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Common Core WHST.11-12.1 posters
A New Amendment: Creative amendment activity
This assignment is designed to be used during the Constitution unit in either U.S. History courses or a Government course. This activity includes a Powerpoint presentation that includes a warm-up on amendments, directions on an assignment creating a 28th amendment, as well as examples of students work. The main part of the lesson is for students to create a proposal for adding the 28th amendment to the constitution. Students must use the handout provided to complete this part of the assignment.
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7th - 12th
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US History One Pager Project Industrial Revolution and Progressive Era
US History Industrial Revolution and Progressive Era: Interactive One-Pager Poster ProjectEngage your middle and high school students in an exploration of the Industrial Revolution with the One-Pager Poster Project. This dynamic summative assessment encourages secondary level students to delve deep into the historical events, key figures, and significant moments that shaped the birth of a nation. Students will be able to provide visual and textual examples to answer the essential question, “How
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7th - 11th
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Black Panther Party- Listen, Short Answer, Research, Conversation & Paragraph
High-Interest Topic: The truth about the Black Panther Party is more relevant today than ever! Don't wait for Black History Month!There are many misconceptions about the group. The Black Panthers were considered dangerous to the FBI not because they were armed and monitored police interactions with black people but because of their inclusive and peaceful collaboration and support of many people including feminists, gay rights groups, and anti-war activists (to name only a few). The tactics use
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Cell Project- New and Improved! Alligned with NGSS and Common Core
This fun project takes about a week (4 days without, 6 days with physical models) and is totally student led (nearly all the work the teacher must do has been done for you in the following documents!).
In this project one giant class cell is made that can be attached to a wall, with organelles that can be removed via velcro. This makes it really convenient when certain organelles are to be discussed independently, you can simply remove the model of the specific organelle off the wall for studen
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7th - 11th
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Stop Anti-Asian Hate! -Listen, Short Ans. Research, Conversation, Paragraph
High-Interest Topic: The mass shooting in Atlanta (March 16, 2021) is a horrifying reminder of the ongoing violence and hate crimes against Asian Communities. This task provides two podcast options—one is Canadian and one is American. With your students, delve into the ongoing history of this complex problem of being Asian and the "model minority". Skills/ Activities: Gives students multiple opportunities and modes of investigating this topic: listen, short answers, research, conversation, and p
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Leaders In World History Differentiated Assignment
Through this assignment students review various leaders, both political and cultural, that they have already learned about in world history. The assigned is differentiated to allow for student choice in what they create and can work to their strengths and prior knowledge. It also allows them to gain a more in-depth and relational understanding of a leader in world history.
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8th - 12th
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BLACKBOARD JUNGLE: A Classic Film Unit
THREE WEEK, 31-PAGE UNITClassic Film Unit. The 1955 Blackboard Jungle earned four Academy Award nominations. An American social drama film about teachers in an interracial inner-city school, was based on the 1954 novel The Blackboard Jungle by Evan Hunter and adapted for the screen and directed by Richard Brooks. It is remembered for its innovative use of rock and roll in its soundtrack, for casting grown adults as high school teens, and for the unique breakout role of a black cast member, futur
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â BUNDLE: TEN AMERICAN FILMS
ENlightenment Philosophy Debate Research Project
This is a debate project that's designed introduce students to making an argument and presenting it to their peers. I use it alongside my other lessons on the Enlightenment in order to simulate the debates made before many of the major Enlightenment revolutions across Europe and the Americas. Students are asked to pick one of three philosophers to represent in this debate (Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau) and plan to address 5 questions in a two round debate (Opening statement, counter-argument). They w
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9th - 12th
Also included in:Â Enlightenment Era Lesson Bundle
French Revolution Trial Project
This is a debate-style project that's designed introduce students to making an argument and presenting it to their peers. I use it alongside my other lessons on the Enlightenment in order to do a more deep focus on the French Revolution and explore issues around rebellion and protest. Students are asked to pick a side on the issue of whether the French Revolution had a positive or negative contribution to the people of France and also the greater revolutionary movement that made the Enlightenmen
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9th - 12th
Also included in:Â Enlightenment Era Lesson Bundle
Executive Branch Appointment Process Lesson Roleplay
This is a debate-style lesson that's designed introduce students to the process by which executive positions like the Secretary of Defense are appointed by Congress. Given how more of these appointments are being televised and watched, it makes sense to expose students to this process.Students are asked participate in two rounds where they will take turns playing character references, senators, and the appointee themselves. Page breaks in the lesson divide up the student copy, the teacher notes
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9th - 12th
Historical Thinking Skills: Questions and Sentence Starters
This resource will help your students with their historical thinking skills—especially sourcing, corroborating, and contextualizing historical documents. The skills are from the Stanford History Education Group's work, and many of the specific questions and sentence starters come from their Historical Thinking Chart. I simply formatted these questions and sentence starters in a way that I thought would be more useful for my students.I use this by printing it double-sided and laminating the paper
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7th - 12th
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