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Government Common Core RH.6-8.6 resources $5-10
Julius Caesar Assassination CSI Inquiry for Ancient Rome World History
In this Julius Caesar CSI investigation, students take on the role of an investigator as they read testimony (compiled from primary and secondary evidence) related to Caesar's assassination. Ultimately, students seek to understand why Caesar was killed and who may have played a role. Students hear and learn from Cleopatra, Nicolaus of Damascus, Suetonius, Octavian, Mark Antony, Marcus Brutus, Sulla, and others. Students investigate their words and study their relationship to Caesar to gather de
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5th - 8th
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Women's Suffrage Activity From Seneca Falls to the 19th Amendment
In this Women's Suffrage and 19th amendment primary source-based resource on the Women's Suffrage Movement, students analyze the struggle for women's voting rights from the Seneca Falls Convention to the passage of the 19th Amendment. Students also learn the roles of several key figures, including Alice Paul, Susan B Anthony, Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and President Woodrow Wilson.This lesson is included in BOTH the Progressive Era (Gilded Age) Bundle and my Roaring '20s and 1930s B
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6th - 10th
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Bill of Rights from the Constitution Scenarios Games and Review
Challenge your students to apply the Bill of Rights in current issues, images, and court cases with these Bill of Rights scenarios. This product will give you multiple scenarios to review and apply the Bill of Rights with your students! All of these scenarios will help your students prepare for any test or quiz on the Bill of Rights. Give your students a scenario card and see if they can identify which amendment applies to the scenario, image or court case. This activity will support your ELL
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Texas History 7th Grade Curriculum Bundle of Activities
Constitution Declaration of Independence Escape Room Crack the Code
In this Constitution and Declaration of Independence Escape Room activity, students are introduced to the secret cipher code developed by Dr. Benjamin Church to communicate secretly with the British during the American Revolution. Enjoy cracking this historical cipher!This version is designed for the traditional classroom. You can find the version that is optimized for the digital, distance learning classroom here.Students are placed in the shoes of investigators on the trail of the "American I
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5th - 9th
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2025 Presidential Inaugural Address Activities Worksheet
Invite students to be active citizens by viewing the 2025 Presidential Inaugural Address, predicting, analyzing, evaluating, and discussing it throughout with this complete activity kit.As a BONUS you also get the State of the Union Analysis Kit to use the other three years! Both kits include mix-and-match activities that can be scaled up or down to challenge students at their level and to fit your time constraints. And these kits have been universally designed to use year after year. How easy i
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Civics and Government Inquiry Full Course Curriculum for High School
Ratification of the Constitution Federalists Anti-Federalists with Google Slides
The ratification of the Constitution and the debate between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists is a hard concept for students to grasp. Instead of the boring lecture and notes, try this activity instead! It will engage your students with a puppet show debate, and still challenge them with primary sources. Conclude the lesson with a card sort. This resource also includes Google Slides. In this lesson, students will create a puppet show between a Federalist or an Anti-Federalist. These roles i
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: CONSTITUTION BUNDLE - Activities for the ENTIRE Constitution Unit
How a Bill Becomes a Law - Digital and Paper
How exactly does a bill become a law? This part of social studies can be difficult to teach and difficult for students to understand. But it just got easier! This resource is a hands-on and engaging way for your students to follow the path of a bill on its journey to becoming a law.This resource is a fun, engaging, and comprehensive set of activities perfectly designed for middle school students that helps you teach students the steps it takes to make a bill into law. The best part is that this
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4th - 8th
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Pop Culture Propaganda Practice Activity | Analyze Persuasion | Google
Teach your class to analyze propaganda posters with this fun activity! They examine pop culture propaganda & investigate opposing viewpoints featuring Star Wars, Hunger Games, Minecraft & Guardians of the Galaxy. Students enjoy the engaging themes & apply their analytical & critical-thinking skills! Your purchase has print & interactive, digital versions of the materials. Made for traditional in-class learning or digital 1:1 classrooms. Everything you need is included!Include
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5th - 12th
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What is Fascism? Rise of Dictators: Mussolini
How did fascist leaders like Benito Mussolini get so many people to follow him? Answer that question by tricking your students into becoming fascists with this lesson. Turn your class into a fascist regime under the guise of a harmless sentimental team-building activity. Then dissect the term "fascism" using a primary source (Mussolini's "Doctrine of Fascism" speech). This lesson serves as a great precursor to the Rise of Dictators: Mussolini/Hitler lessons.
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8th - 12th
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Hammurabi's Code Jigsaw Centers Inquiry Based Activity
This jigsaw partner/group activity will engage students in evaluating Hammurabi's Code of Law. You can use it as a jigsaw or as centers/stations - directions are included! This is an excellent resource for introducing or practicing source analysis skills. Students will also develop crucial ELA skills such as identifying and applying domain-specific vocabulary, comparing and contrasting, composing clear written responses, and other writing and reading comprehension skills.This product includes:-
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Middle School Social Studies History Interactive Centers Stations Bundle
Middle East Document Based Questions (DBQs) - 15 Different Topics!!
This resource includes 15 different teacher-created Common Core Middle East Document Based Question (DBQs) files that contain over 120 questions that reference primary and secondary sources such as political cartoons, graphs, tables, pictures, and excerpts of informational texts. These resources help students to become more critical readers of informational texts and resources and teachers students to evaluate resources for information. Each DBQ has the Literacy Standards for Writing in Histor
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6th - 8th
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American Revolution DBQ Reading and Writing using Primary Sources for PreAP
Dig deep into the content of the causes of the American Revolution while your students explore the essential question “Was the American Revolution Justified” through primary sources and background essays in this American Revolution DBQ. This DBQ is designed for a PreAP student. If you are looking for a DBQ for a regular class - please look at this version. If you would like both at the same time, you can find them here. Students will begin this lesson with an anticipation guide and handout wh
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7th - 9th
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Immigration in the United States Family History Research Project (Google Comp)
Immigration in the United States Family History Research ProjectIs your class learning about Immigration in the United States? In this fun and interactive project students will research the history of their family as it relates to their story of coming to live where they do today. The project includes the completion of a family tree, an interview with a family member, descriptions of food and transitions related to their family, and research on their country of origin. The worksheet is no prep,
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: The United States Gilded Age Unit (Google Compatible)
Hamilton Musical "Cabinet Battle 1 & 2"
Student favorite! This lesson includes student based activities that directly align with the songs, "Cabinet Battles 1 & 2" from the incredibly popular, Hamilton Musical. Student interest is peaked when the power of music is brought into the classroom. Students use the lyrics to participate in close reading, historical analysis and vocabulary building skills. The lesson concludes with Jeffersonian/ Hamiltonian view points chart. The lesson focuses on U.S. History and U.S. Government content
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8th - 12th
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U.S. History COMPLETE Lesson Plan Unit: American Independence 1763-1783
The American Independence Lesson Plan Unit (1763-1783) explores several key subjects that occurred during this time frame, like the American Revolutionary War, the Declaration of Independence, the First and Second Continental Congress, the Intolerable Acts, and so much MORE! EVERYTHING you need to teach these topics is INCLUDED!ALL lesson plans come complete with:PowerPoint presentation with DBQ (Discussion Based Question)Guided notes handout worksheet for students Student assignments with teach
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8th - 12th
Pop Culture Propaganda Practice Activity | Analyze Persuasion | Microsoft
Teach your class to analyze propaganda posters with this fun activity! They examine pop culture propaganda & investigate opposing viewpoints featuring Star Wars, Hunger Games, Minecraft & Guardians of the Galaxy. Students enjoy the engaging themes & apply their analytical & critical-thinking skills! Your purchase has print & interactive, digital versions of the materials. Made for traditional in-class learning or digital 1:1 classrooms. Everything you need is included!Include
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5th - 12th
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Hamilton The Musical: Argument Analysis
Using the Cabinet Battle #1 from Hamilton the Musical, student will be evaluating argument and early republic government structure. They will then use this knowledge to conduct their own cabinet battle within the classroom on an issue relating to their school.
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7th - 9th
Introduction to Government Systems (6th & 7th Grade GSE Aligned)
This high-quality, no-prep set of worksheets and graphic organizers is designed to preview different government systems, including unitary, federal, and confederations. It also looks at how citizens participate in autocracies, oligarchies, and democracies, including the voting process in presidential and parliamentary democracies. How can I use Doodle Notes in the classroom?individual readingpartner/small group learninghomework or skills reinforcementreviews before assessmentsinteractive noteb
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4th - 9th
Also included in: Georgia Sixth Grade Social Studies: Europe Bundle (All Domains)
Document-Based Question (DBQ): Why did the Colonists Declare Independence?
Travel back in time to 1776 with this DBQ on "Why did the Colonists Declare Independence?" This challenging, yet highly engaging resource has students analyze ten primary sources to determine the factors for colonial independence, answering several short answer questions, and following it up with a DBQ to demonstrate student knowledge and interpretation of sources.Key Features:Rich Array of Primary Sources: Immerse your students in history with carefully selected primary source documents, inclu
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6th - 12th
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The U.S. Constitution Who or What Influenced the U.S. Constitution the Most?
Students delve into the influences that shaped the United States Constitution. This is a great lesson to celebrate Constitution Day! The lesson begins with a warm up activity in which students discuss where the idea that common people could rule themselves came from. Groups of three participate in a sorting activity in which students must match the titles of ideas, documents or people who influenced the Constitution to their descriptions. Once the sorting has been successfully matched, groups de
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6th - 9th
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Fictional Narrative Writing Project: Human Nature and Purpose of Government
This integrated Social Studies and Language Arts unit is designed to walk students step-by-step through the fictional narrative writing process AND It combines literary analysis, fictional narrative writing, as well as listening and speaking skills to facilitate student exploration of one of the fundamental questions of democracy: WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF GOVERNMENT? This is an excellent ELA unit to teach alongside any foundations of government unit, as it allows students to collectively deliberat
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8th - 12th
Declaration of Independence Scavenger Hunt - Modified / Spanish included
Make reading the Declaration of Independence COMPETITIVE and ENGAGING. This activity encourages students to read, interpret, and analyze the Declaration of Independence with fake money (print off included).Plus, a bonus lesson introducing Primary and Secondary sources included.What is included:Links to Audio Read AloudFake Money to Print OffGoogle Doc of printable Student Answer Sheets (editable, 2 pages)Google Doc of printable transcript of the Declaration (editable, 2 pages)Answer Key (studen
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Early US History Primary and Secondary Source Bundle
United States: Unity and Sectionalism
Mainly focused on the Missouri Compromise. Includes: article, guided reading activity, primary source activity, quiz, and answer keys.
Grades:
6th - 8th
Passport SS Gr 7 Unit 2:The Road to Independence UNIT PLAN & ALL 21 Lesson Plans
This Grade 7 Unit Plan includes Essential Questions, CCSS, Vocabulary, Skills, Evaluation, Performance Task, Teaching Points with a Focus Question, Content Understandings, and Learning Experiences for every lesson, Enrichment Activities, Ell's and IEP opportunities, and Multiple Entry Points for Unit 2: The Road to IndependenceThese are Grade 7 complete and detailed lesson plans covering all of the components from the NYCDOE Passport Social Studies Program. In addition, I have added; student lea
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7th
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