Many great works lend themselves to dramatization.
If the script is based on a book, students will be motivated to read that book. Reader's Theater is simpler and easier than a full-scale stage production. Costumes and stage sets are not used. This lesson will give students the opportunity to research Reader's Theater on the Internet and work cooperatively in a group to put on a Reader's Theater production. Students will select a script, interpret the roles, develop oral reading skills, perform a play for the class, and offer their personal responses to the performances of others.