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Common Core RI.9-10.5 dbqs
Julius Caesar: Hero or Tyrant Primary Source and Analysis Activity
Students put their CSI skills to work as they consider the character qualities of heroes and traitors, read through primary and secondary accounts, and write about historical events before rendering a verdict in the case of Caesar vs. the Roman Senate. To some Julius Caesar is a hero who acted as needed to defy the corrupt Roman Senate and make life better for the Roman people. To others, Caesar was a man of selfish ambition and a threat to the Roman order. In this activity: students will de
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Cross of Gold Speech Primary Source Reading Worksheet
This excerpt of William Jennings Bryan's Cross of Gold Speech is a great supplemental resource for your Populism/Gilded Age Unit. This resource provides an excerpt of his speech, as well as comprehension questions relating to the speech, bimetallism, and the Populist Party agenda.Feel free to preview this assignment!This primary source follows the reading strategy of SOAPstone. If you are unfamiliar with SOAPstone, please download my free resource on this reading strategy. SOAPstone Presentatio
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9th - 12th
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Crash Course Quilt: Alternative to Traditional DBQ Essay
Do your students love John Green’s Crash Course videos!?!? Well, this alternative project is inspired by the series and may be used in place of a traditional document based question (DBQ) essay.
After reading a chapter in the textbook, reviewing primary sources, or completing a unit, students will create a “quilt” using index cards. This printable file contains the directions for the front and back of each card. (4” x 6” index cards are recommended.) A rubric and student samples (fronts only)
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8th - 11th
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President Donald Trump - First 100 Days DBQ DBQs
UPDATE: Now includes first 100 days. Will be updated throughout the presidency for all purchasers at no additional cost!
This DBQ packet covers several major moments in Donald Trump's presidency. Worksheets cover Trump's Inauguration, the initial travel ban executive order, Trump & the media, Trump's February 28th speech to the joint session of congress, and the investigation into Trump's ties to Russia. New for May 1st: Health Care, Syria, and North Korea.
Includes original documents from
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9th - 12th
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Primary Source Analysis: Print and Digital Interactive Notebook Bundle
Save 30% and get access to all four digital and print interactive notebooks for primary source analysis!This bundle includes:Primary Source Document Analysis Interactive NotebookAnalyzing a Photo as an Historical Source: Interactive Student NotebookHistory with Maps Interactive NotebookArtifact Analysis Interactive NotebookEach of these interactive student notebooks have been carefully designed to unlock source analysis for students while building higher level academic literacy. The pages can be
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9th - 12th
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STAMPED by Jason Reynolds: 45 Close Reading Documents with questions
Making African American History = American HistoryDigital FriendlyReading Stamped is not required for the readings, but their are readings for every topic and issue in Jason Reynold's text.45 DocumentsDocuments will put the power of history in the student's hands and encourage them to make their own meaning through questioning and critical analysis. Students are forced to break from their poor habits as academic receptacles and expected to be active agents in their own learning. This pack of doc
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Stamped by Jason Reynolds Bundle
Unit 3 - The Spanish Empire
This bundle includes a full unit of content covering the Spanish Empire in the Americas. Sessions 3.1-3.4 include the following resources:The full text of each Session from the Nomadic Professor's online American History course (nomadicprofessor.com)Exclusive on-location mini-lectures from the Nomadic Professor (the thumbnails for each video in the PDF are hyperlinked to their unlisted YouTube URLs)A professional audio recording (.mp3 or .m4a) of the full Session, including the audio from each v
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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CRQ Skill Builder & Workpages
1. This Powerpoint covers all areas of the Constructed Response Question that the students need to know in order to be successful. This is used in Co-Taught Special Education Global 10 Class. The lecture includes sample responses and answers for the students to clearly see what is expected of them. The preview includes the whole product!This skill builder covers:Question 1: Historical and Geographic ContextAll Questions 2: Audience, Purpose, Bias, Point of ViewQuestions 3: An overview of Cause a
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8th - 11th
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Dopesick AP English Language Style Essay (9)
Writing Prompts are based on the AP English Language ExamSynthesis, Rhetorical Analysis, and ArgumentNonfiction: Critical Reading and WritingText AnalysisTest Prep SAT, End of Course Exams, and Advanced PlacementNow a Movie!Prompts guaranteed to interest students. Each prompt is based on themes and issues from Dopesick. Students are typically interested in current social problems and want more information than they are afforded on the local or national news. Macy's text takes them inside the opi
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Social Justice: Critical Analysis Activities and AP Style Essay Prompts
A Divided Nation: The Issue of Slavery
A Divided Nation: The Issue of SlaveryInquiry Question: In what ways did the issue of slavery in the early 1850s dominate U.S. politics, and how did it shape the course of the nation's history?"Directions: As students read they will answer the reading comprehension questions & DBQs. Then they will work on the assessment/project at the end of the reading.Assessment/Project: "A Divided Nation: The Issue of Slavery in the Early 1850s"Objective: This project aims to explore the dominant role of
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8th - 12th
Also included in: US History Curriculum Bundle 1400-1877
Age of Exploration and Colonization Primary Source Analyses
Primary Source and DBQ Analysis Activities which can be used in US or World History courses.
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8th - 11th
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American Expansion or Imperialism DBQ Five Paragraph Essay Pre-Write
Students are to categorize the effects of American Expansion, analyze the consequences of events and documents, Write a thesis paragraph, and use the documents as evidence to support their claims.
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9th - 12th
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World War II Changes on the Homefront Research Project & Primary Sources
World War II began in Europe on September 1, 1939 following Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland. Around the same time, the Japanese Empire was conquering territory in East and Southeast Asia. Despite the gains of the Axis Powers across the globe, the United States remained neutral, unwilling to get involved in a conflict many Americans believed did not affect them. This attitude changed, however, following the surprise attack by the Japanese on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on Decemb
APUSH - American Imperialism DBQ practice
This product includes two different activities to practice the components of a DBQ essay with documents from period 7. The documents include varying perspectives and these tasks work best for students who have already had readings and/or direct instruction in American Expansionism. Also, students will have more success with this task if they've previously practiced and written DBQ essays.
Unit 4 - The French and the English
This bundle includes a full unit of content covering the French and English colonization efforts in the Americas. Sessions 4.1-4.4 include the following resources:The full text of each Session from the Nomadic Professor's online American History course (nomadicprofessor.com)Exclusive on-location mini-lectures from the Nomadic Professor (the thumbnails for each video in the PDF are hyperlinked to their unlisted YouTube URLs)A professional audio recording (.mp3 or .m4a) of the full Session, includ
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
5.5 - Document lesson: Why do interpretations of past events change over time?
This file includes a full document-based lesson:6 primary and secondary sources grouped around a guiding questionA handout on historical literacy (sourcing, contextualizing, reading and inferring, and corroborating)A graphic organizer for focusing attention on key information, organizing ideas, and drawing attention to similarities and differences between the sourcesSupport for students working virtually and/or independently:Model answers in the student handoutVideo guidance modeling how to read
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Unit 5 - The North and the South
Consumerism (2-week Unit)
Includes high level questions, vocabulary lists, vocabulary quizzes (standard and modified for EC), and/or comprehension tests for two articles, a video, and a short story. I often do this unit before the holidays so students have a context for it.
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6th - 9th
Exploring Different Waves of Immigration to the US: Unit Plan & Activities
"The American Mosaic: Exploring Different Waves of Immigration to the US"Includes:Unit Plan with resources and instructional activitiesIs immigration a benefit to the United States?: Structured Academic Controversy (SAC) Framework/Organizer and Links to Resources in English and SpanishCreated (and shared with permission) by @msbessler (on Twitter).
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8th - 12th
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HIPPO Document Analysis Cheats
A popular reading strategy when it comes to primary and secondary source documents is that of HIPPO!Historical ContextIntended AudiencePoint of ViewPurposeOutside Information/OrganizationThis free resource breaks down HIPPO and provides guiding questions, a cheat sheet, an analysis template, and a sample breakdown using HIPPO. This resource is a great addition to my HIPPO resources! Please feel free to download and use it!
Grades:
7th - 12th
Article of the Week: First Black Everest Climbing Team
This activity contains objective summary practice and text-dependent questions related to an article about the first Black climbing team attempting to climb Mt. Everest. The text includes standards-based questions as well as extended-response questions that allow students to move from basic comprehension towards deeper understanding.It can be used in conjunction with the Text Annotation Key available for free in my store
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7th - 12th
The Destruction of Pompeii, by Pliny the Younger "Teaching with Primary Sources"
Track back to the Schecknabi Productions Storefront in Early to Mid-February 2019 to purchase the following related resources! For now, enjoy this free content!Part of a Bundle!THE DESTRUCTION OF POMPEII Summative Assessment: Journal Entry with RubricPerspective-Taking writing assignment to foster empathy with historical figuresHelps students understand the events of the eruption of Vesuvius Formative AssessmentsGraphic Organizers including:Analyzing a Primary Source for: Facts, Dates, Historic
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6th - 12th
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Boston Massacre RST
Have your students use documents including a video clip and eyewitness accounts to the Boston Massacre in order to come up with a well-written Research Simulation Task. Students will read accounts from Captain Preston and a Boston citizen from the trial to determine who is at fault for the events that occurred in Boston that night in 1770.
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8th - 10th
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HIPPO Alien & Sedition Act Analysis
The Alien and Sedition Acts really put our democracy to the test. This supplemental resource will be a great addition to your lesson as it looks at the primary reading of the Alien and Sedition Acts and provides a breakdown of questions to ensure student understanding of this dynamic topic, as well as an allusion to Jefferson's response of the Virginia and Kentucky Resolution.Included in this resource is a slightly abridged version of the laws (I cut out just enough to make it a two-page readin
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8th - 11th
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"The Dangers of Silence" TED Talk Questions
This product includes the transcript of the TED Talk "The Danger of Silence" by Clint Smith as well as ten multiple-choice questions. The multiple choice questions address central idea, structure, figurative language (analyzing, not idenitfying), and perspective/POV.
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7th - 10th
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