The Metamorphosis: Reader's Theater Script Story Collection

• Print-and-Read Version:  A password-protected 27-page digital download of the materials to print for physical use in your classroom
• Digital Classroom Version: A digital download of the materials where each component is separated out as its own password-protected digital file. This download also includes rights for digital sharing on platforms such as Google Classroom and Canvas. 

Description:  Enter the nightmare world of Gregor Samsa as he awakens to find himself transformed into a gigantic bug. Retold through a pair of Reader’s Theater script-stories, The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka is a powerful story of alienation and despair, whose symbolic nature provides an avenue for discussing difficult topics like social isolation and mental difficulties. This 27-page download features 2 Reader’s Theater script-stories, each with their own 2-page teacher guide. The teaching materials provide ways to connect to modern works like Shrek (2001) and “The Frog Prince” fairy tale.

Features:

• 2-page teacher guide for each script, including background, story summary, anticipatory questions, teachable terms, pop culture connections, discussion questions, and recall questions
• Addresses deep topics like social isolation and mental difficulties

Connections:

• Shrek (2001):  Shrek is an outsider, alienated from the other members of his society
• “The Frog Prince” in this fairy tale, a human undergoes a transformation and must find love in spite of his appearance