Suzanne I. Barchers, Michael Ruscoe

Against All Odds (eBook, PDF)

Readers Theatre for Grades 3-8

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book of readers theatre scripts for low-achieving middle grade readers is meant to inspire. Written at readability levels of grades 2 and 3, students who struggle with reading will enjoy learning about the lives of people both current (Bob Woodruff) and historical (Franklin Roosevelt) who are inspirational because of their perseverance and ability to overcome adversity in their daily lives. By reading, performing, and discussing these plays about people who possess the important character trait of perseverance, students will not only practice their oral reading skills, thus building the important skill of fluency, they will also build their own models for good character. Grades 3-8. Readability Levels: Grades 2-3.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313363986
• Artikelnr.: 37843646

Autorenporträt

Suzanne I. Barchers, EdD, is the author of two college textbooks, over 20 readers theatre and teacher resource books, and more than 100 educational books for children. She is past president of the Association of Educational Publishers and serves on the PBS Kids Next Generation Advisory Board. Barchers has served as a public school teacher, affiliate faculty for the University of Colorado-Denver, acquisitions editor for Teacher Ideas Press, editor and chief of Leapfrog, and managing editor at Weekly Reader. Barchers writes and consults from her home.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Kurt Angle
Wrestler Lance Armstrong
Cyclist Oksana Baiul
Figure Skater Halle Berry
Actress Andrea Bocelli
Tenor Diana Golden Brosnihan
Skier Tedy Bruschi
Football Player Tom Cruise
Actor Vin Diesel
Actor and Writer Jean Driscoll
Marathon Athlete David Ecstein
Baseball Player Michael J. Fox
Actor Zina Garrison
Tennis Player Tracey Gold
Actress Bethany Hamilton
Surfer Carolyn McCarthy
Congresswoman Tim McGraw
Country Singer Willie O'Ree
Hockey Player Freddie Prinze Jr.
Actor Christopher Reeve
Actor and Spokesman Franklin Delano Roosevelt
President of the United States Erik Weihenmayer
Mountain Climber Bob Woodruff
News Correspondent Special Guests: Jewel
Jay Leno
Nancy Cartwright
Bob Dole They All Beat the Odds: Chris Burke
Patty Duke
Michelle Akers
and Stephen Hawking Answers to Cross Out Puzzles