U.S. History - WWII

U.S. History - WWII

Engage Grades 9–12 with eight high-interest Readers Theater scripts that bring World War II to life—from the causes and Pearl Harbor to the Pacific/European fronts, the Holocaust, the Tuskegee Airmen, Rosie the Riveter–era social change, the Manhattan Project, and the early Cold War. Each script turns complex history into student-voice performance, text-evidence discussion, and primary-source practice.

What You Get in Every Script

  • (a single PDF with links to Google Docs/Slides; if print format is preferred you can download from your Google Drive to Word/PDF/PPT, etc.)
  • Readers Theater script (~9 pages, 10 scenes, ~15 characters, editable Google Doc/PDF)
  • Teacher Guide (10 pages) with scene summaries, primary-source context, CCSS alignment, discussion questions
  • Student Worksheet deck (25 Google Slides) covering vocabulary, short-answer, analysis & extension tasks
  • 20-question self-grading Google Forms quiz

How Teachers Use This Collection

  • Mini-units and station rotations that reinforce content knowledge with oral fluency
  • Primary-source evidence practice (quotes appear inside the scripts and guides)
  • Performance-based assessments and Socratic-style debriefs
  • Emergency sub plans and “Friday focus” literacy blocks

Included Scripts (Grades 11–12)

  1. Causes of WWII & Pre-War U.S. Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)
  2. Pearl Harbor & U.S. Enters World War II Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)
  3. The Pacific & European Theaters World War II Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)
  4. The Holocaust & Genocide in World War II Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)
  5. Tuskegee Airmen and African Americans in WWII Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)
  6. Rosie the Riveter & Social Changes Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)
  7. The Manhattan Project & End of WWII Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)
  8. Postwar & Dawn of Cold War Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)

Standards Alignment (applies to all scripts in this collection)

CCSS W.11-12.2, SL.11-12.1, SL.11-12.4, L.11-12.4
CCRA.R.2, CCRA.W.2, CCRA.SL.1, CCRA.L.4
RH.11-12.1, RH.11-12.2, RH.11-12.6, RH.11-12.7

Tip: Pair each script with quick reflection writes or exit tickets to capture evidence of standards mastery without grading a full essay.