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11th grade Common Core RH.6-8.6 resources under $5
World War 1 Propaganda Analysis Activity
This lesson on WW1 Propaganda has students utilizing higher-level thinking skills to analyze 15 primary source propaganda posters. Everything you need is included for the lesson plan, including a worksheet, 15 full color propaganda posters, and an answer key.The worksheet explains the 5 main objectives of wartime propaganda and has students come up with their own personal definition of propaganda. They then determine the goal of each poster based on the objectives. This provides a framework for
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7th - 12th
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MLK Jr.'s Letter from a Birmingham Jail: Primary Source Analysis
*** Now includes audio links and time stamps!The Letter from Birmingham Jail is an open letter written on April 16, 1963, by Martin Luther King Jr. The letter defends the strategy of nonviolent resistance to racism. It says that people have a moral responsibility to break unjust laws and to take direct action rather than waiting potentially forever for justice to come through the courts. Responding to being referred to as an "outsider," King writes, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice eve
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7th - 11th
Westward Expansion Stations, Annotated Timeline,Graphic Organizer & Map Activity
Now can be used with interactive Google Map! This is a comprehensive mini-bundle with tons of options to fit your personal style and class level. Teachers can choose from two printable student-centered instructional choices: an annotated timeline or stations. Students fill out a graphic organizer and complete a map activity with either option. The information covered includes:the Mexican Cession, Gadsden Purchase, Oregon Country, Louisiana Purchase, Texas Annexation, Spanish Cession, and the Lan
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7th - 11th
Also included in:Â Westward Expansion Resources Bundle: Interactive Notebook, Independent Work
Reconstruction Gallery Walk & Stations Primary Source Activity Digital & Print
Get your students investigating post-Civil War Reconstruction with this versatile, student-centered Reconstruction Gallery Walk. Each of the 10 Reconstruction stations has guiding questions for students to consider while viewing. Students complete a graphic organizer based on their analysis of each primary source visual.Here’s what’s included with each complete activity set:1. A one-page Reconstruction background close reading to be read as an introduction with the class. 2. A two-page graphic o
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6th - 11th
Also included in:Â US History Year in Curriculum United States Printable & Digital- Grades 6-8
Hamilton VS Jefferson Opposition Grudge Match Common Core Activity
Will it be a political party knock out? Students decide who wins based on seven rounds of political policy issues debated by the Federalists and Republicans in early American history. Students identify the political party that best represents their own opinions. This activity is common core because students analyze and interpret quotes from both Hamilton and Jefferson. A fun critical thinking activity that fits perfectly in a New Nation or Early American Politic Unit.This activity can also be us
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8th - 12th
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Home Front in WWII Primary Source Analysis Activity Handout US History WW2
Investigating the American Home front during WWII? Want to help students analyze primary sources to understand the different perspectives on life changes during America's involvement in WW2?This 2-page handout provides an assortment of quotes and images for students to analyze with guiding questions for a better understanding of the Home Front during WWII. Includes a wrap-up question in which students make comparisons to our modern cultural changes.Includes:2-page worksheetSkills Addressed:Prima
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Roman Emperors - The Good, The Bad, and the Mad
Roman Emperors: Lesson and ActivityThe main objective of this lesson is for students to evaluate the rule of different emperors and determine who were the best and worst.Lesson is built to work with digital learning! Students can complete and submit their working using the fillable PDF filesYou get a 10 slide PowerPoint with:Do now QuestionsCharts with Background Information on Roman EmperorsResources:- Roman Emperor Information Cards – 10 Cards for the 10 emperors to choose from. Each is 200-2
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6th - 11th
Also included in:Â Ancient Rome Unit Bundle
Cold War & McCarthyism Political Cartoon Analysis Activity
This Cold War project for US History has students analyze 8 political cartoons from the 1950's-1960's. Each deals with Red Scare hysteria, McCarthyism, the HUAC, and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Students must determine the subject of each cartoon, describe the action taking place, and analyze the cartoonist's message. Each cartoon does an amazing job of simplifying complex issues and really getting to the heart of how the Red Scare affected America. This is fantastic as an activity for students to
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5th - 11th
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Spanish Conquistadors and Native Americans DBQ Inquiry Activity
Conquistadors: Why were the Spanish able to easily defeat the natives? A DBQ! 1:1 Google Compatible!This resource is included in my 13 Colonies Unit and my Mesoamerica Unit!Purchase either bundle and save over 25%!---------In this DBQ investigation, students will attempt to answer the overarching question:"What were the Spanish conquistadors able to so easily defeat the Natives of Central and South America?"Students will look at and analyze 5 different documents. Each primary source focuses on
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7th - 11th
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Renaissance, Medieval, Classical Art Comparison Activity & Virtual Field Trip
Oh No! The Uffizi Art Museum has been bombed! This activity is based on true events. You and your students will be pros at deciphering the difference between Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance art. Just like after the bombing, the artwork is disorganized, and students will use clues to determine which pieces go with which era (Classical, Medieval, or Renaissance). Recently completely revised, this lesson is an incredibly versatile art investigation lesson set that will get students to compare
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6th - 12th
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Imperialism and Crimes Against Humanity in the Congo Free State
This lesson plan for Imperialism includes primary source excerpts from George Washington Williams' letter to Belgium's King Leopold II about the crimes he witnessed in the Congo Free State. George Washington Williams was an African American writer who interviewed Leopold then traveled to the Congo in 1890. The terrible acts he witnessed there inspired his letter, which is credited with coining the phrase "crimes against humanity". It also was instrumental in the colony being taken from Leopold's
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8th - 11th
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Anne Boleyn Letter to Henry VIII Primary Source Worksheet
This fantastic primary source letter was written by Anne Boleyn to her husband, King Henry VIII from the Tower of London after her arrest in 1536. In the letter, Queen Anne makes an impassioned plea for mercy, a for a fair trial, and insists on her innocence. Or course, in the end she was found guilty of high treason and executed so that King Henry VIII could find a new wife and the son he was desperate for.This primary source worksheet makes for a wonderful reading for your World History, Engli
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6th - 11th
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Common Sense by Thomas Paine Analysis Worksheet- Primary Source Acitivity
This is an easy instructional printable worksheet. There is a passage of background information about this famous pamphlet followed by a translation matching activity. Students analyze portions of Common Sense by Thomas Paine. Then, they match the translated text to the text that was actually written in Common Sense. Lastly, students have the option to summarize Paine's key arguments in a pamphlet of their own (via a template)! This product includes an answer key. If you like this worksheet, we
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5th - 12th
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U.S. History 2nd Half Skills-Based | Bell Ringers | Practice | Enrichment
160 skill-based activities (mini-lessons, bell ringers, warm-ups, bell work, start-nows, early-finishers, enrichment work) focusing on historical thinking skills (simple review activities and more complex activities are included). Most activities incorporate primary sources such as maps, photos, art, quotes, and more. Links to videos and supplementary resources are also included in this resource. (Primary source citations are included in the speaker notes.)Student completion time for each activi
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8th - 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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My Lai Massacre Vietnam Primary Source Investigation | What happened in My Lai?
In this My Lai Massacre primary source activity, students work as part of an investigation team to uncover what happened in the Vietnamese village of My Lai during the Vietnam War. Students are introduced to the case files (several interview accounts, primary source images) and are asked to draw several conclusions individually -- then students work in collaborative groups and discuss with teammates to come to an understanding on the horrific events that took place in the Vietnamese village of
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8th - 11th
Also included in:Â Vietnam War Activities Bundle | 6 Engaging Resources for Vietnam War
You Be the Judge - analyzing Supreme Court cases on the Bill of Rights
It’s one thing to simply memorize the Bill of Rights; it’s quite another to actually understand how they apply in everyday life. Teaching the former gives students words but no understanding for what they mean; teaching the latter gives students practice in critical thinking as well as a deep appreciation for their basic rights as American citizens. It is, in effect, the ultimate lesson in civics.
This activity is designed to teach students the meaning and application of the Bill of Rights by h
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7th - 11th
Holocaust Anne Frank or Night Activity
Explore the essential question, What are your responsibilities in a global society? in a structured discussion. Students will start the lesson examining the roles of a victim, bystander, perpetrator, and resister with primary source quotes. They will then read primary sources and discuss questions centered around the Holocaust. You will receive:-An opening activity for students to sort different primary sources from the Holocaust,-A PowerPoint presentation to guide you through the process,-Ha
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8th - 11th
Also included in:Â GEOGRAPHY ACTIVITIES BUNDLE
Dred Scott Supreme Court Case Document Analysis Activity | Citizenship
Want to study the Dred Scott Supreme Court Case? Hoping to practice primary source analysis with your students? Need a no-prep resource to prompt discussion and further study of the Dred Scott Supreme Court Case and its impact on slavery and American citizenship for African Americans?This 1-page handout provides the original Supreme Court ruling as well as the document image for students to analyze with guiding questions for a better understanding of American documents and, in this case, the Dre
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5th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Supreme Court Case Document Analysis Activities BUNDLE 10 Most Popular Cases
Vietnam War Stations Primary Source Activity | Dien Bien Phu to Gulf of Tonkin
In this highly-engaging Vietnam War stations resource, students investigate 13 different primary sources to understand the escalation of the Vietnam War from Dien Bien Phu in 1954 until the Gulf of Tonkin incident in 1964. This lesson on the Vietnam War is included in two bundles to save you money -- my Vietnam War Resource Bundle andmy Cold War Bundle!Students use an included 4-page student guide that navigates them through 13 different sources on the escalation of American involvement in Viet
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8th - 11th
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Also included in:Â Vietnam War Activities Bundle | 6 Engaging Resources for Vietnam War
Primary Documents: Emancipation Proclamation and Gettysburg Address
This is a unit covering two of the pivotal moments in the presidency of Abraham Lincoln. The download includes two reading activities (centered around the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address), two multiple choice reading assessments, student response essay questions, guided reading activities, true and false questions, and Common Core questions geared toward middle school reading and social studies objectives. Follow Our Store HereCheck out our Youtube Channel! "The Common Co
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8th - 11th
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British Imperialism in India | The Raj, Sepoy Mutiny, Salt March | 2 Activities!
British Imperialism in India | The Raj, Sepoy Mutiny, Salt March | 2 Activities for Distance Learning!In this effective resource on British imperialism in India, you receive 2 activities to teach the history of British influence and Indian independence. First. you receive an informational text and student questions set that details the history of British imperialism in India. Beginning with James I, students learn the "how and why" Great Britain became interested in India, the phrase "the sun ne
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8th - 11th
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Who was Rasputin? Mini CSI Inquiry into Rasputin and Russian Revolution!
Who was Rasputin? Mini CSI Investigation into Rasputin and Russian Revolution!In this engaging new mini CSI investigation on the mystic monk known as Rasputin, students use primary source evidence to learn and engage with this mysterious man as the Russian Empire was pitted in the Russian Revolution. Students use newspaper clippings from the era to make predictions and document what can be learned about Rasputin, then students make an informative claim before watching a short video to critique
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8th - 11th
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Boston Massacre and Boston Tea Party PowerPoint Presentation
Objective: To examine the events surrounding the Boston Massacre and Boston Tea Party.Key Terms and People:- Mercy Otis Warren- Samuel Adams- Committees of correspondence- Quartering Act- Boston Massacre- Crispus Attucks- Sons of Liberty- Townshend Acts- British East India Company- Tea Act- Boston Tea PartyMultimedia: Video - Boston Massacre (3:00)Video - John Adams and the Boston Massacre (:59)Video - John A
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5th - 11th
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Also included in:Â The American History PowerPoint Bundle: Part I (92 Presentations)
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