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Keep historical role-play inside the evidence

Separates source-supported facts from imagined dialogue.

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Prompt

For [HISTORICAL TOPIC], [SOURCE EXCERPTS], and [AGE GROUP], design a short role-play with two fictional composite viewpoints. Provide source cards, a 10-minute discussion sequence, and a debrief table separating documented facts, reasonable inference, and invented dialogue. Do not put fake quotations in a real person's mouth or claim to recreate private motives. Check that each factual claim points to a supplied excerpt and that students can identify the limits of the exercise.