Teatro del Lector: Campamento de Verano de Aventuras Extraordinarias

This is a fun camp for students who are new to acting and like to read!
Students will learn how to use expression and characterization to perform Reader's Theater versions of classic tales of adventure.
Reader's Theater has the added benefit of increasing both reading fluency and comprehension. No memorization is required. 

Class Outline:
Each class will begin with vocal warmups.

Day 1 - Introduction to the process of Reader's Theater. Students are assigned roles and perform The Adventures of Pinocchio by C. Collodi (Pseudonym of Carlo Lorenzini) script.

Day 2 - Discuss narration, expression, and characterization with The Book of Dragons by E. Nesbit script. Students are assigned roles and perform.

Day 3 - Practice characterization with the script from Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll. Students are assigned roles and perform.

Day 4 - Review what students have learned about narration, expression, and characterization. Students are assigned roles and perform the Six Giants and a Griffin, and Other Stories by Sarah Elizabeth Birdsall Otis script.

Parents will receive overall feedback about their child's work after the last class.