A Drama Experience | Who Let the Goat Out?

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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 “Who Let the Goat Out?” drama comes complete with five 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 five Acts in total, students will have the opportunity to practice new question styles and quality while utilizing 20 reading comprehension questions, 5 SCRs, and 5 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: Who Let the Goat Out?
• 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 honesty 
• uses rhyme to exemplify the theme of honesty
• demonstrates the importance of caring for those who are different 
• highlights respectful relationships between parents and children  

The Numbers:

• 5 Acts
• 10 Scenes
• 214 Lines
• 26 Characters/Parts
• 20 Reading Comprehension Questions
• 5 Short Constructed Response Prompts
• 5 Extended Constructed Response Prompts

Targeted Grade Levels:

3-5

6-8 

Primary TEKS Addressed:

6D-I

7C, F, G

8A-D

9C

10A-D, F

12B 

The Specialized Content Vocabulary:

backdrop, curious, spirited, assorted, distributing, gathered, potbelly, gourmet, fertilizer, bothering, chaos, various, tension, urgency, desperately, locate, search, visible, reviews, routine, anxiously, announcement, news, folks, out of the woods, believe, vision, thankfully, echo, wisdom, inspires, initially, unaware, confessed, permeate, understanding, admitting, wise, beyond her years, events, unfold, resonates, inspired, wisdom passed down, indeed, especially, remember

The Specialized Academic Drama Vocabulary:

backdrop, center stage, addressing, audience, stage, interactions, knowledgeable, enlightened, inquisitive, newfound, whispering, giggles, scene, set, act, demeanor, excessively, noticing, curious, commotion, scene shifts, disturbed, distress, investigate, in unison, concerned, tense atmosphere, frantically, panicked, exchanged worried glance emphasizing, breathless, uncertainty, whereabouts, leaving audience in suspense, effort, alongside, palpable, watch anxiously, sensing distress, determination grows stringer, exhaustion takes a toll, guilt, reassuring, scouring, reunite, fate, uncertain, exchange hopeful glance, hint of frustration, suddenly, listens attentively,  serious tone, relieved, grateful, ripple, relax, sympathetic glances, addressing group sternly, hesitates, clears throat, silence falls over group, shoulders slump, acknowledges, contemplating, emphasizing, taking responsibility, slight grin, demonstrated, humbled, willingness, reflective, kneeling down, newfound, indeed, valuable lesson, nod, united, scene ends, embodying, growth, emphasizing

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