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Other (social studies) Common Core RH.9-10.1 resources for early intervention
CNN 10 Worksheets: Current Events News Summary, Graphic Organizer, Video Project
CNN 10 (CNN Student News) is the perfect avenue for students to stay informed on current events. This PDF and GOOGLE DRIVE set of graphic organizer worksheets are an excellent way to analyze and summarize the current events of the day using CNN10. These various templates will help students of all ages stay engaged while watching CNN 10. A simple writing format helps students recognize, summarize, and write opinions about the major headlines of the day. I find this resource to be extremely prac
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Geography Introduction Complete Unit
Start back to school with this Geography Introduction Complete Unit to help your students build the content foundation and Social Studies skills they will need for a Geography, History, or other Social Studies Course. The 160+ page unit covers the Five Themes of Geography, Longitude & Latitude, Climate Zones, Map Types and Purposes, and Using Maps. It introduces or reviews the basic mapping concepts AND geohraphy skills. Includes: Complete Unit Plan with bellringers & exit prompts (Se
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6th - 10th
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American US History Curriculum | Part 1 PLUS American US History Curriculum
The American History US History Part 1 Curriculum PLUS: (1590-1877) contains thousands of pages of materials across 13 American History units and supplement bundles, including assessments, interactive notebooks, Google 1:1 resources, Escape Room breakouts, and much, much more.Purchase this and enjoy immediate access to an entire year of a ready-to-go American History Curriculum, including almost four-thousand pages of engaging activities and Common Core focused classroom resources, differentiate
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5th - 9th
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Gilded Age Political Machines Cartoon Analysis: Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall
Teaching corruption in the Gilded Age? This activity includes 7 political cartoons depicting Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall. Activity includes: 7 political cartoons to analyze Student handout with chart to analyze political cartoons Summarizing questions on student handout Check out the preview! In this activity, students are instructed to pick 2 political cartoons to analyze and use the chart to deconstruct the images. Lastly, the students answer summarizing questions to express their knowledge of
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8th - 12th
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1920s Consumerism and Inventions: Why were the 1920s the "Consumer Revolution?"
In this highly-engaging resource on 1920s consumerism, students navigate through a variety of major inventions and breakthroughs that took place in the 1920s to learn why this decade is often referred to as the "consumer revolution." Students are introduced to the first mass-produced refrigerator, electric toaster, radio, as well as the invention of Band-Aids, great improvements in Henry Ford's Model T (and his Model A) automobile, the vacuum cleaner, and a variety of new foods such as Wonder B
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5th - 10th
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1950s Culture vs 1960s Counterculture: 15 Image Gallery Walk & Research Project!
In this engaging 1950s and 1960s (culture and counterculture) gallery walk project, students learn the characteristics of 1950s culture and the 1960s counterculture, complete a classroom organizer, and conduct research further about leaders of the 1960s counterculture movement (Jack Kerouac, Jane Fonda, Bob Dylan, Betty Friedan, and Timothy Leary). Students navigate 7 different image sets, each with a different focus, to learn about how the 1950s and 1960s viewed authority, patriotism, music, wo
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6th - 10th
World Population World Poverty Inquiry Unit | Global Issues Human Geography
Explore everything from our enormous global population, our varying demographic statistics and contrasting standards of living, and the persistence of extreme world poverty with this eye-opening unit.This is the first unit of a thematic, inquiry-centered curriculum, Global Issues, a semester-long course that blends Current Events, Human Geography, and Environmental Science.This curriculum is intended to meet the requirements of a Current Issues or Contemporary World Problems course.Human or Worl
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Global Issues Contemporary World Problems Human Geography Course Bundle
Mark Twain & the Progressive Era Problems: Why Did Twain Name It The Gilded Age?
In this Progressive Era stations lesson, students investigate four different articles to learn about the problems associated with the Progressive Era and why Mark Twain gave it the name "The Gilded Age." Students analyze excerpts from How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis, The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, The Shame of the Cities by Lincoln Steffens, and Twenty Years at Hull House by Jane Addams to learn the problems that defined the United States in the late 19th century. From urban slums and te
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7th - 10th
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The Dropping of the Atomic Bomb WWII: Document Based Question (DBQ)
DBQs are an excellent way to hit most of the Common Core standards in your class. If there is one activity that encapsulates the requirements of the Common Core - the DBQ is it! Prompt: Explain the process that gave birth to the nuclear bomb. To what extent was the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki a military necessity to win the war?Here is a list of the documents:1. Letter from Albert Einstein to FDR, August 2nd, 1939 2. Manhattan Project Explained 3. J. Robert Oppenheimer quote after seeing f
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â The Atomic Bomb: Graphic Organizers, Movie Guide, & DBQ Assessment (Bundle)
Prohibition, 18th Amendment, Al Capone, & the Rise of Organized Crime Webquest!
In this Prohibition, Al Capone, and Organized Crime web quest, students navigate through six different QR codes (or clickable links) to understand the rise of prohibition, the passage of the 18th amendment, the 21st amendment, and the rise of organized crime. Students learn why prohibition was needed, how it was enforced, the meaning and creation of bootlegging, how several unintended consequences developed as a result of prohibition, the rise and role of Al Capone, and the subsequent passage
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5th - 10th
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Red Scare: Students Investigate the First Red Scare, Communism, & Capitalism!
In this highly-engaging lesson on communism and the Red Scare, students investigate the first Red Scare in United States history by completing two focused and engaging activities. First, students read a text focused on the role of Karl Marx and Frederic Engels (Manifesto of the Communist Party), the idea of communism, how it compares to capitalism, and the system’s strengthens and weaknesses. Then, students analyze a timeline of major events in this history of communism, its impact in Russia w
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5th - 10th
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Progressive Era Gilded Age Unit Activity Bundle | 11 Progressive Era Resources
In this Progressive Era and Gilded Age activities unit bundle, you receive 11 engaging, fun, and 100% Google-compatible. Enjoy this bundle to supplement Women's Suffrage (Susan B Anthony, Alice Paul), John D Rockefeller, Emma Lazarus, Theodore Roosevelt, Tammany Hall, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, and much more! You also save considerably by purchasing this unit instead of buying each resource separately -- buy the bundle and save a bundle!In the 11-lesson Progressive Era and Gilded Age
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7th - 10th
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Five Themes of Geography Centers Investigation Activity
Investigate the Five Themes of Geography with this interactive centers activity. Each center invites students to further investigate one of the themes (Location, Place, Movement, Regions, Human-Environment Interaction) through mapping, reading, and skills practice. All materials (except atlases) are provided (print on card stock and laminate for repeated use!). Resources include recent articles on various world events, maps, charts and other content-filled sources and require students to use
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6th - 10th, Higher Education
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Nationalism & Unification Activity Packet World History
Nationalism & Unification can be introduced or reviewed with this complete Activity Packet with an optimal understanding learning process. This is a complete introduction to the mid-late 1800s Nationalism and Unification. Students are provided links (or may use any available textbooks) to complete 4-Thought Organizers and to interpret primary sources on each event. Includes the following for analysis and content processing: Political cartoonsQuotesImagesMapsText Follows a Learning Proces
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7th - 12th
Gilded Age Immigration & Urbanization Jacob Riis Lecture & Image Analysis
Teach about the Gilded Age in America with this interactive lecture on the Immigration and Urbanization of the time. Engage students with vivid images by Jacob Riis on the hardships of Americans during the Gilded Age. This is a full 90 minute lesson with interactive lecture notes, student handouts, and an image analysis activity. Students are introduced to the age of urbanization in the Gilded Age and the impact of that urbanization. Jacob Riis images are provided, allowing students to work i
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7th - 12th
American Imperialism | Stations or Gallery Walk Activity
Start your Imperialism Unit for your U.S. History class with this learning stations activity that covers foreign policy & American Imperialism. Students will read about historical context, as well as analyze political cartoons, images, and charts to learn about the changes the US experienced during the Age of Imperialism. This activity that will guide students through the vast changes America experienced during this time.This 16 page resourceis fully editablerequires no textbookis ready to a
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8th - 11th
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Also included in:Â Age of American Imperialism | Unit Bundle for U.S. History
Gilded Age Immigration Activity with Role Cards and New Immigrants
Gilded Age Immigration Activity is a perfect, ready-to-use resource that will teach the content, address the standards, and keep your students engaged!Are you teaching about American Immigration during the Gilded Age? Want a fun and engaging lesson filled with all the core content on the Gilded Age? This activity covers the New Immigrants of the Gilded Age in America. The presentation has complete information with push/pull factors, characteristics of the new immigrants, and prompts students to
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6th - 12th
Also included in:Â US 2 Modern U.S. History Interactive Lessons Bundle - Walking Tours & More
Stonewall Uprising, Women's Liberation, Disability Rights, Chicano Movements!
In this civil rights movements activity of the 1960s and 1970s, students learn about the Women's Liberation Movement, the LGBT Movement, the Disability Rights Movement, the American Indian Movement, and the Chicano Movement. Students learn about the impact of Betty Friedan and the Feminine Mystique, the National Organization for Women (NOW), the Equal Rights Amendment, the 1973 Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade, the raids at Compton's Cafeteria in San Francisco, the Stonewall Riots in New York
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5th - 10th
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Birth of American Culture Unit: 1950s & 1960s Suburbia, Baby Boomers, GI Bill!
Birth of American Culture Unit: 1950s & 1960s Suburbia, Baby Boomers, GI Bill, Rock & Roll, and MORE!This Birth of American Culture Unit Bundle is included in the much larger American History Super Unit, Version 5/6, located here:This unit bundle includes the following TEN resources:✔ 1.) Homefront During WW2: Project for Women at Work, Rationing, Internment, Comics!✔ 2.) Baby Boomers: The Return from World War 2 and the Creation of the Baby Boom!✔ 3.) The G.I. Bill and the Post-War Sold
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5th - 10th
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Also included in:Â American History Super Unit 5/6: (1920-1970) | Roaring 20s, WW2, Pop Culture
Famous Explorers of the Age of Exploration Newcasts Activity
Looking for a fun and engaging Explorers from the Age of Exploration lesson?Let your students become the center of attention as they create and perform newscasts on the famous explorers of the Age of Exploration! This activity allows students to review basic facts about the key explorers of the Age of Exploration and to create Newscasts that they report to the class. Resource Includes8 Explorer Reading CardsStudent Research GuideStudent Activity OrganizerTeaching SuggestionsExplorers CoveredVas
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5th - 11th
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Primary Source Analysis Doodle Student Guides Set for Analyzing Primary Sources
Is primary source analysis part of your state standards? I've found an engaging and easy way to incorporate analyzing primary sources into lessons! Middle and high school social studies & history students love using these doodle primary source analysis guides for analyzing art, speeches, songs, letters, photographs, and political cartoons. These no-prep handouts are designed to work with many different types of primary sources so you can use them over and over again throughout the year.This
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6th - 9th
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Civics Bundle: 20+ Activities - Branches of Government, Citizenship, Voting, etc
This bundle of 20+ activities will help you teach major portions of your Civics & U.S. Government class!BUNDLE INCLUDES: Direct & indirect democracy worksheetEnlightenment influence on U.S. government worksheetOrigins of U.S. government stations activity Make your own Mayflower Compact self-government role-play Grade the Articles of Confederation projectU.S. Constitution in emojis activity Federalist Papers song activity Constitutional issues project Branches of government gallery walk a
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8th - 12th
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Reconstruction after the Civil War Road to Rights Activity
This activity includes a PowerPoint presentation interactive lecture that guides students through the Steps and Stages of Reconstruction in the South after the American Civil War. Prompts introduce legislation and other topics that attempted to help in the advancement of the formerly enslaved. Suggested activity for notetaking is included which helps students to visualize the movement both forward and backward in the rights granted to the formerly enslaved in the south. Resource IncludesPowerPoi
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5th - 12th
Also included in:Â US 1 Early U.S. History Interactive Lessons Bundle - Walking Tours & More
World History COMPLETE COURSE Curriculum Bundle
This is everything you need for a full World History or World Civilizations complete year long course. Over 140 individual products in ONE package! It includes a comprehensive curriculum with full unit plans, daily bellringers and exits, student activities, and all other needed materials to implement the lessons. Lesson activities address all of the multiple intelligences and integrate technology while also utilizing interactive resources. Includes Walking Tours, Response Groups, Interactive Lec
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7th - 11th
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