Seminole People & the Second Seminole War Readers Theater Script | Grades 3-5

Swap dry textbook paragraphs for a swamp‑side adventure! This vivid Readers Theater drops students into Florida’s 1835–1842 Seminole resistance, where Osceola’s guerrilla tactics and Everglades geography outwit U.S. troops and forge the legend of America’s “Unconquered People.”

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• Grade bands: 3-5
• Characters: 10
• Word count: 2100

Perfect For

• Florida Native Peoples units
• Reading fluency & social studies
• Substitute‑ready drama days

(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)

What’s Included

• Student script (~2100 words, 10–12 scenes, DOCX/PDF/Google Doc)
• Teacher guide (~12–15 pages, DOCX/PDF/Google Doc)
• Student worksheet (~20–25 Google Slides)
• Self‑graded Google Forms quiz (20+ questions)

Teacher’s Script Summary

• Scene 1: Meet Osceola & Indian Removal Act.
• Scene 2: Rejecting the Treaty of Payne’s Landing.
• Scene 3: Dade’s Battle ambush 1835.
• Scene 4: Everglades guerrilla tactics.
• Scene 5: Battle of Lake Okeechobee 1837.
• Scene 6: Osceola’s capture under truce.
• Scene 7: Swamp hideouts prolong war.
• Scene 8: War ends, some Seminoles remain.
• Scene 9: Modern Seminole festival pride.
• Scene 10: Classroom reflections on resilience.

Standards Alignment

SS.4.A.3.10; SS.4.A.3.2; RI.4.1; RI.4.2; RI.4.3