A Drama Experience | Leaving Tracks

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Experience academic vocabulary for dramas through real-life drama enactments with dialogue. Enjoy this popular children’s book turned drama in your own classroom!  The “Leaving Tracks” drama comes complete with four Acts and multiple Scenes. Within each Scene, your students will enjoy multiple numbered lines with enough characters to utilize 22-25 students with varying roles (different roles contain different amounts of reading to accommodate for differentiated reading levels within a classroom). 

This drama comes complete with Narrator lines/dialogue and all the correct bolding and punctuation found within STAAR 2.0 dramas. Take the mystery out of understanding drama setups as students grow confident with stage directions, set descriptions, and character development. 

In addition to the drama/play, each Act is accompanied with a set of four reading comprehension questions (addressing the 4 Dimensions), an SCR (short constructed response) prompt, and an ECR (extended constructed response) prompt. With four Acts in total, students will have the opportunity to practice new question styles and quality while utilizing 16 reading comprehension questions, 4 SCRs, and 4 ECRs throughout the entirety of the drama.  

The Various Uses for this Drama:

• independent practice reading dramas
• small group popcorn reads
• whole group class play
• full-blown schoolwide play complete with costumes  

The Highlights:

• supports drama academic vocabulary 
• accompanies the book: Leaving Tracks
• STAAR 2.0 question styles and quality for reading comprehension 
• STAAR 2.0 prompt styles and quality for SCRs and ECRs
• teaches valuable life lesson of communicating and overcoming anxiety.
• uses repition to exemplify the theme of overcoming fear.
• demonstrates the importance of changing your perspective.
• highlights respectful relationships between parents and children.

The Numbers:

• 3 Acts
• 6 Scenes
• 120 Lines
• 23 Characters/Parts
• 12 Reading Comprehension Questions
• 3 Short Constructed Response Prompts
• 3 Extended Constructed Response Prompts

Targeted Grade Levels:

Primary TEKS Addressed:

6D-I

7C, F, G

8A-D

9C

10A-D, F

12B 

The Specialized Content Vocabulary:

lively, prancing, tracks, playful, fun, whirlwind of excitement, delicious, variety, utterly delicious, savor, delightful, character trait, explore, curiosity, reaction, magical, introduce, unique, crucial, treasure, dive deeper, understanding, wonderful

The Specialized Academic Drama Vocabulary:

characters, narrator, act, scene, setting, audience, setting the scene, enter, exit, transitions, guides, chasing, laughing, licking her lips, atmosphere, reaction, action, concept, key point, story, author

Delivery Options:

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