The Middle Colonies Readers Theatre Script

This short (2 pages) script on THE MIDDLE COLONIES involves students in reading and reviewing the middle region of the Thirteen Colonies. (Note: The colony of Pennsylvania gets the most attention.)

The script incorporates humor and contemporary language and references as well as the actual document wording. The first part of the script appears in my book DRAMATIZING THE CONTENT WITH CURRICULUM-BASED READERS THEATRE, originally published by The International Reading Association. When the book went out of print, all rights were reverted to me, so I decided to offer this script on Teachers Pay Teachers. I recently found the second part of the script, so I added it to this file to offer a longer script with more information.

The script is written for several solo speakers with many parts for ALL so that teachers can use it with a whole class. Reading and rehearsing the script familiarizes students with information and facts about THE MIDDLE COLONIES while also increasing reading fluency and engaging students in a dramatic approach to learning facts. Students enjoy creating and performing gestures and sound effects where indicated in the stage directions. And—because it is a script—they do not mind reading and re-reading the information. This Curriculum-Based Readers Theatre script is one of many I have created with students and teachers across the United States.

For more details and tips about using these scripts with students, you may want to download the FREE copy of "CURRICULUM-BASED READERS THEATRE: A Guide to the Classroom Use of this Strategy" available in my store.