Quick Sub Plans: 12-Minute Greek Myth Scripts for Emergency Days

Stuck at home with zero planning time? Hand your substitute a no-fail packet featuring two short plays from the Greek Mythology Readers Theater collection. Each script runs about 12 minutes—just right for a single class period.

Printable Packet Contents

• Pandora’s Curious Box — 8 roles, 120 lines, built-in vocabulary sidebar
• Icarus’s Big Mistake — 7 roles, 110 lines, reflection questions
• Pacing guide with minute-by-minute checkpoints
• Exit-ticket sheet (theme + lesson learned)

Minute-by-Minute Pacing Guide (45-Minute Period)

1. 0-5 min — Distribute scripts & assign parts randomly (name sticks work great).
2. 5-17 min — Read Pandora’s Curious Box straight through.
3. 17-25 min — Quick vocabulary check & group prediction: “What might be in the box?”
4. 25-37 min — Perform Icarus’s Big Mistake.
5. 37-42 min — Discuss hubris and consequences (use three guiding questions).
6. 42-45 min — Exit ticket & collect scripts.

Sub-Friendly Implementation Tips

• Highlight narrator parts for reluctant readers; dialogue roles for confident readers.
• Provide a pronunciation cheat sheet (Daedalus = DEH-duh-luhs).
• Encourage choral reading for tricky myth names to boost fluency.

👉 Want more myth-based scripts? Browse the full Greek Mythology Readers Theater collection for additional one-act plays, vocabulary lists, and comprehension questions.