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Westward Expansion Readers Theatre

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Teaching History Creatively
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5th - 8th, Homeschool
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My students loved reading this in class. As a teacher, I love that there are so many roles for students. This made it easy for most of the class to be involved in the play. Fantastic! I will be getting your other readers' theatres as well. Thanks for the resource!
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Description

Have you ever wondered how to bring this time period to life for your students? This is a VERY UNIQUE and creative five act readers' theatre over Westward Expansion. Making this into a play format helps students understand and enjoy the content. Students LOVE interacting with history in these fun Reading Activities.

Readers Theater helps to….

  • develop fluency through repeated exposure to text.
  • increase comprehension.
  • integrate reading, writing, speaking, and listening in an authentic context.
  • engage students.
  • increase reading motivation.
  • create confidence and improve the self-image of students.
  • provide a real purpose for reading.

All of these subjects become characters: (There are 20 Characters in all)

Manifest Destiny

Northwest Ordinance

United States

Manifest Destiny

Louisiana

Thomas Jefferson

President Polk

New States

The South

The North

The West

Mexico

California

Texas

Native Americans

Mexican Citizens

United States Government

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Total Pages
6 pages
Answer Key
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Teaching Duration
30 minutes
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