Samantha Smith: The Girl Who Saved the World, Readers Theater/Play & History

"Samantha Smith: The Girl Who Saved the World"

copyright 2020, second edition 2023, Betty J. White, a.k.a. Compass Rose.

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A historical narrative play about Samantha Smith, who may have saved the world from a nuclear disaster. Based on a true story.

Includes:

· Background information about the Cold War, the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the war in Vietnam, boycott of the Summer Olympics, and the Space Age.

· A synopsis of the play…May be performed in a classroom as Reader’s Theater or a Stage Production.

· A companion resource to “Samantha Smith’s Pen”: Learn the Power of Persuasion (Russia and Ukraine)…

· https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Samantha-Smiths-Pen-Learn-the-Power-of-PersuasionFocus-on-Ukraine-6249058

· World History, U.S. Foreign Relations, empowering students through

reading, writing, and music. May use in digital version or print. Includes a self-correcting Easel Assessment. May use as a complete unit of study.

· Suggested for Grades 6 on up. "Highly engaging and empowering!"