Shark Debate!
Shark Debate!
Characters:
- Narrator
- Shelly the Shell
- Finley the Fish
- Ollie the Octopus
- Sammy the Shark
Narrator: Deep in the blue sea, some sea creatures were having a big talk.
Shelly: I don't like sharks!
Finley: Me neither! They are so scary.
Ollie: I think they look like monsters.
Narrator: Sammy the Shark swam up to them. He heard what they said.
Sammy: Why do you say those mean things?
Shelly: Because you have big teeth!
Finley: And you swim so fast right at us!
Ollie: Your eyes are scary and black.
Sammy: But I don't want to scare you. I need to eat to live. I eat small fish that are sick.
Narrator: Shelly the Shell thought about that.
Shelly: So, you help the ocean stay healthy?
Sammy: Yes! I am like a doctor of the sea.
Finley: Wow, I didn't know that.
Ollie: Maybe sharks aren't so bad.
Narrator: The sea creatures learned that day not to judge others too quickly.
Shelly: I'm sorry we called you names, Sammy.
Finley: Can we be friends?
Ollie: Yeah, friends!
Sammy: Sure! Friends!
Narrator: And so, Sammy the Shark and his new friends swam off together, happy as can be.
- Judge:
- To form an opinion about someone or something.
- Creatures:
- Animals that live in the world.
- Healthy:
- In good condition.
- monsters:
- Scary imaginary creatures that can make people feel afraid.
- ocean:
- A very large body of salt water where many sea animals live.
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About this reader's theater passage for Lower Elementary
“Shark Debate!” is a reader's theater reading passage about Sharks, written for Lower Elementary. It takes about 1 minute to read (199 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.