United Empire Loyalists Drama Circle | Paper

This drama circle teaches students about the United Empire Loyalists who came to British North America (now Canada) during and after the American Revolution. They were exiled from the Thirteen Colonies (now the United States) for their loyalty to the British crown.

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Drama circles are similar to readers' theatre activities where students read small sections of text. They encourage listening and reading fluency. Best of all, they require only moments to prepare, but students are engaged and learning for an hour or more.

This engaging activity includes:

• the causes, impacts and legacies of the United Empire Loyalists moving from the United States to British North America.
• directions on how to run a drama circle.
• a teacher quick guide.
• a set of 40 cards (in colour and ink-saving versions).
• a set of discussion questions to do after the drama activity.
• a variety of reading difficulties and amounts of text on the cards so you can differentiate easily for your students.
• a few blank cards if you need to change the language on a card.

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This activity aligns with:

• the Alberta Social Studies Curriculum Grade 4 ©2025
  

This activity supports:

• any lesson about the United Empire Loyalists.
• any Canadian history lesson.

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Ninja Note: This resource requires downloading the PDF, printing the cards, and cutting them apart before beginning the activity.

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