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U.S. History Common Core SL.6.2 dbqs

Thomas Paine Common Sense: Primary Source Activity | American History

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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

Subjects:

Informational Text, Other (Social Studies - History), U.S. History

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Research, DBQs

CCSS:

RI.6.7

, RI.6.10

, RI.7.10

, RI.8.10

, RI.9-10.9

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Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's

Slavery in the Southern Colonies: A Socratic Seminar

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The Paisley Owl

Looking for a higher order thinking activity? Need a way to close out a unit on the Southern Colonies? Do you want to do a Socratic Seminar with your students? Students will evaluate three primary source documents to answer document-based questions. Students will engage in higher-level thinking and improve listening and speaking skills during this common-core supported activity. This activity is appropriate for 5th-7th graders and meets the Common Core Standards for Speaking and Listening. If

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

DBQs, Assessment

CCSS:

SL.5.1

, SL.5.1a

, SL.5.1b

, SL.5.1c

, SL.5.1d