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Common Core RI.8.4 research for Microsoft Word
Stamp Act Introduction Web Quest
I created this Web Quest to introduce my students to the Stamp Act. The Web Quest includes 1 video link with questions, 2 websites with questions, a link to an online quiz that follows one of the websites, and an optional essay that can be completed using the information found in the Web Quest. This could be a great stand alone lesson or as an introduction to the Revolutionary War. My students really enjoyed the web quest and better understood the feelings of the colonists and reasons for their
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5th - 8th
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Emergency Lesson/Sub Plans - The Evil Eye Close Read and Superstition Research
These handouts will take students through a Close Read of an informational article about the Evil Eye and provide an extension research activity for further learning about superstitions from around the world. This 2-3 day lesson is what I keep tucked aside in an Emergency Lesson Plan folder, but I have also used it with younger students, reluctant readers, and Fundamentals classes. I would suggest to begin the lesson by asking students about superstitions they are already familiar with. Lead the
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in:Â English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
AIDS Epidemic: The Federal Response (Analyze Primary and Secondary Sources)
Students are provided with 3 documents and five questions to analyze the federal response in the early days of the AIDS epidemic. From the provided Timeline, students will learn the various steps President Reagan attempted to take and the criticisms that his action received. Students will read an argument criticizing conservatives dealing with AIDS; finally, they will compare/contrast Reagan's actions to the negative stereotyping of conservatives to decide whether those conservative criticisms w
Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in:Â English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
AIDS Epidemic: Scientific Research (Analyze Primary and Secondary Sources)
Students are provided with 3 documents and four questions to analyze the scientific progress made in AIDS research in the 1980s and two different opinions of the way the scientific community handled the AIDS crisis. From the provided Timeline, students will discover which organizations played the biggest role in first years of the epidemic, and they will summarize the progress made in diagnosing and treating AIDS/HIV from 1980-1990. Finally, students will contrast the opinions of two experts, ex
Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in:Â English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address Analysis
This unit analyzes Lincoln's Gettysburg Address with a literary focus. Students will analyze the speech for its structure, purpose, central idea and allusions. Students will also engage in gathering information from the History Channel on the topic of the use of speeches as a form of communication by presidents.
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8th
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AIDS Epidemic: Messages from Media (Analyze Primary and Secondary Sources)
Students are provided with 3 documents and seven questions to analyze the important role played by the media in the early days of the AIDS epidemic. From the provided Timeline, students will learn who became the "face" of AIDS, how the media portrayed those people, and what affect the media's portrayal of AIDS patients had on the country. Students will read personal accounts from people diagnosed as HIV-positive, and summarize an argument between the Press Secretary and a journalist - contrastin
Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in:Â English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
Civil Rights Court Cases Research Introduction
This lesson serves as an introduction to conducting independent research for students. In this lesson, students are provided with a list of websites/sources that contain information about 4 Civil Rights cases (Dred Scott v. Sanford, Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Education, and Browder v. Gayle) and a graphic organizer that helps guide them through their research process by prompting them with information to look for as they navigate through the sources.This lesson can also serve as conte
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7th - 10th
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Radio - Early History and American Influence (Document Set, Research, Stations)
Before the Internet, and before television, there was radio. Building on the research and experiments of earlier scientists, the Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi was able to complete the first documented transmission of wireless radio signals across the Atlantic Ocean in 1902. Radio quickly came to have many cultural and industrial impacts, and played an important role in military communications during World War I.Research on the early history and effects of radio is organized here for student
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in:Â English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
Vietnam Protest: Kent State Shooting (article and images)
This is just the article - other items are necessary for the entire lesson. Students will read about the 4 students killed at Kent State. After reading the article and watching a video clip, students should answer the discussion questions before writing a summary. (This is one activity included in the item/slideshow Vietnam War: Musical Resistance - videos and discussion questions are embedded in those slides). Finally, students will write summaries - answering the 5 Ws (objective) and including
Grades:
8th - 10th
Also included in:Â Vietnam War Unit
Distance Learning: Article of the Week- Digital
This activity was designed to encourage students to become worldly knowledgeable, research unknown topics, and introduce students to different and new ways of thinking. This assignment is designed to encourage students to ask questions, seek understanding, and analyze information in an article.Includes for teachers and students: links to editable assignment both Google Form and Microsoft Teams (teacher) Step by step instructions (teacher and student) Links to help with technology (teacher) resou
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Digital Bundle: Article of the Week
Inherit the Wind Reading Preparation Questions and Comprehensive Answer Key
The verdict is in! Help students to gain an accurate historical perspective and context of the Scopes Monkey Trial as they prepare to read Inherit the Wind. Here is an interdisciplinary assignment that will elicit fascinating discussion material and answer pertinent questions about this famous trial and its participants. A detailed answer key will lay the perfect foundation for the study of this trial or the play.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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AIDS Epidemic: Activism and Advocacy (Analyze Primary and Secondary Sources)
Students are provided with 3 documents and six questions to analyze the important role played by specific individuals and organizations in the early days of AIDS advocacy. From the provided Timeline, students will learn about the kinds of people who became involved and what their demands were of the U.S. government. Finally, students will summarize how President George H. Bush responded to the epidemic and explain the criticisms Americans held about that presidential response.
Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in:Â English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
The Coronavirus Webquest
This webquest was designed with the goal of informing students about the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Research includes identifying the basic facts of the virus, its history, and how to prevent its spread. With so much misinformation on the virus, it is empowering for students to research and learn about the issue for themselves.
Grades:
6th - 10th
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Research Notebook
This notebook leads students through the research process before a study of the novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor. There are individual and group assignments.
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6th - 8th
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