Introduce students to Edgar Allen Poe, Charles Dickens, Washington Irving, and other well-known authors with this collection of plays based on their classic short stories. These engaging plays will expand students' literary knowledge, while "rehearsing" the parts will encourage the repeated readings they need to build their fluency and comprehension skills. Also includes discussion prompts and easy activities designed to help students identify and understand plot, setting, character, and theme. Each play includes a vocabulary list Plays have been student-tested and teacher-approved Develops intonation, phrasing, pacing, expression, and other key aspects of fluency Rehearsing the plays gives students a meaningful reason for repeated reading