More Readers Theatre for Middle School Boys - Adventures with Mythical Creatures

More Readers Theatre for Middle School Boys: Adventures with Mythical Creatures will put imaginations to work to foster creativity and build reading skills.

Stimulate the literary and artistic imaginations of middle school students, especially boys, by introducing them to some of the fantastic creatures that appear in myths from around the world. In these adventure stories, boys will encounter tricksters and monsters. At the same time, they will begin to realize the subtle connections-the metaphors-the creatures represent.

Designed for use in the classroom, the scripts feature kid-friendly dialogue in their presentations of mythical creatures. Students will read and listen to stories of the amazing beings that came from the imaginations of early peoples. The results of this stimulation will surely appear in artistic illustrations by the students, in better creative writing, and, certainly also, in the further reading of myths.

Grades 6-8.

About the author

Ann N. Black, graduated from Northwestern University, where she received a B.S. from the School of Communication, then worked as an actress, writer, and producer of children's radio dramas. After acquiring a Texas Secondary Teaching Certificate in Language Arts, she taught English to 7th, 8th, and 9th grade students and developed Readers Theatre projects for them. Her experiences from directing, teaching, and writing led her to a M.A. in English and Oral Interpretation from the University of North Texas, then to an assistant professorship of literature and creative writing at Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

Product details

• Authors: Ann Black, Black Ann N.
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.05.2009
• EAN: 9781591587576
• ISBN: 978-1-59158-757-6
• No. of pages: 168
• Weight: 680 g
• Series: Readers Theatre
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; English, Teaching of a specific subject, Educational: English language: readers & reading schemes, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Language Arts / General, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / General, Children's and Young Adult Programs: Readers' Theater