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How to Teach the Odyssey Creatively with Script-Stories, Art Analysis, and Classroom Games

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How to Teach the Odyssey Creatively with Script-Stories, Art Analysis, and Classroom Games

The language of the Odyssey is sometimes difficult for teenage readers to understand, and when students struggle with comprehension, they miss out on the poem’s deeper meanings. That's why we suggest using Reader's Theater script-stories in conjunction with the original poem. Here's how!

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Too Cool for School? Why Script-Stories Are Perfect for High-Schoolers

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Too Cool for School? Why Script-Stories Are Perfect for High-Schoolers

Reader’s theater script-stories have the unique ability to defeat disengagement with high-school students. Maybe you are high-school teacher looking for a new way to connect with your students. Maybe you are looking for a way to make your content fresh. I encourage you to give script-stories a try. You may find that students who seem “too cool for school” are anything but.

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Improving Reading Comprehension with Reader's Theater Script-Stories

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Improving Reading Comprehension with Reader's Theater Script-Stories

Want improve your students' engagement and reading comprehension? Script-stories are the answer!

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Jeopardy Superchamp Uses Our Materials, Too!

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Jeopardy Superchamp Uses Our Materials, Too!

James Holzhauer, the reigning champion of Jeopardy!, cited some of my textbooks as one place where he gathered some knowledge for his record-setting streak on the popular gameshow.

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How to Use Script-Stories in the Classroom

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How to Use Script-Stories in the Classroom

This post will focus more on how to use script-stories in your classroom!Implementing a new style of learning (even for a single lesson) may seem daunting at first; however, script-stories are not difficult to use. In fact, they streamline the oral reading that most teachers do already. Many teachers read aloud to their students, and many also call on their students to read aloud. Script-stories simply streamline that process by dividing the story into parts. This breaks up the work for the teacher while engaging the students on a deeper level.

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