10 results
U.S. History elective course proposals under $5
2 Historical Truths and 1 Bogus Lie Social Studies Back to School Activity
In this historical truth or lie back-to-school resource, students engage in a historical challenge where they try to determine the two historical truths and the one bogus lie! Students navigate eight different galleries and try to determine the bogus lie in the group. A seated, individual version is also included for a simple modification. A PowerPoint presentation is also included (with enhanced animations) to review each station and reveal the bogus lie! Enjoy your opening days with this f
Grades:
5th - 10th
Course Proposal for Local History
This is a proposal that you can use to create a proposal to present to a committee or board for the teaching of a course in local history. It is easily adaptable for your community, uses primary and secondary sources, national and state park services, and museums, and is highly cross-curricular and engaging.
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Hip Hop and Rap Music in the Classroom to Improve Writing
This file includes an outline for a course on Hip Hop designed to help students with analysis, research, presenting and other soft skills. The file includes two videos (one explaining the course and the other is a historiography on Hip Hop history). Accompanying these files includes two worksheets that require students to research terms and incorporate such terms into a presented rap. If considering using rap lyrics or Hip Hop culture as a vehicle to engage students this is your starting point.
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
CCSS:
Native American Heritage Month Collaborative Poster Art
Native American Heritage day Collaborative Poster Art, Indigenous Peoples DayJoin us in honoring the rich cultural heritage and contributions of Native American communities as we celebrate Native American Heritage Month and Indigenous Peoples Day.Great for bulletin board ideas, crafts for kids, coloring pages, art projects for kids, decorations classroom, or others.This collaborative art poster project encourages student teamwork, creativity, and cultural appreciation. Each student will contribu
Subjects:
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Also included in: Native American Heritage Month Collaborative Poster Art bundle
8th Grade American History Year long Curriculum Map
8th Grade American History year long curriculum map
Grades:
8th
CCSS:
Also included in: Junior High Social Studies Curriculum Maps 7-9
911 and terrorism Full Curriculum
Course Description or Content Overview: This course will explore the ideological origins that led to the 9/11 Attacks, US foreign policy after the Cold War, the debate about the definition of “terrorism,” the manipulation of religious text to justify acts of terrorism in the name of religion, the role human nature plays in terrorism as a defensive reactionary solution to perceived injustice, various methods of terroristic attacks, and the aftermath of 911 with regard to domestic policy, governme
Grades:
10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
CCSS:
Also included in: 911 Curriculum and Lessons Bundle
New World Explorers: Report and Contract of Choice Activities
This is a contract of 20 choices to along with a brief written report assignment for our European Explorers unit in US History.
The students must complete a report with note cards & a bibliography for 65 points (or a "D"). To earn a better grade, they choose alternate activities within various learning modalities to improve their points.
You, of course, can add your own choices. I had another 8 or so ideas, but they were dependent on materials that I have in my classroom, so I deleted them
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 8th
ELECTIVE PROPOSAL History Through Film: Upper Division Secondary Social Science
This course is designed to explore the ways in which film can be used as a tool for teaching history. Students will learn how to critically analyze historical events and themes as portrayed in films, and how to evaluate the accuracy of those representations. We will examine a range of films from different genres and time periods, as well as explore the ways in which filmmakers have used their medium to challenge, reinforce, or revise historical narratives. Through class discussion and writing as
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Social Science Survival Packet: High School United States History BUNDLE
Baseball & Society Elective: Chapter 1: The Early Game
I teach an elective at my high school entitled Baseball & Society. We cover baseball history until the "Modern Era". This covers the time span from roughly the 1700s until 1903. In addition to the history of baseball we cover a myriad of other topics which include: baseball's greatest games, the "player of the week" biography, skim & scan the news, as well as many others.
If you need a stand along course on baseball I can help you. If you want to supplement your history course all o
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
Spanking Plato: Set 6: Adam Smith:The Rise of Capitalism & Interlude
Alfred North Whitehead, a famous thinker, once said, “All of western thought is a footnote to Plato.” But imagine that western thought is a person. How would he or she feel? Behave?
In Spanking Plato, a satirical, funny, and irreverent story that some have called the next Monty Python, I have personified Western Thought—also known as Wes or Wesley Thought—as someone who is confused and angry because everybody thinks he is nothing more than a copy, a cheap imitation of Plato. After all, as he s
Subjects:
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Showing 1-10 of 10 results
TPT is the largest marketplace for PreK-12 resources, powered by a community of educators.
IXL family of brands