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Common Core RH.6-8.6 songs for Microsoft OneDrive
The Christmas Truce of WWI 6-E Lesson | FUN World War 1 Activities | Microsoft
This fun, World War I lesson connects the Christmas holidays to your history curriculum standards! The activities are engaging for students and the guided, 6-E format is easy for you to use! Begin with a Christmas-themed “Fact or Fiction?” warm-up activity, then explore the battlefields of WWI. Next, investigate the Christmas Truce of 1914 using a modern-day commercial & examine the holiday song, “Snoopy’s Christmas”, to find references to World War 1 in its lyrics. Finally, students love to
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5th - 12th
Intro to Types of Economic Systems 7-E Resource BUNDLE | FUN Microsoft Unit
Learning about types of economic systems is entertaining with this BUNDLE of unique resources! The guided lessons are FUN for students & the 5-E teaching model is EASY for you to use! Each engaging activity includes a Teacher Guide to ensure success in your classroom! Your purchase has editable, print & interactive, digital versions of the materials. Made for traditional in-class learning or digital 1:1 classrooms. Everything you need is included!Includes Microsoft Resources: Digital &am
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6th - 12th
Intro to WWI BUNDLE | FUN World War I Resources | 7-E Unit WW1 | Microsoft
Enrich your World War I curriculum with this engaging UNIT BUNDLE! The guided lessons are FUN for students & the 7-E teaching model is EASY for you to use! Each activity includes a Teacher Guide to make it successful in your classroom! Print & interactive, digital versions of the materials are included. Made for traditional in-class learning or digital 1:1 classrooms. Everything you need is included!Includes Microsoft Resources: Digital & Print6 Guided PowerPoint Lessons5 Fill-in Not
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6th - 12th
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Analyzing President Andrew Jackson & John Quincy Adams' 1828 Election Songs
In this fantastic worksheet, students are presented with the lyrics of the 2 famous campaign songs from the election of 1828. Andrew Jackson was challenging John Quincy Adams in one of the most heated elections in US history. After analyzing the lyrics to both of these famous songs, students are presented with several CCSS-based questions to gauge their understanding and promote critical thinking. Finally, they compose their own campaign song based off of what they have learned. This is a simple
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7th - 12th
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Celebrate Veterans Day 6-E Lesson | Honor the History of November 11 | Microsoft
This lesson explores the history of Veterans Day and honors members of the US armed forces. The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 6-E format is easy for you to use! Begin with a fun “What is it? - Patriotic Symbols” warm-up. Test their knowledge of Veterans Day with a “Fact or Fiction?” activity, then explore the history of the November 11th holiday. Fill-in notes accompany the lesson. Next, challenge your students to investigate the song ”God Bless the USA”. “A Million Than
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5th - 12th
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United States in WWI 6E Lesson | Investigate WW1 Propaganda Activity | Microsoft
This lesson examines the United States’ role in WWI and explores how propaganda helped sell the war to Americans The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 6-E format is easy for you to use! Begin with a fun “Listen Up - Taglines” warm-up activity, then present “A History Dilemma” activity examining President Wilson’s isolationist stance in WW1. Next, introduce key vocabulary and historical events of the time period. Fill-in notes accompany the lesson. An investigation activity c
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6th - 12th
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Pros and Cons of Capitalism vs Communism 5-E Economics Lesson | Microsoft
This lesson investigates the effects that capitalist & communist economic systems can have on a society. The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 5-E format is easy for you to use! Begin with an “I Spy” photo analysis warm-up contrasting daily life in the USSR & Russia. A “Trashketball” experiment explores the differences between capitalism & communism. Challenge your class to identify various pros & cons of each system by examining modern TV shows. Assess learn
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6th - 12th
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Marriage Equality | Same Sex Marriage LGBTQ Rights WebQuest Pride Month Activity
In Marriage Equality | Same Sex Marriage LGBTQ Rights WebQuest Activity, students will explore the fight for marriage equality in America through personal stories, songs, and court cases. The WebQuest will have students listen to a podcast about the fight for same sex marriage in Massachusetts, listen to a song by Macklemore as he promoted the fight for same sex marriage in Washington, and analyze the US Supreme Court cases of Obergfell v. Hodges and Loving v. Virginia. Each section has reflecti
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7th - 10th
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Pop Culture Propaganda Practice Activity | Analyze Persuasion | Microsoft
Teach your class to analyze propaganda posters with this fun activity! They examine pop culture propaganda & investigate opposing viewpoints featuring Star Wars, Hunger Games, Minecraft & Guardians of the Galaxy. Students enjoy the engaging themes & apply their analytical & critical-thinking skills! Your purchase has print & interactive, digital versions of the materials. Made for traditional in-class learning or digital 1:1 classrooms. Everything you need is included!Include
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5th - 12th
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Hamilton The Musical: Argument Analysis
Using the Cabinet Battle #1 from Hamilton the Musical, student will be evaluating argument and early republic government structure. They will then use this knowledge to conduct their own cabinet battle within the classroom on an issue relating to their school.
Grades:
7th - 9th
Memorial Day Reading Comprehension & Song Analysis
In the Memorial Day Reading Comprehension & Song Analysis, students will explore a background reading about the history and significance of Memorial Day as well as three related songs that are synonymous with Memorial Day. The students will answer five multiple choice questions to assess their understanding of the reading and songs. The three songs used are:Born in the USA- Bruce SpringsteinFortunate Son- Creedence Clearwater RevivalRagged Old Flag- Johnny CashIf you enjoy this history readi
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6th - 9th
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The Hunger Games Propaganda Analysis Activity | Microsoft Print and Digital
Teach your class to analyze propaganda posters with this fun activity! They examine pop culture propaganda featuring the Hunger Games & investigate opposing viewpoints. Students enjoy the engaging theme while applying their analytical & critical-thinking skills! Your purchase has print & interactive, digital versions of the materials. Made for traditional in-class learning or digital 1:1 classrooms. Everything you need is included!Includes Microsoft Resources: Digital & PrintDigi
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5th - 12th
Star Wars Propaganda Analysis Activity | Microsoft Print and Digital
Teach your class to analyze propaganda posters with this fun activity! They examine pop culture propaganda featuring Star Wars & investigate opposing viewpoints. Students enjoy the engaging theme while applying their analytical & critical-thinking skills! Your purchase has print & interactive, digital versions of the materials. Made for traditional in-class learning or digital 1:1 classrooms. Everything you need is included!Includes Microsoft Resources: Digital & PrintDigital Act
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5th - 12th
Vietnam War: Musical Reactions of the 60s and 70s
In this Unit, students examine how Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young’s “Ohio,” Merle Haggard’s “Okie From Muskogee” and Edwin Starr’s “War” articulated the divisive feelings Americans had about the war in the late 1960s and early 1970s. To supplement these songs, students will also watch clips from CNN Soundtracks and analyze polling data, news articles, and photographs from the era. By the end of the unit, students will know seminal events during the Vietnam War, including the Gulf of Tonkin Reso
Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in: Vietnam War Unit
60s Girl Groups Unit - Early Feminism and Breaking Away from Traditional Roles
The Essential Question for students is: Were the Girl Groups of the early 1960s voices of female empowerment or reflections of traditional female roles? In this lesson, students will evaluate what the emergence of the Girl Groups said about the roles of girls and women in the early 1960s. The nation sat on the threshold of a new Women’s Rights movement that would challenge traditional female roles. In 1963, Betty Friedan published The Feminine Mystique, widely considered a milestone in the emerg
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8th - 10th
Propaganda and Media Literacy Complete Unit and Group Project
This is a complete mini-unit on specific Propaganda techniques and ways to spot them in media and advertising. Students see examples, discuss questions with a partner, write down their ideas, and take guided notes. Included in this package:Complete presentation "Lesson 1: How to Spot Fake News"Complete presentation "Lesson 2: Propaganda Techniques"Printable Student Guided Notes for Lesson 2 presentationSong lyrics: "Can't Trust This Source Yet" (to the tune of "Can't Stop the Feeling" by Justin
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6th - 12th
Burr vs. Hamilton Musical Analysis Investigation Pear Deck Google Slides
With this interactive Pear Deck, students will be immersed in the world of Hamilton the Musical and delve into the rivalry between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr through five songs: "The Ten Duel Commandments," "The Election of 1800," "Your Obedient Servant," "The World Was Wide Enough," and "Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story." As they listen to each song, students will interpret the emotions, motivations, and consequences depicted, developing critical thinking and analytical skills a
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Middle School Early United States History Interactive Lessons BUNDLE
RI8.3: 9/11 - Country Music Response
On September 11th, 2001, the US experienced the deadliest terrorist attack in its history...and the students sitting in our classrooms weren't even born yet! This event is our moment in history when everyone remembers where they were on that morning, and just like our grandparents told us about where they were when Kennedy was shot, we too mustn't allow this generation to forget what we saw and felt as we lived through it. The Essential Question for this unit is: How did country musicians’ respo
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7th - 10th
Also included in: English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
RI8.3 - 9/11 Song Comparison Graphic Organizer (Country Music + September 11th)
On September 11th, 2001, the US experienced the deadliest terrorist attack in its history...and the students sitting in our classrooms weren't even born yet! This event is our moment in history when everyone remembers where they were on that morning, and just like our grandparents told us about where they were when Kennedy was shot, we too mustn't allow this generation to forget what we saw and felt as we lived through it.The Essential Question for this unit is: How did country musicians’ respon
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
80s Heavy Metal and the Censorship Debate
In this lesson, students will investigate the connection between the popularity of Heavy Metal and the emergence of the parental advisory system. They will consider who should have the power to declare a song “offensive” and whether or not access to such material should be regulated. They will debate the merits of the labeling system, which is still in place, and consider whether or not labeling certain recordings is censorship.The Essential Question for students is: How was Heavy Metal involved
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8th - 10th
Also included in: English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
The History of Black Protest Songs - PowerPoint Presentation-Graphic Organizer
These activities are perfect for Black History Month or anytime of the year in either a history or English classroom. Provided is a PowerPoint that can be shared with students to have on their own screens if you are a 1:1 technology classroom, or the teacher can project it large for the entire class. Students are provided with a brief introduction to the Black Lives Matter movement and terminology such as: Hands Up, Don't Shoot...Ferguson...Michael Brown...Tamir Rice...I can't breathe...and We s
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8th - 12th
Beatlemania - Hysteria and the Commercial Machine
We all love the Beatles, we can all sing along to their songs...but this lesson is much more than an excuse to listen to great music in the classroom. The timeline, video clips, article excerpts, analysis questions, photographs, magazine covers, writing tasks, and activities embedded throughout this slideshow, force students to think deeply about the causes of Beatlemania, of mass hysteria in general. Students will think about the intense power of the "Commercial Machine" that was responsible fo
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
Cold War Historical Artifact Analysis Activity
Help students learn about the Cold War with this historical artifact analysis activity. This assignment asks students to assess the western perspective of the Cold War based on songs that were released during that era. Students are provided with the lyrics of 9 songs to analyze. They will read and listen to the songs, research the historical references presented in them, and explain what those references mean in order to gain a basic understanding of key events and figures of the Cold War period
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7th - 10th
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Guardians of Galaxy Propaganda Analysis Activity | Print and Digital | Microsoft
Teach your class to analyze propaganda posters with this fun activity! They examine pop culture propaganda featuring Guardians of the Galaxy & investigate opposing viewpoints. Students enjoy the engaging theme while applying their analytical & critical-thinking skills! Your purchase has print & interactive, digital versions of the materials. Made for traditional in-class learning or digital 1:1 classrooms. Everything you need is included!Includes Microsoft Resources: Digital & Pr
Grades:
5th - 12th
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