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Common Core WHST.9-10.1 resources for Microsoft Word
Bear Brook Murders Podcast "Interrupted" Case Study Worksheet: All Episodes(1-7)
The Bear Brook Murders : An "Interrupted" Case Study Using a Popular PodcastIn 1985, a hunter walking through Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown, New Hampshire made a grisly discovery: a 55 gallon drum left deep in the woods, containing two sets of skeletonized remains, which investigators believed had been left in the woods for years….   ....this is just the beginning to a facinating tale of a murder that would make forensic history! The effort to solve the many mysteries surrounding this inve
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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HS-LS3-1
Sentence Starters: Introducing Evidence / Elaboration Techniques - Printable
Are you tired of reading the same generic responses from your students? This useful charts helps students improve on their argumentative writing skills by adding variation to their sentences/transitions. It displays different sentence starters (and verbs) to help students introduce and elaborate on evidence when writing their essays (great way to add syntactic variety to formulaic written responses!). â–º These charts may be printed out and laminated for students to use in the classroom/at home (T
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5th - 12th
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Poe's, "The Cask of Amontillado": A Short Story Unit Focused on Pre-AP Skills!
Written to meet the demands of the new Common Core and PARCC test, this one week unit includes engaging and challenging lessons to teach pre-AP skills to your students. You'll find 16 pages of original handouts, including a words and phrases scavenger hunt to teach connotation and mood, an interactive anticipation guide to introduce major thematic elements, an introduction to paraphrasing Poe, engaging lessons on irony, close reading, and annotation, and two key writing assignments. The first
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8th - 11th
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Pilgrim's Progress Unit Pack
This is a painstakingly crafted literature unit for Pilgrim's Progress, my all-time favorite piece of literature. Here, you will find study questions for the entire book which not only call on your young readers to exhibit skills in reading comprehension but to also question their own knowledge of their Christian faith. Additionally, there are more than 100 vocabulary terms taken from the work for the students to define. Included here as well are a multi-layered (and Bloom's compliant [all le
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8th - 12th
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Autopsy: Age of Revolutions, Part I
The students will be looking into a specific Age of Revolution and will be researching major themes provided. The students will be depicting this through an autopsy project where the students will be drawing a person him/herself or someone from that time period with the themes surrounding the person. Students have autonomy on who they want to draw as long as it adds to the project. This assignment is created to be fun, creative, and most importantly… informative.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Autopsy: Age of Revolutions
Cuban Missile Crisis: Simulation Activity
This lesson provides political cartoon analysis, historical context of the Cuban Missile Crisis, secondary source readings, a simulation activity, and NYS Regents aligned exit ticket. Students are asked to take the role of one major leader involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis and decide what he would do under given circumstances. Students then discuss as a group, and determine if their group would have gone to nuclear war based on each student's actions.
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7th - 11th
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Henrietta Lacks- an "Interrupted" Case Study using the Radiolab Podcast
This podcast is the extraordinary story of Henrietta Lacks. Though she died of cervical cancer in 1951, she unknowingly held the key to unlocking medical advancements (from polio vaccines to chemotherapy drugs) in her tumor cells. After taking a biopsy of Henrietta's cervical cancer, researcher Dr. George Gey discovered that Henrietta's cells could not only reproduce, but THRIVE outside the body--a breakthrough that would change modern medicine. Later, it was found that Henrietta's cells were ev
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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HS-LS3-1
Political powers and achievement unit plan.
Political powers and achievement. How did post classical civilizations gain, consolidate, maintain and lose their power?This unit examines what occurred after the fall of the Roman empire and the birth of the Abbasid Caliphate.
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9th - 10th
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Perfect World Argument
Students are challenged to create a perfect world by exploring and deciding on all of the elements that make up a society. They are then writing an argumentative essay to explain why their world is perfect. There is a link to a Canva presentation with pre-set resources for students to use to investigate different aspects of the society to help them decide. On the final page is a link to graphic organizers to help students plot out their information. Included in the handouts are paragraph frams t
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7th - 10th
Civilization Simulation Game
This multi-day lesson is aimed at World and Global History courses with the purpose of helping students understand how geography and natural resources impact the development of civilizations. Students engage in scenario-based learning simulation, choosing their location and the resources available to them before learning the fate of their civilization based on their selections. The students reflect and discuss their findings in order to discover how geography and natural resources would likely
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7th - 12th
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Enduring Issue Essay Checklist and Rubric
The attached file is a checklist and rubric to use when writing an Enduring Issue Essay. They can be given to students, placed on desks or used as an anchor chart / silent teacher on the wall of the classroom as a guide.
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9th - 10th
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Federal Election Research Paper | US History Project | 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
The Federal Election Research Paper or Project is a great opportunity for 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade students to learn how to become informed voters in their future. This editable research activity/project allows students to flex their research skills on possible candidates in a Federal Election. They are required to do in-depth research on candidates and policies, format their research paper in a specific way and argue their selected candidate. Teachers will love that this activity is struc
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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AP US History Unit 5 & 6 DBQ - Reconstruction & New South
This is a full Document Based Question (DBQ) with 7 documents (including one map and one visual) that covers social change in the American South post-Civil War. It's a great resource for practicing writing AP US History (APUSH) DBQs with students.
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9th - 12th
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Autopsy: Totalitarianism State, Part 1
The students will be looking into a specific Totalitarianism State before World War II and will be researching major themes provided. The students will be depicting this through an autopsy project where the students will be drawing a person him/herself or someone from that time period with the themes surrounding the person. Students have autonomy on who they want to draw as long as it adds to the project. This assignment is created to be fun, creative, and most importantly… informative.
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Autopsy: Totalitarianism State (1919-1939)
1st Amendment Activity Bundle!
Dive deep into the fundamental principles of the First Amendment with our comprehensive educational bundle. From scenario analysis to a captivating web quest, this bundle is designed to enhance students' understanding of constitutional rights. Here's what each resource offers:1. First Amendment Scenarios: Immerse students in real-world situations where the First Amendment comes to life. Students will analyze diverse scenarios, identify the specific freedom at stake, and debate whether each actio
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6th - 12th
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Autopsy: The New World, Part I
The students will be looking into a specific New World Colony and will be researching major themes provided. The students will be depicting this through an autopsy project where the students will be drawing a person him/herself or someone from that time period with the themes surrounding the person. Students have autonomy on who they want to draw as long as it adds to the project. This assignment is created to be fun, creative, and most importantly… informative. The students will be looking int
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Autopsy: The New World
2nd Amendment Webquest and Hot Button Questions (With Key)
Assignment Overview: Second Amendment WebquestAssignment Description: In this webquest activity, students will explore various aspects of the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution. The assignment is divided into two parts: opinionated writing questions and fact-based questions. Students will critically analyze different perspectives on the Second Amendment, examine its historical context, and investigate the impact of gun policy on society.Objectives:To understand the historical bac
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7th - 12th
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AP World Unit 1 The Global Tapestry & SAQ + LEQ Skills Work
This beginning of the year unit focuses on AP Exam skill development that sets students up for success for the rest of the year. It also is designed for ease of use for teachers to just plug and go. All slides, handouts, primary source work, worksheets, readings, and end of unit assessment tools are provided. This unit topic highlights and skills include:- Unit Overview Documents: (1) Slides for each class, 172 total (2) Day-by-day teacher guide with links to all sources (3) Unit study guide tha
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9th - 11th
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Autopsy: Age of Revolution, Part IV
This is a writing summative to have all students demonstrate their understanding of the Autopsy Project, also to demonstrate their understanding of creating a map with labeling.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Autopsy: Age of Revolutions
Autopsy: Totalitarianism State, Part II and III
Part II. The Gallery WalkThe students will go around to each New World Empires Autopsy Report, and complete the graphic organizer. It is important that take your time and write quality notes because this will be helpful for Part IV. Part III. RaterEmbedded is a student partner rater as well a reflection on the project itself.
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in:Â Autopsy: Totalitarianism State (1919-1939)
Poetry Analysis "I, Too" by Langston Hughes - Harlem Renaissance
This 4 page poem analysis features Langston Hughes' Harlem Renaissance era poem "I, Too." Use this poem to teach about the Harlem Renaissance and the rise of black culture and appreciation of black history during the 1920s.
The analysis starts out with lower Bloom's questions and has the students answer a pre-reading question, then read the poem, listen to the poem read aloud, and paraphrase the poem's words. Then, the students evaluate the connotations of the poem, plot, subject, and theme,
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9th - 12th
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Autopsy: The New World, Part II.
Part II. The Gallery WalkThe students will go around to each New World Empires Autopsy Report, and complete the graphic organizer. It is important that take your time and write quality notes because this will be helpful for Part IV. Also, embedded is a student partner rater as well a reflection on the project itself.
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Autopsy: The New World
DBQ Student Self-Assessment Guide
Tired of grading AP DBQ papers? Use this student self assessment tool to help students evaluate their own work as well as help you grade faster. Students highlight and evaluate different elements of their DBQ. The color coding helps teachers more quickly and easily grade these lengthy papers. Students have don an exceptional job in my class of evaluating themselves and then setting goals for improvement on the next DBQ. This 2 page guide hits on most required elements of a high scoring AP Histor
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9th - 12th
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World War II Test A
World War II test, 10 matching and 15 multiple choice questions. Key is attached.
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â World War II Tests
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