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U.S. History Common Core RI.8.4 resources for Microsoft Word
Stamp Act Introduction Web Quest
I created this Web Quest to introduce my students to the Stamp Act. The Web Quest includes 1 video link with questions, 2 websites with questions, a link to an online quiz that follows one of the websites, and an optional essay that can be completed using the information found in the Web Quest. This could be a great stand alone lesson or as an introduction to the Revolutionary War. My students really enjoyed the web quest and better understood the feelings of the colonists and reasons for their
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5th - 8th
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Autobiography- Lady Bird Johnson - JFK Assassination - Point of View - Tone Mood
I am a strong believer that all texts must have meaningful content. Student's today are so immersed in their technology that history fades into the past. They don't have any interest in seeking it out so as teachers, we need to ensure they read it anywhere and everywhere. That is where this memoir from Lady Bird Johnson's A White House Diary - Excerpt comes in. The colorful language and meaningful writing brings the day of John F. Kennedy's assassination to life from a new perspective. It is the
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8th - 10th
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Texas Revolution- The Alamo- Cloze Reading
This Texas Revolution cloze reading covers the Alamo, the Battle of San Jacinto and the annexation of Texas by the United States. This is a great and fun reading comprehension activity to helps your students learn about the Texas Revolution while continuing to work on their reading comprehension skills.
This comes with an answer key as well.
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6th - 9th
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Preamble to the Constitution - Goals, Vocabulary Posters, and Analysis Questions
These activities focus mostly on the vocabulary from the Preamble to the Constitution. First, students are asked to read closely in order to find the 6 goals and purpose of the United States government. Students will then write an objective summary of the Preamble. For the next activity, divide students into small groups - each group is assigned one vocabulary term from the Preamble and given poster paper. Groups must create a poster that includes the definition, synonyms, real world examples, a
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7th - 9th
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Also included in:Â Bill of Rights - Mini Unit
I Have A Dream, Martin Luther King, Jr. - Bible references
This chart has the text of Dr. King's "I Have A Dream" side by side with the Biblical texts the speech refers (or alludes) to.
The first section lists only the Biblical references (ex. Amos 5:24), and the second section lists both the Biblical references and the actual verse or verses (ex. Amos 5:24: But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!). You can use either section, or both, as needed.
It's in chart format so students can use the third column for not
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8th - 10th
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Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death - Word Cloud / Imagery / Main Ideas
On March 23, 1775, the Virginia delegates met to discuss the issue of joining the Revolution. Before the vote was taken, Patrick Henry addressed the delegates. After his powerful speech, delegates voted for Virginia to join the American Revolution. This speech has been placed into a word cloud which students examine for examples of imagery and main ideas. This is a great way to encourage higher order thinking!
American Revolution
American History
Declaration of Independence
Boston
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4th - 12th
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RI8.9 Performance Task: Compare & Contrast 2 Letters to Lincoln
To be used as a Performance Task - SBAC preparation for students that you can also use as a summative grade and writing task in your classroom. The prompt (for a constructed response) first asks students to read two letters written to Abraham Lincoln. Students must determine each author’s point of view and write a paragraph discussing their differing viewpoints on Lincoln. The letters to Lincoln are short - both can be read in under 5 minutes. The Constructed Response paragraph can easily be com
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6th - 9th
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Also included in:Â RI Standards: Informational Text Four EXAMS - English 8
Close Read: The Gettysburg Address (analyzing famous speeches from history)
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is nothing new to students...most of them probably memorized and recited it at some point in elementary school, but that's where my student's knowledge stopped...they could say the words, but had little idea why Lincoln wrote them or what his message was. Begin this lesson using media - there are great renditions of the speech online for students to listen to and thousands of videos to use as an introduction. Background knowledge of the Civil War and slavery is vital
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
Growth of Business and Labor Unions
Includes: article about industrial revolution and graphic organizer picking out the main idea and key details from all 3 sections of reading.
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7th - 12th
Middle Passage, Reading Practice, Primary Source
This handout provides students with space to practice annotations and note-taking. Students read a primary source account of the African slave trade and the Middle Passage. Excellent practice for Common Core State Standards. Ideal for US History and English classes. For older students - contains graphic information.
Recommended use: Model how you would like students to annotate on the first paragraph. Discuss sensitive language and purpose for studying this document. Provide minimum expectation
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Little Rock Girl 1957 by Shelley Togas; High Level Text-Dependent Questions
28 High Level Text-Dependent Questions. These questions ask students to perform at every cognitive level while providing scaffolds for all students to gain a contextual understanding of the text and the historical context. The focus skill of this set of questions are "Annotating" and "Summarizing" based on the Harvard (2017) article, "Interrogating Texts: 6 Reading Habits to Develop in Your First Year at Harvard." Each question supports this particular critical reading strategy.
Grades:
7th - 10th
The Declaration of Independence - Deep Dive
This resource provides a great opportunity for students in a language arts or social studies classroom to dig into an informational text.This resource includes:1) A resource Welcome Letter2) Powerpoint Overview Slides3) Exit Ticket to accompany a Declaration of Independence Intro Video4) 10 worksheets - Before, During, and After reading activities - Probing questions - Flow charts and other grapic organizers - Vocabulary analysis - Three Step InterviewThis is a rigoro
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8th - 11th
Declaring Independence
Declaring Independence goes over the first and second Continental Congress, the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, as well as the beginning of the Revolutionary War. Includes: article, guided reading, quiz, and answer keys.
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8th
Inherit the Wind Reading Preparation Questions and Comprehensive Answer Key
The verdict is in! Help students to gain an accurate historical perspective and context of the Scopes Monkey Trial as they prepare to read Inherit the Wind. Here is an interdisciplinary assignment that will elicit fascinating discussion material and answer pertinent questions about this famous trial and its participants. A detailed answer key will lay the perfect foundation for the study of this trial or the play.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Emancipation Proclamation analysis
This activity has students closely read Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and answer text-based questions using evidence from the document.
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8th
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Vietnam: Going to War (worksheet - interactive notes to pair with slideshow)
The purpose of these notes is to help students understand how the conflict in Vietnam began and how America got involved. This worksheet should be paired with the slideshow Vietnam: Why We Went to War? (available as a bundle) for student note taking. This lesson works as a lecture, but students could easily do this work independently. The worksheet provides text dependent questions - students must stop, think, and write after each slide is presented.A discussion of communism is vital for student
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in:Â Vietnam War Unit
Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President
Includes: Article about Theodore Roosevelt and graphic organizer.
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6th - 12th
Doughboys Are Sent To France
Includes: article and graphic organizer activity.
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6th - 12th
The United States Enters World War I
Includes: article and graphic organizer activity.
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6th - 12th
Vietnam Winding Down (worksheet - interactive notes to pair w/ slideshow)
The purpose of these notes is to help students understand how the conflict in Vietnam came to an end. This worksheet should be paired with the slideshow Vietnam Winding Down (available as a bundle) for student note taking. This lesson works as a lecture, but students could easily do this work independently. The worksheet provides text dependent questions - students must stop, think, and write after each slide is presented.Students will learn about historical figures such as Henry Kissinger, Nixo
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7th - 11th
Also included in:Â Vietnam War Unit
American Automobiles - From the Model T to the Rocket 88 (article w/ questions)
This worksheet is meant to be paired with and part of a larger unit slideshow called The Suburbanization of Postwar America. Students will read an article about Production of the American Automobile - From the Ford Model T to the Rocket 88 to then answer 7 analysis questions. Students will learn how cars were first constructed before Henry Ford's introduction of the assembly line. They will understand the impact of the automobile after the Great Depression, how it affected our entry into WWII, a
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7th - 10th
Also included in:Â English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
The Rise of the Suburbs - Levittown (article excerpt w/ analysis questions)
This worksheet is meant to be paired with and part of a larger unit slideshow called The Suburbanization of Postwar America. Students will read an excerpt from a magazine article about the Rise of the Suburbs and housing developments like Levittown, NY in post WWII America. These housing developments were presented to veterans returning from Europe and the Pacific as the American Dream...students will investigate whether that claim was true. After reading the excerpt, students will answer 5 ques
Grades:
7th - 9th
Also included in:Â English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
America After the Civil War
Includes: Article about America after the civil war for soldiers and newly free slaves and a graphic organizer activity.
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7th - 12th
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