Readers theater
Students get assigned what in readers theater?
roles
In war of the worlds, the author describes the robots as "Martian machines were “like great metal spiders,” this is an example of this device.
similie
He is the calm, serious Englishman who tries to travel around the world in 80 days.
Phileas Fogg?
Pandemonium - It’s pandemonium here, Molly. Thousands of residents have evacuated their homes and are fleeing in any vehicle that moves. What does this word mean?
chaos
The Gift of the Magi takes place around this holiday?
Christmas
Students have to memorize their lines in Reader's theater? True or false.
False
What is the symbolism of the third ingredient, "the onion"?
kindness, caring, sharing, companionship
She is the main character who sells her long hair to buy her husband a gift.
Della
Atrocity - The atrocity is overwhelming. The critically wounded and dead are an all-too-familiar sight during this siege. What does this word mean.
the horror, or awfulness
What dish is being cooked in The Third Ingredient?
a stew
This is the main thing students read from during Reader’s Theater.
script
What are the three (3) types of irony?
situational irony, verbal irony, and dramatic irony
She is the young woman that jumped of the Ferry and lands in the river.
Hetty
Homunculus - I suppose I can allow a hopelessly unevolved homunculus like you to repair the roads. What does this word mean?
a very small human, little man
What genre is The War of The Words?
Science Fiction
Stage directions are written in what manner?
Italicized and Parenthesis
What is the irony in the story, The Gift of Magi by O.Henry.
The situational irony is that Della has cut her hair, so she can not use the combs, and Jim has sold his watch so he cannot use the watch chain.
He sells his family watch to buy his wife a special gift.
Jim
Obliterated -I can’t believe I’m standing this close to a Martian tripod without being obliterated. What does this word mean.
Destroyed
What figures are Della and Jim compared to for their sacrifice?
The Magi
Reader's theater helps student with what reading skill?
fluency, pronunciation, comprehension
What are the coordinating conjunctions? FANBOYS
for, and, nor, but, or, yes, so
In Around The World in 80 Days, who is Fogg's loyal helper?
Passepartout
Devoid - The aliens came from a planet devoid of germs. What does this word mean?
to be lacking of, being without
Who is the author or The Third Ingredient and The Gift of the Magi?
O.Henry