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The Magic of Mushkil Gusha, a Tale of Iran (Rt) PrimaryThe Magic of Mushkil Gusha, a Tale of Iran (Rt) Primary
Publisher
Aaron Shepherd
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Grade
3rd - 8th
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English Language Arts
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Resource Type
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Lexile Measures
660L
Primary

The Magic of Mushkil Gusha, a Tale of Iran (Rt)

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A reader's theater version of a folktale from Iran for ten players, ages 9-13. Adapted by children's book author Aaron Shepard from his short story "The Magic of Mushkil Gusha," the story explores themes of thankfulness and sharing. Performance length is eight minutes. You will find links to name pronunciation, the picture book, and extras that feature background material, writing activities, an audio sample, posters, and production hints.

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Concepts

humor, reader's theater

Additional Tags

group activities, multicultural stories, writing activities, drama, esl reading, esl role-plays, esl speaking, iranian culture, iranian heritage, iranian stories, speaking

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 1 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

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