This Google Slide outlines the feminist movement in the United States, and it covers primarily the Women's Liberation movement of the 1960s and 70s. Videos are linked within to Makers PBS videos on the ERA and the 1950s woman. It is also designed as
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Women's History Month
Grades:
9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Types:
PowerPoint Presentations, Scaffolded Notes, Google Apps
This DBQ asks students to answer the following question: "Why did America's role in the war change from being isolationist at the start of WW2 to interventionist by the end?" There are 7 Documents included and there are sentence starters to help
Use this template to set up a group debate on any topic. It includes the roles of opening statement, closing statement, and 4 argument sections which could accommodate up to 6 students per team.
It also includes instructions for the format of the
This Civil War focused web quest prompts students to research Civil War generals, battles, death tolls, and roles of women and African-Americans. Website links are included for each question. This would be good to use in US History courses as an
Questions for the Smithsonian Documentary - America in Color the 1960s in Google Form format. There is feedback for each question in the form. The questions do go in order.
Guidelines for a Final Project in a Current Events/Global Issues course. This project asks students to choose a "focus topic" and then create a higher level question with that topic. The instructions include a detailed rubric and a graphic
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, World History, Other (Social Studies - History)
In this activity, students analyze Thomas Nast Cartoons of Boss Tweed to determine who he was. I suggest pairing with the video on Boss Tweed from the Bill of Rights Institute
Webquest activity that asks students to research key economic terms of the Great Depression, analyze the current national debt and the unemployment rate, and evaluate the causes and effects of the depression. This is a good introductory activity to
Instructions for a final project for a current events or global issues course. The document also includes a rubric and a page for students to brainstorm ideas.
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, World History, Other (Social Studies - History)
This project is a research and action project combined. It was designed for a Gender and Women's Studies course, but it could easily be modified to apply to any course.
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Women's History Month
This is a timeline of major AP US History events with space for students to write notes next to each event. The events were sourced from the Gilder Lehrman institute and videos to their reviews are linked within.
Subjects:
U.S. History, Other (Specialty), Other (Social Studies - History)
This template can be customized to meet your project needs. It is instructions and a rubric for a power point or google slides presentation. It is organized by topic/slide with spaces to write your essential questions and vocabulary terms for each
This resource provides instructions and a rubric for a Passion Project in US History or any other History course. It also includes a Google Slides template for students to use to get started on their project.
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, U.S. History, World History
This assignment asks students to analyze three political cartoons from the early 1900's concerning child labor, large corporations, and dangerous factory conditions. The assignment also asks students to make global connections regarding factories in
This graphic organizer asks students to analyze the Civil War secession documents and reflect on reasons for why the Union disintegrated. There is a graphic organizer for 4 states, and it includes 3 summarizing "exit slip"style questions.
Test is multiple choice with a small matching section. It is in Word format so it can be edited to meet your needs. Given in either a World Civ or US History regular course.
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