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Tennessee State History | Reconstruction and Jim Crow in Tennessee RT Script & Mini Readers | Grades 3-5

Tennessee State History | Reconstruction and Jim Crow in Tennessee RT Script & Mini Readers | Grades 3-5

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A Grade 5-focused Tennessee State History lesson for grades 3–5 on Freedmen’s Bureau, Fisk University, Black institution-building, Black officeholding and political participation, Voting restrictions and poll taxes with three reading paths and shared assessments.

Resource Type RT Script
Best For Grades 3 to 5
Subjects History, Social Studies, ELA
Classroom Uses Whole Class, Small Groups, Fluency Practice, Content-Area Reading, Discussion, Assessment, Review, Sub Plan view all
  • Whole Class
  • Small Groups
  • Fluency Practice
  • Content-Area Reading
  • Discussion
  • Assessment
  • Review
  • Sub Plan
Included Reader’s Theater Script, Original Mini Reader, Accessible Mini Reader, Teacher Guide, Student Worksheet, Answer Key, Quiz, Google Forms Quiz, Vocabulary, Discussion Questions, Challenge Questions view all
  • Reader’s Theater Script
  • Original Mini Reader
  • Accessible Mini Reader
  • Teacher Guide
  • Student Worksheet
  • Answer Key
  • Quiz
  • Google Forms Quiz
  • Vocabulary
  • Discussion Questions
  • Challenge Questions
Format PDF, DOCX, Google Forms, ZIP Download, Printable, Editable view all
  • PDF
  • DOCX
  • Google Forms
  • ZIP Download
  • Printable
  • Editable
Prep Level No Prep
Time Required One Class Period
Differentiation Accessible Version, Original Version, Mixed Reading Levels, ELL Support, Struggling Readers, Vocabulary Support, Small-Group Support view all
  • Accessible Version
  • Original Version
  • Mixed Reading Levels
  • ELL Support
  • Struggling Readers
  • Vocabulary Support
  • Small-Group Support

Bring Tennessee State History to life with a Grade 5-focused Reader’s Theater script and two differentiated Mini Readers for grades 3–5. Students examine how emancipation opened new opportunities for education, institution-building, voting, and officeholding while violence and discriminatory laws restricted those gains. The lesson connects the Freedmen’s Bureau, Fisk University, Black political participation, disfranchisement, segregation, and the growth of Jim Crow.

Part 8 of the 10-script Tennessee State History bundle. View the complete Tennessee State History bundle.

Classroom Use

Students may learn from the Reader’s Theater Script, Original Mini Reader, or Accessible Mini Reader while completing the same vocabulary and shared assessments.

Standards Alignment

The Teacher Guide documents Tennessee Academic Standards for Social Studies — Grade 5: 5.43, 5.44, 5.45, 5.46.

Perfect For

  • Freedmen’s Bureau
  • Fisk University
  • Black institution-building
  • Black officeholding and political participation
  • Voting restrictions and poll taxes
  • Segregation, disfranchisement, and Jim Crow

What’s Included

  • 10-scene Reader’s Theater Script with 10 speaking roles
  • Original Mini Reader
  • Accessible Mini Reader
  • 10 vocabulary terms
  • 10 two-part Short Answer questions
  • 5 two-part Challenge questions
  • 20-question multiple-choice quiz
  • Self-graded Google Forms quiz
  • Teacher Guide, answer keys, discussion prompts, and source support
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