BORN STORYTELLERS

By Ann N. Black. With this collection of Readers Theatre scripts, students assume the roles of authors of classic literature, characters from the books, and storytellers. Through the dialogue, the audience will have a glimpse into the life of the author and reactions and thoughts of the characters. The storytellers assume a contemporary voice to react to the subject matter and clarify the times, while excerpted and paraphrased passages from the books provide the flavor of the featured works. The ten authors are Louisa May Alcott, Daniel Defoe, Charles Dickens, Rudyard Kipling, Edgar Allan Poe, William Shakespeare, Mary Shelley, Robert Louis Stevenson, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Jules Verne. Grades 6–12. Index. Teacher Ideas Press. 125 pages. ©2005.

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