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Middle school Martin Luther King Day civics scripts
Veterans Day Program Script School Assembly or Class Activity to Honor Veterans
Are you planning a Veterans Day celebration for your school this year? This Veterans Day program script will help you get started as you plan your Veterans Day program.Our school's Veterans Day program has been my absolute favorite event of the year for over fifteen years!I have found that a program that celebrates Veterans is one of our favorite activities to bring together community members of all ages and students in our school. I have used this script at our school-wide Veterans Day progra
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Sitting Down for Dr. King: Sit-ins Protests RT
Here's a powerful classroom play set during the Greensboro Lunch Counter Sit-ins of 1960. The event is viewed through the eyes of a middle-class white boy who gets angry when the protests prevent him from enjoying his family celebration at the Woolworth. As the historically-accurate events unfold, he comes to understand the plight of the young protesters and in the end overcomes his own preconceptions to "stand" with them.Best suited for reader’s theater, podcast, or discussion-based classroom r
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5th - 8th
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Marbury v Madison Reader's Theater
Learning about a major landmark Supreme Court case has never been more engaging! The Marbury v Madison Reader's Theater is a perfect addition to the Civics curriculum in middle school or high school.Included in this resource:1. 3 page script for 5-6 students (estimated time: 4-6 minutes)2. 5 discussion promptsPlease take a peek at the preview to see if this resource fits the needs of your classroom. If you have any questions, please let me know in the Q and A section of my store! Happy Teaching!
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Jefferson and Madison Era Complete Unit Bundle
Courtroom Mock Trial | Reader's Theatre
Teaching 5th and 6th Grade students about the judicial system can be engaging when every child has a role to play in a mock trial. The Trial of Dayan drama script allows students to participate in various courtroom roles as a character is brought to the criminal justice system in a trial, and the “jurors” get to decide upon his verdict.The script has speaking roles for: Court Clerk Judge Prosecutor Defense Lawyer 3 Witnesses Dayan, the defendant 12 Jury Members (who will ad-lib their roles)Ther
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4th - 7th
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Martin Luther King Day Reader's Theater Toolkit for Middle School
This Martin Luther King Readers Theater Unit is one your middle school students will love! Practice fluency and speaking while incorporating MLK Day activities into your language arts instruction. This 10-character PDF script includes comprehension questions and word work activities, making it a flexible teaching resource you can use in multiple ways!This is the perfect resource for sharing information about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. while staying on task with your reading and writ
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: ELA American History Reader's Theater Scripts Bundle for Big Kids
January ELA Activities Bundle for Middle School
This collection of January and New Year's activities includes the perfect standards-based resources to engage your students on their return from winter break. Use these print-and-go resources to give your students practice reading to self, reading to someone, listening to reading, word work, and writing—all centered around the seasonal themes of January!This January ELA Bundle includes:• New Year's Close Reads for BIG KIDS• Martin Luther King Jr. Informational Text Task Cards• Martin Luther King
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4th - 7th
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Reader's theater scripts: The Three Bears vs. Goldilocks + 2 more
Need a fun, fast way to make judicial proceedings come alive? Want students to be motivated to do cross curricular writing? Try this set of three scripts based on familiar childhood fairy tales that teach about the judicial system. The Three Bears vs. Goldilocks reader's theater script is written at a 4.3 reading level, this 8 page, 4 scene script (with 2 optional scenes) also includes writing assignments so students determine the outcome of both the civil and criminal trials. . Ms. Piggy v
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5th - 11th
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Tinker v Des Moines Reader's Theater
Learning about a major landmark Supreme Court case has never been more engaging! The Tinker v Des Moines Reader's Theater is a perfect addition to the Civics curriculum in middle school or high school.
Included in this resource:
1. 3 page script for 6-7 students (estimated time: 4-6 minutes)
2. 5 discussion prompts
Please take a peek at the preview to see if this resource fits the needs of your classroom. If you have any questions, please let me know in the Q and A section of my store!
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7th - 10th
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Letter from a Birmingham Jail reader's theater script
Letter from a Birmingham Jail reader’s theater is a 2 page script for 8 readers that explains the events leading up to Dr. Martin Luther King’s arrest and subsequent letter, summarizes the content of the letter and provides a peek at subsequent landmark events that came as a result of the civil rights movement.Also included: a rubric, reader's theater version of MLK's I Have a Dream speech, and some Black History visual writing prompts/bulletin board items to promote critical thinking.Check out
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Black History Month bundle (in person and remote)
Readers Theater - Ellis Island - A Country of Immigrants
This is a Readers Theater about the History of Ellis Island and Immigration. There are eight characters in the play: Student that knows History, Geography, Math, and Science; Student from the Midwest, Southeast, Southwest, and West.Information about Immigration and Ellis Island are embedded into the script. Included with the script are vocab words to know along with an assessment covering the vocab words and comprehension. The assessment is a multiple choice assessment covering vocabulary and co
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3rd - 6th
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Canadian Government Our Court System
This social studies unit was created to support the Ontario Social Studies Curriculum for Grade 5, and is part of a larger Canadian Government and Citizenship unit available in my TPT store. These activities are aimed at Grades 4 to 6 students, but could easily be used in Grade 7 or 8. This resource introduces students to the various levels of courts within Canada, the roles of different people that participate in the court system and in trials, and also gives students an opportunity to reflec
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4th - 8th
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Play 1899 Newsies Strike, Summaries of 8 famous strikes, Questions, Labor Unions
Play on 1899 Newsies Strike
Current Child Labor Laws
Summaries of 8 famous strikes by Labor Unions (Haymarket, Coal, Pullman, RR, NFL, etc)
Questions
Labor Unions
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8th - 12th
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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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Unit 1 Government and Civics (Purpose of Government & Gov. Systems)
This resource equips educators with a variety of tools to introduce key concepts such as the purpose of government, social contract, natural rights, the "common good," governmental systems, and the foundational principles of American government.What's Included:1. Detailed Lesson Plan:The lesson plan guides you through each step of the lesson.2. 35-Slide Google Presentation (recently updated):Google slide presentation provides an in-depth overview of the purpose of government, different forms of
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8th - 10th
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In The World, Not Of It
This 10-lesson course will hopefully challenge you and your child(ren) to dig deeper into God’s Word and genuinely seek the Owner and Creator of truth with all your hearts. We live in a world that is more and more rapidly abandoning truth - truth is a concept, and it is relative in the eyes of the world. This course will hopefully reveal some truths in a fresh light that will cause you to fall more deeply in love with The Truth - who is a Person - and His wonderful ways.This course looks at some
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3rd - 6th
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I Have a Dream Speech Reader's Theatre: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School
10-page Reader's Theatre Script of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream "speech including a forward. It has been written with 20 parts but can be adjusted. MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech is the perfect opportunity to actively engage your students in a history lesson. Martin Luther King Jr. is one of America's finest orators of all time. Use his speech as a catalyst for students to work on their presentation skills. Included in the packet are two essay prompts with writing pages. Specific inst
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5th - 8th
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Martin's Big Dream: The Youth of MLK Readers Theater
Classic reader's theater from the pages of Scholastic’s Storyworks magazine! Martin's Big Dream is based on a true story from Dr. King’s childhood in which neighborhood boys refused to play baseball with him. Dr. King wrote that it was a pivotal moment in his becoming a civil rights leader. It was recently enacted by a branch of the Palace Theatre with support from the local BLM chapter, and it pairs nicely with Doreen Rappaport's book, "Martin's Big Words." It includes parts for ten to twelve
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4th - 7th
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Gonna Let it Shine: MLK Selma Readers Theater
Students will quickly connect with eight-year-old Sheyann Webb. In “Gonna Let it Shine” she shares her emotional, often frightening childhood experience as Dr. King’s “Smallest Freedom Fighter.” We’re used to hearing about the Civil Rights struggle from the viewpoint of adults, yet here is the true story of a little girl who not only saw it, but was there on the front lines in Selma risking the same dangers as her adult counterparts. Carefully researched, it improves upon an earlier version that
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4th - 8th
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Reader's Theater -- News of Ruby Bridges
This small group reader's theater is for 4 students. The names are girls but could be changed to include boys. This story is about Ruby Bridges told from the perspective of children living during that time. It was written for Black History Month. Most of my students have never heard of the people we study during this month. This is why I place such an emphasis on heroes of this caliber. I tie in their fluency study with history. It makes it both fun and educational. If you want more of these, th
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3rd - 9th
African American Trailblazers(Bundle of SIX Famous African American)
This bundle contains six of my Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show format Reader's Theater Scripts. The bundle includes Bessie Coleman, Tuskegee Airmen, Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King and George Washington Carver.Each play has the "guest" visiting Ms. Bie Ografee's Talk Show and audience questioners asking the guest questions about their life and accomplishments. The plays include a Did You Know? of factoids, comprehension questions, a teacher page with extension activities and the key.Gr
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4th - 8th
Martin Luther King - Readers' Theater
Your students will enjoy learning about the accomplishments of this amazing man through readers theater. Included with the script are three task cards and an acrostic poetry form. Buy this script alone or in a bundle with the following holiday scripts:
Veterans Day
Columbus Day
Christmas Around the World
President's Day
St. Patrick's Day Readers' Theater
Earth Day Readers' Theater
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4th - 8th
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IB MYP - Individuals and Societies - Civics - Understanding Citizenship booklet
Student booklet to accompany a line of inquiry specifically designed for IB MYP 1 Individuals and Societies (I&S) integrated humanities but useful in any grade 6. This two-lesson-long inquiry asks students to delve into questions of what is citizenship, what its different types are(national, digital, global) as well as the rights and responsibilities of the citizens.The package includes astudy booklet for students including text and exercises necessary fo the inquiry. Works best together wit
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6th - 7th
Also included in: IB MYP Individuals and Societies - Understanding Citizenship
Philadelphia Constitutional Convention Skit Play Student Engagement GUARANTEED
This play/skit is perfect for any middle school or high school student learning about the framing of the US constitution. (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 HOT MESS EXPRESS.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Martin's Big Words: Reader's Theater Script, Quote Posters, & Timeline Cards
This packet is based on the book Martin's Big Words written by Doreen Rappaport & Illustrated by Bryan Collier. It includes a reader's theater script, posters of the quotes from the book, and times cards to match up dates and facts about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life.These instructions are also included in the packet: written by Doreen Rappaport & Illustrated by Bryan Collier. It includes a reader's theater script, posters of the quotes from the book, and times cards to match up dat
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2nd - 8th
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