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Black History Month civics Common Core W.8.1d resources
Legislative Branch Activity: Classroom Simulation on How a Bill Becomes a Law
Make civics practical and exciting for students using this Social Studies simulation that allows students to experience the Legislative Branch! Students will participate in writing bills for their school, community, or state while learning the various stages within the lawmaking process. All voices are heard as students become members of Congress, participate in committees, debate on the floor, and watch their President sign the bills that survive the entire process. Not only do students love
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6th - 12th
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8th Grade U.S. History: Rights & Responsibilities of U.S. Citizens COMPLETE Unit
This 8th Grade U.S. History Lesson Plan Unit comes with EVERYTHING that you'll need to teach your 8th graders all about the Rights & Responsibilities of U.S. Citizens! These amazing resources are 100% completely ready to use for both in-person and online distance learning via Google Apps and have been successfully used thousands of students! **BE SURE TO CLICK THE PRODUCT PREVIEW TO GET A SNEAK PEEK OF THE INCREDIBLE RESOURCES WE'RE SO PROUD TO OFFER WITH THIS UNIT!!**The incredible resource
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8th
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Also included in: 8th Grade U.S. History YEAR-LONG Curriculum Bundle!! | Google Apps
My Perspectives 9th Grade Unit 3: Literature of Civil Rights BUNDLE
This LOADED resource facilitates students to discover how the writings and speeches of the Civil Rights movement inspired social change and demonstrates how words inspire change. Students will interact with a series of speeches, writings, poems, and videos to better understand and create their own change-inspiring speech at the end of the unit. This concise resource includes do-now's, vocabulary, comprehension check questions and answers, discussion questions, debate topics, assessments, and eng
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8th - 12th
MyPerspectives 9th Grade Unit 3: Literature of Civil Rights
This LOADED resource facilitates students to discover how the writings and speeches of the Civil Rights movement inspired social change and demonstrates how words inspire change. Students will interact with a series of speeches, writings, poems, and videos to better understand and create their own change-inspiring speech at the end of the unit. This concise resource includes do-now's, vocabulary, comprehension check questions and answers, discussion questions, debate topics, assessments, and eng
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7th - 12th
Also included in: My Perspectives 9th Grade Unit 3: Literature of Civil Rights BUNDLE
I Know Who I Am, Do You? Workbook #2
This product is the second of three workbooks that are designed to help students in high school/secondary school learn how to make effective decisions through the lens of their culture. With a focus on examples across the African and Caribbean Diaspora, "I Know Who I Am, Do You?" workbook series provides a window into self and community through personal and social activities. The activities provided range from writing assignments to art pieces to the use of digital tools that help Black/African/
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8th - 10th
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Black History Month - Text Based Evidence, Text Dependent Analysis - Bundle
Teaching text dependent analysis writing for Black History Month has never been easier! This in-depth literature based writing prompt bundle includes lessons for 62 of the most popular novels, short stories, and poems taught during Black History Month in middle school! The lessons include argumentative, expository, compare & contrast, narrative, and persuasive prompts. Each lesson includes a writing graphic organizer, rubric, writing quiz, detailed lesson plan, an instructional video, and
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6th - 8th
Literature of Civil Rights Unit Plan & Activities, Handouts, Assessments BUNDLE
This LOADED resource facilitates students to discover how the writings and speeches of the Civil Rights movement inspired social change and demonstrates how words inspire change. Students will interact with a series of speeches, writings, poems, and videos to better understand and create their own change-inspiring speech at the end of the unit. This concise resource includes do-now's, vocabulary, comprehension check questions and answers, discussion questions, debate topics, assessments, and eng
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8th - 12th
Martin Luther King Jr. Article & Reading Comprehension
Martin Luther King Jr. is such an important leader to recognize, learn about, and study, especially around Martin Luther King Day and Black History Month. Dive deep into his life, his education, and his dedication to making a change.In this product, your students will read an original article, "The Leadership of Martin Luther King Jr.", annotate the text, and answer 10 reading comprehension questions in reference to the article. In addition, there is a short answer question regarding Dr. King's
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Reading Passages Nonfiction Bundle, Reading Comprehension
Martin Luther King Jr. Activities & Mentor Sentences for Punctuation Practice
You'll love these mentor sentences focused on the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Combine daily writing with content-rich mentor sentences that focus on the use of semicolons and commas. Use as a start-up activity, partner or group work, or as a center activity. Each day's work teaches about the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and emphasizes sentence structure, punctuation, and word choice. Just print and go! Perfect for grades 5-8. Click here to follow me and stay up to date on new products and
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5th - 8th
Prison Research Project & Case Study
Rikers Correctional Facility in NYC is one of the nation's most notorious prisons. This research project examines Rikers from several perspectives. Students get to see a glimpse inside Rikers, do some research on their own, and then propose some possible solutions to some of the incredibly complex problems facing not only Rikers, but all Corrections as well.Ideal for HS Government or Civics. This can be used for middle school students, but the Instructor should exercise caution as some of the t
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Structure of Government - Textbook and Debate
This activity provides secondary government students with a solid background on the structure of governments - not only in the USA but around the world!Included in this resource is a slide-deck of Google slides with an engaging "Monty Python" hook video where your class can brainstorm how governments related to the video clip. In addition, students will use an open-source government textbook (link included) to gain background knowledge on the structure of government. The concluding "exit ticke
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6th - 12th
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Literature of Civil Rights (ELA, Black History Month Unit)
This LOADED resource facilitates students to discover how the writings and speeches of the Civil Rights movement inspired social change and demonstrates how words inspire change. Students will interact with a series of speeches, writings, poems, and videos to better understand and create their own change-inspiring speech at the end of the unit. This concise resource includes do-now's, vocabulary, comprehension check questions and answers, discussion questions, debate topics, assessments, and eng
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7th - 12th
Frederick Douglass Literary Analysis
Increase students' awareness of a great African-American and improve analytical writing skills simultaneously with this resource. This analytical writing lesson uses an excerpt from The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass to develop students' understanding of literary analysis. Guiding questions train students to break the evidence down into parts, which helps promote detailed analysis. The corresponding paragraph outline not only explains the structure of a literary analysis, but it als
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6th - 9th
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GOTV Get Out The Vote Postcard Campaign Project! Full Bundle!
Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Project!In this Postcard Campaign Project, we create GOTV postcards! We create and splatter alcohol inks to paint 4x6 index cards, learn the legal guidelines for GOTV efforts, discuss the importance of our campaign, and send the cards to actual voters! The Project is very Flexible and Customizable: You can trim out any part of the project you wish, or simply offer it as an optional extension project students can do on their own or as an after school club activity! Th
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
"The Other Foot" by Ray Bradbury - Mini Unit
This Mini-Unit Contains:Words in context vocabulary worksheet with an answer sheet.Character traits and evidence chart with an answer sheet.PEEL paragraph open-ended response question with two sample responses. A guide for teachers with some helpful tips.Suggestions for discussion questions and extension activities.Digital versions of worksheets for easy online posting.I love teaching Ray Bradbury's The Illustrated Man. "The Other Foot" is a short story that appears in the original book and can
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6th - 12th
Rosa Parks Reading with Comprehension Questions and Writing Prompt!
This reading about Rosa Parks is perfect to supplement any lessons about Black History Month, famous women, and biographies. This can be used as a homework or as easy to implement sub plans! With multiple worksheets, part can be completed in class and the rest sent home for homework easily. It can fit easily into any Social Studies or English class to help increase reading comprehension skills while celebrating and learning more about an interesting individual!This product includes:A one page re
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: Women's History Month Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Accomplished African Americans Project
This is a mini unit that grew from the Civil Rights Activist Project. I realized students struggled to find biographies of people that aren't as famous in African American history. This includes links to their biographies on bio.com and a list of quotes from them. I had students make a poster, but you could easily have them make a mini poster in a google or word doc, have them make a poster and show it over video conferencing, or have them make a powerpoint. This is a good investment because it
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8th - 12th
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GOTV Postcard Campaign Project - Turn and Talk Handout (to turn in)
Turn-and-Talk Handout for GOTV Project:I use my "Forced Turn-and-Talk" format (in my TPT shop!).It's fully structured and prepared for you, and included in this product.This Handout and the greater GOTV Project PowerPoint slides direct students through this exercise. Of course, you can use this Handout alone.Students are guided through a Forced Turn-and-Talk to answer these Questions: Q: “Why is it important to Vote?” Q: “Why is it important that as many people Vote as possible?”Q: “Why is it i
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: GOTV Get Out The Vote Postcard Campaign Project! Full Bundle!
George Washington Carver Writing Across the Curriculum | Distance Learning
Wondering how to integrate writing in science? Your students will love learning about George Washington Carver with this engaging, no prep writing activity! More than 25 facts about Carver are provided in this resource. Students learn:1. How to write an outline2. How to write in their own words 3. How to write an essay4. All about Carver, the famous scientist and inventorIncludes:· More than 25 vetted facts about George Washington Carver· Sample outlines· Sample essay· Vocabulary worksheet to re
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5th - 8th
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