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Common Core RH.9-10.9 resources under $5
Vietnam War Station Activity for the Cold War
This engaging lesson for the Vietnam War has students rotate through stations to learn about various aspects of America's War in Vietnam. The 7 different stations cover:The Cu Chi TunnelsVietcong Booby TrapsAgent OrangeHo Chi MinhSongs of the Vietnam WarThe Draft and ProtestsMilitary Deaths in the WarEach station engages different intelligences and learning styles. Students create a graph, listen to music, draw pictures, read, answer questions,and analyze pictures. My students are always engaged
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5th - 10th
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September 11th Cooperative Learning Timelines Lesson
In this September 11th cooperative learning lesson plan on the 9/11 attacks, your class is divided into 7 groups who each work together to put together a timeline for one aspect of the September 11th tragedy. This makes for an amazing, thorough lesson on all the events of 9/11. The 7 groups are:American Airlines Flight 11United Airlines Flight 175American Airlines Flight 77United Airlines Flight 93President BushThe World Trade Center TowersThe PentagonAfter each group has analyzed their assigned
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5th - 12th
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Harlem Renaissance Stations Lesson Activity: Readings, Worksheets, & More
This engaging activity on the Harlem Renaissance includes 23 pages on major authors, artists, and musicians of the era along with readings, primary sources, graphic organizers, and more! A teacher directions page explains several different options for using the materials in a stations lesson plan on the Harlem Renaissance. There are 2 different versions of a graphic organizer for students to use as they move through the stations on art, music, and literature of the Harlem Renaissance. Also inclu
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7th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Harlem Renaissance & Roaring 20s Lesson Bundle
Fall of Rome: A Student Investigation! Explore 7 Documents For Why Rome Fell!
In this Fall of Rome DBQ student resource Investigation, students explore 7 short documents (5 text, 1 chart, 1 map), to ultimately answer the question: "Why exactly did the Roman Empire fall?" Students analyze 7 documents and complete a bubble-map organizer before completing a "snowball effect" organizer to link the reasons for Rome's decline!☆ ☆ Get this engaging resource (and a huge discount) when you purchase my Ancient Rome activities unit or my Middle Ages activities unit!Students will b
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5th - 8th
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Alexander Hamilton: Lesson Plan for the Musical
Hamilton Lesson Plan for the Hit MusicalThis amazing, fun, and highly-engaging lesson is designed to teach your students all about Alexander Hamilton through a PowerPoint, graphic organizer/interactive notebook pages, cooperative learning activity, primary source, and songs from the hit Broadway show Hamilton. Hamilton is absolutely captivating and this is an awesome resource to bring the smash hit into your classroom! Your download includes a detailed lesson plan/teacher instruction page with s
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7th - 11th
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Andrew Jackson Political Cartoon Analysis Worksheets
These Andrew Jackson Political Cartoon Analysis Worksheets are an excellent Common Core-aligned primary source analysis activity for students! The download features 5 political cartoons related to Andrew Jackson. Each deals with a different aspect of Jackson's presidency: Spoils SystemTariff of AbominationsNational BankIndian Removal ActJackson's use of the presidential veto.Each cartoon is paired with a set of analysis questions for students to answer. An answer key for this is provided along w
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7th - 11th
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Black Death Plague Then and Now | What was it like in 1348? Is it still around?
In this Black Death stations activity, students examine primary evidence from the 1348 plague pandemic that hit Europe to learn what the disease was like, where it came from, and how people reacted at the time. Several stations also force students to examine the plague from a modern lens to learn how modern science has taught us more and where outbreaks can still happen. This resource is a great way to connect medieval history to our lives today!This Middle Ages lesson is included in the large
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5th - 9th
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Historical Thinking Skills Introduction Solve a School Mystery!
Struggling with making historical thinking skills easy and accessible to your students? This introductory activity makes the skills relatable and fun! With this activity, students will be introduced to the major historical thinking skills (historical context, point of view, purpose, audience, and sourcing) without requiring them to also analyze historical information. The situation involves a girl named Gabby. Someone has written graffiti on the school wall about Gabby, and no one knows who!With
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7th - 10th
Also included in:Â The History Teacher Toolkit Posters, Forms, Agenda, Historical Thinking
Immigration Political Cartoon Analysis Activity
This Immigration Political Cartoon Analysis activity for US History includes 11 primary source political cartoons from between 1869 and 1941 for students to analyze. Each cartoon has either positive or negative views of America's immigration policies, with a focus on the Gilded Age era of increased immigration. For each cartoon, students determine who the target is (Chinese, Irish, Italian, etc), whether it is pro or anti immigration, and provide an analysis of the cartoon's message. A chart is
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7th - 12th
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Indian Removal Act Primary Source Analysis Lesson Plan
This engaging lesson plan on America's Indian Removal Act is a fantastic resource to get your students thinking critically, analyzing primary sources, and working together! The complete lesson includes detailed teacher directions to set up multiple activities in one class period. There's a warm up question, introduction, link to a short video, and discussion points before leading into the primary source analysis activity.There are 10 short excerpts from various speeches or documents related to t
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7th - 11th
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Reasons For and Against Using the Atomic Bomb in World War II DBQ
This DBQ argues for and against using the atomic bomb against Japan during World War II through 6 primary source documents with constructed response questions followed by an essay question using all the documents. The DBQ has a total possible 7 points and has an answer key plus additional ideas for student discussion.If you want this DBQ, you can make it as part of my Build a Bundle - 3 DBQs for $9. Spend just $5.00 more and get 2 more DBQs!I created this DBQ for my Global History IV course, and
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â World History Mega Bundle - Buy My Store
American Civil War Digital Interactive Notebook Projects for US History
This Civil War Google Drive Digital Interactive Notebook features 9 fully-editable interactive pages of activities on the Civil War on Google Drive! Perfect for Distance Learning, 1:1 schools, or to differentiate instruction, these pages can be completed on laptops, tablets, or any other device that supports Google Drive! Topics covered include: Timeline to the Civil WarThe Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, and Kansas-Nebraska ActCivil War generals of the Union & ConfederacyThe Gettys
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7th - 10th
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Also included in:Â US History 1: Colonies - 1877 Digital Resources Interactive Notebook Bundle
Gilded Age Political Machines Cartoon Analysis: Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall
Teaching corruption in the Gilded Age? This activity includes 7 political cartoons depicting Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall. Activity includes: 7 political cartoons to analyze Student handout with chart to analyze political cartoons Summarizing questions on student handout Check out the preview! In this activity, students are instructed to pick 2 political cartoons to analyze and use the chart to deconstruct the images. Lastly, the students answer summarizing questions to express their knowledge of
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8th - 12th
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Supreme Court Case Project Based Learning
This thorough lesson on Landmark Supreme Court cases in America includes a rigorous and authentic PBL activity, overview presentation on the cases, video overview, guided notes, and lesson plan.Students are assigned a landmark court case for the Project Based Learning (PBL) activity. They must research the case, Constitutional question involved, the Court's decision, and its significance. A directions page describes all of this and includes multiple links students can use for their research. The
Boston Massacre Primary & Secondary Source Analysis Lesson
This Boston Massacre primary and secondary source analysis activity has students analyzing 4 visual depictions of the event and 2 primary source newspaper accounts for an awesome Common Core-aligned lesson! Your download includes all 4 pictures of the event, an account from a London paper showing the British perspective and an account from a Boston paper that favors the colonists. Students use a 2-page worksheet to answer questions as they analyze each document then complete a Venn Diagram compa
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8th - 11th
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Fake News and the Media Lesson Plan
This lesson plan on "Fake News" and the media is an important one for any social studies or Civics class! The download includes a complete lesson plan with a warm up, PowerPoint, cooperative learning activity, homework, and more! The lesson starts off with 4 glaring examples of fake news that students analyze. Following this is a PowerPoint overview of the role of the media in society, identifying bias, and what really is fake news. A guided notes outline worksheet AND graphic organizer for this
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8th - 11th
Chicano Movement: Stations Activity & Cesar Chavez Primary Source Worksht BUNDLE
This bundle includes a great primary source worksheet with a speech from Cesar Chavez and 10 stations on the Chicano Movement. Engage students with the Chicano Movement using these 2 resources in any Civil Rights unit!! The Cesar Chavez primary source worksheet includes excerpts of Chavez's 1984 speech "Address to the Commonwealth Club of California" where Chavez: tells the story of Bracero workerssummarizes the challenges of migrant workersdescribes his advocacy for farm workersdescribes experi
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9th - 12th
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Divine Right, Absolutism, and the Enlightenment Primary Source Analysis
This primary source analysis activity on Divine Right is an excellent higher-order thinking resource for a unit on Absolute Monarchs or the Enlightenment! The activity includes 2 primary source excerpts. The first is from England's King James I. In it, he details his reasoning for why Divine Right is justified and why Kings are like Gods on Earth. The second source is from John Locke's Two Treatises of Government and explains why Absolutism is not a fair government and why power can only come fr
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8th - 11th
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Home Front in WWII Primary Source Analysis Activity Handout US History WW2
Investigating the American Home front during WWII? Want to help students analyze primary sources to understand the different perspectives on life changes during America's involvement in WW2?This 2-page handout provides an assortment of quotes and images for students to analyze with guiding questions for a better understanding of the Home Front during WWII. Includes a wrap-up question in which students make comparisons to our modern cultural changes.Includes:2-page worksheetSkills Addressed:Prima
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Rise of Dictators Timeline Project: Reading Activity for World War 2
This thorough activity on the rise of dictators and militarism in the interwar era is perfect for helping students to understand the events that led to authoritarian rule taking hold in Nazi Germany, fascist Italy, Japan, and the Soviet Union.The lesson features short readings on 16 events from the interwar era (1919-1939). These include: The Beer Hall PutschReichstag FireGreat PurgeSpanish Civil WarItalian invasion of EthiopiaJapanese invasion of ManchuriaNuremberg LawsMunich ConferenceNanjing
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7th - 10th
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Spanish-American War & American Imperialism Political Cartoon Analysis
This activity includes thirteen political cartoons about the Spanish-American War and American imperialism in the late 1800s. Use political cartoons to help students understand the causes and effects of the war, as well as yellow journalism and imperialism. Google Drive Activity includes:1 page background reading (Google Slides, PDF)13 political cartoons with corresponding questions (Google Slides, PDF)Summarizing questions (Google Slides, PDF)Answer key (PDF)Check out the preview!Each political
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â U.S. History ACTIVITIES Bundle: 1600s to the 1980s (100+ Activities!)
Prohibition and the 18th Amendment Lesson: Readings, Worksheet, Image Activity
This Prohibition activity is perfect for allowing students to interpret primary sources and understand the impact of the 18th and 21st Amendments! The download includes a complete lesson plan on prohibition, from a warm up to exit ticket with detailed directions for the entire lesson. After starting with an image analysis warm up, there is a secondary source reading overview of Prohibition along with 2 video links to ensure that students understand the key concepts. Following this is a set of 10
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7th - 10th
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Who was Jack the Ripper? HISTORY MYSTERY
Can your students decide who Jack the Ripper was out of a cast of 12 suspects?In this lesson they will compare and evaluate 12 possible suspects before deciding on the most likely guilty person. They will then justifying their decision both verbally and in writing. The lesson works as a knockout tournament, comparing two suspects at a time. They must apply the background information presented to them along with the suspect cards to come up with the most plausible answer. It is great for develo
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â HISTORY MYSTERIES BUNDLE!
Feudalism Lesson Plan Bundle for Middle Ages or Medieval Europe Activity
This Feudalism resource bundle includes several engaging activities for you to use for a complete lesson plan on Feudalism and the Manor System in Europe. The bundle includes: Feudalism and the Manor System PowerPoint - this engaging presentation covers everything students need to know and also includes a Google Slides version, guided notes pages, and a flipped classroom videoA 1-page reading on Feudalism that explains key vocabulary terms (serf, fief, vassal, etc) and helps students understand
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7th - 10th
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