US Civil Rights Movement to Modern American History Unit for US History

This is a complete unit for the Civil Rights movement through present day in American History with this presentation and guided note packet. Teach students about Martin Luther King Jr and the Civil Rights movement, modern American Presidents, immigration, September 11th, and more!

This US History unit was designed to better support special education students, English language learners, and students that need extra support in social studies classes.

The editable PowerPoint and guided note packet are engaging and informative for students in US History classes.

This includes notes, activities, and a project that are great for helping all learners access grade level content in US History classes.

A creative Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement Project is included with differentiated options to best fit your students' needs. This Civil Rights Movement Timeline Research project comes with instructions for chunking and scaffolding so that students are not overwhelmed. The final product will be a student-created timeline. Best of all, digital options for this MLK and the Civil Rights Movement Project are included via Google Slides!

Students will research events from Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and the Civil Rights Movement such as the Montgomery bus boycott, Selma to Montgomery March, the March on Washington, Birmingham Baptist Church Bombing, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and more!

This MLK timeline project is great for MLK Day, Black History Month, and teaching about the civil rights movement!

Are your students curious about American Presidents? This is a president research project for students to learn about a specific US President. Students will create a poster or PowerPoint for their President following the requirements in this project.

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Students will learn about the purpose of NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) and USMCA (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement). These scaffolded activities simplify USMCA's and NAFTA's purpose and policies.

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Students will also practice matching states and capitals with a fun matching activity! Next, review US President facts with matching worksheet activities. Students can cut and paste the facts and match them to the correct president, write the answers in the blank, or complete the activities digitally.

This product is part of a full year U.S. History Curriculum. Click to see more about the highly discounted US History Curriculum Differentiated to Support All Students. Be prepared to teach American History with these projects, activities, and assessments that have been adapted to support ALL students in your classes! These resources are made to better support special education students and English Languages Learners. 

An adapted assessment is included that can be used to demonstrate student knowledge.

Civil Rights to Modern American History Unit Description (151 Pages):

- Teacher Directions

- Printable Black and White Notes for Students

• Guided 13 Page Note Packet
• Digital Notes Link (via Google Slides)
• Editable note packet included (via PowerPoint)

- Completed Note Packet

- Editable Presentation of Civil Rights with discussion questions (pdf, PowerPoint, and Google Slides versions)

- Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement Project

• Project Directions- students are given 12 key events from Dr. King's life and the Civil Rights Movement. They must put them in chronological order, give a 1-2 sentence description of the events, and include a drawing or image of each event
• 3-Step Chunking Instructions
• 2 Timeline Template Options & a digital option

- Scaffolded Activities for USMCA and NAFTA

- US Presidents 38-46 Facts Matching Activity

- Project Description and Directions - students will create a poster or PowerPoint on their President that includes the required information (ex. how did they become President?, an important event that happened during their Presidency, years they were President...) listed on the project description page

• A student checklist is included to help keep students on track

- Project Rubric

• Two rubric options - one for just the project and one for the project and presenting it

- Printable 50 States and Capitals Cut & Paste

• Digital Drag and Drop Option (via Google Slides)

- Assessment - 16 multiple choice questions

• Includes an editable version (via Google Slides)

- Answer Keys

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