The Tell-Tale Heart (Creative Short Stories)

Read-Along Radio Dramas use both visual and auditory sensory modes to develop the full range<br>of language arts skills including an intuitive sense for the sound patterns of the English language<br>and a reading rate appropriate to the material being read. The kits were designed for use with<br>language arts students in 6th grade through adult levels. Students follow along on word-for-word<br>scripts as they listen to the recorded audio drama with full casts and sound effects. The high<br>interest audio production promotes enthusiastic responses from students. When used as whole-<br>class read-along, the kits solve the age-old problem of some students not reading the assignment.<br>Read-Along Radio Dramas may be used with all language arts areas and ability levels (English,<br>reading, drama, ESL, special education, etc.) to improve reading, writing, listening and<br>visualization skills.<br><br>Each kit includes:<br>A cassette recording, a word-for-word script with duplication rights, seven or more student<br>activity sheets, discussion/writing questions, answer keys, a literary terms study packet, specific<br>teaching suggestions for the story title, strategies for teaching read-along in the secondary<br>classroom, an annotated script of the original story (when major changes are made in the<br>adaptation), and a sample lesson plan.<br><br>Common classroom uses:<br>Whole-class literature study.<br>Learning Stations -- Individual (home school for instance) or small group activities.<br>Models for writing and producing classroom plays.<br>Emergency Lesson Plans -- When teacher is absent, students are engaged in appropriate activities.<br> <br> <p>The murder of an old man is revealed after the murderer keeps hearing the continued beating of his victim's heart.</p>