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U.S. History Common Core CCRA.R.10 dbqs
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)
Thomas Paine Common Sense: Primary Source Activity | American History
Thomas Paine's Common Sense was a little pamphlet with big ideas! This primary source activity gives students a chance to read through and analyze the major paragraphs, or arguments, within his pamphlet while answering various questions. I created this mini-unit for my own classroom to help students understand this important document that shaped the course of Independence. You will find that this resource is challenging yet capable for all. Students are analyzing text from the 1700's which ca
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6th - 12th
Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
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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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
Socratic Seminar: Who Should Be on American Currency?
The images we see around us daily have a subtle yet profound effect. In this Socratic seminar, students consider American currency and consider: should the faces on the bills be changed or stay the same? The learn who is featured on currency now and think on who could be. This activity can be used during an American History course as students learn about figures like Andrew Jackson and Harriet Tubman, or can be used as a general debate in any Social Studies or English-Language Arts classroom.
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8th - 12th
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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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Short Stories and History Contextual Analysis BUNDLE
This BUNDLE includes historical contextual analyses for 15 short stories. Each individual product in the bundle includes: a 4-page worksheet of discussion questions, a response paper, and a rubric. Some of the products include short informational readings to aid with answering the discussion questions.All 15 short story analyses are sold separately as well; individual items are also accessible in a non-editable PDF AND through TpT's Easel Activities. For additional information on the themes cove
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9th - 12th
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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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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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Primary Source Pack: Why protest the Vietnam War?
Looking for a way to explore the causes of the anti-war movement against the Vietnam War? Embed this interactive slide show to engage your students in historical inquiry. Have students compare multiple perspectives in the Anti-War movement, including five different perspectives. Students click the images to access primary source documents and videos. Students can use their comparison and analysis to answer the inquiry question, "Why protest the Vietnam War?" Voices include: MLKStokely Carmichael
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9th - 11th
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The English Bill of RIghts - 1689
The North American colonists considered themselves English subjects and when The English Bill of Rights was signed it applied to them as well. It also provided the standards by which they judged the King in the Declaration of Independence.This project can be used to sum up the changes that took place in the English Revolution and the Glorious Revolution during 17th century and how it impacted the colonies, including the salutary neglect that led to their growing independence.
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7th - 11th
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3.5 - Document lesson: Who caused the first European battle on American soil?
This file includes a full document-based lesson:6 primary and secondary sources grouped around a guiding questionA handout on historical literacy (sourcing, contextualizing, reading and inferring, and corroborating)A graphic organizer for focusing attention on key information, organizing ideas, and drawing attention to similarities and differences between the sourcesSupport for students working virtually and/or independently:Model answers in the student handoutVideo guidance modeling how to read
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Unit 3 - The Spanish Empire
Primary source debate: Was Abraham Lincoln an abolitionist?
This debate will take students through 9 primary and secondary sources with evidence for and against the proposition that Lincoln was an abolitionist. They will record their evidence on provided graphic organizers, and engage in a structured debate with another team in the class. Works best with teams of 4-6 students. I run two simultaneous debates in my class, so that everyone is involved in presenting the evidence and arguing their side.
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10th - 12th
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