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Free middle school U.S. History scripts
Reader's Theater: 13 Colonies-Life in a New England Colony!
Bring key characteristics of the 13 colonies to life with this FREEBIE Reader’s Theater script featuring the New England Colonies! This is part of a leveled set of 3 reader’s theater featuring the New England, Middle, and Southern colonial way of life plus additional comparison activities! This freebie script contains 6 parts, making it a perfect activity for centers or leveled guided reading groups! This activity helps integrate Social Studies history content with Language Arts common core s
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3rd - 6th
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Declaration of Independence Break Up Letter
Free break up letter text and how I use it to trick my class and engage them in the Declaration of Independence. A letter is found on the floor written by hand. The teacher reads it to the class without naming names. The next day it is revealed that this is actually a letter from the American Colonies sent to King George.OTHER FREEBIES* VOCABULARY GRAPHIC ORGANIZER* NO BS HISTORY CLASSROOM POSTERSCIVICS RESOURCES* CITIZEN GAME QUIZ/GAME* POLITICAL HERITAGE QUIZ/GAMECOOL CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS
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5th - 12th
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Events Leading to the Revolutionary War Free Reader's Theater: Boston Massacre
Events Leading to the Revolutionary War Free Reader's Theater: Boston Massacre
This is a free sample of one of the scripts included in my Reader’s Theater Pack: Events Leading to the Revolutionary War.
The script is short, giving a quick overview of the Boston Massacre. It is written for 3 students.
If you and your students enjoy this script, check out my Reader’s Theater Pack: Events Leading to the Revolutionary War. Topics in that pack include The French and Indian War, Proclamation of 176
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4th - 9th
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Cold War Student Performances
This assignment will have every student in your class reading, writing, and performing the events of the Cold War. The assignment includes detailed directions/expectations, questions for all students to answer, particular group questions, and the readings necessary for success. The first six pages is the packet each student will receive. The following 16 pages are the readings/pictures for the individual eight groups.
For this interactive assignment, break your class into eight groups. Each gr
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8th - 12th
FREE! ! Flags and Fireworks for Spring/Summer Patriotic Holidays
Here are a few FREE sample pages for you to preview. They are from a larger product called Flags and Fireworks-Evolution of the American Flag Color by Number. The original has 29 flags presented in chronological order, in blackline and color by number, historical information for each flag, other info about the U.S. flag and worksheets/quizzes.If you like this small part of the resource, chances are you will love the whole thing!You can find it at:⭐ Flags and Fireworks-Evolution of the American F
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4th - 7th
"Life of Frederick Douglass: Part I" (Reader's Theater script-story)
This 5-page Reader's Theater script-story presents an adaptation of the first portion of Frederick Douglass's autobiography Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.
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6th - 12th
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Readers' Theater - The Wisdom of Shirley Chisholm
This Readers' Theaters teaches students about Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman to serve in Congress and to run for president, by integrating actual quotes by and about her. Her life was a testament to compassion, wisdom, and the strength needed to fight for what is right. This would be a great activity to implement during either Black History Month or Women's History Month.
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6th - 8th
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The French & Indian War - Readers' Theater
A funny readers' theater script that gives a brief summary of the French & Indian War.Script has eight roles.Worksheet w/ four comprehension questions included as the last page.
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4th - 8th
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What is a Historian? World History Reader’s Theatre Package FREEBIE
If you are looking for a great back to school resource for your Social Studies classroom, reader's theatres are great opportunities to do so! In this fun and engaging freebie, you can teach your students about why it is important to study history, the difference between primary and secondary sources as well as how physical and human geography help teach us about our past! This is a great introductory resource to an American or World History course of study! Join Shelbi and her family on a captiv
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4th - 8th
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Ben Franklin Reader's Theater (Script, Vocabulary, and Questionnaire)
Your students will love learning about Ben Franklin with this engaging historical fiction play! This product includes 9 different play parts, as well as a vocabulary page, and comprehension questionnaire. Your students will learn about many of Ben Franklin's accomplishments, as well as some of the myths associated with him. Reader's theater is a great way to engage your students with cooperative learning activities, as well as provide them with ways to increase fluency and expression.
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Reader's Theater Biography Bundle
Reader's Theater - Women's Suffrage
A Reader's Theater about the protests lead by Alice Paul in front of the White House in 1917. This is great for any middle school teacher teaching about protests, civil rights, or women's suffrage. Reader's theaters are fun and engaging. They allow students to practice their fluency and general oral presentation skills.
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5th - 8th
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Roaring Twenties Play
Review for an exam or preview a unit with this engaging Roaring Twenties play! This short play (around 10-to-15-minute completion time) on the Roaring Twenties includes approximately 15 roles: Airplane Enthusiast, Baseball Enthusiast, Economist, Immigrant, Gangster 1, Gangster 2, Gangster 3, Jazz Singers, Moonshiner, Narrator, Police, Politician, Security/Bouncer, Waiter/Waitress. Students will immerse themselves in the 20s as they show off their acting and history skills. I often give students
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8th - 11th
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A play about the Great Depression
great depression, Hooverville, stock market crash, Franklin D. Roosevelt, dust bowl, Teacher Tracy's Treasures
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4th - 7th
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The Scarlet Letter: Part I (Reader's Theater Script-Story)
This 10-page Reader's Theater script-story for 14 readers adapts the opening portion of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter into a more-engaging format. To purchase all four script-stories that dramatize the full story of The Scarlet Letter, click here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Scarlet-Letter-Readers-Theater-Script-Story-Collection-3849467
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7th - 12th
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Writing a Declaration Reader's Theatre
This short Reader's Theatre script paints the scene of the days leading to the American Declaration of Independence and imagines the brainstorming by the "Committee of Five" that led to the writing of the document in 1776. It is written for six parts and can be read aloud with minimal preparation.The script includes actual language from the Declaration, as well as other words written by the characters in their correspondence of the day. Teacher notes provide tips on working with reader's theatre
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5th - 8th
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The Constitutional Convention: Role Play Activity
Explore the issues that nearly ripped the Constitutional Convention apart. From the debate over representation to the controversial topic of the slave trade, this role play activity dramatizes the critical issues that came close to ending our government before it began.
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7th - 9th
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Moby Dick: Part I (Reader's Theater Script-Story Adaptation)
Have you ever wanted to teach Moby Dick but couldn't find the time? Moby Dick is an American classic for a variety of reasons, but the original novel is daunting to high-school learners. That's why this Reader's Theater script-story adaptation is the perfect solution! Allowing the students to inhabit classic characters like Captain Ahab, Ishmael, and Queequeg the harpooneer brings literature to life! The majority of my own American Literature students cite Moby Dick as their favorite unit of the
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7th - 12th
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Industrial Revolution Reader's Theater
Are you getting ready to introduce the industrial revolution? If you answered yes, this product is for you!
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3rd - 6th
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Founding Fathers Podcast
This is a fun, engaging activity that encourages students to think creatively and create a podcast. In this assignment, students will interview a figure from the American Revolution and get to know them. This activity is easy to adapt to different levels of instruction across the middle school-high school curriculum. It brings a lot of laughs and enables students to learn a wide breadth of material.
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6th - 9th
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"The Tale of the Mountain Cat, A Native Story;" [*New Book Trailer]
Check out the New Book Trailer (+13 Rating): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE7yE0KDIeo&t=4s
[All profits from this work go to the Homeless.] This is a story about a boastful Mountain Cat who comes into a meadow community and creates a confrontation. It is done in a "Native American" style of legend and story telling. This short story has been incorporated into the novel, "The Legend of Rail Wolf." ["Aids Orphans Remembered"]
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5th - 10th
Goals of Reconstruction - Reader's Theater Script
This short and light-hearted reader's theater script will teach students about the goals of three leaders of the Reconstruction Era - Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, and Frederick Douglass. A great introductory activity to the political goals of the Reconstruction Era, this script is an engaging and interactive way for students to discover the different priorities of these three leaders. The three leaders are the only characters, so this activity is great for small groups, but can also be used w
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5th - 8th
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If WWI Was a Food Fight Play
If WWI Was a Food Fight is a short play used to enhance your WWI curriculum and aids in making your lesson come alive. It places all of the countries who were players in WWI in a middle school lunchroom and gives students the opportunity to act out their involvement on a level that connects with their lives.
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7th - 8th
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Paul Revere's Ride - The Play!
Ever wonder the true events of the night Paul Revere had his famous midnight ride? This play will explain those in an exciting way! Using Paul Revere's own words in most of the script! This can be done with High School students, or with some modifications, with Middle School students or younger.Feel free to do this in your classroom, or on stage! Please give credit to author, if you do put this on for the school community!There is some strong language, and that may be modified.Feel free to add o
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6th - 12th
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National History Day - Preparing for the Interview with the Judges
National History Day - As an 8th grade Social Studies teacher I have seen hundreds and hundreds of students begin to panic the week before their National History Day project is due because they are anxious about what the judges are going to ask them. To help ease their anxiety, I have created this document that has 16 commonly asked questions by judges over the years.Also provided is a list of 18 terms your students may choose to use during their interview to help them sound more like young his
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7th - 12th
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