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11th grade Common Core RH.6-8.6 projects
Biography Project Historical Figure Research Bundle: 7 Activities History Report
Choices, choices, choices!!! In this inquiry-based learning project, students can choose between 7 formats, but grades are based on the same rubric criteria. This research project is Common Core writing and literacy aligned, and was recently completely updated.This works as a biography or teacher-assigned topic project. Students write a focus question, gather primary source quotes, write an informational text paragraph with evidence, create timelines, create five class questions, and provide vis
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4th - 12th
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Jonathan Edwards - "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" Fun Project
This Great Awakening activity includes an excerpt of Jonathan Edwards' famous sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" and turns it into an engaging project for students. Following the excerpt of the sermon are a few short analysis questions before students must write their own speech titled, "Students in the Hands of an Angry Principal". The directions explain how students must identify the purpose of Edwards' sermon and then write a speech imagining what a new principal for your school mi
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6th - 11th
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Japanese American Internment Camps - WWII Homefront Activities
Use these powerful photos of the Japanese American internment during World War II to tap into your students’ critical thinking and historical empathy skills.This resource comes in both printable PDF and digital for Google Slides.These photos are not to be missed in any unit on the WWII American home front. Taken by famous photographers, including Dorothea Lange and Ansel Adams, they tell a story like no other and one the U.S. government wanted to hide. This activity kit offers 6 respectful ways
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: US History Activity and Project Kits Bundle Print & Digital
My Community State and Local Government Project (Google Compatible)
My Community State and Local Government Project Is your class learning about local politics and your local community? In this hands-on project, students will create a local community profile on their town, city, or county. The students will research their local government officials, compile demographic data on their area, interview local citizens, attend a local government meeting or event, and perform a community service. Through this project students will be able to better understand the funct
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: State and Local Government Unit Plan
Monthly Current Event Assignment
Have your students become world class news reporters and stay current on events with this monthly project!! This is one of my students' favorite assignments and they enjoy presenting their research to the class throughout the year. I tend to get too many request to do current events and have to limit them as progress through the curriculum. This assignment also astonishes parents, because their student becomes mini-experts on the specific topic that they choose. This project is successful becau
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Christopher Columbus: Hero or Villain
This resource includes 4 sources that students will read and can use to complete the rest of the worksheet. They will list reasons why some people consider Columbus a hero while others consider him a villain. Students will also be guided through making their own claim on this debate and supporting that claim with at least three pieces of evidence. This can be used as a starting point for a Structured Academic Controversy (SAC). I recommend supplementing this with videos on the topic and even all
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6th - 12th
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Did Pocahontas Save John Smith? An Investigation and Essay Activity
It’s a story familiar to every American child: John Smith, captured by Powhatan Indians, was about to have his head smashed in when suddenly the Chief’s daughter, Pocahontas, laid her head on his and begged her father not to kill Smith, thereby saving his life. But is it true?
The answer to that is simple: nobody really knows. In this activity, students will examine both sides of the question, analyze the arguments made for and against the veracity of Smith's story, and decide for themselves wh
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7th - 11th
Boston Tea Party Point of View Comic Strip Project
In this project, students will use their knowledge of the Boston Tea Party to create a comic strip that illustrates the events of that night from a specific point of view. Students must have thorough understanding of the different viewpoints surrounding the Boston Tea Party, and the events that led up to it. This activity will have them objectively analyze how one event could seem so different depending on the viewpoint of the person.Purchase includes detailed project information sheet, studen
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5th - 12th
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Famous Filibusters Activity (Google Compatible)
Famous Filibusters Worksheet - Legislative Branch The Famous Filibusters Worksheet allows students to explore the filibuster process and examine four famous filibusters by reading articles about each instance. Students are provided a QR code and web link to each article then are tasked with answering questions about the famous filibusters they read about. The worksheet is no prep, easy to use, and google compatible.With this resource, your student will be able to understand and master concepts i
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: The Legislative Branch / Congress Unit Plan (Google Compatible)
The Salem Witch Trials True Crime Podcast Project (Google Compatible)
The Salem Witch Trials True Crime Podcast Research Project Is your class learning about American Colonies and the Salem Witch Trials?This fun project is designed to help students understand the impact that the Salem Witch Trials had on Colonial life in America. In this activity, students will create and record a 15 – 20-minute true crime podcast on the topic of the Salem Witch Trials. Students will plan their podcast using the attached materials and will record their podcast at home or in class
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Early America United States History Unit
Immigration in the United States Family History Research Project (Google Comp)
Immigration in the United States Family History Research ProjectIs your class learning about Immigration in the United States? In this fun and interactive project students will research the history of their family as it relates to their story of coming to live where they do today. The project includes the completion of a family tree, an interview with a family member, descriptions of food and transitions related to their family, and research on their country of origin. The worksheet is no prep,
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: The United States Gilded Age Unit (Google Compatible)
The Founding Fathers Research Project (Google Compatible)
The Founding Fathers One-Pager Gallery Walk Project The Founding Fathers One-Pager Gallery Walk Project asks students to research one of the founding fathers (list is provided) and to create a guided One-Pager about the father’s life and career. Students will research the founding father’s biography, political positions, and influence on the founding of our country. Once students have finished their gallery project, the one-pagers are hung around the classroom and the entire class will complete
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Foundations of Government Unit Plan (Google Compatible)
Virginia V. John Brown - Mock Trial
"We are two peoples. We are a people for Freedom and a people for slavery. Between the two, conflict is inevitable." Is conflict inevitable? John Brown tested this theory, but was he a Zealot or Terrorist? Was he a Hero or the Villain? Were John Brown's actions just or unjust? Students get to analyze both sides of this famous American abolitionist by putting John Brown on trial for his actions during the raid of Harpers Ferry through this fun Common Core activity. Students will analyze prima
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4th - 12th
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US History Curriculum Bundle 1950-Present
US History Curriculum Bundle Resource 1950-Present Includes the Following Topics:The Cold War The Vietnam War Years The Civil Rights Movement The United States in the Late 20th Century The United States in the 21st Century Current Events African American History topics 1950s-Present
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6th - 12th
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US History Curriculum Bundle 1880-1945
US History Curriculum Bundle Resource includes the Following Topics: The Gilded Age The Progressive Era Immigration & Urbanization US Imperialism World War IThe Roaring 20sThe Great Depression World War IIAfrican American History Topics 1880-1945
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6th - 12th
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US History Curriculum Bundle 1400-1877
This Bundle Resource includes the Following Topics:Africa, America, & Europe Before 1500New Empires in the Americas The English Colonies The American Revolution The US Constitution A New Nation Nationalism & Sectionalism Western Expansion The Civil War Reconstruction African American History Topics 1400-1877
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6th - 12th
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Tomoe Gozen: History or Legend?
This inquiry project is modeled on the Stanford History Education Group (now the Digital Inquiry Group)'s model for historical thinking, using sourcing, context, corroboration, and close reading in order to draw historical conclusions. The assignment should be used when students have already studied the basics of medieval Japan, specifically the training and values of the samurai. At its center is Tomoe Gozen, an onna-musha (“warrior woman”) from the Heian period (794-1185 CE), and one of the be
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Instagram World War I (WWI) Project (High school version)
This is designed to be a summative project after the World War I unit. Students select an identity, Instagram at least 8 posts from themselves and 2 posts from a contemporary. This reinforces succinct writing, use of modern technology and its vernacular (i.e. #hashtags), while reinforcing point of view writing. There is a paper based project if internet or social media isn't available. This is based on the 9-12 Common Core standards for history, with 9/10th grade standards as the meeting gra
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9th - 12th
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The Enlightenment & Scientific Revolution Newspaper Activity (Google Comp)
The Enlightenment & Scientific Revolution Newspaper ActivityIs your class studying about the Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution in Europe?In this interactive activity, students will create a newspaper headline page about the Enlightenment and the Scientific Revolution in Europe. Students will write three headlines, three summary blurbs, and illustrate three pictures on the headline page. The activity is low prep, easy to use, and google compatible.With this resource, your student will b
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Constitutional Principles One-Pager Gallery Walk Constitution Day (Google Comp)
Constitutional Principles One-Pager and Gallery Walk Constitution Day Activity - United States Constitution Are you looking for a fun way to teach about Constitutional Principals for Constitution Day or a Government or American History Unit? This fun interactive activity is designed to help students master the principals of the Constitution of the United States. It covers the following topics: Constitution of The United States of America, principles of the United States Constitution. In groups,
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Cold War & World Peace Lesson Plan Project and Worksheet for US History
This fantastic lesson plan for a Cold War unit in US History has your students analyzing primary sources from President Eisenhower's People-to-People Program. This program was a massive effort to get all Americans engaged in activities to promote peace and make connections across the globe. In the lesson, students are introduced to Eisenhower's People-to-People Program then analyze primary source documents from different program committees on music, sports, books, business, education, and more.
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7th - 11th
Italian Renaissance Art Map Activity (Google Compatible)
Italian Renaissance Art Map Is your class studying the Renaissance in Europe? In this engaging activity students will identify prominent artists of the Italian Renaissance, the cities they worked in, and well-known works of art they created. Students will complete the fill-in-the-blank map activity along with guided response questions. The project is low prep, easy to use, and google compatible.With this resource, your student will be able to understand and master concepts in World History in a
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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The Vietnam War Map & Timeline Activity (Google Compatible)
The Vietnam War Map and Timeline ActivityIs your class learning about the Cold War and the Vietnam War? This activity students will use the blank maps to label and color important battles, landmarks, geographic features, and more. Students will then label major events of the Vietnam War on the Vietnam timeline. The worksheet is no prep, easy to use, and google compatible.With this resource, your student will be able to understand and master concepts in World History in a fun way that allows the
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: The Civil Rights Movement & Vietnam War Unit Plan (Google Compatible)
Landmark Supreme Court Cases Instagram Page and Gallery Walk (Google Comp)
Landmark Supreme Court Cases Instagram Page and Gallery Walk In this project, students will create an Instagram page that summarizes ten of the most important US Supreme Court Cases in history. After the Instagram pages are created, the sheets can be placed around the room while students rotate to each case and gather information about the case to write down on their “Landmark Supreme Court Cases” graphic organizer. The worksheet is no prep, easy to use, and google compatible.With this resource
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: The Judicial Branch Unit Plan (Google Compatible)
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