{"product_id":"new-york-state-history-state-government-rt-script-mini-readers","title":"New York State History | State Government RT Script and Mini Readers | Grades 3-5","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew York State Government: Albany, Rights, Symbols, and How a Bill Becomes a Law\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBring New York State government to life for Grade 4 readers with a dramatic Reader's Theater script, two differentiated narrative nonfiction mini readers, a teacher guide, worksheet answer key, and a 20-question exit quiz. 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The deeper civic question asks how New York government can protect rights, solve shared problems, and keep working “Ever Upward.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis resource is included in the 10-part NY State History Mini Unit:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/readerstheaterworksheets.com\/products\/new-york-state-history-mini-unit-bundle-rt-script-mini-readers-grades-3-5\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGet the full mini unit here and SAVE 35%\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMake sure this resource format will meet your classroom needs.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/readerstheaterworksheets.com\/products\/new-york-state-history-immigration-industry-labor-rt-script-mini-readers\"\u003eTry Part 10 for FREE: Immigration, Industry, and Labor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect For\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew York State government units\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrade 4 New York State and Local History and Government\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrades 3-5 classrooms with mixed reading levels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCivics, state symbols, rights\/responsibilities, and bill-to-law lessons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne-day lesson, sub plan, review, enrichment, or differentiated reading groups\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEase of Differentiation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery assessment option is designed to be answerable from the Reader's Theater Script and both versions of the Mini Reader (Original \u0026amp; 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