Black History Month Skit and Readers Theater Play with Script 4th and 5th Grade

Are you looking for an exciting Black History Month skit or readers theater play that connects with students using pop culture, has a variety of roles for all students, and teaches history in an engaging way? Then this script is it!

This short play explores the efforts of an eleven year old to learn about Black youth throughout history who have made an impact on American culture. Through guidance from a parent and the use of technology, the child learns about Ruby Bridges, one of the first children to attend an integrated school, Claudette Colvin, a fifteen year old who refused to give up her seat on a bus before Rosa Parks' famous arrest, and Clive Campbell, the teen better known as DJ Kool Herc who got Hip Hop started in New York City!

Kid-friendly, entertaining dialogue with pop-culture references!

This play mixes pop-culture topics such as virtual reality, Hip Hop and rap music, and other engaging themes into the characters' dialogue to keep the performance fresh and engaging. (DJ Kool Herc explains what Hip Hop really is about and how it started.) This script works well as a Black History Month skit for an assembly or classroom read aloud. With a fun and easy-to-use script, you, your cast, and your audience are in for a great time!

When the theater stops, the learning doesn't!

This resource includes multiple-choice and short-response comprehension questions with the answer key. As students rehearse and read through the play, check their comprehension with the questions provided!

The 6 characters in this play include:

Child - eleven-year-old student who is disinterested in history because he/she does not see him/herself in it

Parent - encourages child by reminding him/her of the youth throughout Black history that have had important accomplishments

Omega (personal digital assistant) - *(this character is played offstage with a microphone) a personal digital assistant helps the child and parent find information online and learn more about historical figures

DJ Kool Herc - sixteen-year-old Clive Campbell, the Hip Hop artist who became popular at the age of sixteen for throwing block parties in the Bronx, New York City with his unique DJ style, starting the Hip Hop movement

Ruby Bridges - a six year old that made history as the first African American to integrate a school in 1960

Claudette Colvin - a fifteen year old who was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus nine months before Rosa Parks was arrested

This play, titled "Black Heroes: Kids Making History", includes:

- a table of contents

- character dialogue

- tips and ideas on how to use the script

- a simple map of stage directions for understanding the characters' blocking

- a full character list with brief descriptions of each Black hero's notable successes

- 10 multiple-choice and 10 short-response comprehension questions with the answer key

The run time for this production is ten to fifteen minutes and is a one-act play.

*Bonus Virtual-Theater Option!*

A virtual-theater, how-to guide is also included to allow your students to record a virtual performance and share it with your audience in a digital format if needed.

Theater is never canceled!

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*Note: You may record a performance of this play to display or share digitally. When doing so, please include "script by Rap Opera for Kids" in the title or description of your uploaded video where possible. Thank you!

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