Readers theatre

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Theatre Arts Education (2001)

Grade 2

• Goal 2: The learner will act by interacting in improvisations and assuming roles.
  • Objective 2.02: Demonstrate various characters, ideas and emotions through gestures, movement and voice.
  • Objective 2.03: Assume the role of a variety of real and non-real characters.
  • Objective 2.04: Utilize improvisation skills to make verbal and nonverbal character choices in the dramatic process.
  • Objective 2.05: Experiment with vocal expression and character traits to portray real and non-real characters.
  • Objective 2.06: Enact the sequence of events.

Grade 3

• Goal 2: The learner will act by interacting in improvisations and assuming roles.
  • Objective 2.02: Utilize vocal expression to explore thoughts and feelings of real and non-real characters.
  • Objective 2.03: Participate in dramatic activities that deal with problems and emotions.
  • Objective 2.04: Create characters and events to utilize in the dramatic process.
  • Objective 2.05: Dramatize stories through guided dramatic expression from a story.

Grade 4

• Goal 2: The learner will act by interacting in improvisations and assuming roles.
  • Objective 2.02: Utilize vocal expression to explore thoughts and feelings of real and non-real characters.
  • Objective 2.03: Participate in dramatic activities that deal with conflict and emotions.
  • Objective 2.04: Create characters and events to use in the dramatic process.
  • Objective 2.05: Create dramatizations based on texts.

Grade 5

• Goal 2: The learner will act by interacting in improvisations and assuming roles.
  • Objective 2.02: Use vocal expression to demonstrate the thoughts and feelings of real and non-real characters.
  • Objective 2.03: Participate in dramatic activities that deal with conflict and emotions.
  • Objective 2.04: Create characters and events to use in the dramatic process.

English Language Arts (2004)

Grade 2

• Goal 2: The learner will develop and apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
  • Objective 2.01: Read and comprehend both narrative and expository text appropriate for grade two by:
    • determining purpose (reader's and author's).
    • making predictions.
    • asking questions.
    • locating information for specific reasons/purposes.
    • recognizing and applying text structure.
    • comprehending and evaluating author's decisions and word choice.
    • determining fact and opinion.
    • recognizing and comprehending figurative language.
    • making inferences and drawing conclusions.
  • Objective 2.02: Use text for a variety of functions, including literary, informational, and practical.
• Goal 4: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts.
  • Objective 4.03: Read aloud with fluency and expression any text appropriate for early independent readers.

Grade 3

• Goal 2: The learner will apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
  • Objective 2.02: Interact with the text before, during, and after reading, listening, or viewing by:
    • setting a purpose.
    • previewing the text.
    • making predictions.
    • asking questions.
    • locating information for specific purposes.
    • making connections.
    • using story structure and text organization to comprehend.
  • Objective 2.03: Read a variety of texts, including:
    • fiction (short stories, novels, fantasies, fairy tales, fables).
    • nonfiction (biographies, letters, articles, procedures and instructions, charts, maps).
    • poetry (proverbs, riddles, limericks, simple poems).
    • drama (skits, plays).
• Goal 4: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts.
  • Objective 4.01: Read aloud grade-appropriate text with fluency, comprehension, and expression.

Grade 4

• Goal 1: The learner will apply enabling strategies and skills to read and write.
  • Objective 1.06: Read independently daily from self-selected materials (consistent with the student's independent reading level) to:
    • increase fluency.
    • build background knowledge.
    • expand vocabulary.
• Goal 2: The learner will apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
  • Objective 2.03: Read a variety of texts, including:
    • fiction (legends, novels, folklore, science fiction).
    • nonfiction (autobiographies, informational books, diaries, journals).
    • poetry (concrete, haiku).
    • drama (skits, plays).
• Goal 4: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts.
  • Objective 4.01: Read aloud grade-appropriate text with fluency, comprehension, and expression demonstrating an awareness of volume and pace.

Grade 5

• Goal 1: The learner will apply enabling strategies and skills to read and write.
  • Objective 1.05: Read independently daily from self-selected materials (consistent with the student's independent reading level) to:
    • increase fluency.
    • build background knowledge.
    • expand and refine vocabulary.
• Goal 2: The learner will apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
  • Objective 2.03: Read a variety of texts, such as:
    • fiction (tall tales, myths).
    • nonfiction (books of true experience, newspaper and magazine articles, schedules).
    • poetry (narrative, lyric, and cinquains).
    • drama (plays and skits).
• Goal 4: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts.
  • Objective 4.01: Read aloud grade-appropriate text with fluency, comprehension, expression, and personal style demonstrating an awareness of volume, pace, audience, and purpose.