Types of Government Reader's Theater
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This resource includes four complete Reader's Theater activities for middle grade students studying government! The plays in this product include Types of Government, the Three Branches of Government, Constitution Day, and Rights and Responsibilities!Each play is a 5-Act, 25-role Reader's Theater scPrice $13.00Original Price $18.00Save $5.00
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This activity is a 5-Act, 25-role reader's theater script for types of government! This in-depth, historically-accurate resource includes information about theocracies, dictatorships, monarchies, and democracies! Reader's Theater is an engaging instructional strategy for students that allows them to act out various historical scenes. This resource also helps build fluency and reading comprehension skills.
The acts are as follows:
Act I: Divine Leaders (Theocracies in Ancient Egypt and Ancient China)
Act II: Ruling by Force (Dictators Julius Caesar and Napoleon Bonaparte)
Act III: Kings and Queens (Monarchies of Queen Elizabeth I and King George III)
Act IV: A Voice for the People (Democracies of Ancient Greece and America)
Act V: Governments Today
Each act includes discussion questions. There is a quiz for students at the conclusion of the play, as well as an extension activity in which students will create their own script through research for oligarchies!
Answer key is provided for the quiz.
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