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Holidays/seasonal Common Core RI.11-12.9 graphic organizers

Thanksgiving Day History Activities Gr. 9-12

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This packet is complete with activities that look at the history of Thanksgiving as a national holiday. What better way to encourage students to reflect on what Thanksgiving means to them? This packet includes four presidential proclamations showing the shift in emphasis from Washington and Lincoln, to Franklin Roosevelt and Obama. Students work in groups to consider what each president lists to be thankful for. This information will be used for discussion and reflection, as well as a group wri

Subjects:

Informational Text, Thanksgiving, U.S. History

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

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Declaration of Independence: Comprehension Instructional Sequence & Lesson Plan

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Hannah Markwardt

You are trying to teach the Declaration of Independence -- either as part of your curriculum in American history, government, civics or as part of "Celebrate Freedom Week" -- but the text is too difficult for your students? Check out this lesson plan!This lesson applies the multi-step "Comprehension Instructional Sequence" to the Declaration of Independence to scaffold students' understanding of this complex but important document.In this lesson, students apply the Comprehension Instructional Se

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Holidays/Seasonal, Social Studies - History

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

CCSS:

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Frederick Douglass: An Excerpt with Activities and Annotation Practice

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GG's Classroom Horizons

Engage your students in critical conversations with an excerpt from the autobiography of Frederick Douglass, a prominent and influential leader of history. Analyze this excerpt from chapter 8 together, using the graphic organizers, or independently, as a reading check practice. Additionally, this resource provides the opportunity for students to practice annotation skills. If your student struggles with highlighting too much or too little, or not writing clear and brief notes in the margin - thi

Subjects:

Black History Month, English Language Arts, Social Studies - History

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Assessment, Printables, Graphic Organizers

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