapwater 2: I hope she doesn't drink us - it's really weird when that happens.

Tapwater 2: Whew, that was a close call. Looks like we're whirlpooling down the drain.

Hold your nose!

Water in drain pipe: More dark pipes - but these pipes are really smelly. We must be in the sewer

under the city. Boy do I need to take a bath.

Sewage processing plant: I heard that. I'm a sewage processing plant. You've come to the rightplace. I'm so amazing that I can even give bath water a bath! Now

you're all filtered and clean - just take that pipe to the sea.

Ocean water drop 1: We're finally back in the ocean. You know, I've done this trip a million times,

and every time it's different.

Ocean water drop 2: I was well water in Washington once.

Ocean water drop 1: I was in a typhoon in Thailand twice.

Ocean water drop 2: I was rain in Rwanda.

Ocean water drop 1: I was snow in Siberia.


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Ocean water drop 2: We've all been snow in Siberia. But I was in a puddle in Pakistan.

Ocean water drop 1: I was in a lake in Louisiana.

Ocean water drop 2: I was in a swamp in Switzerland.

Ocean water drop 1: There are no swamps in Switzerland. But a long, long time ago, I was sleetthat fell on the snout of a T. rex.

Ocean water drop 2: Showoff. I rained on a plain in Spain, and I seeped through the soil and went

into a cave, and was groundwater for 500 years.

Ocean water drop 1: Boooorrrrrring.

Sun: Hi there! It's me again. Did you miss me? I know you did.

Ocean water drop 1: I feel so hot and dizzy!

Ocean water drop 2: Oh no, it's starting all over again!

Ocean water drop 1: I wonder where we'll go this time?

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CW5--Story 4: Snow White and The Dreadful Dwarfs

Snow White and The Dreadful Dwarfs

SCENE 1


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Narrator: Oh, here we go again. Seven hundred and ninety times weve done this thing.

Once upon a time in a far away land, a lovely queen stood by her window

sewing.

(The Queen enters, sewing)

As she worked, she pricked her finger.Good Queen: Ouch!

Narrator: Three drops of blood fell on the Kings snow-white shorts.

Good Queen: How happy I would be if I had a little girl with lips as red as blood,

skin as white as snow, and hair as black as ebony!

Narrator: said the Queen as she sewed. When the spring came, her wish was

granted. A little daughter was born to the King and Queen.

(The King enters with a baby wrapped in a rug)

Narrator: As the Queen looked at the baby she whispered

Good Queen: Little Snow White.

Narrator: And then she died.

(The Queen collapses on the stage. The King scratches his head and

calls on the two guards).

King: Oy!

(The two guards enter and drag the Queen off. The King follows

shaking his head)

Narrator: You see, unknown to Queen, her wicked sister had coated all of her sewing

needles in poison so that SHE could marry the King and become his queen.

(The Wicked Queen enters)

Wicked Queen:Ah-hah! At long last I will be queen, and the whole kingdom will

be mine.

(She walks over to the Magic Mirror and drops 20 cents in the PAY HERE slot)

W. Queen: Mirror, Mirror on the wall,

Who is the wickedest, most treacherous of us all?

Narrator: You see, the Wicked Queen had this strange desire to be Public Enemy

Number One, and she would let nothing get in her way.

W. Queen: Well, come on, whats keeping you? I paid my 20 cents

Mirror: (yawning)Do you know what time it is? Its three in the morning

W. Queen: I know, I know.

Mirror: Youll never get away with it, you know that killing off the Good Queen.

W. Queen: You just mind your own business and answer my question.

Mirror: Anything to get some sleep. What was it again?

W. Queen: Who is the wickedest?

Mirror: You asked me that yesterday.


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W. Queen: (picks up hammer)Just answer the question or Ill fracture you.

Mirror: You are, Queeny. Can I get some sleep now?

W. Queen: Youll get more than that if youre not careful.

Mirror: Goodnight!

(The Wicked Queen exits)

SCENE 2

Narrator: As the years passed, it so happened that Snow White did not follow in the

footsteps of her good mother but, under the bad influence of the Wicked

Queen, grew to be more and more like her mean aunty every day.

(Snow White enters with two others carrying a footy)

Snow White: What do you mean you dont want to play with me anymore?

Mick: You play too rough.

Snow White: What are ya?

Bob: Micks right. You only got that goal because you were kicking in danger.

Snow White: All right, so his head got in the way. Next time hell know to keep it out of the

way. Now give us me footy.

Mick: But its mine.

Snow White: Give it to me or Ill stomp on you.

Narrator: Charming child, dont you agree? Just then the King entered to see

what all the noise was about.

(King enters)

King: Children, children, whats all this noise about?

Mick: Snow White kicked me in the head.

Snow White: Big mouth! And dont call me Snow White. I hate that name.

Bob: (teasing) Snow White, Snow White, Snow White.

Snow White: You want a fat lip?

King: Thats enough! Break it up!

Mick: Heres your money back, Your Majesty. We wouldnt play with her for all the

money in the Kingdom.

(They exit)

King: Now, darling, youre just going to have to learn to control your temper a little

more. Youre a big girl now and, besides, its your birthday today.

Snow White: Did you buy me the present I asked for?

King: Dear Snow White, a 500cc motor bike costs a lot of money and, besides,

youre only twelve years old. Youll just have to wait.

Snow White: Gee, youre a meanie.

King: Now, dear, if you promise to be a good girl well get you one for Christmas.


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Snow White: Promise?

King: Only if youre a good girl.

Snow White: Well, from now on youll see a new me. I promise.

(Servants enter with birthday cake)

Snow White: Oh, is that for me?James: The cake you ordered Your Majesty.

King: (exiting) Excellent! Put it in the parlour! And dont forget your promise, Snow

White.

Snow White: No more fights, drinking and playing rotten tricks on the servants. (To Chef)

Did you do that for me?

Chef: Yes, Your Majesty. Just for you. Do you like it?

Snow White: Its bulk. But, wait a minute! Theres something crawling on it.

James: Where?

Chef: I cant see a thing.

Snow White: Are you blind or something? There.

Chef: (looks closely at the cake)Where?

Snow White: There. (She pushes his face into the cake and runs off laughing)

Narrator: As the years passed, Snow White grew more and more horrid, and her

despicable nature made everyone hate her, especially the Wicked Queen. HER

chief fear was that Snow White might grow to be the meanest in the land and

strip her of her title as Public Enemy Number One.

CW6 Tongue Twister

Instructions: Practice reading these tongue twisters.

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1. Betty Botter bought some butter but, said she, the butter's bitter.

If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter.

But a bit of better butter will make my bitter batter better.

So she bought some better butter, better than the bitter butter,

Put it in her bitter batter, made her bitter batter better.

So 'twas better Betty Botter bought some better butter.

2.Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.

If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,

Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

Th

The three trees

I thought a thought.

But the thought I thought wasn't the thought

I thought I thought.

Thank the other three brothers of their father's mother's brother's side.

S/sh/ch

s/sh

Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven silly sheep.

The seven silly sheep Silly Sally shooed shilly-shallied south.

These sheep shouldn't sleep in a shack; sheep should sleep in a shed.

I saw Susie sitting in a shoe shine shop.

Where she sits she shines, and where she shines she sits.

She sells sea shells on the sea shore;

The shells that she sells are sea shells I'm sure.

So if she sells sea shells on the sea shore,

I'm sure that the shells are sea shore shells.

Ch

If two witches were watching two watches, which witch would watch which watch?

Which wristwatches are Swiss wristwatches?Sh/ch

I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I won't wish the

wish you wish to wish.

Which witch wished which wicked wish?

While we were walking, we were watching window washers wash Washington's windows with warm

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Friendly Frank flips fine flapjacks.

Freshly fried fresh flesh.

Freshly-fried flying fish.

Fat frogs flying past fast.

Gr

The great Greek grape growers grow great Greek grapes.

Three gray geese in the green grass grazing.

Gray were the geese and green was the grass.

Sl / sn / sw / sm

Six slippery snails, slid slowly seaward.

Suddenly swerving, seven small swans

Swam silently southward,

Seeing six swift sailboats

Sailing sedately seaward.

Swan swam over the sea.

Swim, swan, swim!

Swan swam back again.

Well swum swan!

CW7--Tongue twisters for competition

Instructions: Read these tongue twisters aloud as fast as you can and time it. The winner is the one

who reads the most accurately and the fastest.


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In preparing your performance, follow the instructions below:

Prepare an introduction into your reading. Highlight your copy of the script. Mark only the words you will speak. Underline the words that tell about anything youll need to act out. Read through your part silently. If there are words youre not sure of, look them up in a

dictionary. If there are words you must remember to stress, circle them. If there are places

youll need to pause, mark them with a couple of slashes, //. (For instance, you may have to

pause so the audience will know theres a change of scene or time in the story.)

Read through your part out loud. If youre a character, think about how that character wouldsound. Should you try a funny voice? How would the character feel about whats happening

in the story? Can you speak as if you were feeling that?

Get up and read through the script again, trying out faces and actions. Would your characterstand or move a special way? Can you do that?

Rehearsing

Here are pointers your readers should remember both in rehearsal and performance.

Hold your script at a steady height, but make sure it doesnt hide your face. If theres anyonein the audience you cant see, your script is too high.

While you speak, try to look up often, not just at your script. When you do look at it, movejust your eyes and keep your head up.

Talk slowly. Speak each syllable clearly. Talk loudly! You have to be heard by the little old deaf lady in the back row. Talk with feeling. Stand and sit straight. Keep your hands and feet still, if theyre doing nothing useful! If youre moving around, face the audience as much as you can. When rehearsing, always

think about where the audience will be.

Characters, remember to beyour character even when youre not speaking. Narrators, make sure you give the characters enough time for their actions.

Performing

Before an actual performance, discuss with your readers the what-ifs.

If the audience laughs, stop speaking until they can hear you again. If someone talks in the audience, dont pay attention. If someone walks into the room, dont look. If you make a mistake, pretend it was right. If you drop something, try to leave it at least till the audience is looking somewhere else. If a reader forgets to read, see if you can read their part instead, or make something up, or

maybe just skip over it. But dontwhisper to the reader!


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Finally, a couple of reminders for the director: Have fun, and tell your readers what theyre

doing well!

http://www.aaronshep.com/rt/Tips3.html


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CW9--Evaluation Checklist

Readers Theatre Evaluation

Piece Performed: _________________________________________________________

Author: _________________________________________________________

Readers: _________________________________________________________

Great Good Could be

improved

1. Introduction into the

reading

2. Stress and intonation

3. Movement on stage

4. Performance (body

language & simple props)

5. Effectiveness (audience

engagement)

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