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Adult education U.S. History scripts
Game: Who Shot Prospector Pete (Murder Mystery activity)
Prospector Pete is found shot in the back at his mining claim with a peck of people possibly involved including his wife Betsy, the Raindance Kid, Hoss Steel, Lily Lang Tree (or is it Land Tree?) and many more. Jump right in as a suspect and a detective and figure out who did it.
Mystery party games are an engaging alternative to hum drum usual fare and make wonderful drama activities. Add spice to that theater class, family reunion, retreat or birthday/anniversary party. Acting experience and
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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“Give me a hand!” History Skits 1942-1945: Episodes from World War II
Are you studying World War II? Are you looking for creative materials to go along with your unit?“Give me a hand!” stands out because it’s not about World War II battles and strategies. Instead, each story-skit focuses on true events of compassion, friendship, and survival.How did an Oregon farmer help Japanese internees?Who inspired a wounded soldier to live - and how does the field of audiology tie in with that? Where did an Italian “enemy alien” fall in love? When did a German POW realize tha
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8th - 11th, Adult Education
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The Boston Tea Party - Historical Small Group Reader's Theater
This script was written for 4 students. It was written to teach or reinforce a lesson about the Boston Tea Party of 1773. In the script, The students are having a test today on the Boston Tea Party. Everyone has studied except Alex. He didn’t think he needed to because he already knew about regular tea parties. But the Boston Tea Party was a protest by the colonies against the British Tea Act and NOT a real tea party. Chad, Rose, and Sarah tell him all about it and how the Boston Tea Party led t
Small Group Reader's Theaters for Patriotic Occasions
This group of scripts was written to support social studies standards and learning. I use them for teaching US history as well as for holidays like: July 4th, Memorial Day, Voting, Veteran's Day, President's Day etc. They are for groups of 3 to 5 students. Scripts included are: The Flag Code, George Washington and the Cherry Tree, George Washington the President who Loved Dogs, The REAL Story of Uncle Sam, The Star Spangled Banner, and The Right to Vote. There are 6 scripts. They usually sell fo
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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A More Perfect Union: America Becomes a Nation Viewing Guide
This detailed viewing guide to the film, A More Perfect Union: America Becomes a Nation, keeps students on task and involved in the story of the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Madison, Washington, Franklin, and many others become real personalities as compromise and principled reasoning rule the day. The Founding Fathers will forever be imprinted in the hearts and minds of your students.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Thurgood Marshall, a Thoroughly Good Lawyer - Small Group Reader's Theater
This reader's theater was written for four students. It ties in Social Studies with Language Arts. It is about Thurgood Marshall. Brad has made a report about Thurgood Marshall for the class for Career Day. Pete and Cindy have never heard of him and wonder why Brad would choose a lawyer to talk about. When Brad tells them that Thurgood Marshall changed America they want to know how a lawyer could do that. Kate and Brad tell them all about Thurgood’s journey as a lawyer and how he fought against
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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The Children's Blizzard! - The Blizzard of 1888 Small Group Reader's Theater
This reader's theater was written for four students. It is based on an incident that happened over 125 years ago. There was a teacher who managed to save every one of her students during the blizzard by leading them to a farmhouse close by. In the script, Ms. Freeman and the students are at school when the blizzard hits. At first they plan on staying put because that is the safest thing to do. If they tried to leave they wouldn’t be able to see very long. There is too much snow, wind, and cold.
Tad Saves Jack - The Story of the First Presidentially Pardoned Turkey
This Reader's Theater is my favorite November/Thanksgiving script! It was written for a small group of 4 students. The title explains it all. This true story is about one of my favorite Thanksgiving events! In the script, President Lincoln was given a turkey to be eaten for Christmas dinner. Tad Lincoln adopted it as a pet, named him Jack, and taught it to follow him around the White House grounds. The Hosts of the Little Known Historical Facts Show present the story of how the turkey Jack manag
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
The REAL Story of Uncle Sam - Reader's Theater for Small Groups
This Reader's Theater was written for a small group of 3 students. It is about who the real Uncle Sam was and how he came to be used to represent America. The hosts of the Minutes in History Show are going to interview Sam Wilson. The man is in Historical Mode and uses historical facts to answer questions. This way, everyone can hear the true story of who Uncle Sam was. It turns out that the real Uncle Sam was a meat packer from Troy, New York. Everyone discusses how his name came to be used to
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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George Washington and the Cherry Tree - Small Group Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater was written for a small group of 5 students.This is the myth of George Washington and the Cherry Tree and how he proved his honesty. George is raised to value honesty more than anything else and he promises to always do that but his father is not convinced. He wants to be sure that George will always be honest. When George turns six he is given a hatchet and one day he uses it to shave all the bark off his dad’s cherry tree. When his father finds out, he is very angry and w
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
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Thanksgiving Play for ESL High Beginning or Elementary
This play follows the Pilgrims from Holland in mid-1620 to America to the first Thanksgiving in late 1621. It teaches the history and vocabulary of Thanksgiving in play format and has comprehension and vocabulary exercises at the end. Suitable for ESL students at any age with some grasp of present tenses and simple modals and an introduction to simple past tense. Play is mostly presented in simple present tense with narration in simple past. Recommended use: Introduce vocabulary and read through
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3rd - 6th, Adult Education
Brer Rabbit and the Tar Baby - Small Group Reader's Theater
This is a small group reader's theater is for 3 students. It is based on a tale about Brer Rabbit. Brer Rabbit tales are a great way to teach students about a piece of African American history! The most challenging part of any Brer Rabbit story is trying to preserve some of the Southern language and phrases while making it easier to read and perform. Students may need some help with the phrasing. I avoid all mention of Uncle Remus and just focus on the animal stories. In the script, Brer Fox ha
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
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The Right to Vote - Small Group Reader's Theater
This small group reader's theater is for 4 students. At least one needs to be a girl. It's name says it all. The Right to Vote. It examines who could vote in colonial times and discusses when they changed. It also tries to convince students that the privilege of voting is just that - a privilege that should not be ignored or undervalued. I wrote this Reader's Theater for Constitution Day. I hope that you find it helps to awaken some of your students as much as mine were. I use reader's theaters
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3rd - 7th, Adult Education
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Kidnapped By Pirates: School Play for 10 to 30 guests
Columbus had sailed the ocean blue and discovered America and he was being brought back to Spain when pirates overtook the ship he was on. The rest of the crew was set off in rowboats. Your job is to work out which pirate kidnapped him and kept him on board or why Columbus pretended to be kidnapped.
Reading level: 6
This version comes with teacher's notes.
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It's Columbus's third voyage. He'd already sailed the ocean blue and discovered America (although he still thinks he went to pa
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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The British are Coming - Historical Small Group Reader's Theater
This script was written for 3 students. It was written to introduce or reinforce a lesson on the American Revolution. In the script, one person is pretending to be on the famous ride of Paul Revere and William Dawes when a friend asks what they are doing. The friend has never heard of the famous ride. The first person and a third person explain how Paul Revere and William Dawes began their ride and what it meant to the people in the colonies. Then all three friends decide to play the famous ride
A Brief History of the US Marines – Small Group Reader’s Theater
This Reader's Theater was written for a small group of 4 students.It was intended to give students a look into some of the history of the Marines. Cain told the class in his essay he wanted to be a US Marine when he grew up but Elizabeth was absent and has some questions about why he wants to join them. This leads to more questions about when the US Marines started, what their motto means, and where some of their nicknames come from. It is meant to be a way to encourage students to study the dif
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"The Lost Gold Mine (A Rdrs Th Participation Script)" [*New Book Trailer]
[OUR MOST POPULAR SCRIPT, AND ONE OF THE BEST OUT THERE!]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. A bonus script is included.] This is a reader's theater/participation play that explores the theme of California's Gold Rush. It has all the usual characters that you would find in a good melodrama or participation play. It involves about 25 students who are directly involved, and there are even a
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Philly Constitutional Convention, Marbury v Madison, & Magna Carta (3 PLAYS)
These plays/skits are perfect for any middle school or high school student learning about the foundations of American Government or Civics. (Several main characters have multiple lines, while other characters have just one line or two so this can accommodate all sorts of different personalities in your classroom) How the delegates there squabbled with each other almost every day for 4-5 months. Not unlike our present day government leaders. It was (to coin a phrase in today's vernacular) a BIG H
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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George Washington - The President Who Loved Dogs!
This Reader's Theater was written for a small group of 4 students. It is about George Washington's love of dogs. In the script, Glen’s family have a lot of dogs and his dad’s dog is named Sweet Lips just like George Washington’s favorite dog. Martha, Jake, and Jamie didn’t know George Washington even had a dog and they didn’t know how much he loved them. Glen tells them about George’s love for dogs and how he once even gave a dog back to the enemy when they lost it and how George Washington even
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
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The Son's of Liberty - Historical Small Group Reader's Theater
This script was written for 4 students. It was written to teach or reinforce a lesson about the Son's of Liberty. In the script, Bob has been invited to join the Son’s of Liberty but has some questions. John, Patrick, and Paul answer those questions and reassure him that the Son’s of Liberty are needed to protest the British government’s rule of the American colonies. By the end of the script Bob is ready to join and now knows many interesting facts about the Son’s of Liberty. There is a short w
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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Bundle: Cold War
Cold War bundle includes a reader’s theater script, Photostory 3 project (rubric too) and political cartoon analysis activities that can be used as a team match up, individual assessment or whole group gallery walk. Links to three online review games are included.
Reader’s theater provides a here and now feel to history while giving students an authentic reason to read and reread text for greater comprehension and fluency. Photo Story Project incorporates technology, internet research and st
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6th - 11th, Adult Education
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Brer Rabbit Earns a Dollar-A-Minute - Small Group Reader's Theater
This is a small group reader's theater is for 4 students but could be stretched to 6. It is based on a tale about Brer Rabbit. Brer Rabbit tales are a great way to teach students about a piece of African American history! After performing the script the writing assignment is to decide if Brer Rabbit is a good guyl. In the script, Brer Fox plants a peanut patch and the plants grow tall and strong. Brer Rabbit and his family begin to sneak into the patch and steal Brer Fox’s peanuts when he isn’t
Ruth Bader Ginsburg - A SUPREMELY Wonderful Judge!
This reader's theater was written for four students. It ties in Social Studies with Language Arts. It is a short biorgraphy of Ruth Bader Ginsburgl. The students have dressed up for a class as someone famous. Two of the students do not know who Ruth Bader Ginsburg was and two are excited to tell them all about her. I use reader's theater as a way to encourage my reluctant readers to raise their fluency. It motivates everyone! My name is Melanie Whitesides but my store name is Wonbyone. I wrote t
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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