Station 4 (Reader's Theater)

Teacher Preparation: Check out from a public library or buy Reader's Theatre for American History by Anthony D. Fredericks. Make 6 copies of pages 113-117. Staple and highlight the play for each child.

Student Directions: You are going to do a reader's theater about the Great Depression called A Bowl of Soup, a Piece of Bread. Pick up a script from the table and flip through the play to note all of your lines (they are highlighted). Read through the play together as a group.

Now, talk about these questions while filling out your graphic organizer as a group:

• What was an interesting fact that you learned from reading this play?
• What was the President doing to help the people?
• What solutions did the people have to make their lives better?
• Why were their lives hard?

Read more great reader's theaters in Reader's Theatre for American History by Anthony D. Fredricks.