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READER’S THEATER TERMS AND TECHNIQUES Literature in plays and performances

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READER’S THEATER TERMS AND TECHNIQUES. Literature in plays and performances. Reader’s Theater defined…. Connects oral reading, literature and drama. A form of literature that is meant to be read in front of an audience. . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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READER’S THEATER TERMS AND TECHNIQUES

Literature in plays and performances

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Reader’s Theater defined…• Connects oral reading, literature and

drama.• A form of literature that is meant to be read

in front of an audience.

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The purpose of Readers Theater to make printed words come alive through the characters.

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Students develop fluency and expression using:

•volume•pitch•stress•intonation

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DRAMA TERMS• SCRIPT: The written form of a play; usually

includes dialogue and a cast of characters.

• CAST OF CHARACTERS: A list of all the characters in the play, often in order of appearance and usually found at the beginning of the script.

• DIALOGUE: The words that characters speak aloud.