Yay! Blake Education’s new ‘Australian Readers’ Theatre’ series has arrived from the printers! It’s been great fun working as series consultant with editor Vanessa Barker and publisher Lynn Dickinson and to have six plays included alongside those of the talented Sandie Eldridge, Catherine Bauer and Elizabeth Klein. It’s a great series (all photo-copiable) with lots of Australian humour and drama. No primary school should be without a copy!
“A Reader’s Theatre performance is a dramatic reading without the need for stage actions, or elaborate sets and costumes. It provides teachers with an opportunity to stage a play without the challenges that come with designing and building sets and creating costumes.
- the script’s plot, characters and setting
- introducing the play – main topic, characters, ideas
- vocabulary discussion and list of tricky words
- interpreting the story
- rehearsal and stage movement
- performance and staging ideas
- post-play review
Photocopiable assessment checklists for pre-performance, peer evaluation and oral performance assessments are included, as well as two worksheets for each play.”
Book Cover – Australian Readers Theatre Lower Primary
Australian Readers’ Theatre – Lower Primary
Book Cover – Australian Readers Theatre Middle Primary
Australian Readers’ Theatre – Middle Primary
Book Cover – Australian Readers Theatre Upper Primary
