Crash: A Novel-Inspired Reader's Theater CCSS Aligned
Erin Beers from Mrs Beers Language Arts Classroom
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Grade Levels
4th - 7th
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSRL.4.1
CCSSRL.4.4
CCSSRL.4.7
CCSSRL.5.1
CCSSRL.5.4
Formats Included
- PDF
Pages
15 pages
Erin Beers from Mrs Beers Language Arts Classroom
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What educators are saying
Students loved acting out scenes and getting into the heads of the characters! We had a lot of fun with this one.
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Crash by Jerry Spinelli is my favorite novel to share with 6th graders. It is funny, the characters are witty, the setting and plot are relateable, and the ending is unpredictable-all characteristics of the ideal text to share with this tricky-to-please level of students. Your students will be soPrice $8.00Original Price $14.00Save $6.00
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Crash Reader's Theater!
If you have read the novel Crash by Jerry Spinelli, this middle grades reader's theater is a must have. Inspired by the novel, this reader's theater script focuses on the first 8 chapters of the novel when Crash Coogan and Penn Webb meet.
This CCSS focused, 8-character script is perfect for dividing a class in half and allowing students the chance to perform. They will love having the chance to showcase acting talents while practicing their fluency and reading comprehension. Your students will be working overtime finding text-text connections.
This 15-page packet includes a novel/script compare and contrast printable as well as 3-reader response questions that focus on the script. It is the perfect tool to enhance your novel study.
Estimated Lexile Measure is 540.
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For NOVEL UNIT BUNDLES:
-Crash Novel Unit Resources BUNDLE
-Jerry Spinelli Novel Unit Bundle for Middle School
-CCSS Novel Unit BUNDLE for Grades 4-8
-CCSS Novel Unit BUNDLE for Grades 3-5
-Cam Jansen CCSS Book Bundle for Middle Grade Intervention
For End of Novel Projects...
-End of Novel Projects for ANY NOVEL
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I would love your feedback on this product. Also, feel free to FOLLOW me so that you have the chance to find out about any new novel units, reader's theaters, or other language arts materials for the middle grades I create as soon as they are posted.
If you have read the novel Crash by Jerry Spinelli, this middle grades reader's theater is a must have. Inspired by the novel, this reader's theater script focuses on the first 8 chapters of the novel when Crash Coogan and Penn Webb meet.
This CCSS focused, 8-character script is perfect for dividing a class in half and allowing students the chance to perform. They will love having the chance to showcase acting talents while practicing their fluency and reading comprehension. Your students will be working overtime finding text-text connections.
This 15-page packet includes a novel/script compare and contrast printable as well as 3-reader response questions that focus on the script. It is the perfect tool to enhance your novel study.
Estimated Lexile Measure is 540.
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For NOVEL UNIT BUNDLES:
-Crash Novel Unit Resources BUNDLE
-Jerry Spinelli Novel Unit Bundle for Middle School
-CCSS Novel Unit BUNDLE for Grades 4-8
-CCSS Novel Unit BUNDLE for Grades 3-5
-Cam Jansen CCSS Book Bundle for Middle Grade Intervention
For End of Novel Projects...
-End of Novel Projects for ANY NOVEL
*********************************************************************
I would love your feedback on this product. Also, feel free to FOLLOW me so that you have the chance to find out about any new novel units, reader's theaters, or other language arts materials for the middle grades I create as soon as they are posted.
Total Pages
15 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
1 Week
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSRL.4.1
Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
CCSSRL.4.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that allude to significant characters found in mythology (e.g., Herculean).
CCSSRL.4.7
Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text.
CCSSRL.5.1
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
CCSSRL.5.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.
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