1. READER’S THEATER Choral Reading 2014

2. WHAT IS READER’S THEATER?  It is a strategy that combines reading practice and performing.  It a style of theater in which the actors do or do not memorize their lines.  Actors use only vocal expressions to help the audience understand the story.  Sets, costumes, intricate blocking, and movements are very limited.

3. WHAT ARE THE AIMS OF READER’S THEATER?  to enhance students' reading skills and confidence by having them practice reading with a purpose.  to motivate reluctant readers and provide fluent readers the opportunity to explore genre and characterization.  to increase understanding and develop reading fluency with expressions through re-reading.

4. READER’S THEATER

6. A PLAY SCRIPT 1.DIALOGUES What are said by the characters in the play 2.STAGE DIRECTIONS Any information other than dialogues meant for people staging the play: Characteristics of characters, costume, acting, set, properties, etc.

7. A PLAY SCRIPT A Doll House by Henrik Ibsen Nora: I do? Helmer: You certainly do. Look me straight in the eye. Nora: (looking at him) Well? Helmer: (with sharp look) Surely my sweet tooth hasn’t been running riot in town today, has she? Nora: No. Why do you imagine that?

8. CHARACTER ANALYSIS  Introduce the title of the play and the characters involved: how many of them and who they are  For each character: describe the appearance: young/old, hair, skin, etc describe the characters: personality, emotional state, etc. provide supports/justifications from the script

9. CHARACTER ANALYSIS  The play: THE APPLE DUMPLING  Number of Characters: 8 : Old WomanYoung Lord Young WomanMother HusbandOld Man WifePuppy

10. CHARACTER ANALYSIS OLD WOMAN Description: Old, wearing a shawl, holding a basket of plums at the beginning of the story (from the stage directions pp.1-2 [read the exact part])

11. CHARACTER ANALYSIS OLD WOMAN Characters: She is craving for an apple dumpling, a fighter – does not easily give up, is determined to find a way to get some apples (from her line on p.2 “I shall have to find a way to use my plums to get some apples!” and on p.8 “If you try long enough and hard enough, you can always have an APPLE DUMPLING for supper!”

12. PERFORMANCE  Students may read the script  To help the audience, students may prepare the setting using LCD.  Students may wear costume and bring properties (but limited, the property may be imaginary too)  Students may move as long as they do not disturb the reading process (limited movements).  If one student plays more than one character: to differentiate the characters, she/he should use different costumes and/ or properties. But the most important thing is the voice must be different from one to another character.