指導教授 : 陳純音 教授審核老師 : 葉友維 老師 主講者 : 蘇麗如 Sue 蘇立瑋 Vicky 鍾昌益 Clark

Integrating Reader’s Theater into English Teaching

感謝 : 陳錦田校長 王淑玲、葉友維 、劉亭君張桂珍、李佳玫 老師

Play with your voice!

•Reader’s Theater

•Re-create Texts

•Read Together

RT stands for ……(Q&A)

Introduction• Everyone needs to talk - to hear and

to play with language, to exercise the mind and emotions and tongue together.

Lois Walker (2006)

• Reader’s theater is a minimal theater in support of literature and reading.

Aaron Shepard (1996)

Drama• Complicated• Memorize the

script• Background and

costumes• Music• Time consuming

Why RT?

RT• Simple (radio

drama)• Read aloud the

script• Emphasize

intonation• Audience

imagination• Simple sound

effects• Time saving

• An easy way to achieve

• A fun project for participants and audience

• A creative way of sharing aloud

• A great chance to feel confident in speaking English on stage

Classical RT

Why RT?

RT Mind Map

Warm Up

Scripts

Voice Practice

Supporting

Activities

Role Assignme

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RehearsalPerforman

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• Let’s stretch out!• Let’s get dramatic!• Let’s read with

emotion!

Warm up

(1) Let’s stretch out!

• I'm waking up.• I'm rubbing my eyes.• I'm yawning.• I'm stretching.• I'm getting out of bed.• I'm washing my face.• I'm brushing my

teeth.• I'm combing my hair.• I'm getting dressed.

• I'm walking to the kitchen.

• I'm eating breakfast.• I'm putting on my

backpack.• I'm kissing my

mother "good-bye."• I'm opening the door.• I'm walking to

school.

TPR Sequencing – present continuous

(2) Let’s get dramatic!

• He/she woke up.• He/she rubbed his/her

eyes.• He/she yawned.• He/she stretched.• He/she got out of bed.• He/she washed his/her

face.• He/she brushed his/her

teeth.• He/she combed his/her

hair.• He/she got dressed.

• He/she walked to the kitchen.

• He/she ate breakfast.• He/she put on his/her

backpack.• He/she kissed his/her

mother "good-bye."• He/she opened the

door.• He/she walked to

school.

TPR Sequencing – past tense

(3) Let’s Read with Emotion!• DialoguesA:I love sports.B: Really?A: Yes, I love baseball, basketball

and soccer.B:Really, why?A:I love to run, jump, hit and kick.B: Whew, I’m getting tired watching

you. I have to go now.A: Hey; where are you going?B: I’m going to play my sport.A: What’s that?B:My sport is fishing!

Target Verbs•run•jump•hit•Kick

Target nouns (sports)•baseball•basketball•soccer•fishing

Scripts• Selecting Scripts

• Analyzing Stories

• Revising Scripts

• Analyzing Revised Scripts

• Stories by Level

• Online RT scripts

What You Need for a Good Script

Some interesting characters A settingA large number of dialoguesA goal Some dramatic plots

What table can we eat?

(1) Selecting Scripts

High quality (education inspiration)Interesting, lively dialoguesAppropriate

(age, grade, readability levels, and i+1)

David forgot his homework.My dog ate my hamburger

(2) Analyzing Stories

Stories

Characters

Setting

Goal

Goal Achieved

(3) Revising Scripts

• Not hungry• be

handsome or beautiful

• To be ……

• Keep eating• Picking• Work out or do a

facial

• Farm• Space• Kitchen

• Caterpillar• Fruits• Moon

Characters

Setting

GoalGoal Achieved

(4) Analyzing Revised Scripts

Characters•Personality•Voice•Facial

Expression Setting• Background• Location• Time

Goal Achieved• How Goal

•What•Why

Revised Script

For Middle Graders• Caterpillar: Oh, boy! I’m so hungry. I want to eat something….

• Chorus: What do you want to eat?

• Caterpillar: Look! Here’s an apple!! Let me try that!

• Apple: No, no! I’m not the right food for you!! Don’t eat me!!!

• Chorus: The apple is right! Eat something else.

For High Graders• Caterpillar: Oh, dear! I’m starving!! Let me • find something to eat!!!

• Chorus: Mmm…What do you want to eat?

• Caterpillar: Let me see…Ah~~here’s an apple!! Let me take a bite!!!

• Apple: Are you out of your mind? Caterpillars don’t eat apples! Go eat something else!!

• Chorus: The apple is right. You should eat something else, not the apple.

Learning to Read (1~2 年級 ) http://store.pchome.com.tw/powerbook/S299206.htm

Reading to Learn (3~4 年級 ) http://store.pchome.com.tw/powerbook/S299209.htm

Reading to Think (5~6 年級 ) http://store.pchome.com.tw/powerbook/S299211.htm

Ellen took my watch.David forgot his homework.My dog ate my hamburger

(3) Stories by Level

(4) Online RT scripts

Play and Scriptshttp://www.teachingheart.net/readerstheater.htmhttp://www.storiestogrowby.com/script.htmlhttp://www.scriptsforschools.com/

最終目標：培養編創劇本的能力…….

• Pronunciation: Vowels / Consonants /

Liaison

• Intonation: Feelings / Emotions / Stress Phrase pause

Voice Practice

(1) Pronunciation: • Vowels• Consonants• Liaison• Paper – Pepper

Are Your Long Vowels Clear Enough?

• ea / ee / e-e The jeep on the beach is cheap. Please sit in this seat. Look at these sheep. We’re going to leave.

• Ship and Sheep

Are Your Long Vowels Clear Enough?

• ai /ay /a-e Wait for the lady on the train. Who ate the cake? I hate to be late. Don’t play in the rain. Let’s watch the baseball

game.

http://www.englishlearning.com/videos/

Are Your Long Vowels Clear Enough?

• ie / i-e / igh / ind What time do you arrive? (*tom) I’m fine, thank you. (*fun) Do you find it? (*fond)• short/shirt

Watch out! The consonants are there!

• Stand up.• Something wrong?• Wait for the train in the rain.• Kick the ball.• Don’t fall.• He is sick.• I’m, what time…• MAYDAY! SINKING!

Liaison (1)• Open the red door.

• I’ll meet you there.

• Would you come?

• Do you want to share a taxi?

• Put it on.

• I think he is the one.

• I don’t know how to do it.

• Don’t you see it?

Liaison (2)

(2) Intonation:

• Feelings• Emotions• Stress• Phrase pause

Feelings

Mom is not home today.

Emotions

• Why are you late?

• Because of the sign.

Sentence StressI asked you to buy me a bunch of red roses.I asked you to buy me a bunch of red roses.I asked you to buy me a bunch of red roses.I asked you to buy me a bunch of red roses.I asked you to buy me a bunch of red roses.

Phrase pause

You read to me, I’ll read to you!

Supporting Activities

Booklets / Art CraftsSongs and ChantsReading Activities

(1) Booklets

My five senses (mini books)Bark George ( bag books)There was an old lady (shape books) The very hungry caterpillar (hole books) Online resources (printable) Scripts folders (packet)

The Miller, His Son, and Their DonkeyOh, miller and son, (x2)They have a donkey, but they can’t ride.Oh, miller and son, (x2)They have a donkey, but they can’t sell.Too many comments to make decision. (x2)Oh, miller and son, (x2)Listen to heart, just be yourself!You can’t please people, just be yourself!

(2) Songs & Chants

Barefoot booksSuper simple songsDays of the week人的潛能無限，鼓勵老師發揮創意，自編歌曲韻文

(2) Songs & Chants

• Picture matching

• Listen and correct

• I read, you draw

• Vocabulary checklist

(3) Reading Activities

Role Assignment

Casting• Narrators tell the story.• Characters are in the

story. (silent characters)

Students take turns playing roles.

Teachers assign the roles to students

Children are aware of their roles.

Let students find their own roles in the dialogue segment, and mark up.

Casting

The Miller, The Girl, and The Donkey

Characters• Narrator 1 (N1), Narrator2 (N2)• The man (M), The girl (G), The donkey• Farmer, Farmer’s Wife• Old Man, Old Man’s Wife• Woman1, Woman2• Blacksmith, Blacksmith’s Wife

Scripted by Paul Harding. Based on the traditional story by Aesop.

 N1: One sunny day a man decided to go to the market in the town. He went to the stable and got his donkey.  N2: The man’s daughter looked outside and saw her father about to set off for the village, so she hurried outside. G: Dad! Dad! Where are you going? Can I come too? M: I'm just going to the market. You can come if you want. Get your hat. It’s a hot day. G: Father, will we ride the donkey today?

M: No dear, we won’t ride him today for it is a hot day, and he will have a heavy load to carry home from the market. 

The Man, The Girl, and the Donkey

N1: The man, the girl, and the donkey headed slowly down the dirt road that led to the town. After a short while, they met a group of farmers. All: My, oh my! What do I see? A crazy situation right in front of me! Farmer: You fools! Don't you know that donkeys are for riding? You must be afraid to rub the fur of its body. Farmer’s Wife: How ridiculous! You own a donkey, but you don’t use it! That makes you the ass! M: What are you scoundrels scoffing at? My dear, get up onto the Donkey.Donkey: EEee-aww! Why didn’t that farmer keep his mouth shut! All: Awwww…

Rehearsal and Performance

• Rehearsal• Performance

Rehearse entrance, exit and stage movements.Adjust vocal projection.Arrange positions on stage. Practice makes perfect.

Rehearsal

• Scripts must be used.

• Clothing• Position on the stage

Performance

Performing Perform in the classPerform for the evaluationPerform for a special eventPerform for a competitionPerform for fun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOgEB-V6vv4私立育才國小

• Begin with easy scripts.• Appropriate language level• Everyone has a role• Small group• Enough time for rehearsing • Evaluation/feedback

Tips for RT

• Have a positive attitude towards group activities

• Be free from anxiety to read aloud• Support students all the time• Give comments in a polite manner• Respect and respond to students’ opinions• Enjoy RT

Tips for Teachers

Every student has

A role to act A topic to say A chance to

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