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Adult education world history Common Core RI.8.2 resources
Bundle_10 World Affairs Current Events Articles & Activity Packet/Jan - Mar 2024
Enjoy 50% off current events articles from the World Affairs section. Content addresses events around that world that occurred from January - March, 2024. Each lesson plan includes target vocabulary practice, graphic organizers, literacy strategies, open-ended discussion questions, and a lesson extension for additional enrichment. Routine reading helps students build metacognitive skills. These skills enable students to think deeply, reflect often, and formulate original ideas. News stories pro
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Reading Skills Worksheet: The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
This worksheet focuses on comprehension and critical thinking skills related to the Chernobyl disaster. It includes a variety of questions, ranging from factual recall to analysis and inference, to engage students with the text and encourage deeper understanding of the topic. The questions cover key aspects such as the causes and consequences of the disaster, the response and containment efforts, and the broader implications for nuclear safety and public perception.Educators can utilize this wor
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Reading Skills Worksheet: The Evolution of Buddhism
This worksheet is designed to accompany an article discussing the origins of Buddhism and its changes during the medieval period. It includes comprehension questions, critical reasoning prompts, and a "connect to self" question. The comprehension questions assess students' understanding of key concepts, while the critical reasoning prompts encourage deeper analysis and reflection on the article's main themes. The "connect to self" question prompts students to relate the article's content to thei
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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World_ Egypt’s Border Wall_Current Events Reading Comprehension_Jan 2024
Current events articles and lesson plans for middle and high school students in grades 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Egypt appears to be building a fortified wall along its border with the Gaza Strip, according to newly analyzed satellite photos. Egypt has long signaled concern that Israeli operations would push huge numbers of Palestinians into the Sinai Peninsula. Current events PDF lesson plans for reading comprehension practice or standardized testing preparation. Long reading passage of recent ne
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7th - 11th, Adult Education
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Reading Skills Worksheet: The Mexican American War
This literacy activity is meant to help students develop their reading, writing and critical thinking skills. Students are presented with two articles on the same topic: the Mexican American War. One article is written from the Mexican perspective and the other from the American perspective. After analyzing both articles, students will answer 6 open-ended questions. I have also included 10 multiple choice questions for additional assessment. This is a great way for students to study the Mexican
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
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Winston Churchill's "Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat" Speech: Review & Answer Key
Use this arsenal of review and discussion questions to showcase the most critical aspects of Churchill's famous speech and reinforce the message presented. This assessment also provides students with a chance to examine and evaluate the persuasive techniques used to showcase the speaker's position. Used with the audio/video of the speech, this assignment is a win-win. A detailed answer key is included.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Ottoman & Safavid Empires (Match 'Em & Short Answer)
The Ottoman and Safavid Empires had much in common: both were Islamic theocracies, both grew rich by controlling Near-Eastern trade routes and both wanted to expand their dominion into lands held by the other. Needless to say, conflict between the two was inevitable. This two-part worksheet provides an overview of their inter-empire rivalry, spanning from Osman I's founding of the Ottoman Empire to the Safavid's dynasty's crushing defeat at the Battle of Chaldiran. Part I contains eleven matchi
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Reggae, Calypso, Salsa & ‘Tambrin – An Introduction to Caribbean Music
The spirit of the Caribbean comes alive! 'Destination: Caribbean' is a seven-part essay series that follows one Musicologist's journey into Caribbean History.'Reggae, Calypso, Salsa and 'Tambrin' is the series's 700-word introduction. It provides a brief survey of the historical conditions that gave rise to the Caribbean's modern music forms. This primer is an excellent resource for History, Social Studies and Geography teachers, or for instructors of the Fine Arts, looking to provide their stud
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Gunboat Diplomacy and Japan's Modernization - Match 'Em & Short Answer Worksheet
Japan's position at the far Eastern edge of Asia led a 7th-Century diplomat to name it the "Land of the Rising Sun." Twelve hundred years later, Japan would receive a group of visitors who came not with commodities for trade, but with heavy weapons and imperialistic intent. What followed was one of the most humiliating, one-sided encounters in history. And within a century, Japan’s disastrous experience with Gunboat Diplomacy would have global repercussions.This two-part worksheet provides an o
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6th - 10th, Adult Education
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The Dawn of Human History - Match 'Em & Short Answer
Some time between 10,000 - 12,000 years ago, humanity made the monumental shift from a lifestyle based on nomadic hunting to one based on sedentary cultivation. But what historical factors led to this shift, and what were its consequences?Featuring such anthropological heavyweights as Olduvai Gorge, the "New Stone Age," Animism and Richard Leakey, this worksheet contains two parts. Part I focuses more on the world before the Agricultural Revolution, while Part II devotes itself to the Revolution
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5th - 10th, Adult Education
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The Unification of Germany (Match 'Em & Short Answer Worksheet)
Although it only became a unified country in 1871, Germany has played a central role in European affairs for thousands of years. But how did this land of independent princely states, once known as the Holy Roman Empire, ever become a single country?This two-part worksheet devotes itself to the question above, focusing on the impact that Napoleonic Wars, global politics and rising nationalism led to the creation of the German Empire. Part I is a matching exercise that focuses on relevant people a
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7th - 11th, Adult Education
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