Wild West Show Reading

Students read a passage about Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show and analyze how it shaped the public’s perception of the American West. They answer questions about the types of performances included, how the show influenced ideas of national identity, and what inaccuracies it presented. The worksheet includes inferential and opinion-based questions that strengthen critical thinking and text analysis. Students learn to evaluate historical entertainment as both cultural influence and historical distortion.

Curriculum Matched Skills

Social Studies – American Cultural Identity and Entertainment

English Language Arts – Reading Comprehension

Media Literacy – Evaluating Historical Representation

Critical Thinking – Analyzing Limitations and Bias

This worksheet is part of our American Frontier and Wild West Worksheets collection.