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8th grade social studies study guides for Microsoft Word
Social Studies Praxis 5081, 5086, or 5089 Study Guide
Thorough study guide for Praxis 5081, 5086, and 5089 covering:World HistoryU.S. HistoryWorld ReligionsGeographyU.S. GovernmentEconomicsand PsychologyI spent almost a year developing this Praxis study guide because I couldn't find one resource that covered all of the material. I passed the Praxis 5081 on my first attempt with a score of 182.Editable, Microsoft Word format, almost 400 pages. If you find this study guide helpful please leave a review! We all rely on reviews to make sure a product i
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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America The Story of Us: Boom (Episode 8) Video Guide
Video study guide for Episode 8: Boom of America The Story of Us. Movie guide comes complete with answer key. Questions follow the film in same order.Episode 8: BoomIn 1910 in California, a column of oil nearly 200 feet high explodes out of a derrick and sets off a chain of events that will turn America into a superpower. Oil production doubles overnight and prices plummet from $2 to 3 cents a barrel. Quick to capitalize on this abundant cheap fuel is Henry Ford, a maverick entrepreneur who vows
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7th - 12th
The Crucible - Movie Guide
This product is a 27 question movie guide which will help your students better comprehend the film "The Crucible," starring Daniel Day Lewis and Winona Ryder. It is a perfect fit for a unit covering the Colonial Period of American History. It is also a great lesson on the value of religious tolerance.
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7th - 12th
3 Branches of Government and Amendments - History.
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One of my best worksheets. I have a lot of good info in a small amount of space. This is a study guide AND also a quiz. This covers the 3 Branches of Government, The Bill of Rights, and Citizen Responsibilities. (Page 1 Thumbnail did not come out just right... the word document is fine though.)
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3rd - 12th
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War Horse - Movie Guide
This study guide is made up of 50 questions, which are intended to help your students stay focused as they view the film. This study guide is also an excellent supplemental activity (formative assessment) to check for student understanding. It is a perfect fit for anyone looking to help their students understand the nature of World War I and its devastation.
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7th - 12th
42 - The Jackie Robinson Story - Movie Guide
This eight page movie guide contains 55 questions which will help your students to better comprehend the film, "42: The Jackie Robinson Story." This is an excellent tool for teaching about Civil Rights and the sacrifices made by people like Jackie Robinson, who broke baseball's color barrier in April of 1947. I've just added an answer key (2/13/2014), due to a request, and corrected a mistake I had made earlier on question #48.
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7th - 12th
Last of the Mohicans Study & Movie Guide with Comprehension Questions
This is a study guide to be used alongside 1992, The Last of the Mohicans. The study guide contains fifteen comprehension questions for students to complete during or after the film.Check out all my Native American related products below!Native American Bundle of Lessons: Reading Passages + Comprehension ActivitiesLast of the Mohicans Study & Movie Guide with Comprehension QuestionsThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Novel Study: Reading GuideRethinking the Legend of Pocahontas:
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7th - 12th
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Engineering an Empire Aztecs Video Guide
This video guide helps students capture the most important information and concepts from the excellent video resource "Engineering and Empire" series: Aztecs; Discover the greatest civilization of Mesoamerica! The independent creation of aqueducts, chinampas, and the wonder that was Tenochtitlan. Answer Key included!This product is also sold as part of the Americas & Exploration Activity Bundle, the Americas & Exploration Unit Bundle AND the Latin America Unit Bundle. Each bundle from
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7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Latin America Unit Bundle (Geography)
Distance Learning: U.S. Government - Civics - U.S. Citizenship Test
This offers a shortened version of the U.S. citizenship test and answer key. This works great for a pre-assessment or to allows students to become familiar with principles of American democracy, government, rights and responsibilities, U.S. history, independence, and integrated civics.
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7th - 12th
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UPDATED A Young People's History of the United States Study Guide v2.0
This is the full study guide I created to go along with Howard Zinn's book "A Young People's History of the United States".
Now includes:
Table of Contents
Extra Activities
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8th - 10th
Comprehensive Constitution Test Study Guide, Review Packet
This is a comprehensive study guide for the Constitution test. It is organized the way the Constitution is. It starts with the Preamble and then goes through each article, explaining the powers of each branch etc. Different districts use different tests and this guide can be adapted to whatever you need. It could be used as a note-taking guide as they learn or used as a review guide at the end. I used this for high school students and if you are teaching middle school US history, perhaps so
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7th - 12th
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SCIENCE (or any topic) ONE-PAGER with Directions, Requirements, Scoring Rubric
If you've never done one-pagers before -- if you want better products from your students -- this is the resource you need! All requirements for a quality one-pager are listed -- an editable scoring sheet is included so you can quickly assess and students can focus their efforts. If you don't like the scoring sheet, it can be easily adapted into a leveled rubric.The file is editable so teachers can create custom directions for each topic -- or use as-is and have students add their topic, sub-to
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5th - 12th
#11 AMERICA: THE STORY OF US - Superpower - Video Viewing Guide with Key
This video guide contains 25 questions from the episode of "America: The Story of US" entitled Superpower. The questions go in order and force the students to track and pay attention during the viewing. The episode itself is excellent for the events following WWII and the early part of the Cold War. Some topics covered include the interstate highway system, the growth of suburbia, the Baby Boom, the Civil Rights Movement, the Arms Race, the Space Race and the growth of technology and our nation.
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5th - 12th
12 Angry Men Movie Questions
43 Questions that will help students follow the movie 12 Angry Men and be more engaged. These questions are in order following the original 12 Angry Men movie.Great for helping with class discussion concerning the movie.This goes with the original 12 Angry Men movie.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Butler - Movie Guide
The Butler is a film based on the life of Eugene Allen, who worked as a waiter and butler in the White House for 34 years. He started working in the White House in 1952 and retired in 1986 (as the head butler). This discussion guide is made up of 50 questions and is intended to help make viewing the film more meaningful for your students.
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7th - 12th
"Walkout" Movie Study Guide & Answer Key
This is a study guide and answer key for the HBO films movie "Walkout" about the 1968 student walkouts in East L.A., a major event for the Chicano Movement. It is an excellent movie, and I use it in my American Studies class when we cover the Chicano Movement as part of our unit on the Civil Rights Movement. The kids love it because it is the true story of high school students who walked out of their schools in protest of the racial discrimination they faced. Very inspiring! The study guide cons
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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US History 8 - Comparing the Articles of Confederation and the US Constitution
This is a cut and paste activity that compares the Articles of Confederation and the US Constitution.
The student worksheet, cut and paste sheet and the answer key is included.
This is a MS Word documents which allows you to edit the document to meet you and your students needs.
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8th
Apollo 13 (the Tom Hanks movie) Study Guide and Exam w/ answers
This file has a 51 question note-taking study guide and a 50 question test. All with answers. This goes along with the 1995 movie "Apollo 13" starring Tom Hanks. The movie is not included. The note-taking study guide is fill-in-the-blank. It corresponds to the movie so the students can answer the questions as they watch the movie. The test is 50 questions (42 multiple choice and 8 short answer). Send me a message if you have any questions. This is great for a science class or history clas
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7th - 12th
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer - Discussion Questions
This download includes chapter by chapter discussion questions for James Swanson's book "Chasing Lincoln's Killer." This is a great tool for teaching about Lincoln's assassination and the manhunt for John Wilkes Booth which followed.
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7th - 10th
Study and Discussion Guide for I Am Malala, by Malala Yousafzai
Guide an entire class, small group, or individuals through an enlightening study of the autobiography I Am Malala: The Girl who Stood up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb. Readers will naturally have their own questions as they read and discuss, but these guiding questions will keep readers on track to get the most meaning from this true story of courage and activism. Perfect for an interdisciplinary English/social studies unit, I Am Malala touches
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8th - 12th
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THE CENTURY AMERICA'S TIME #3 BOOM TO BUST VIDEO GUIDE WITH KEY
This video guide contains 25 questions from the episode of "The Century: America's Time" entitled "BOOM TO BUST". The questions go in order and force the students to track and pay attention during the viewing. The episode itself is excellent for review of the Roaring Twenties. Topics covered include Prohibition, gangsters, the growth of New York, jazz in Harlem, electricity, cars, the 19th Amendment, the Scopes trial, Babe Ruth, and the Stock Market crash.
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7th - 12th
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GA Studies Milestones Review Packet (GSE) 8th Grade
This review packet covers ALL GSE standards for Georgia Studies. Questions include fill-in-the-blank, matching, charts and short answer. A key is provided. This is not a critical-thinking packet. It is a basic review of the content that can help supplement Milestones Review in your class.I often begin my milestones review period with this packet so students not only have a study companion, but also have a frame of reference for review activities!
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4th - 8th
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Ancient Egypt Test & Study Guide
Need a proven, detailed assessment for your ancient Egypt Unit? Here's a ready to use test and study guide that I've given to my students. Have students prepare for the test using the study guide, and you can go over the answers, using your included answer key, to make sure they have the correct information. Since the document will download in Microsoft Word, you can even edit the test and study guide as you see fit.This lesson is aligned with standards for history/social sciences at the stat
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4th - 10th
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"42" The Jackie Robinson Story Movie Packet
This does NOT include a copy of the movie. It does include a study guide that goes along with the movie, a complete 42 question test, cryptograms, word searches, and crossword puzzles.
Use this resource packet as a unit study on the history of race relations, the history of baseball, the civil rights movement, or anything your class may need.
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7th - 12th
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