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America is a country that is filled with many immigrants. Traveling to a new country takes great courage and is not easy. Compare and contrast immigration today with immigration long ago and explore some of the many reasons people desire to become American citizens in this fascinating digital book. Featuring dynamic primary sources, this high-interest nonfiction ebook translated in Spanish includes colorful images; text features such as a table of...
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Rifka's parents are actors in the Yiddish Theater in New York, but one day Rifka finds herself center stage in a special role! A slice of immigrant life on New York's Second Avenue, this is a unique book about a vanished time and a place – the Yiddish theater in the early 20th century―made real through the telling of the true life story of the 96-year-old author as a little girl.
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Teach students about the harsh experiences and struggles that families faced during the Great Depression. While acting out this script, students will learn the importance of hard work and sacrifice. The roles in this script are written at different reading levels. This feature allows teachers to easily implement differentiation and English language learner strategies and assign specific roles to students in a way that accommodates individual reading...
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Act out the story of Pete Seeger, a left-wing folk singer during the Cold War who was tried for being a Communist. Pete pleads the Fifth Amendment when he does not want to answer the court's questions. Although this saves him from serving a long jail sentence, he is still blacklisted, resulting in many hardships for his career and his entire family. The six roles in this script are written at different reading levels, supporting differentiation and...
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Act out the story of two families who immigrate to America in hopes of having a better life! This title teaches children about the hardships of the journey that immigrants endured and the payoff of American citizenship. The roles in this script are written at varying reading levels, allowing teachers to use differentiation strategies to assign specific roles to students who are at different reading levels. This feature allows all students to engage...
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Act out the story of two women, Alice and Lucy, from the National American Women's Suffrage Association (NAWSA). The group is trying to get women the right to vote, but they are moving too slowly! Alice and Lucy resort to their own methods including instigating radical demonstrations. While their efforts cause them trouble, children will learn how women did eventually obtain the right to vote. This script includes roles written at various reading...
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Act out the story of a family of immigrants who are eager to come to America. They travel from their homeland and arrive in America, mesmerized by the Statue of Liberty. The statue becomes their symbol of hope for the future. Learn about the history of this iconic statue and Ellis Island in this patriotic, historical script! The roles in this script are written at varying reading levels, allowing teachers to use differentiation strategies detailed...
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Con este guión en español, los estudiantes representarán la historia de Florence Owens, una trabajadora migrante y madre viuda de siete hijos durante la Gran Depresión. Una fotografía publicada de Florence la molestó, pero se reúne con el fotógrafo para discutir sus sentimientos y descubre lo importante que fue su imagen para ayudar a los trabajadores migrantes durante ese tiempo. Este guión nivelado permite a los maestros asignar roles fácilmente...
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Con este guión en español, los estudiantes representarán la historia de Florence Owens, una trabajadora migrante y madre viuda de siete hijos durante la Gran Depresión. Una fotografía publicada de Florence la molestó, pero se reúne con el fotógrafo para discutir sus sentimientos y descubre lo importante que fue su imagen para ayudar a los trabajadores migrantes durante ese tiempo. Este guión nivelado permite a los maestros asignar roles fácilmente...
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With this Spanish script, students will act out the story of Florence Owens, a migrant worker and widowed mother of seven during the Great Depression. A published photograph of Florence upset her, but she meets with the photographer to discuss her feelings and learns how important her image was in helping migrant workers during that time. This leveled script allows teachers to easily assign roles based on students' reading levels, encouraging everyone...
13) La Gran Depresión: La historia de una madre migrante (The Great Depression: A Migrant Mother's Story
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With this Spanish script, students will act out the story of Florence Owens, a migrant worker and widowed mother of seven during the Great Depression. A published photograph of Florence upset her, but she meets with the photographer to discuss her feelings and learns how important her image was in helping migrant workers during that time. This leveled script allows teachers to easily assign roles based on students' reading levels, encouraging everyone...
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Act out the story of Florence Owens, a migrant worker and widowed mother of seven during the Great Depression. A published photograph of Florence upset her, but she meets with the photographer to discuss her feelings and learns how important her image was in helping migrant workers during that time. The six roles in this script match different reading levels, enabling teachers to use differentiation and English language learner strategies in their...
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Learn all about the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), the Freedom Riders, and the steps that brave African Americans took to help the Civil Rights Movement in this digital Spanish-translated Reader's Theater script. Spanish-speaking students can engage in the story by acting out this leveled script, which includes six roles that are written at varying reading levels, supporting differentiation and language learning strategies. Teachers can implement...
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Teach students about the harsh experiences and struggles that families faced during the Great Depression. With this script, students will act out the story of a girl named Lillian whose father loses his job, causing the family to move from New York to Oklahoma. Readers will learn the importance of hard work, sacrifice, and a hopeful attitude. This Reader's Theater script features roles written to match multiple reading levels. Teachers can assign...
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Act out the story of two young girls, Roberta and Pauline, who work at a linen mill in North Carolina in 1919! The girls must work to help support their family, so they cannot go to school. At the mill, they are treated unfairly, working in harsh, unsafe conditions. In this script, two workers from the National Child Labor Committee (NCLC) hear the girls' story and decide to work to improve child labor laws and to make school compulsory for children....
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The events surrounding the attack on Pearl Harbor did not look the same to everyone involved. Step back in time and into the shoes of a U.S. Soldier at Pearl Harbor, a Japanese military commander, and a Hawaiian worker near the military base as readers act out the scenes that took place in the midst of this historic event. Written with simplified, considerate text to help struggling readers, books in this series are made to build confidence as readers...
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Act out the story of Dr. John McCrae, a Canadian doctor who enlisted during WWI and wrote the famous poem, "In Flanders Fields," contemplating "the war to end all wars." This script features roles written to match different reading levels, supporting differentiation and English language learner strategies. By utilizing differentiation strategies, teachers can assign specific roles to their readers based on everyone's current reading level. This feature...
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Emma and Hannah are working on a school project about World War II and decide to interview their grandfathers to learn more about it. Act out this story as the girls learn about D-Day and how the Battle of Normandy turned the tide for the Allied forces during the war. The girls also learn that many German soldiers were unaware of Hitler's "Final Solution" and the concentration camps at the time. This script includes six roles, each of which match...
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