Mesoamerica (Maya, Aztecs, Incas) Reader's Theater Bundle

This resource includes three complete Reader's Theater activities for middle grade students studying Mesoamerican history! The plays in this product include the Ancient Maya Civilization, the Aztec Empire, and the Inca Empire.

Each play is a 5-Act, 25-role Reader's Theater script. Reader's Theater is an engaging instructional strategy for middle grade students that allows them to act out various historical scenes. This resource is a great review activity and assessment strategy. It also helps build fluency and reading comprehension skills!

Each of the five acts in each play includes three questions for the class to discuss. There is a ten-question multiple choice quiz for students at the conclusion of each play for an assessment. Lastly, there is an extension activity for each play in which students will create their own script following each Reader's Theater.

Answer keys are included for the quizzes.

For the Maya Civilization, the acts are as follows:

Act I: Religion and the Pyramids

Act II: Hieroglyphics and Art

Act III: A Famous Ball Game (Recreation and Agriculture)

Act IV: A Legendary Calendar

Act V: A Mysterious Ending

For the Aztec Empire, the acts are as follows:

Act I: An Empire is Born (The Triple Alliance)

Act II: Social and Religious Systems

Act III: Farming and Education

Act IV: The Capital City (Tenochtitlan)

Act V: The Conquistadors Arrive (Montezuma II and Hernan Cortes)

For the Inca Empire, the acts are as follows:

Act I: Creating an Empire (Pachacuti)

Act II: Ruling the People (Government and Economy)

Act III: Farming the Land (Llamas and Terracing)

Act IV: The Invaders Arrive (Atahualpa and Francisco Pizarro)

Act V: Finding a Sacred Mountain (Machu Pichu)

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