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9th grade U.S. History thematic unit plans for Microsoft Word
writing film analysis unit for "Last of the Mohicans" film (40 pages)
This adventure, colonial war film, Last of the Mohicans, is my favorite class film for teaching and is rated as one of the best films ever made. If you want a role model unit to instill a love and appreciation for films, then this multi-faceted, user-friendly unit can be applied to any feature movie. In addition, for this particular film, it appeals to those who are outdoors enthusiasts, American history aficionados and historical film lovers. GUARANTEED EXCITEMENT AND WORTHWHILE LEARNING EXPERI
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
5.2 Complex Societies and Civilizations Inquiry Design Model
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The Complex Societies and Civilizations Unit Guide
This document is a full unit plan for introducing Complex Societies and Civilizations and is designed to meet Common Core and NYS SS Framework guidelines, while incorporating CC ELA skills. Embedded in my unit plan is also an Inquiry Design Model that was inspired by C3 (College, Career, and Civic Life) Teachers. NYS SS Framework
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4th - 10th
Band of Brothers (2001) Series Viewing Guide: Summary/Vocabulary/Questions/KEY
Band of Brothers (2001) is a 10-part television miniseries, which follows the experiences of the US Army's 101st Airborne Division, also known as the "Screaming Eagles," during World War II. The series is based on the book "Band of Brothers" by historian Stephen E. Ambrose and chronicles the lives of the soldiers from their initial training at Camp Toccoa, Georgia, to their combat experiences in Europe, including their participation in the D-Day invasion of Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: World War 2 Documentary Viewing Guides BUNDLE: Vocabulary/Questions/KEY
8th Grade Unit Plans: I-VII
The following plans offer detailed breakdowns of each unit including a day-to-day objectives.
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7th - 10th
Explore the USA Project (interdisciplinary unit)
(**Note: This project has been completely revised and enhanced for 2021)GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, LANGUAGE ARTS, MATH and USA CULTURE COME ALIVE in an individual and personal way! This hands-on challenging interdisciplinary project and unit of diverse activities (social studies, geography, math, language arts, art, history, computer, library, math) is one of my all-time favorite units I have created (for 4th-12th grades). It involves hands-on, experiential learning, multimedia, writing, research, art
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4th - 12th
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Band of Brothers (2001)Miniseries Viewing Guide:Summary/Vocabulary/Questions/KEY
Band of Brothers is a 10-part television miniseries, which follows the experiences of the US Army's 101st Airborne Division, also known as the "Screaming Eagles," during World War II.The series is based on the book "Band of Brothers" by historian Stephen E. Ambrose and chronicles the lives of the soldiers from their initial training at Camp Toccoa, Georgia, to their combat experiences in Europe, including their participation in the D-Day invasion of Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge.Throughou
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
CIVIL WAR SHORT STORY // "BLOOD OF A YANKEE"
"Blood of a Yankee" is a great way to whet the appetite of your students, sparking their interest and curiosity in the Civil War. The story is a personal narrative about a boy who happens to live during one of America’s most tumultuous events, the war between the states. As in any conflict there is always more than one side. This story raises another aspect of the war, what if you don’t want to fight? In the past I have used "Blood of a Yankee" to introduce the Civil War to my students, and it
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4th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Full Course: US to 1900, Essay and Project Based Learning
Embark on an engaging journey through U.S. history with this comprehensive course, spanning from the Pre-Columbian era to 1900. This course is meticulously designed to provide a deep understanding of major historical events, cultural developments, and influential figures that shaped the United States.The course is divided into eight units, each focusing on a significant period in U.S. history. Each unit includes 3-5 weeks of detailed lesson plans, case studies, homework assignments, and summativ
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9th - 11th
World War II and the Holocaust Research Prompts Set
Includes 25 detailed prompts for students in 8th-12th grades. Each prompt includes:
*1-2 paragraphs of background information on the topic
*An Essential Question to help the student formulate a thesis statement
*3-6 "bullet-point" questions to guide students' research
This set includes one prompt for each of the following topics:
1. Hitler’s Rise to Power
2. Joseph Goebbels
3. Hitler Youth
4. Kristallnacht
5. Blitzkrieg
6. British Evacuations
7. Battle of the Atlantic
8. Military Air Forces i
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8th - 12th
Socratic Seminar - The American Revolution - Common Core Aligned
This Socratic Seminar allows teachers to have students focus on broad themes and undercurrents that surrounded the events of the American Revolution. By providing teachers and students with the option to cover overarching discussion points, such discussions allow for more breadth than a typical Socratic Seminar, but still give teachers the option of selecting specific text excerpts for inclusion in the seminar as well. In this way, the discussion works more as a Thematic Seminar.
The thematic s
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5th - 12th
"The Decades" Group Presentation & Research Paper US History Project
In this project, students will work in groups to create an oral presentation and research paper based on recent decades. Students will research a decade and create an oral presentation of that decade covering the topics listed in the project. The groups are required to interview 2 people from the decade and use their interviews in the video (instructors can choose to not do this if you do not have the time or resources). This project has multiple individual lessons within the project that al
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9th - 12th
Civil War: A Unit Plan
This bundle package includes every activity that I use throughout a 10 day (90 minute block) or 20 day (50 minute periods) Civil War unit.Each of the days include the following:Bell Ringer Activity (Introduction activity with questions)Main Activity (Notes, Group Project, Activity, Simulation, etc)HomeworkA few activities worth highlighting:9 days of notes!4 PPT presentations on 1850s, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and SlaveryCivil War Slang WordsCivil War Battles ReenactmentEmancipation Procla
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5th - 12th
WWI Activities Portfolio
This has all the WWI activities you are looking for. There are 10 different activities, each about a specific topic in WWI history. Rubrics and/or answer keys are provided, when needed, and a scope and sequence, with common core standards, is included for easy pacing. These activities can be combined to make an in-depth WWI portfolio. The activities included are:o Map of WWI Europe pre-waro Causes of WWI worksheeto Images of events leading to U.S. Involvement assignmento Trench warfare worksh
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7th - 10th
Band of Brothers (2001) Miniseries Viewing Guide: Summary/Vocabulary/Questions
Band of Brothers is a 10-part television miniseries, which follows the experiences of the US Army's 101st Airborne Division, also known as the "Screaming Eagles," during World War II.The series is based on the book "Band of Brothers" by historian Stephen E. Ambrose and chronicles the lives of the soldiers from their initial training at Camp Toccoa, Georgia, to their combat experiences in Europe, including their participation in the D-Day invasion of Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge.Throughou
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: 2000-2010s History Movies Viewing Guide BUNDLE
1960s and Protest Music
This product contains a historical journal article, song list, and powerpoint material that has links to the various songs. This assignment is a great way to increase class participation and incorporate literacy in the history class. The powerpoint material is included at the end of the word document packet and can be pasted into a powerpoint theme of your choice. The powerpoint material follows along with the article so that after reading about the impact of each song, the teacher can click
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9th - 12th
BLACK HISTORY AS TOLD BY EX-SLAVES THEMSELVES
This is from primary historical material, that is stories given to WPA government workers in the 1930s and, of course, used dialect and so here spelling and usage etc have been edited to make the reading easier, for example as when “masta” has been re-spelled as “master;” but on the other hand, for example, “missus” and “ain’t” have been retained to give a better feel for the original. They had been asked to relate their stories for prior to Lincoln's emancipation during the America Civil War a
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6th - 12th
20s and 30s: A Unit Plan
This bundle package includes every activity that I use throughout a 13 day (90 minute block) or 26 day (50 minute periods) 20s and 30s unit.
Each of the days include the following:
Bell Ringer Activity (Introduction activity with questions)
Main Activity (Notes, Group Project, Activity, Simulation, etc)
Homework
A few activities worth highlighting:
12 days of notes!
The 20’s lifestyle worksheet
Demon Rum
Alphabet Agency Poster Assignment
Stock Market Simulation
New Deal Project
20’s Slang word
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5th - 12th
The Cold War: A Unit Plan
This bundle package includes every activity that I use throughout an 11 day (90 minute block) or 22 day (50 minute periods) Cold War Era unit.
Each of the days include the following:
Bell Ringer Activity (Introduction activity with questions)
Main Activity (Notes, Group Project, Activity, Simulation, etc)
Homework
A few activities worth highlighting:
16 days of notes!
Cold War Map Activity
Communism Simulation
Cold War Museum Presentations
Prosperous Asian Countries Outline
JFK Assassination I
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7th - 12th
Exploration and Colonization: A Unit Plan (Virtual)
This Unit Plan package includes most activities that I use throughout a 5 day (90 minute block) or 10 day (50 minute periods) Exploration and Colonization unit. The entire unit was created digitally and contains both a teacher and student (editable) format. Teachers can utilize this digital package to either teach virtually (distance learning) or in a classroom setting, assuming each student has access to a laptop. Please watch this short video to see a demonstration of how the digital format wo
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7th - 12th
Jamestown Image Test (Differentiated)
5 Differentiated Tiers to accommodate a wide range of learners
Social Studies Standards:
Geography: movement & human-environment interaction
Government: government impact on citizens
History: chronology, cause & effect, early settlements
Economic: standard of living, quality of life
Culture: conflict, cooperation, interdependence
14 pictures (included) tell the entire story of Jamestown from first landing, through the starving time, to their eventual success with tobacco plantations.
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8th - 12th
Civil Rights Movement Inquiry-based Anticipation Guide
This anticipatory set is a hands-on and fun way to get students to build valuable background knowledge on a topic before they read the material. In this example unit, they will learn about four major facets of the Civil Rights Movement by turning the students into investigators. When giving each group of students a different set of clues (artifacts) and a set of library books to use as reference guides, the students will have to question and deduce what event the clues are pointing to. They then
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6th - 12th
Black History Week 3 -Famous Activists
This is the Third Week of lesson plans for the thematic study of Black History/African American leaders. It includes short biographies and higher order thinking questions as well as suggested book readings. Week one is a free download that goes more in depth on how to use this weeks' plans to continue creating a class chapter book on Famous African Americans. Week one was over living African American contributors, Week two was over inventors and this week 3 lesson plan and activities are about
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Andrew Jackson and Manifest Destiny: A Unit Plan
This bundle package includes every activity that I use throughout a 6 day (90 minute block) or 12 day (50 minute periods) Andrew Jackson and Manifest Destiny unit.Each of the days include the following:Bell Ringer Activity (Introduction activity with questions)Main Activity (Notes, Group Project, Activity, Simulation, etc)HomeworkA few activities worth highlighting:North vs. South Travel BrochuresTrail of Tears Writing AssignmentThe Alamo Movie Assignment5 days worth of notesIf you like this uni
Grades:
7th - 12th
"The Decades Project" Documentary Video US History
In this innovative project, students will work in groups to create a mini-documentary based on recent decades. Students will research a decade and create a video documentary of that decade. The groups are required to interview 2 people from the decade and use their interviews in the video (instructors can choose to not do this if you do not have the time or resources). Students will manage specific tasks as the role of a filmmaker through the selection of appropriate photographs and images, ed
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9th - 12th
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