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Charlemagne DBQ

By Colonel Cormier

This DBQ addresses the theme of The Origins of Power. Where does power come from? Who gets it? We are using the Emperor Charles the Great (usually called ‘Charlemagne’ in the English world) as an example of someone who gathered up and kept

Subjects:

European History, Middle Ages, Critical Thinking

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8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

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Early Middle Ages DBQ

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Five documents from the so-called Dark Ages are researched to discover the feel of the early Middle Ages in Western Europe. Students view the actions of warriors, knights, nobles and the Church and draw conclusions about their likely courses of

Subjects:

European History, World History, Middle Ages

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, Homeschool

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A Pirate's Life DBQ

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Let's face it - pirates are cool and fun! With recent popular culture, though, it gets harder to separate the fact from the fiction. In this DBQ young teens are challenged to read primary sources and draw their own conclusions about what a pirate

Subjects:

U.S. History, World History, Black History Month

Grades:

7^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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New England Slavery DBQ

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What was slavery like in the Colonial North? This is a big research question. To start the discussion is to dispel old stereotypes about a free North, opposed to a slave-ridden South before the Civil War. Colonial America is seen as a patch-work of

Subjects:

U.S. History, Black History Month

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

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Military Math Problems in Real Life

By Colonel Cormier

I swore I wouldn't use half the math I was taught in Middle School in real life. I was completely wrong. Here's a compilation assorted real-world problems I had to deal with, leading to a profound apology to all the teachers I could find. Although

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Algebra, Applied Math, Geometry

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

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What Is a Memoir? A French and Indian War DBQ

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Memoirs are a sort of a primary source that can give us an eye-witness account, but they were written long after the events described. How should we rely on memory? What is useful to us in these accounts? This Document-Based Query takes the

Subjects:

U.S. History, European History, Canadian History

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7^th, 9^th, 10^th

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Activities, DBQs, Lesson

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Home in a Medieval Town

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We want our students to get immersed in an era, but it gets harder and harder the further back you go. This lesson allows them to visualize medieval life through pictures of primary sources - furniture, toys, and buildings. The learner is

Subjects:

European History, World History, Middle Ages

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

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Women Go West: A Frontier DBQ

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Why on Earth would women pick up and leave a home to go to a wild west wilderness in the 1840s, 50s and 60s? There are hundreds of extant settler women's diaries of the period - they need to be read and cherished for the invaluable resource that

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Women's History Month

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

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DBQs

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Warrior Women of the American Civil War

By Colonel Cormier

This internet activity challenges the learners to find out the real story behind some of the brave women who contributed to their cause in the American Civil War (1861-1865). In their search, students quarry websites to discover information that is

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Women's History Month

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Research, Worksheets, Internet Activities

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Gaspee Affair DBQ

By Colonel Cormier

It seems that the HMS Gaspee incident is little noted or known outside of Rhode Island, so students are less likely to bring pre-conceived ideas into the lesson. You have free rein to talk about the role of government and how people in power use

Subjects:

Civics, U.S. History

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

DBQs, Lesson

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Aquanauts: A STEAM Project

By Colonel Cormier

Learners come together to apply the past year's knowledge in a new and exciting frontier: undersea habitats. Groups of 5-8 use multiple intelligences to craft a town wholly under the sea. This can take as little as 5 one-hour classes to as long as

Subjects:

Graphic Arts, Critical Thinking, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

6^th, 7^th

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Projects, Activities

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Artistic Imaginings: Reversing Harry Burdick

By Colonel Cormier

What excites young imaginations? What intrigues them, or appeals to them? Well...who knows? This activity offers kids a number of options to choose from. They will draw a picture taken from whatever part of their imagination is sparked by a wide

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Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Graphic Arts

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The Neolithic Age Research Project

By Colonel Cormier

This project is designed to make our students into historical researchers and producers of historical media. Groups of 3 or 4 learners work as a team to make their own unique discoveries about the New Stone Age and then share their findings

Subjects:

Ancient History, Asian Studies, African History

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Research, Internet Activities

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Warrior Women of Tribal Europe: Boudicca DBQ

By Colonel Cormier

Students use primary documents to research how people from a very different culture clashed against the Roman Empire, at a time when most of Western Europe was Celtic tribal lands. The results of Boudicca's uprising determined the future of British

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Ancient History, British History

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Economic Thinking 101

By Colonel Cormier

This is a group of three lessons I use to get the kids using economic language like a professional, before we launch into the case studies that are history classes. Part 1: Learners begin by discussing what the needs of humans are and what

Subjects:

Business, Economics , Family Consumer Sciences

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

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Lesson

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Our Declaration of Independence

By Colonel Cormier

Students take part in an activity whereby they get to raise the banner of revolution and state their grievances to the Powers that Be! You can do this activity either after learning about the Declaration of Independence or after you've finished the

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History

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Not Grade Specific

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Activities, Simulations

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The Bronze Age Research Project

By Colonel Cormier

This project is designed to make our students into historical researchers and producers of historical media. Groups of 4 or 5 learners work as a team to make their own unique discoveries and then share their findings with the class. Access to the

Subjects:

Ancient History, Asian Studies, African History

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Research, Internet Activities

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The Desert Trader Prospers!

By Colonel Cormier

Students learn about the difference between cost and value by using the barter system. The lesson provides a theoretical list of commodities and what they can be traded for, and they must make wise swaps to get what they want. This lesson may

Subjects:

Economics , Word Problems, African History

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Cultural Activities

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Elements of Power

By Colonel Cormier

How would you define ‘power’ in the ways of the human world? This is how I start out teaching the Social Studies. Not History, mind you, but the assorted ways that people have acted and interacted! Okay – to be fair, I start off a new year’s

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Government, Critical Thinking

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

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Activities, Lesson

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MAIN Causes of WWI Graphic Organizer

By Colonel Cormier

This is just a way of showing the 'powder keg' with a 'fuse' that ignites World War One. The letters MAIN are down the side; students fill in Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and Nationalism and the definition you prefer, depending on your text or

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History, European History

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Not Grade Specific

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Graphic Organizers

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Once Upon a Time, I graduated the Command & General Staff school of the Army War College and taught deploying headquarters units how to evaluate areas and develop courses of action to restore ruined provinces. I then used the GI Bill to finish the master's degree and began catching them younger - teaching teens how to evaluate people and the strange things they do. What motivates people? How does geography or society or upbringing shape our lives and countries? Since 2011, I've been teaching in high school and then middle school.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Once the basic groundwork of a knowledge base is laid, we are then free to have discussions about the "why" and "how" of social, economic and political forces, and how people's environments and eras shape their decisions.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Phi Alpha Theta and Kappa Delta Pi

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Bachelors' in Political Science Masters' in Education Command & General Staff school of the US Army War College

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

My wife and I do enjoy a nice historical re-enactment, as well :)