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Common Core CCRA.R.10 dbq pdfs
Constitution Day Activity Scavenger Hunt | Primary Source Analysis, Google Forms
To better understand the basic information within the U.S. Constitution, students will browse through this primary source document and find the main ideas regarding the 7 Articles and 27 Amendments. Included are 17 questions about the articles and 27 questions about the amendments. All questions (except for one) will be answered with a number. This is a great way to introduce, study, or review the United States Constitution for your civics unit or for a Constitution Day activity. You may even
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The Sinking of the Lusitania: Solve the WWI Mystery w Primary Source Analysis!
Perhaps one of the most important events of World War One, the sinking of the Lusitania has fascinated kids and adults for years. Use this mystery to harness that fascination and engage students in an inquiry-based mission that they will remember all year long!In this mystery, students are posed with an engaging scenario - they are CIA Agents that must piece together once and for all how and why the Lusitania sank. They are presented with a variety of "exhibits," all cleverly designed to engage
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: GROWING WWI BUNDLE: Higher Order Thinking WWI Activities (SS5H2)
Dust Bowl Mystery: Inquiry-Based Intro. to Great Depression!
The Great Depression and The Dust Bowl have fascinated kids and adults for years. Use this mystery to harness that fascination and engage students in an inquiry-based investigation that they will remember all year long!This lesson is SO FUN when used as an introduction to a unit about The Great Depression. I let them try to solve the mystery first and THEN tell them that our next unit will be about The Great Depression. It's the perfect way to get them asking questions and build genuine curiosit
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4th - 8th
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CONSTITUTION SCAVENGER HUNT: Google Drive | Google Forms | Google Classroom
To better understand the basic information within the U.S. Constitution, students will browse through this primary source document and find the main ideas regarding the 7 Articles and 27 Amendments. Included are 17 questions about the articles and 27 questions about the amendments. All questions (except for one) will be answered with a number. This is a great way to introduce, study, or review the United States Constitution for your civics unit or for a Constitution Day activity. You may even
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5th - 12th
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Short Story (any) : Writing Prompts Constructed Response Practice Unit
Let me make your life easier. Use these 13 constructed responses to test knowledge of the CCSS standards after any short story. They include questions about: theme, characterization, text structure, word use, literary devices, comparison and contrast of similar short stories, mood, tone, conflict, and more. I've also included a handy rubric for easy grading. Click here to follow me for free lessons and sales!Click here to have free lessons and unit ideas sent to your email.Check out these other
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Short Story Unit Bundle of Lessons Use Digital or Printable
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: reading questions, task cards, and test
This 45 page* novel study will assist students in comprehension and critical thinking while reading whole class, in a small group, or independently, Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi. Reynolds and Kendi's brilliant partnership is a must read for students hoping to gain a clear and engaging understanding of how race has been viewed and used in American history.Teachers can assign 50 critical thinking and recall questions to be answered during reading to hol
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7th - 12th
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Women in the Civil War: Grades 4-8, Primary Source Stations
Ditch that textbook. Diversify your syllabus. Get your students up and moving using these Women in the Civil War Station Rotations. This adaption of a DBQ gets students exploring authentic female sources and perspectives. Students will take an inquiry stance-- all stations help students answer the essential question, "How did women impact society and warfare during the Civil War?”*This lesson is an adaptation of my best selling high school resource, adjusted to be appropriate for upper elementa
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4th - 8th
Women in the U.S. Military during WWII: Primary Sources and DBQ's * APUSH
Women in the United States Military during World War II: Analyzing Primary Sources and DBQ Prompts *APUSH*U.S. History*This 27 page Primary Source Analysis and DBQ Activity gives students a chance to delve deeper into the experience of women who joined the military in the United States during World War II. There are 20 primary sources and 2 DBQ prompts. After completing this resource, students will be able to determine what issues were important to society during this era and how women contr
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9th - 11th
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Ivan Reading Grid/Graphic Organizer Set-Up
I created this reading grid set up to make it easier for students to organize their notes and initiate a deeper comprehension of the novel. I have found that students are able to easily understand the concept of main details, vocabulary, and responding to comprehension questions when guided by this format. I hope it works for you as well as it has for me!
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3rd - 5th
Christopher Columbus PBL Activity
The story of Christopher Columbus is full of controversy! In this engaging, interactive, and thought-provoking social studies and ELA PBL activity, the students will become investigative reporters to discover Columbus's voyages' positive (+) and negative (-) effects on those involved. Students will put on their thinking caps as they close read historical fiction accounts in the first person (Columbus) and an interview with a Taino Chief, seeing both perspectives. They will also use math to test
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Christopher Columbus Interactive BUNDLE
Close Reading Using Ronald Reagan's Tear Down This Wall Speech
In this Close Reading we used Ronald Reagan's Tear Down This Wall Speech. The excerpt is followed by eightteen multiple choice questions, an essay prompt, and a complete the chart which challenges the students understanding of Ethos, Pathos, and Logos. This lesson was created for Advanced and Honors 10th,11th, and 12th grade students.This lesson can also be used by those students who are preparing for the SAT or ACT.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Cold War: Ray Bradbury, There Will Come Soft Rains, DBQ Worksheets + Response
This historical contextual analysis of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” is a supplemental lesson for a unit on the Cold War and/or understanding the devastation of the nuclear bombs dropped by the U.S. on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After reading the story, students will work in groups to answer discussion questions that thoughtfully and critically explore: the context of the story; the influence of various literary genres including science fiction and naturalism; and the pur
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Short Stories and History Contextual Analysis BUNDLE
Creating a New Government: UNIT (5 days & DBQ ESSAY)
What's included:
Five lesson Plans aligned with CCSS and NYS standards for Social Studies
Packet: Five days of material that is color coded per day and activity
Four Do Now's
Two Home Work Assignments
One Exit Ticket
DBQ Task
DBQ Documents
DBQ Essay Planning Page
Sources
***This Unit is a simulation activity where students will act as government representatives who establish the Articles of Confederation and the U.S. Constitution***
Day One Creating a Government: Students will create their ow
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7th - 11th
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The Economic Impacts of the Black Plague ELA Aligned Worksheets/PDF/Google
Do you support literacy in your history or social studies classroom?These worksheets will give you exactly what you need to model ELA standards and engage students in history.In this product, you'll get 2 worksheets(PDF and Google Slides) to practice primary source analysis with your students! On each slide, the students will read an engaging primary source and answer questions to show their analysis. This activity is great for modeling text analysis and spiraling back on previously covered stan
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7th - 11th, Adult Education
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The 95 These of Martin Luther; Common Core Approach
The 95 Theses of Martin Luther triggered the Reformation and brought an era of great change to Europe. The 95 Theses of Martin Luther triggered the Reformation and brought an era of great change to Europe. In a Common Core approach, the students are going to create an illustrated pamphlet by reading five of the “95 Theses” of Martin Luther, visually demonstrating their understanding, and concisely explaining why the Church’s actions angered him. Martin Luther was passionately defending Christ
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6th - 12th
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Dante's The Divine Comedy Reading Quizzes
This handout includes 4 short answer reading quizzes (one for each canto reading section) per text (Inferno, Purgatorio, & Paradiso) for a total of 12 quizzes.Read more about this resource in my blog post: https://brimaworks.wordpress.com/2021/01/21/divinely-delightful-my-first-tpt-sell/
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9th - 11th
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Also included in: Dante's The Divine Comedy Unit Bundle
Genocide Stations Activity
Using information from the website WorldWithoutGenocide.org, this activity asks students to compare and contrast the Armenian, Rwandan, and Darfur Genocides with the Holocaust. It should be used as an extension activity after already covering the Holocaust.
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Reading Comprehension: Black History Time Capsules - The Harlem Renaissance
“Black History Time Capsules: The Harlem Renaissance” covers the cultural explosion that took place in Harlem in the early 20th century. This packet includes primary sources, biographies, historical facts, quotes, and pictures to add depth to the study of this period in American history. Save $5 when you bundle!If you like this packet, take a look at my Black History Time Capsules Bundle, which includes this packet along with packets about Slavery in the United States, African Americans in Worl
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3rd - 6th
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The Wild Robot Book Study, Upper Elementary Book Study, Enrichment Activity
This book study packet is perfect for when you are reading The Wild Robot with your class. It has an emphasis on character traits and how Roz and Brightbill change throughout the story. I use this is my enrichment reading group time. We read the story as a class and fill out the packet together. I have them write on their own and then share their writing with this class. My students are always so engaged in this activity. Page 1: Cover Page Page 2: Prediction about what The Wild Robot is about P
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3rd - 9th
A Comparison of Two of History's Greatest Mysteries
This is a student-led investigative project comparing the events of Roanoke and The Mary Celeste. The texts used for this unit is Roanoke: The Lost Colony and The Mary Celeste: An Unsolved Mystery from History, both by Jane Yolen and Heidi E.Y. Stemple.The unit is focused on RL.5.9. The research is mirrored so students can use the same investigative narrative.
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4th - 6th
Amusement Park Gallery Walk
This is an easy printable gallery walk. It includes all the exciting rides at a fair or amusement park. There are full-color labeled pictures, detailed information cards, and a full set of right there answer comprehension questions. These are easy to print, cut, and hang up for a quick and fun reading comprehension activity.
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1st - 3rd
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Alien and Sedition Acts - "Found" Twitter Thread
The students will be making a “found” Twitter thread using the documents in the 1977 APUSH DBQ on the Alien and Sedition Acts. The Alien and Sedition Acts revealed bitter divisions in the first decade under the new United States Constitution about immigration and the limits of free speech. The debate was carried out in letters, speeches, and other writing. Today, the debate would be carried out in Twitter.
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8th - 12th
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Dear Niccolo; A Common Core Approach to Machiavelli's The Prince
Machiavelli's The Prince examines politics during the Renaissance, changing the way people looked at government in the same manner that art and literature were forever changed. Any study of the Renaissance and politics must take into account Machiavelli's examination of politics, not as an ideal version but a practical guide, derived from history. Have your students turn the Prince into an advice column for princes, allowing them to delineate both the problems and the solutions offered by Mach
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7th - 12th
Article of the Week" Loving v. Virginia
This is an activity based on an article about the fight for the legalization of interracial marriage.The file contains instructions for annotations, summarization, opinion-based questions, text-based questions, and extended response questions.ACE format = Answer the question in your own words, cite evidence from the text, explain how your evidence proves your answerACE+ format = same as above but with another quote and another explanation.This is can be used alone for informational text practice
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5th - 10th
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