Just in time for African-American History Month and the start of Spring Training, and now newly revised with historical photos and comprehension questions embedded in the script. Take advantage of natural student interest in baseball with this historically-important play about Jackie Robinson. Kids say this is one of their favorites to enact, and a full class set is just $3! This script recounts the events surrounding Jackie's breaking of the color barrier in a unique way. Six pages, parts for from 7 to 13 actors, and suitable for reader's theater or stage performance. Fully reproducible: the original purchaser is licensed to reproduce one classroom set per year. For more black history, consider downloading Box Brown's Freedom Crate, We Shall Overcome, or In the Jailhouse with Dr. King. Go to www.MackLewis.com for more information. Thanks!



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Mack Lewis is a National Board Certified teacher, a frequent contributor to Scholastic's Storyworks and Scope magazines, and the author of three books on education through Scholastic Teaching Resources. His book, Super Sentences and Perfect Paragraphs, is available through numerous online bookstores, as is his latest book, Read-Aloud Plays: Classic Short Stories. When not teaching the intermediate grades in southern Oregon, which he's done since 1993, Mack snowboards, backpacks, and pesters kids. Contact him at lewis@jeffnet.org or visit his website at www.MackLewis.com.
