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Social studies Common Core RI.11-12.10 lessons
Declaration of Independence Activity: The Big Break Up Letter & Texting Activity
The Declaration of Independence was really just a big "break-up" letter written by the colonists to the King of Great Britain. This historical document was written to convince the world of the King's abuses and to let everyone know that the colonies no longer wanted to be in a relationship with Great Britain. While studying the Declaration of Independence, students will use this assignment as a reinforcement to understand just what Jefferson wrote in this historical document. The lesson start
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE Activity: Primary Source Analysis and Questions
The Declaration of Independence can be a daunting document for teachers to explain to students, but this primary source lesson will help students understand the major themes and concepts within the document itself. Though Thomas Jefferson's Declaration was written in the 18th century, this worksheet has proven to be a fantastic, big-picture way for today's students to study such an important writing without becoming overwhelmed. The Declaration is really just a big "break-up letter" from the co
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7th - 12th
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CURRENT EVENTS: News Article Summary, Main Idea, Reading Comprehension | NEWSELA
This Current Events Summary is an excellent tool for students to get involved with the news and the current events of the week. A simple writing format helps students find, summarize, and write opinions about current news stories and events. I find this activity to be a practical filler for various social studies courses. What's Included:Teacher directions with ideas for implementation and useSimple student directions: Find, Highlight, Summarize, Importance, OpinionGuided student writing temp
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Roles of the President | A Day in the Life of the Executive Branch | White House
What does the President of the United States do anyway? Throughout the day, the President wears many hats and is responsible for many different roles within the Executive Branch. This engaging mini-lesson is an excellent way for students to comprehend all roles played by the President. "Roles of the President" is an engaging resource for any unit that studies the President or the Executive Branch. The 7 roles studied include: Chief Executive, Chief Diplomat, Commander in Chief, Party Chief, Ec
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6th - 9th
Also included in: PRESIDENTS BUNDLE: Civics, Executive & Presidential Resources
National History Day Projects From Start to Finish 2023-2024
NOTE: Enjoy the NEWLY UPDATED 2023-2024 version (Turning Points in History Theme)! It has brand new materials related to this year's theme, and I also updated lessons to include a more comprehensive and integrated approach to using both primary and secondary sources.This is your one stop shop for all National History Day lessons and resources!National History Day is a contest in which student choose a topic, conduct in depth research, and create a project (5-6 project categories to choose from!)
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6th - 12th
Oregon Trail Activity, Game, & Simulation: Travel the Trail Journaling Activity
Enjoy taking your middle school and upper elementary students on an adventure of a lifetime known as the Oregon Trail! Students will form family wagon teams and race each other to the Oregon Territory. While learning about this important era in United States history, this guided simulation will allow students to learn about and experience history! It’s a fantastic activity for any early American History class or to even use as a westward expansion simulation!What's included:Full teacher and stud
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6th - 9th
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6 Tools for Teaching FDR's Four Freedoms Speech / Print + Digital / 68 questions
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1941 State of the Union is best remembered as the Four Freedoms Speech. The historical context of this speech coupled with Roosevelt's vision for a better world make the speech memorable, teachable, and relevant. As an English language arts teacher, I am always looking for opportunities to help students analyze rhetoric, work with informational and nonfiction texts, and focus on complex texts that still resonate with modern readers. The Four Freedoms Speech acco
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11th - 12th
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PRESIDENTS DAY PROJECT: Summarize the Life and Biography of a President
Students will create a slide presentation, video, or any project format about a President of their choice. This project explains what students must research and includes a grading rubric for the teacher. Students will research both personal and executive events of their chosen Commander in Chief. It's great for a President's Day activity, a substitute teacher, or for any unit that studies the United States Presidents. Helpful websites are even included to help students find appropriate informati
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Apartheid Introduction Lesson & Activities for Born a Crime or Apartheid Units
Whether you're introducing Trevor Noah's Born a Crime or starting an apartheid unit, this Apartheid Introduction Lesson and Activities resource will get your students off to a great start! This three-part resource includes everything you need to make sure students have solid background knowledge of apartheid in South Africa.First, use the included slideshow and guided notes to teach students about apartheid in South Africa. They'll be asked to do some pre-thinking about segregation in America be
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Born a Crime by Trevor Noah Unit Bundle | Unabridged & Young Readers
7 New Wonders of the World PowerPoint - Famous Landmarks
Learn about the 7 New Wonders of the World with this PowerPoint presentation of notable landmarks. Gives background information about the amazing structures built around the world that were voted to be the New Seven Wonders of the World in 2007. Includes slides on the famous landmarks of the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal, Christ the Redeemer, the Colosseum, Chichen Itza, Machu Picchu, and Petra. Also includes slides of some of the finalists in the competition, such as the Eiffel Tower, Stat
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4th - 7th
JFK's Inaugural Address Instructional Pack / Print + Digital / 45+ questions
Before students ever read President John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address, they know: "Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country."Building on this prior knowledge is a great way to engage students in reading and analyzing this speech. Because of its brevity, rhetoric, and continued relevance, this is a great text for close reading in the classroom. As an English language arts teacher, I am always looking for opportunities to help students analyze rhetoric, work
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11th - 12th
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3 Tools for Teaching "The Immigrant Contribution" by JFK / Editable
This year, one of my instructional goals was to include more informational texts and short works in my literature units. Since my juniors start with The Great Gatsby, that’s where I started too. This excerpt from John F. Kennedy’s book A Nation of Immigrants worked well because it helped students see different versions of the American Dream and also helped them consider the role of privilege in accessing the American Dream. Now that I have taught this text, I am happy to share my favorite tools
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: The Great Gatsby Synthesis Bundle (7 Resources)
Native American History & Literature: Indian Boarding Schools | Louise Erdrich
Looking for a resource on the Indian Boarding Schools that will help your students understand how victims of mistreatment and abuse resist oppression in their own ways? In an effort to “kill the Indian to save the man,” the assimilation policies of the United States caused a great deal of pain to the tens of thousands of young people who were displaced from their homelands and taken to horrific institutions. While the Native American children who were forced to cut their hair and forget their c
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
Washington DC: Create a Field Trip Project Activity to the Nation's Capital City
OverviewCan't take your class to Washington DC? This lesson is the solution to getting your students to our Nation's Capital without spending a dime. As tour guides, students will study various memorials, buildings, and attractions to research and present to the class in the form of a presentation. These various "tours" will bring the entire class around to the major attractions of Washington DC. This student-led, virtual class field trip will help your students learn about the major sites o
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5th - 12th
My Mother's Secret: The Complete Teaching Unit
This unit provides daily lesson plans for My Mother’s Secret by J.L. Witterick—the entire book and relevant historical topics. This collection is designed so that all reading is done in class. It is 120+ pages of everything you need. Imagine: all planning, done!
This My Mother's Secret unit includes:
1. Fully paced, daily lessons for the entire book
2. Each lesson linked to Common Core standards
3. Detailed directions for teachers for each lesson'
4. Discussion questions
5. Printables for eac
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9th - 12th
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The Declaration of Independence - Argument Analysis - Close Reading Lesson
This lesson is designed to engage students in critical thinking, historical understanding, and rhetorical analysis through an exploration of this foundational American document. By utilizing close reading strategies including annotation and modeling, students will uncover the rich language and meaning within The Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson. The structured handouts with pre-, during-, and post-reading strategies help them recognize persuasive techniques. This resource aligns
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: American Literature Curriculum - Thematic Pacing Guide - Lesson Bundle
Article of the Week Response PDF & Google Drive Worksheets AND Annotation Guide
CURRENT WEEK: Nov. 13-17Updated version also includes links to articles from previous weeks. Thank you and happy teaching! This product can be used weekly and requires absolutely no prep work. You'll get two options for the article of the week response worksheets that guide students to meaningfully engage with important current events. You will also get two different options for annotation guides that you can project for your students on the board in your classroom or print out for them to refer
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9th - 12th
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Declaration of Independence | myPerspectives | PPT | Grade 11
This is a ready-made PowerPoint animated lesson with answer key for Declaration of Independence selection, unit 1, myPerspectives, grade 11. This lesson includes the following:- Pre-reading activities- While-reading- Comprehension check- Close Read- Analyze the text- Analyze craft and structure- Concept Vocabulary and Word Study- ConventionsIn addition to:Discussions and extra activities slidesslides that provide assistance and recommendations on how to facilitate some tasks to your learners.
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11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Letter From Birmingham Jail Guided Annotation (Special Education Friendly!)
This is an abridged version of Dr. King’s Letter From Birmingham Jail with a color coded annotation strategy using the SPACE acronym for rhetorical analysis and reading comprehension questions embedded in the reading. Text also features vocabulary definition In student friendly language in footnotes. A teacher copy of the reading with suggested lines for highlighting and answers to the questions is also included. in addition to the reading, I have included an additional activity for student to s
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9th - 12th
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Paired Texts - Preamble, Bill of Rights, Speech by Ruth Bader Ginsburg
In this lesson, which incorporates science of reading strategies, students complete close readings of the Preamble to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and a speech by Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Then, they synthesize their understanding of the texts and write a short analytical essay requiring them to analyze a central idea.This 26-page printable resource includes the following:explicit lesson plan with identified Common Core ELA Anchor Standardsanticipation guidecontextual reading guidesthink alo
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9th - 12th
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Close Reading: N. Scott Momaday's Introduction to The Way to Rainy Mountain
This file provides a complete lesson for the Introduction to The Way to Rainy Mountain by N. Scott Momaday. The activities cover vocabulary, close reading, critical thinking, symbolism, and assessment. Twenty-five illustrated slides introduce the author and Kiowa history and end with a prereading focus question. An organizer uses prompts to guide slide notes and there is a key for easy assessment. A vocabulary list includes unfamiliar words in context for students to define and a practice acti
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8th - 12th
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"I Have a Dream" and "Speech in the Virginia Convention" Analysis Unit
Contains everything you need to teach an interesting, dynamic, analytical unit on Martin Luther King, Jr's "I Have a Dream" and Partick Henry's "Speech in the Virginia Convention."
This unit contains the following:
*Vocabulary Practice from "Speech in the Virginia Convention"
*Prefix, Root Words, and Suffix Practice using words from "Speech in the Virginia Convetion"
*Historical Context and Background for Revolutionary time period including questions on the Virginia Convention, Continental Co
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Civil War: North v. South Informational Text Article + Activities
The purpose of this mini-unit is to introduce the set-up between the North and South at the beginning of the Civil War. The article goes into the advantages and disadvantages that both sides faced and how that influenced the war as it progressed. Students will read and analyze these advantages and disadvantages and compare/contrast them on an accompanying worksheet.
Included in this unit:
Informational Article
Vocabulary Activity
Reading Check/Comprehension Questions
Compare/Contrast Workshee
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9th - 12th
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Elie Wiesel's Night: Questions for Socratic Seminar or Class Discussion
Students can use their critical-thinking skills to analyze 20 topics for class discussions, Socratic seminars, or expository essays as they delve further into this important novel. As they recap details and voice their opinions, this ideal exchange will help participants to gain a better understanding of various aspects and perspectives of the narrative as well as share new information. It's a terrific group activity.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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