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Writing-essays Common Core RH.6-8.2 resources
America's Foundation Thematic PBL Unit Print & Digital
Lay a strong foundation for your modern U.S. History course with an examination of the FORE American values (Freedom, Opportunity, Representation, and Equality) established by Founding Fathers as well as activists throughout the 1800s in this unit that asks, "Who founded America's values?" This broad picture thematic unit reviews the first half of American history with a more mature nuance, making it perfect for your high school US History course that focuses on post-Reconstruction to the presen
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8th - 11th
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Also included in:Â US History Thematic Inquiry PBL Full Course Bundle Print & Digital
Write an Argument: For or Against Sled Dog Racing - Includes Passage & Sources
ENGAGING FREE ARGUMENT WRITING NO PREP PRINTABLES AND EASY DISTANCE LEARNING that guides students step-by-step to formulate, research, & write an awesome argumentative essay! Gives them everything they need to succeed! Helps them explore both sides of an issue and take a position. Now in Google Slides for easy distance learning. Plus they are given sources for both sides of the issue so they won't be searching around on the internet!Students will feel more confident writing this argumentativ
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6th - 12th
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American Immigration Thematic PBL Unit Print & Digital
Build a strong base of evidence-supported writing and appreciation of the main ingredient to America’s world-renown success, the immigrant, with this project-based unit that asks, "What is our American story?" This unit coversCurrent-day immigration and ethnic makeup of theUSEllis Island "new" immigrants of the early 1900sGreat Migration migrants of the mid-1900sVietnamese refugees of the late 1900sThis unit strengthens core skills like Analyzing and evaluating statistical, interview, and artist
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8th - 11th
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Also included in:Â US History Thematic Inquiry PBL Full Course Bundle Print & Digital
Road to Jim Crow: Primary Source DBQ Set w/ Guided Discussion (GSE SS8H7)
This guided DBQ (document-based question) for the Jim Crow era is a ready-to-use lesson packed with social studies skills. A Jim Crow DBQ is a great way to help students teach themselves about this time period in U.S. History. This product has everything you could want in primary source instruction! Includes:24 separate documents (organized into 12 sets)2/3 of the sources are primary sources; others include infographics and articles50-slide Ppt that guides students through the process of analyzi
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6th - 11th
Also included in:Â New South in Georgia GSE SS8H7 BUNDLE Elements a-d
Ellis Island Immigrant Unit w/ Interview Oral History Project Print & Digital
Strengthen your Gilded Age or Progressive Era unit with an exploration of the Ellis Island immigrant’s experience. Read the moving poetic words of Emma Lazarus, hear the retelling of memories by living immigrants, and examine the massive statistics each of these 12 million American Dreamers helped create. Then, culminate your students’ understanding with an interview oral history project of their own!This unit strengthens core skills likeAnalyzing and evaluating statistical, interview, and arti
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8th - 11th
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Front Desk Novel Study
The Front Desk Novel Study is a comprehensive novel study for teaching Front Desk by Kelly Yang. With over 100+ Common Core aligned materials, students will develop their literacy skills while deeply engaging with the novel through this 6-WEEK unit. The fiction close reading activities, the literary analysis resources, pre-reading resources, vocabulary, assessments, argumentative writing unit, and essays will all provide opportunities for your students to practice and apply what will be their gr
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5th - 6th
Our Living Constitution: A Comprehensive Unit on the United States Constitution
The bundle Our Living Constitution: A Comprehensive Unit on the United States Constitition covers everything a busy teacher needs for a dynamic, informative, and engaging unit on the U.S. Constitution. Using the "Into, Through, and Beyond" lesson plan model, the lessons start from the beginning with an Overview of the Constitution, the Origins of the Constitution, and the Seven Principles of the Constitution to introduce students to important facts, influences, and foundational concepts. In th
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6th - 12th
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War of 1812 RACES Essay with Documents
The War of 1812 had a lasting effect on American history. This brief, but important conflict between the United States and Britain changed the trajectory of American history for the rest of the 1800s and beyond. Integrate literacy skills into your social studies class with this War of 1812 RACES Essay with Documents. In this activity, students will analyze three historical documents that show different effects of the war. They will then write a 5 paragraph essay to answer the question "What effe
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6th - 8th
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Archeology - What's That?
The student activities in the Archeology Unit are divided into several parts. The teacher can decide to use one of them, some of them or all of them. They include an introductory activity where students analyze one artifact we have left behind and use a handout to draw conclusions about the object (materials used to make the artifact, uses of artifact, etc.) Other activities challenge the students to research Archeology, Archeologists and artifacts through computer websites for kids or throug
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6th - 8th
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Compare Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm-Argument Writing (Distance Learning)
Explore the language, message, and rhetoric of two dynamic leaders of the Civil Rights Movement--Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. In this argument assignment, students analyze excerpts from speeches made by each leader on the topics of integration and calling others to action. Students must then decide which speaker was most effective in delivering his message using evidence from the texts. This assignment fits easily into a unit on evaluating speeches, the Civil Rights Movement, or ana
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6th - 12th
DBQs & Primary Sources Mini-Bundle: U.S. Women's History 1600-1860 *APUSH*
History comes to life for students when they read primary sources! This Early America Women's History Mini-Bundle will fascinate and engage your students. Each Primary Source Analysis and DBQ resource gives students a chance to delve deeper into life of women during the Colonial Era (1607-1763), the Revolutionary Era (1763-1783) and the Early Women's Rights Movement (1840-1865). Through reading, review and analysis of sources, students will be able to determine what issues and challenges face
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9th - 11th
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Exploring the Americas 7th and 8th Grade World History Assignment
Exploring the Americas 1st Person Journal Activity Students pick an explorer from the list provided, answer questions provided to create a presentation or essay as instructed by teacher. Sample explorers' journal entries included. Grading scale and notes section included.
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7th - 8th
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Creating a New Government: UNIT (5 days & DBQ ESSAY)
What's included:
Five lesson Plans aligned with CCSS and NYS standards for Social Studies
Packet: Five days of material that is color coded per day and activity
Four Do Now's
Two Home Work Assignments
One Exit Ticket
DBQ Task
DBQ Documents
DBQ Essay Planning Page
Sources
***This Unit is a simulation activity where students will act as government representatives who establish the Articles of Confederation and the U.S. Constitution***
Day One Creating a Government: Students will create their ow
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7th - 11th
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Back to School Activities BUNDLE DISTANCE LEARNING
Back to School Activities BUNDLETask Cards and Activities FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM DISTANCE LEARNINGIncluded in this download:5 resources including task cards and activities!A $25.00 VALUE FOR ONLY $20.00!! 20% OFF!!This bundle is priced to save you significantly over buying each resource separately!See the links above for full details on each lesson/product included!★★ You can find all A Social Studies Life's Beginning of the School Year Activities here!Beginning of the School Year Activities ASSLD
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4th - 8th
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CRQ-CER _Turning Point_ Neolithic Revolution
In this Critical Response Question assignment, students will critically analyze to the statement: "The Neolithic Revolution was a turning point in human history." Students will analyze and evaluate the Neolithic Revolution as a turning point in human history using the Claim, Evidence, Reasoning (CER) method to construct a well-reasoned argument that supports or challenges this claim.* Don't Forget to Rate this Content for Teachers Pay Teachers' Credits towards free resources!To Learn More and ge
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Middle School Writing Tips
The following tips sheets can be used for general writing, informational writing or argumentative writing. They are intended specifically for use in a Social Studies classroom. I have used these in my own classroom with great success!
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4th - 8th
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American Civil Rights Editorial Writing Project
In need of a culminating project for your Civil Rights Movement unit?
Included in this 11 page document are instructions, printable and gradable organizers, and an example essay for an opinion editorial (op-ed) about a present day civil rights or human rights injustice urging readers to support your cause and take action. An opinion editorial is a 500-800 word essay (5 paragraphs) that comments and responds to issues raised in the news. Students will use examples and reference past struggles
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7th - 12th
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How to Create an Annotated Bibliography
Help students better understand the steps and procedures for annotating a source. Perfect intro lesson for an annotated bibliography. Works great in the context of a research paper or National History Day.
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6th - 12th
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Why Religion?
Today there are countless global religions and belief systems. Many are several thousands of years old. Why did religion develop? You can help your students get some ideas about the origin of religious belief by using The Big Myth website (http://www.bigmyth.com/2_eng_myths.htm) and the following exercises.
This lesson includes three stages: gathering information for an essay using creation stories from around the world, organizing that information in a chart, and using the completed chart
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6th - 8th
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Essay on Humanity from World War II
Looking for a lesson and essay assignment on Humanity related to World War II? This is the resource for you! Students will learn about the American Red Cross and how they helped soldiers and civilians during the war. Use this resource along with an American Red Cross document to better understand how we helped those who were in need during World War II. Have students chose a job they would have done for the American Red Cross during the war and explain why humanitarian work is so important. This
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7th - 10th
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Great Wall of China vs Southern Border Wall Inquiry
This multi-day inquiry has students read various articles to learn about the reasons why walls were constructed in the past, including the Great Wall of China, and then use their learning to apply it to the present day issue of a wall on our southern border. Various articles are available in multiple lexile levels, as well as Spanish. Included are the references to the social studies C3 standards, Illinois learning standards, as well as WIDA "can do' descriptors for ELL students, article links b
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6th - 12th
Trailblazing Business Women: Biddy Mason & Juana Briones Reading & Essay GR7
This packet begins with a list of the included elements plus suggested activities to enrich and extend learning. Included is a passage that honors two inspirational American women of color who lived with passion and determination, making life better for those around them. The reading passage is 5 pages long and is followed by a graphic organizer where students are to compare and contrast these two amazing ladies. Four comprehension questions related to their accomplishments and goals precede dir
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6th - 8th
Debating the Causes of the Texas Revolution
This fully guided lesson is a comparative approach to the study of the events leading up to the Texas Revolution. Often times we view a major historical event through one lens without considering that it might have multiple interpretations. This lesson invites the learner to analyze both the Texan and Mexican perspective, and hopefully gain a better understanding of the war as a whole. The lesson is NOT intended to convince learners that one perspective is more valid than the other. Instead, it
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7th - 12th
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A Nation Divided: North Vs. South
An overview of the period right before the Civil War: Students will 1. Read what happened as more states were admitted to the Union and people argued if they should be slave states or not. The events that widened the division between the North and the South so that the South finally chose to secede from the Union. Throughout the readings, students will see that cultural differences influence political decisions. As students read they will answer guided reading questions & use a graphic organ
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6th - 8th
Also included in:Â US History Curriculum Bundle 1400-1877
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