Earlier this year the students worked in small groups to write their own reader's theater scripts. Readers Theater is when students practice reading from a script in a small group. This helps them to practice fluency, which is reading smoothly and clearly. The students wrote their own scripts, revised, and edited. The topic was bullying and we produced a puppet show and acted it out. Read the scripts below.
Group
C Reader’s Theater Script
Written
by: Mya, Issa, Stephanie, Aden and Pedro
Characters:
Mya, Jay, Ms. Parissi, Jackson, Ash, Narrator
Narrator:
There’s a kid named Mya, who’s bullying a kid named Jay. The setting is at the
playground during school.
Kids
playing
Jay:
Jakson help! The bully is coming up to me!
Mya:
Give me your lunch money!
Jay:
Why can’t you ask your mom?
Ash:
Why can’t you get your own money?
Mya:
What did you say punk?
Jakson:
I’m going to tell the teacher
Jackson
walks away.
Narrator:
Jackson is afraid of the bully.
Jay:
What
you want from me you crazy bully?
Mya:
What did you say?
The
teacher walks by and sees them.
Ms.
Parissi: What is going on?
Jay:
She always wants my lunch money?
Jakson:
Mya is bullying Jay.
Ms.
Parissi: I’m going to call your mom, missy!
Mya:
Let’s call your mom!
Jakson:
Call her mom because she is always bullying Jay.
Jay:
You need to get a taste of your own medicine.
Narrator:
Ms. Parissi called her mom and she came in to get her. Mya got suspended for
bullying Jay.
Group
D Reader’s Theater Script
Written
by: Monica, Brianna, John, Christopher
Characters:
Narrator, Monica, Rosa, Nicki, Chris, Johnny Cage
Narrator:Rosa
was playing hopscotch.
Nicki
and Chris walk to Rosa.
Niki:
Give
me your lunch money!
Chris:
Yeah!
Nickipushes
Rosa.
Rosa:
Ow!
Rosa
calls Johnny Cage over and Johnny comes to Rosa
Johnny
Cage: What happened?
Rosa:
Niki
pushed me.
Johnny
Cage: Do you want me to push her back?
Rosa:
Yes
Johnny
helps Rosa up and they walk towards Nicki and Chris.
Johnny:
Why did you push her?
Nicki:
I’m a bully, duh!
Johnny
pushes Nicki. Rosa pushes Chris.
Narrator:
Chris
runs away crying, leaving Nicki by herself.
Rosa:
I
don’t like you bullying me so now you get bullied back!
Nicki:So?
Narrator:
Rosa
and Johnny get closer.
Nicki:
I surrender. I’m sorry.
Rosa
and Johnny: It’s okay.
Group
E Reader’sTheater Script
Written
by James, Jurnee, Joseph, Jahavian, and Jordan
Characters:
Narrator, Jaymo, Shelly, Mr. Vito, Jordanay
Narrator:After
lunch, the kids came out to play. Jordanay and Jaymo are playing tag.
Shelly
comes down the stairs. Then Shelly comes to playground. and pushes Jaymo.
Jordanay:
Stop!
Jordanay
runs to the school and tells Mr. Vito
Jordanay:
Shelly
was pushing me and Jaymo.
Mr.
Vito: Go get Shelly, Jaymo.
Jaymo
goes back to the playground and brings Shelly.
Mr.
Vito: Jordanay and Jaymo leave, Shelly, stay. Why did you
push them Shelly?
Shelly:
It’s because they have bothered me since first, third, and fourth grade.
Jordanay
and Jaymo: She’s lying!
Shelly:
Get outta here Jaymo, nobody is talking to you!
Mr.
Vito: Be quiet Shelly, let them finish.
Shelly
pushes Mr. Vito
Mr.
Vito: You Shelly, just got triple detention and I’m
calling your mom.
Narrator:
And
Shelly gets punished by Mr. Vito. Jordanay and Jaymo never get bullied again.
The End.
Group
A Reader’s Theater Script
Written
by: Derick, George, Elijah, Demetri, Darrien, Crisnely, and Jerrel
Characters: Kevin, Jay Jay, Mr. Thompson(teacher),
Mr. Jason(principal), Michael, Ashley, Jake
Narrator:
Derick
and Michael are at the playground. Jake
is watching them. Derick runs up to George and teases him.
Derick:You
are ugly.
Michael:
Stop
bullying him.
Derick:
Mind
your business.
Derick
pushes Jay Jay on the ground and Michael helps Jay Jay up. Derick pushes
Michael.
Jay
Jay: Don’t push him.
Jake
watches the bully pushing and Jay Jay. Jake sneaks inside the school and gets
the teacher.
Jake:
Come
outside! Hurry! Hurry! They are fighting outside.
Mr.
Thompson: Why did you sneak inside the school?
Jake:
Hurry!
Come outside!
The
teacher and Jake go outside and Jake go outside.
Teacher:
Stop
fighting!
Derick:
No!
I am not stopping the fighting!
Teacher
gets the principal.
Mr.
Jason: I’m going to call your mothers and let your mothers
deal with you.
Ashley:
That’s
why I don’t fight.
Group
B Reader’s Theater Script
Written
by: Ivan, Siaka, Samantha, Tyrone, Adam
Characters:
Adam, Sam, TJ, Jake, RJ
Jake and TJ play
basketball. Adam and RJ come to playground.
Adam:
Give
me the stinking ball!
Adam
pushes Jake and TJ
TJ:
Stop
bullying my friend or I’ll tell the teacher!
RJ
pushes TJ. TJ runs to Ms. Sam
Ms.
Sam: What is it this time?
TJ:
Adam
and RJ are bullying my friend.
Teacher
grabs Adam and RJ and takes them to the office.
Ms.
Sam: Keep playing, TJ and Jake. I will call your moms, RJ
and Adam!
Adam:
I’m
sorry.
RJ:
I’m
not going to say sorry.
Ms.
Sam: You are sorry or I will call your mom
RJ:
I
don’t care!
Ms.
Sam: I’m going to call your mom.
Calls
and no one answers.
(Ring,
ring, ring)
Ms.
Sam: RJ you have detention for one week. Adam you can
play. But don’t bully kids. Got it?
Adam:
Got
it.
Narrator:
Adam
learned his lesson RJ didn’t learn his lesson. That is why he has detention for
one week.
