Characteristics of an Effective Readers Theater Reader Reads with expression, proper emphasis, and clear enunciation, using his/her voice effectively to convey meaning. Projects to the audience. Is familiar with the part and is able to read it with fluency. Paces himself/herself effectively.

Which best describes a drama written in an experimental style? The setting and characters are presented in unusual ways.

Hossack portrayed similarly in both Midnight Assassin and the article “Indicted Her for Murder”? He is portrayed as a manipulative man with a great many enemies. He is portrayed as an unsuccessful man with very few admirers. He is portrayed as a man who is dedicated to his family.

Answer: The similarity between the accounts presented in the primary source article “indicted her for murder” and the secondary source “midnight assassin” is that Both suggest that Mrs. Hossack may have had a possible motive for killing her husband.

“Trifles” is a one-act play by Susan Glaspell. First performed by the Provincetown Players at the Wharf Theatre in Provincetown, Massachusetts, on 1916. In the excerpt from Midnight Assasin she excluded details on how the Hossack children handled the trial.

Readers’ Theater provides students with the opportunity for repeated readings which help in word recognition. Students build a strong sight word base which helps their oral reading fluency rate increase. This makes reading less laborious, make reading a more enjoyable experience.

Readers Theater is a dramatic presentation of a written work in a script form. Readers read from a “script” and reading parts are divided among the readers. No memorization, costumes, blocking, or special lighting is needed. Scripts are held by the readers. Lines are not memorized.

Readers theater is a style of theater in which the actors present dramatic readings of narrative material without costumes, props, scenery, or special lighting. Actors use only vocal expression to help the audience understand the story.

Four scripts (chronological order, compare and contrast, problem/solution, and cause/effect) explain text structures.

Reader’s Theater in 5 Easy Steps

1. Choose a script. Choose a prepared script, or have kids choose a book from which to develop a reader’s theater script.
2. Adapt the script. If adapting, kids identify speaking parts (including narrators) and break down the story into dialogue.
3. Assign parts.
4. Highlight parts and rehearse.
5. Perform.

Why use shared reading? It provides struggling readers with necessary support. Allows students to enjoy materials that they may not be able to read on their own. Ensures that all students feel successful by providing support to the entire group.