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Synopses For Stories Included in This Kit
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Questionella and the
Perfect Prince:
A Fairy Tale of Multiple Choices
Written
by: Gregory Brown and Kim Brown
Illustrated by: Liliane Grenier
Long ago, in the enchanted kingdom of Think-a-lot, lived a young girl named Questionella. Her loving stepmother dreamed her stepdaughter might one day have a chance for a better life, and she knew that going to college was the way towards fulfilling those hopes. As fate would have it, King Tassel decides to throw a ball so he can select one lucky lass to study with his son at the Royal University! Questionella is elated about this opportunity for a scholarship … until she discovers she will have to pass a test to have a chance! Still, with the help of her bookworm friend, Lil’ Confidence, a wacky unemployed Tooth Fairy, and a Town Crier who really cries, Questionella makes it to the palace. Will our heroine learn how to choose the correct multiple choice answer when ALL of the four choices say “choose me?” Can Questionella really pick the perfect prince in her final multiple choice challenge? Readers will not only have fun answering these questions … they will also learn definitive test-taking strategies as this fairy tale unfolds.
Story
Length: 6,280 Words
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Content for
Grades 4-12
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Character Roles Written at Reading Stages 2-5
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Students (and their teachers) will learn proven ways to ease test anxiety while tackling that ever present dark cloud … the multiple choice test. The whole class will get caught up in a “hip hoppity” original Multiple Choice Rap, written and recorded especially for this Playbook® script. Warning … test-taking might actually become fun!
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Surfing
at Sunrise
An
Original Playbook® Story
Written
by: Eric Namisniak
Illustrated
by: Matthew
Leigh Dalton
Edited
for Multi-Level Readability by: Jan
Abbott, 5th Grade Teacher
Tensions
are high in the beach-city of San Pedro. Surfers are practicing
for the upcoming surf competition where the best surfers could
possibly receive sponsorships. This story is about one particular
surfer named Cody. He and his best friend, Kristie, have been
practicing for quite some time in hopes of winning the competition.
Derek and Chad, a couple of bullies, are the only two people standing
in their way. Because of the rivalry and bad feelings that exist
between these two pairs, they can't even stand to be at the same
beach together. Cody desperately wants to win the competition.
Then Cody's uncle, Kana, teaches him the family surfing motto.
It certainly gives Cody a new outlook on surfing, but will it
help him win the competition? This story contains fun surfing
lingo and slang, which appear in bold throughout the story, as well as
a glossary at the end defining these cool words.
Story
Length: 4,178 Words
60
bound pages (fully illustrated-paperback size)
Download Pages to Print: 29
Download File Size: 1,219 kb
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Content for
Grades 6-9
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Character Roles Written at Reading Stages 4
- 6
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Same
old, same old .. a wicked witch who wants revenge, a beautiful girl
with long, blonde braids imprisoned in a tower, and a handsome prince
who climbs up to rescue her. Right? Wrong!!! In this modern adaptation,
you'll find out how computers and a spunky hairdresser can thwart
true love's path.
Story
Length: 4,862 Words
54
bound pages (fully illustrated-paperback size)
Download Pages to Print: 30
Download File Size: 1,164 kb
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Grades 6-12
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Romeo and Juliet
A
play by William Shakespeare
adapted
to Playbook® Format
Adapted by: Dianna Cleveland
Illustrated by: Liliane Grenier
This Playbook® adaptation presents authentic Shakespearean text in current spelling and punctuation, while at the same time provides a modern, engaging, and relatable reading and literary experience for students. As the famous play occurs in the late 1500's, modern-day Romano and Julia interact with the events through a little magical transportation. They then become helpful guides to understanding the story as they watch it unfold.
This becomes possible when Julia, a Shakespeare enthusiast, discovers an old abandoned theater in the park. As she pretends to be a fair maiden, spinning around inside a ray of sunshine glowing down on the stage like a spotlight, she is magically transported to the late 1500’s. There, she realizes that no one can see her and she is watching the legendary play take place before her eyes. Although it seems impossible and quite unlikely that a play would come to life, the characters and events seem very real. So, she decides to enjoy it as the best Shakespearean performance she's ever seen.
Back at school, she befriends a new student, Romano, who has never read a Shakespeare play, but has to choose a favorite for an essay he must write for class. Julia decides to take him with her into the sunshine spotlight to experience Shakespeare first hand. As Romano consistently misinterprets character dialogue (providing some comedy to this tragedy), Julia enlightens him all along the way to bring understanding to the characters, romance, and Shakespeare’s puns and metaphors. Nine readers embark on this magical journey of reading and acting out "Romeo & Juliet" while two modern characters/readers bring relevance and meaning to it.
Story
Length: 14,917 Words
Roles at Stage 6 (Z, 44+)
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I'm
Not With Them
An
Original Playbook® Story
Written
by: Sharon Brinkerhoff
I llustrated by: Dina
Skeels
Life
had never been easy for Carlos. His father died early, falling
victim to the alcoholism that plagued his life. His mother and
her five children were left in poverty. Carlos looked up to his
brother, Diego, and wanted to fit in with his crowd, but he found
himself in situations where the peer pressure was too great. Fortunately,
Carlos had a gift, a rare and special talent that always helped
him deal with difficult times. He was an artist, and through his
abstract painting, he not only found a release for his emotions,
but had already started to gain the respect and admiration of
the art world. Would Carlos give in to the urge to follow the
crowd, or would his artistic drive be strong enough to help him
say, "I'm not with them." This story deals with teenage drinking including some graphic detail.
Story
Length: 11,328 Words
74
bound pages (fully illustrated-paperback size)
Download Pages to Print: 35
Download File Size: 724kb
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Content for
Grades 7-12
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All Roles at Stage 6
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