Reconstruction Era Readers Theater Scripts (Grades 6-8)

Bring Reconstruction alive with eight powerful Readers Theater scripts that move students beyond memorizing dates into debating the meaning of freedom, citizenship, and justice. From Lincoln’s shocking assassination to the Compromise of 1877, your class will voice presidents, Radical Republicans, freed families, and Klansmen while honing oral fluency, evidence-based discussion, and historical empathy.

Scripts in This Collection

• Assassination of Lincoln Readers Theater Script
• Presidential vs. Radical Reconstruction
• The Freedmen’s Bureau
• The 14th and 15th Amendments
• Black Political Participation
• The Ku Klux Klan and Resistance
• The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson (1868)
• The Compromise of 1877

Why Teachers Love This Collection

• All eight scripts align to CCSS for Grades 6-8 history & literacy.
• Built-in vocabulary, quizzes, and Google-Slides worksheets—ready for immediate use.
• Flexible lengths (9–10 pages each) fit 1–2 class periods or quick sub plans.
• Dramatic roles give every learner a voice while boosting collaboration.

Standards Alignment

CCSS CCRA.R.1 | CCSS CCRA.R.2 | CCSS CCRA.W.2 | CCSS CCRA.SL.1 | CCSS CCRA.L.4
CCSS RH.6-8.1; RH.6-8.2; RH.6-8.6; RH.6-8.7

Try a Free Script First

Download our FREE Lincoln Assassination script to see how Readers Theater transforms middle-school history.