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Montgomery Bus Boycott & Civil Rights Act of 1964 Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)

Montgomery Bus Boycott & Civil Rights Act of 1964 Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)

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Classroom Use at a Glance

A no-prep Cold War and Civil Rights U.S. History Reader’s Theater script for grades 11–12 focused on Montgomery Bus Boycott & Civil Rights Act of 1964. Designed for one class period of content-area reading, fluency practice, discussion, review, and quick assessment in social studies or ELA classrooms.

Resource Type RT Script
Subjects History
Classroom Uses Whole Class, Small Groups, Fluency Practice, Performance Reading, Content-Area Reading, Discussion, Review, Assessment, Sub Plan view all
  • Whole Class
  • Small Groups
  • Fluency Practice
  • Performance Reading
  • Content-Area Reading
  • Discussion
  • Review
  • Assessment
  • Sub Plan
Included Reader’s Theater Script, Teacher Guide, Student Worksheet, Answer Key, Quiz, Google Forms Quiz, Discussion Questions, Writing Prompt view all
  • Reader’s Theater Script
  • Teacher Guide
  • Student Worksheet
  • Answer Key
  • Quiz
  • Google Forms Quiz
  • Discussion Questions
  • Writing Prompt
Format PDF, DOCX, Google Docs, Google Forms, Printable, Editable view all
  • PDF
  • DOCX
  • Google Docs
  • Google Forms
  • Printable
  • Editable
Prep Level No Prep
Time Required One Class Period
Differentiation Mixed Reading Levels, Vocabulary Support, Small-Group Support view all
  • Mixed Reading Levels
  • Vocabulary Support
  • Small-Group Support

Montgomery Bus Boycott & Civil Rights Act of 1964 Readers Theater Script (Grades 11-12)

Trace the path from a citywide boycott to landmark civil rights legislation. Students voice organizers, opponents, and lawmakers to weigh nonviolence, federal power, and lasting change.

Focus: Students connect grassroots protest to national policy, using speeches and statutory text.

Summary:

  • Arrest sparks boycott organization.
  • Nonviolent discipline withstands reprisals.
  • Courts strike bus segregation.
  • Senate showdown over the Civil Rights Act.
  • Signing day and implementation challenges.

What’s Included

(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

Skills Addressed

  • Close reading of act provisions and speeches
  • Fluency through persuasive delivery
  • Analyzing tactics: boycott, litigation, lobbying
  • Academic vocabulary: filibuster, injunction, public accommodations

Primary Sources

  • “The Montgomery Bus Boycott” (1955)
  • Civil Rights Act of 1964 (selected provisions)

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Cold War & Civil Rights Bundle | 8 Readers Theater Scripts | SAVE 40%

  1. The Iron Curtain & Truman Doctrine (1947)
  2. The Korean War (1950–1953) [FREE DOWNLOAD]
  3. The Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
  4. The Vietnam War and Protests (1955–1975)
  5. Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
  6. Montgomery Bus Boycott & Civil Rights Act of 1964
  7. March on Washington & Malcolm X (1963–1960s)
  8. Nixon and the Watergate Scandal (1972–1974)

Standards (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.11-12.3
  • RH.11-12.6
  • RH.11-12.7
  • RH.11-12.8
  • RH.11-12.9

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