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Winter elections - voting dbqs for Gifted and Talented
Historical Thinking Skills Activities
Historical thinking is a key skill for students to utilize when examining primary and secondary sources. In order for students to fully understand a source, they must examine it in-depth. These activities are designed to strengthen student's understanding of historical sources. They can be used with any type of historical document.
The Historical Thinking Skills Activities includes:
***Teacher Resources***
1. What is Historical Thinking (A letter for the teacher)
2. Think and Link – the step
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Love and War: Civil War Love Letters Primary Source Analysis
Unique Civil War Primary Source Activity. Students will analyze ten primary source "Love Letters" from 1861-1864 in order to analyze a shifting society through the preferred communication medium of the time-- letters. Students will use these documents to answer the essential question: "Who, or what, did people love during the Civil War?"Students may assume that these love letters will reveal that soldiers mainly loved their spouse or significant other. While that is overwhelmingly true, afte
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Iowa Caucus (2024 Edition) Lesson Plan + Artifacts + Questions
This lesson explores the 2024 Iowa Caucuses. Students will analyze three different artifacts (a reader, current polling data and a news article) to learn about the 2024 Iowa Caucus.This incredible package includes:- Lesson Plan- Three Artifacts (reader, current polling data and news article)- Question worksheet- Answer Key
Grades:
6th - 12th
Women Starving for Suffrage - Progressive Movement (PDF and Digital)
This gripping NO PREP primary source reading will help your students discover the extremes Suffragists endured to achieve voting rights for women. The resource is available in PDF and Google Docs formats!"We have been in solitary for five weeks. There is nothing to tell but that the days go by somehow. I have felt quite feeble the last few days, so that I could hardly get my hair brushed, my arms ached so…My fainting probably means nothing except that I am not strong after these weeks."This capt
Grades:
6th - 10th
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Also included in: The Progressive Movement Era UNIT BUNDLE (Print and Digital Formats)
H.I.P.P. Primary Source Document Analysis
Graphic organizer that draws on historical thinking skills to identify and cite evidence of the Historical Context, Intended Audience, Author's Purpose, and Author's Point of View of a primary source document. Can be used with whole group instruction, small groups, or as a pre-writing tool for analytical essay writing.
Grades:
7th - 11th
New Hampshire Primary 2024 (Lesson Plan + Artifacts + Questions)
This lesson explores the 2024 New Hampshire Primary Elections. Students will analyze three different artifacts ( a reader, current polling data and a news article) to learn about the 2024 New Hampshire Primary Elections.This incredible package includes:- Lesson Plan- Three Artifacts (reader, current polling data and news article)- Question worksheet- Answer Key
Grades:
6th - 12th
Silent Sentinels Suffrage Movement DBQ Unit Print & Digital
Challenge students to dive deeper and think beyond themselves in this point-of-view focused unit on the women suffrage movement’s final act: Alice Paul and the Silent Sentinels' impatient bravery and steadfast dedication to the American value of equality that finally brought women the 19th Amendment's right to vote.This unit coversFounders' views on First Amendment rightsLandmark Supreme Court on free speechRecent protest movementsThe backstory of women's suffrage prior to 1917 Silent Sentinels
Grades:
8th - 11th
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Gilded Age DBQ 4 Pack
Within the zipped folder are 4 DBQs covering various subject matter. A description of each DBQ assignment is below. MAKE SURE TO CLICK ENABLE EDITING, to get correct formatting as seen in the image above.
DBQ Gilded Age Politics
This assignment contains three primary sources from the Gilded Age with 2-3 questions per document. The focus of the DBQ is political machines and Tammany Hall. This is geared towards US History and APUSH.
DBQ Gilded Age Politics and Immigration
A group of five documen
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Environmental Impact of Winter Traditions Document Based Question DBQ Science
Ignite critical thinking and environmental awareness with our comprehensive DBQ (Document-Based Question) unit, "Unwrapping the Environmental Impact of Winter Holiday Traditions: A DBQ Study". This resource invites students to delve into the environmental impact of winter holiday traditions, fostering in-depth analysis, and persuasive writing. Students will answer the essential question: How do our winter holiday traditions contribute to environmental challenges, and what sustainable practices c
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7th - 10th
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12th Amendment - "Election of Executives" - Enhanced DBQ - Close Read (PDF)
A PERFECT ACTIVITY FOR HISTORY AND CIVICS CLASSES!
In studying this Amendment, your students will learn the history behind what happens when one candidate for president does not get a majority of electoral votes, an in depth study of the 12th Amendment, and a Matching assessment quiz.
An Enhanced Document-Based Question Unit that includes elements of Close Reading Strategies to gain a GREATER understanding of the 12th Amendment - "Election of Executives". This lesson includes:
* Lesson Plan
*
Grades:
5th - 12th
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Electoral College DBQ
This document based question asks students is the electoral college a fair and equitable system for choosing the president. Appropriate for grades 9-12. Comes with rubric, documents. Update: Includes 2016 Presidential Map and updated educational attainment graphs.
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Vote Smart- Elections in Fairy Tale City
The citizens of Fairy Tale City are all atwitter because their beloved mayor Jack N. Beanstalk has to retire due to term limits. Will their new mayor be I. M. Hogg, Redda R. Hood, or Goldie Locke? Who can the citizens trust to be the best leader? How can the citizens vote smart?
Student citizens determine the qualities of a good, positive leader and analyze the candidates through primary sources such as their bio-blurbs, campaign posters, newspaper interviews, and the student deter
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Not Grade Specific
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Aztec Demise - Drawing Conclusions and Learning Lessons from Primary Source Docs
This Google Doc file is designed for classrooms with 1:1 device access. It was designed to guide students through the Stanford History Education Group lesson "Moctezuma and Cortes." This Doc requires students to gather information about the demise of the Aztecs from the primary source documents provided by SHEG. Students will use these documents to confirm or refute the legend that Moctezuma gave his kingdom away to Cortes, believing he was the god Quetzacoatl come to Earth. Purchase of this ite
Grades:
6th - 12th
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End Of Reconstruction DBQ and Writing Assignment
Teacher Copy and Study Copy included in this document. Document can be broken into two or three lessons.This is an awesome and thought-provoking DBQ to challenge students in their understanding of the Reconstruction Era. The DBQ contains five primary sources based on the end of Reconstruction in the South. It also includes a Do Now, Essential Question, DBQ Directions, Writing Activity Directions, Thinking Job for Each Primary Source, and an Exit Ticket. Students are tasked with evaluating the fo
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Galileo on Trial Package
This package is designed to work in conjunction with the Galileo lesson from the Stanford History Education Group. It requires students to analyze historical documents in order to determine whether Galileo was guilty or innocent of heresy.This package includes:1. Google Doc with directions for students and teachers. This document sets groups of students up to divide themselves into the roles of a court: prosecution, plaintiff, defense, and defendant. It instructs defense and prosecution in how t
Grades:
6th - 9th
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ELECTIONS DBQ
This DBQ is appropriate for grades 3-5. It includes all necessary primary and secondary documents(6), background essay, rubric, and document analysis sheets. It also includes the lesson plan and vocabulary. It allows students to explore the election process from campaign through inauguration.
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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Document Based Argumentative Writing Unit: Can Child Criminals Be Saved
This is a high interest step-by-step unit for students using provided documents to write an argumentative paper about the idea of child criminals and the punishments/consequences they deserve. The unit includes answer key, teaching notes, planning organizers, and a rubric.
Grades:
9th - 12th
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CCSS:
ACER Style Scholarship Paper for Grades 4-7
Australian Council for Education Research (ACER) high-stake style- exam for students wanting to pass SCHOLARSHIP tests. * Includes one complete set of FULL 4 tests. * ANSWERS included.Test 1: Written Expression (25minutes)Test 2: Humanities Comprehension and Interpretation (40minutes)Test 3: Mathematics and Science (40minutes)Test 4: Written Expression (25minutes)
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4th - 8th, Staff
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16th Amendment - "Income Tax" - Enhanced DBQ - Close Read (PDF for Handouts)
A PERFECT ACTIVITY FOR TAX DAY!
In studying this Amendment, your students will learn the history behind taxing income, an indepth study of the 16th Amendment, and a Matching assessment quiz.
An Enhanced Document-Based Question Unit that includes elements of Close Reading Strategies to gain a GREATER understanding of the 16th Amendment - "Income Tax". This lesson includes:
* Lesson Plan
* Lesson Plan Narrative and Reasoning Guide
* Common Core Standards Correlation
* Primary and Secondary Sou
Grades:
5th - 12th
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Wonder by R.J. Palacio Picasso Project
My 6th grade students fell in love with not only Auggie, but all of the other wonderful characters in Wonder. At the end of the unit, students learned about Picasso & attempted to create art much like the famous painter based on a character from Wonder. Their creations & writing were astounding. Turn YOUR classroom into an art gallery, too!
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5th - 7th
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DBQ: Gerrymandering and Apportionment
Document based questions geared toward an American government and civics coursed. May also be used in a U.S. History course to illustrate the historical development of gerrymandering and constitutional principles outlined for apportionment in the U.S.
A series of 6 documents including charts, graphs, and primary sources, A great resource to utilize for collaborative learning.
Keywords: gerrymandering, apportionment,Constitution, DBQ, apportion, reapportion, apportionment acts
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8th - 12th
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U.S. Government: Elections Exam with FRQ (+ Answer Key & Rubric)
Are you teaching U.S. Government? This exam culminates a unit on Elections - one of my personal favorites!!! I have used this exam with both my AP U.S. Government students and U.S. Government students...can be split into parts as the exam is divided into topics which correlate with CCSS. This exam also includes a choice of two FRQ prompts that are often assessed on the AP U.S. Government - includes a scoring rubric. For an AP class, the True/False, matching, and fill-in-the-blank can be easily r
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Grades:
9th - 12th
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Natural Texas and its People - DBQ - Texas History
Students will analyze four documents to answer the prompt: How did Texas Native Americans adapt to their geography and climate?Packets covers:What is a DBQ?Primary vs. Secondary sourcesBeringiaAn excerpt from Cabeza de Vaca's La RelacionMap of where Native Americans settled in TexasExamples of different types of shelters used by Texas Native AmericansBrainstorming page2 lined pages to write the essayDBQs are a GREAT way to prepare your students for advanced and AP classes!Remember the Alamo and
Grades:
5th - 10th
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Brain Teasers Problem Solving + Riddles + Puzzles + Escape Rooms + Inferencing
Are you needing to entertain and challenge your kids with this compelling collection of brain-twisting activities! Look no further! This activity includes 300 activities for you to choose from. Anything from escape rooms, virtual field trips, math puzzles, and bell ringers. Daily exit tickets as well! What are you waiting for?
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
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