{"product_id":"kansas-state-history-four-kansas-constitutions-wyandotte-statehood","title":"Kansas State History | Four Constitutions, One State Reader’s Theater + Mini Readers | Grade 7","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn editor keeps a statehood headline ready, then has to pull it back. A proposed constitution may sound decisive, but drafting, local ratification, and admission to the Union are three different steps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this ten-scene historical drama, students follow a focused human problem rather than a list of dates. The fictional dialogue is designed for Grade 7 readers, while historical claims and source limitations remain explicit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart 4 of 10 — Kansas State History, Grade 7. This stand-alone middle-school lesson provides a complete performance, nonfiction companion reading, classroom questions and a ready-to-use teaching sequence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Story Students Perform\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a fictional territorial newsroom, each constitutional plan seems to bring statehood within reach before fresh political and congressional developments intervene. The reporters compare the Topeka, Lecompton, Leavenworth, and Wyandotte efforts, ask who could vote, and reach the 1861 admission of Kansas as a free state. The characters are fictional; the constitutional chronology is historical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHistorical Learning Focus\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSequence the Topeka, Lecompton, Leavenworth, and Wyandotte constitutional efforts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDistinguish drafting and ratifying a constitution from federal admission to statehood.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnalyze competing positions over slavery and the unequal voting rights that remained.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplain why the Wyandotte Constitution led to statehood on January 29, 1861.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSource foundation: Kansas Historical Society constitutional and statehood records and original Kansas constitutional documents. The script uses invented classroom-performance dialogue and does not present the speakers as verbatim historical testimony.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAt a Glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrade and reading profile: Grade 7 Kansas History, Grades 6 to 8 writing level.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStructure: 10 chronological scenes, 6 speaking roles, a focused historical decision or disagreement.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerformance dialogue: approximately 2,066 spoken words (script dialogue only); classroom timing is flexible.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssessment: 10 short-answer and 5 challenge questions, each with Parts A and B, plus a 20-question multiple-choice quiz.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDifferentiation: Original Mini Reader and Accessible Mini Reader cover the same essential history at different reading loads.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDigital access: separate student-facing and teacher answer materials supplied in the shared Google folder.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat’s Included\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete ten-scene Reader’s Theater script with casting guidance and teacher notes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal Mini Reader: nonfiction background and historical explanation connected to the drama.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccessible Mini Reader: grade-appropriate companion with clearer syntax and the same core ideas.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTen vocabulary words with explanations and classroom discussion questions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTen two-part short-answer questions and five two-part challenge questions, with teacher answer keys.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwenty multiple-choice questions in teacher-keyed and student-print versions; self-grading Google Forms quiz.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLesson pacing choices for one, two or three class periods, plus editable Google resources.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA downloadable teacher guide and student resources available through the lesson’s shared folder.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTeaching and Differentiation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStart by introducing the people, place, and historical tension. Assign speaking roles, rehearse pronunciation as needed, and pause when characters disagree about evidence or consequences. After the performance, students read either Mini Reader and revisit a claim using the facts available in the text. The accessible version is not a childish retelling; it maintains the same Grade 7 concepts with a lighter sentence load.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUse a one-period performance-and-exit-quiz pathway, a two-period reading-and-written-evidence pathway, or a three-period option that adds historical-source discussion. Students can compare the choices the fictional characters make with the facts the documentary sources actually support.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSkills and Classroom Uses\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical cause-and-effect reasoning; evidence-based claims and perspective comparison.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaders’ Theater performance, oral interpretation, reading fluency and purposeful dialogue.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVocabulary in context, nonfiction comprehension, and comparison of source perspectives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhole-class history lessons, small-group performances, sub plans, review, close reading, and formative assessment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eStandards and Historical Accuracy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKansas HGSS 2.2, 4.2, 2.4 and 4.4; Grade 7 middle-level Kansas History.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll speaking parts are constructed for students; factual events and established chronology are differentiated from imagined conversations. The companion readings distinguish what historical evidence documents from what a dramatic scene plausibly illustrates. The Grade 7 standards focus on analysis, choices, rights, change over time, and supported claims rather than memorizing isolated dates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAll 10 Kansas State History Lessons\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe complete series follows Kansas history chronologically. Each lesson is stand-alone and owns a different historical investigation, so students can use one lesson or the full sequence without repeating an identical storyline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.readerstheaterworksheets.com\/products\/kansas-state-history-kaw-harvest-bison-hunt-blue-earth-village\"\u003eWhere the Rivers Meet\u003c\/a\u003e — FREE complete lesson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.readerstheaterworksheets.com\/products\/kansas-state-history-santa-fe-trail-council-grove-treaties-trade\"\u003eA Road Through Someone Else’s Land\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePart 3:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.readerstheaterworksheets.com\/products\/kansas-state-history-bleeding-kansas-popular-sovereignty-disputed-elections\"\u003eWho Gets to Decide Kansas?\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePart 4:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.readerstheaterworksheets.com\/products\/kansas-state-history-four-kansas-constitutions-wyandotte-statehood\"\u003eFour Constitutions, One State\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePart 5:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.readerstheaterworksheets.com\/products\/kansas-state-history-first-kansas-colored-infantry-civil-war\"\u003eWill They Let Us Fight?\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePart 6:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.readerstheaterworksheets.com\/products\/kansas-state-history-abilene-cattle-drives-railroad-texas-fever\"\u003eThe Cattle Can’t Stay Here!\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePart 7:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.readerstheaterworksheets.com\/products\/kansas-state-history-nicodemus-black-homesteading-1877-migration\"\u003eThe Promise of Nicodemus\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePart 8:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.readerstheaterworksheets.com\/products\/kansas-state-history-kansas-womens-suffrage-1912-amendment\"\u003eA Vote on Who May Vote\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePart 9:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.readerstheaterworksheets.com\/products\/kansas-state-history-dust-bowl-western-kansas-soil-conservation\"\u003eWhen the Wheatfield Turned to Dust\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePart 10:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.readerstheaterworksheets.com\/products\/kansas-state-history-brown-v-board-topeka-school-desegregation\"\u003eThe School They Could Not Enter\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTry the free first lesson:\u003c\/strong\u003e Part 1, \u003cem\u003eWhere the Rivers Meet\u003c\/em\u003e, is a complete free lesson in this series, with the same Reader’s Theater, differentiated Mini Readers, and evidence-based activities offered in the other parts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-left:4px solid #1d4ed8;background:#eff6ff;padding:14px 17px;margin:18px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStart free or teach the entire series:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.readerstheaterworksheets.com\/products\/kansas-state-history-kaw-harvest-bison-hunt-blue-earth-village\"\u003eDownload Part 1 — Where the Rivers Meet (FREE)\u003c\/a\u003e to try a complete Kansas history lesson. Then \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.readerstheaterworksheets.com\/products\/kansas-state-history-grade-7-readers-theater-script-mini-readers-bundle\"\u003eexplore the ten-lesson Grade 7 Kansas State History bundle\u003c\/a\u003e for the full chronological sequence.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow Digital Access Works\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter purchase or download, open the included START HERE PDF and use the red shared-folder button to reach this lesson’s Google Drive resources. Make copies of the files before editing or assigning them so your school account owns the documents. Keep the teacher answer key separate from student copies. The PDF also explains what to do if school-domain sharing is restricted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt for Grade 7 classes studying Kansas History and for other middle-school readers working at a Grades 6–8 level. No special props, complicated room layout, or multiple parallel plots are required; the history develops through the characters’ choices and the accompanying evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Readers Theater Worksheets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60380584706334,"sku":null,"price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0916\/4649\/2958\/files\/04-KS-RT-Script-Cover.jpg?v=1792455235","url":"https:\/\/readerstheaterworksheets.com\/products\/kansas-state-history-four-kansas-constitutions-wyandotte-statehood","provider":"Reader's Theater Worksheets","version":"1.0","type":"link"}