• The Monkey's Paw Reader's Theater Script (Short ~15min) - ["Famous Short Story","Grades 6-8","Grades 9-12","Short Horror"]
  • The Monkey's Paw Reader's Theater Script (Short ~15min) - ["Famous Short Story","Grades 6-8","Grades 9-12","Short Horror"]
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The Monkey's Paw Reader's Theater Script for Grades 6-10 | Short Horror Activity

The Monkey's Paw Reader's Theater Script for Grades 6-10 | Short Horror Activity

$1.50 USD
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Classroom Use at a Glance

A no-prep Reader’s Theater script for Grades 6–10 designed for fluency practice, performance reading, small groups, discussion, and quick classroom review.

Resource Type RT Script
Best For Grades 6 to 8, Grades 9 to 12
Subjects Literature
Classroom Uses Fluency Practice, Small Groups, Performance Reading, Discussion, Review view all
  • Fluency Practice
  • Small Groups
  • Performance Reading
  • Discussion
  • Review
Included Reader’s Theater Script, Teacher Guide, Student Worksheet, Answer Key, Quiz, Google Forms Quiz, Discussion Questions, Writing Prompt view all
  • Reader’s Theater Script
  • Teacher Guide
  • Student Worksheet
  • Answer Key
  • Quiz
  • Google Forms Quiz
  • Discussion Questions
  • Writing Prompt
Format PDF, DOCX, Google Docs, Google Forms, Printable, Editable view all
  • PDF
  • DOCX
  • Google Docs
  • Google Forms
  • Printable
  • Editable
Prep Level No Prep
Time Required One Class Period
Differentiation Mixed Reading Levels, Vocabulary Support, Small-Group Support view all
  • Mixed Reading Levels
  • Vocabulary Support
  • Small-Group Support

Teach The Monkey’s Paw with a short reader's theater script that works well for grades 6-10, Halloween units, and quick whole-class or station-based discussion.

This compact horror activity keeps the story’s suspense, fate-vs-free-will themes, and plot twists in focus while making the text easier to fit into limited class time.

  • Student Script (7 Characters, 900 words, 7 pages in editable DOCX)
  • 10 Comprehension Questions and 10 Vocabulary Words to study
  • Student Reader's Theater Tips
  • Teacher Reader's Theater Tips & Notes

General Tips for Using this Resource:

  1. Print one, double-sided script for each student
  2. For digital classrooms, upload the MSWORD DOC version and convert to Google docs
  3. Character roles can be adjusted based on class size; characters can be combined or split as needed

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