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8th grade world history microsofts for parents
Movie Questions: The Real Versailles - BBC Documentary - NO PREP
In this documentary, students will get a detailed account of how Louis was able to consolidate and maintain power as the absolute monarch in Europe by using his magnificent Palace of Versailles. The doc contains 22 questions with an answer key.To obtain TPT credits for future purchases, follow these steps:Visit your My Purchases page. If necessary, log in to your account.Next to each purchase, you will find a "Provide Feedback" button.Click on the button, and you will be redirected to a page wh
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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World History Syllabus Middle and High School Template
This syllabus is an editable Microsoft Word document and can be altered to fit other courses. I use it every time I teach world history because it is incredibly straight forward and goes over all the basics!Includes: course description, grading policy, materials, discipline, procedures, student expectations, late work policy, homework details, a project preview, and a parent information section
Grades:
6th - 12th
World History or World Studies Syllabus (General Level Classes)
This syllabus is very complete, including a description of the content to be covered in a World History or World Studies class, from pre-history to the Renaissance. It includes strategies that may be used for teaching the content, responsibilities of the student, discipline policies, grading policies, and a parent/student contract to be signed and returned. This template can be modified to include your personal information, including space allotted for name, room number, phone number, and email.
Grades:
6th - 10th
Project Based Learning: The Industrial Revolution - ChatGPT Solutions
Let students choose their own adventure!!In this student-centered, project based learning choice board, students will focus on the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution by selecting three assignments to complete out of 9 possibilities. The assignments include an illustrative timeline, comic strips, journal entries, newspaper articles and more!! Most assignments come with both a Google App template or a Canva template that students can easily customize. Additionally, this can be used i
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6th - 12th
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12 World Holidays - Slideshow with pictures, descriptions and activity sheets
In this product, teachers can present 13 World Holidays to students using this slideshow with pictures and descriptions of each holiday. Included are:DiwaliNowruzOrthodox ChristmasKwanzaaEasterDay of the DeadLunar New YearBodhi DayHanukkahRamadanWinter SolsticeNew Year's EveCarnivalThere are also 5 pages of activity sheets for students to choose from which will help them explore a country and compare holidays.Studies have shown that learning about different cultures at an early age expands our h
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7th - 12th
The Enlightenment and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
In this activity students will read through a portion of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, one of the most well known primary sources from the French Revolution. The overall goal of the assignment is to help students understand how the enlightened thinkers would have influenced the beliefs of the Third Estate leading them to constructing this declaration while also helping them further understand the abuses of absolute power in France.This activity is designed as a jigsaw lesson
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Palace of Versailles - Virtual Tour/Field Trip - NO PREP - ChatGPT Solutions
The Palace of Versailles is arguably one of the most marvelous and intriguing structures to ever be constructed in Western Civilization. This activity is meant to help students to think analytically about Louis XIV and how he used the Palace of Versailles to gain control of his nobility and, ultimately, all of France. In this immersive lesson, students will investigate both primary and secondary sources to understand the construction, details, and political use of the palace while also developin
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Renaissance: Machiavelli and The Prince Today - ChatGPT Solutions - Preview
In this activity students will apply what they have read in excerpts from Machiavelli's The Prince to a modern day ruler, politician, leader or even fictional character. The assignment provides four criteria outlined in The Prince for students to analyze and use to evaluate the individual of their choice.Once students have selected the individual, they will conduct independent research to gather relevant information needed to evaluate just how 'Machiavellian' their choice is/was. A chart is prov
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Goals of the Congress of Vienna - Map Analysis WORKSHEET
Some have argued that Metternich was an idealist, seeking to establish peace in Europe by simply turning the clock back to the pre-French Revolutionary and Napoleonic era. The three main goals of a restoration of legitimacy, restoring the balance of power, and compensation for the victors may be difficult concepts for students to understand. In this lesson, students will use the changes in geography to better understand these concepts. The lesson is student directed and requires teachers to gu
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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WWI - Parent Newsletter
This is a parent newsletter I distribute prior to the start of my WWI unit. It includes an overview of essential questions, key dates, interesting facts, books and movies to watch with their child. I am trying to spark 'dinner table conversations' at home.
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Project Based Learning: Modern Day Europe Presentations - ChatGPT Solutions
This student-centered, project based learning activity has your students designing their own presentations from start to finish. The project is designed to teach students how to properly research a topic they know little (or nothing!) about, form a question based on their initial research, develop an evidence-based argument that answers that question, and present their findings. While the assignment provides guidance through clearly defined expectations, students truly control the finished produ
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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A Knight's Tale Movie Permission Slip
Thinking about showing the movie "A Knight's Tale" in your middle school or high school history class? This is the permission slip I give out for parent permission since it is a PG-13 movie! Permission slip includes justification for why the movie is appropriate to a unit on the European Middle Ages as well as a link to where they can access the content advisory that explains the PG-13 rating.
The product is a Microsoft Word file to allow you to customize the permission slip with your own due d
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6th - 9th
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Syllabus-World History & Geography-Middle/High School
Are you teaching a new subject this year? Do you need help in putting together your class guidelines? This is my syllabus that I use with my World History and Geography Class. The description matches California Social Sciences Content Standard for grade 7th, but you may modify the description to fit your and your students’ needs. This syllabus covers the following: topics learned throughout the year, behavior expectations and consequences, classroom rules, attendance policy, grading scale, lat
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6th - 10th
World History Vocabulary
Vocabulary included for the following units. Some unit vocabulary comes with visuals or maps.Age of ExplorationColonizationAbsolutism & EnlightenmentAmerican & French RevolutionsIndustrialization, Communism & CapitalismWWI & M.A.I.NInter WarWW2Cold War
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7th - 9th
The Alliance of Time-Traveling Historians (Research Project)
Students will "go back in time" to observe ancient civilizations first hand and record findings.
Ancient Civilizations Include:
Ancient Greece, Roman Empire, Empires of Ghana and Mali, and the Great Zimbabwe Civilization (Africa), Tang and Song Dynasties (China), and Europe during the Renaissance.
Mission Objectives Include:
· Producing a map
· Including photographs
· Writing journal entries
· Conducting interviews
This can be an in-class project, independent project, extr
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6th - 10th
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Movie Permission Slip
You can use this parent handout to obtain permission for a student to watch a film of inappropriate nature to supplement the content that was learned in class.
Grades:
1st - 12th
World History or World Studies Syllabus (Advanced Class)
This syllabus is very complete, including a description of the content to be covered in a World History or World Studies class, from pre-history to the Renaissance. It includes strategies that may be used for teaching the content, responsibilities of the student, discipline policies, grading policies, and a parent/student contract to be signed and returned. This template can be modified to include your personal information, including space allotted for name, room number, phone number, and emai
Grades:
6th - 10th
Culture Fair Parent Information Letter
This letter goes along with the Culture Fair Project document. It will inform parents about the project and give them due dates for each component.
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6th - 10th
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Weekly Newsletter Template
Weekly Letter I use to send up to parents to keep them informed about what is currently going on in Social Studies Class. I send it home every Monday!
Grades:
K - 12th
Secondary Syllabus for Distance Learning
This included an already made syllabus geared towards distance learning. It was written for a history class but can be used for English as well. Includes needs for both the physical classroom as well as digital just in case we return to our classrooms.
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Canadian Social Studies Year Review Distance Learning
Social Studies Year Review Questions. Have students independently research/answer these topics for a full Canadian Social Studies Year Review. Major course topics ● Canadian identity ● Canadian geography ● Human Rights● Canadian government/justice systems● Canada and world issues ● Canadians as Global Citizens
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8th - 10th
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Introductory Letter to Parents for a History Class in English and Spanish
This is a great introductory letter to parents for the first week of school. A 5 paragraph letter that also includes 4 things parents should do to help their child succeed (make sure students complete homework assignments, help them study at home, encourage, and make sure they have the correct supplies).
This letter is also copied in Spanish for parents who do not speak English.
Grades:
6th - 12th
The Muslim and Ottoman Empires
Includes: article, vocabulary matching, multiple choice questions, and answer key
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: The Middle East
The Incas
Includes: article, vocabulary matching, multiple choice questions, and answer key.
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: The Ancient Americas
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