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Common Core RH.9-10.2 worksheets
Declaration of Independence Activity: The Big Break Up Letter & Texting Activity
The Declaration of Independence was really just a big "break-up" letter written by the colonists to the King of Great Britain. This historical document was written to convince the world of the King's abuses and to let everyone know that the colonies no longer wanted to be in a relationship with Great Britain. While studying the Declaration of Independence, students will use this assignment as a reinforcement to understand just what Jefferson wrote in this historical document. The lesson start
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
No Prep Emergency Sub Plans for any U.S. or World History Class Print & Digital
These No Prep Emergency Sub Plans are print and digital to make missing a class or a day/s easier for you. Just print and go or assign digitally! The substitute plans I've created for you will work at any time during the year for any U.S. or World History class. Print out a copy of the activities to put in your sub folder or save the digital versions in your Google Drive or One Drive. You'll never have to stress about leaving sub plans for substitutes again!Each activity includes an uneditable P
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8th - 12th
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MLK Jr.'s Letter from a Birmingham Jail: Primary Source Analysis
*** Now includes audio links and time stamps!The Letter from Birmingham Jail is an open letter written on April 16, 1963, by Martin Luther King Jr. The letter defends the strategy of nonviolent resistance to racism. It says that people have a moral responsibility to break unjust laws and to take direct action rather than waiting potentially forever for justice to come through the courts. Responding to being referred to as an "outsider," King writes, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice eve
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7th - 11th
U.S. Home Front in the Cold War Stations on Red Scare, McCarthyism, Space Race
Students analyze a series of images and texts as they explore U.S. politics, society, and culture during the Cold War. Cover multiple topics with this one engaging activity: Space Race, Cuban Missile Crisis, Baby Boom, conformity, suburbia, McCarthyism, and more!As they go, students will answer 3-5 questions for each station--analyzing the U.S. Homefront during the Cold War.ZIP FILE INCLUDES:Set of 17 stations featuring a mixture of texts & images on a variety of political, social, and cultu
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9th - 12th
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Genocides in History Chart, Readings, and UN Definition Project
This is a fantastic lesson plan on genocides in history that incorporates reading strategies, cooperative learning, and higher-level thinking.It includes 6 one page readings on genocides in history:The Armenian genocideThe HolocaustStalin's Great PurgeThe Cambodian GenocideRwandan Genocide The Darfur Genocide Also includes is a chart students complete on each genocide's info. This can be completed as a station activity, in groups, or individually.After completing the readings and chart, students
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9th - 12th
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Comparing the Vietnam and Korean Wars Worksheet
This great Vietnam War and Korean War Comparison Worksheet has students use higher-level thinking skills to compare the Vietnam War to the Korean War. In 2 simple columns, students respond to a variety of prompts about the two conflicts against the spread of communism.Examples of prompts include: the dates, causes, geography, key players, casualties, outcome, and more! Following the comparison chart, students complete a Venn diagram comparing the Korean and Vietnam Wars (or conflicts to be speci
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7th - 11th
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Bill of Rights Scenarios Analysis Worksheet
This Bill of Rights Scenarios Analysis activity includes abbreviated versions of the first 10 Amendments to the US Constitution for students to read and a set of short scenarios that they must then analyze. Each scenario describes a violation of one of the Bill of Rights in a way that students can identify with and understand. They then refer back to the Bill of Rights to match it to the correct one. Finally, students answer a question regarding their opinion on whether our rights are absolute o
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7th - 11th
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Crusades Worksheet and Map Activity
This Crusades Worksheet and Map Activity resource includes a 2 page reading and companion worksheet all about the Crusades. It features vocabulary for students to define, questions about each of the the first 3 Crusades including the purposes, results, and about important events and people. The second page includes a map students color and label and a place for students to reflect on the major effects of the Crusades.An editable Google Doc version of the activity and answer key are both included
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7th - 10th
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Andrew Jackson Political Cartoon Analysis Worksheets
These Andrew Jackson Political Cartoon Analysis Worksheets are an excellent Common Core-aligned primary source analysis activity for students! The download features 5 political cartoons related to Andrew Jackson. Each deals with a different aspect of Jackson's presidency: Spoils SystemTariff of AbominationsNational BankIndian Removal ActJackson's use of the presidential veto.Each cartoon is paired with a set of analysis questions for students to answer. An answer key for this is provided along w
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7th - 11th
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Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki Stations on Manhattan Project, V-J Day
Use these 14 stations with primary & secondary sources where students analyze the controversial decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II. Students will view a diverse set of artifacts, including drawings, oral history interview quotes, survivor accounts, images, statistics, and more. Throughout the stations, students examine the U.S. decision to use atomic weapons in Japan. As they go, students will answer 2-3 questions for each station--analyzing the history o
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9th - 12th
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Vietnam War Protest STATIONS: Draft Resistance, Kent State, Muhammad Ali, & more
Students analyze a series of images and texts as they explore the protests against the Vietnam War. Cover multiple topics with this one engaging activity: draft resistance, African American protests to the war, anti-war music, and more!As they go, students will answer 2-3 questions for each station--analyzing the anti-Vietnam War movement. ZIP FILE INCLUDES:Set of 13 stations featuring a mixture of texts & images on the protests against the Vietnam War (PDF)Student handout with corresponding
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9th - 12th
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Spanish American War Document Analysis Timeline
This Spanish American War timeline activity features 10 primary sources from the 1898 conflict that students analyze using questions organized onto a timeline. The documents include cartoons, newspapers, lithographs, maps, and pictures all related to each aspect of the war.The questions begin with a cartoon related to America protecting Cuba and move through the explosion on the USS Maine, the Teller & Platt Amendments, Rough Riders, Yellow Journalism, Buffalo Soldiers, Philippine-American W
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6th - 12th
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Industrial Revolution Child Labor Story with Questions
This Industrial Revolution Child Labor resource features a true, short, gripping story about a 10-year-old girl who worked in a factory and how she met a grim fate due to the factory's horrible working conditions. Students can read this primary source and instantly connect to how terrible it was for children who worked in England and America's textile mills during the 1800's.The worksheet contains 8 Common Core-aligned comprehension questions, one short answer, and one activity in which students
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7th - 10th
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American Imperialism: World Leader or Bully Worksheet & Lesson Project
This higher-level activity has students thinking critically about 10 American actions during the Age of Imperialism. It includes both a worksheet and editable Google Docs version! Events covered include: The US purchase of AlaskaThe Annexation of HawaiiSpanish-American WarForaker ActPlatt AmendmentPhilippine-American WarOpen Door NotesGentleman’s Agreement of 1907Building of the Panama Canal Roosevelt CorollaryFor each event, students must determine whether they feel the US was acting like a "wo
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7th - 11th
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George Washington's Farewell Address Analysis Worksheet
This George Washington's Farewell Address analysis activity features a two page excerpt of the President's famous speech from 1796. In it, Washington warns America of the dangers of a 2 Party System and about getting entangled in foreign affairs. This is a wonderful speech for students to read and analyze as his arguments are still so relevant to today. The speech has been recognized for years as a masterful guide to government. In 1825, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison recommended the use of
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9th - 12th
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Upton Sinclair's The Jungle Reading, Worksheet, and Interactive Notebook Page
This great resource for teaching the Industrial Revolution includes a short excerpt from Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle," which students read to gain an understanding of the atrocious conditions in America's meatpacking plants. The excerpt graphically details the dangerous and unsanitary conditions that led to an uproar in America and eventual legislation like the pure Food and Drug Act. A worksheet is also included with reading analysis and opinion questions for students to answer based on what
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8th - 11th
Imperialism Stations: Africa, China, India, Sepoy & Boxer Rebellion, Open Door
Get students actively reading about imperialism and its effects! Students view 19 stations about imperialism and record their answers to analysis questions on the handout provided. This activity includes an intro reading, stations, student worksheet, and key!Google Folder of Activities includes: Intro reading on imperialism to introduce concepts and major events (PDF & Google Docs)19 stations on imperialism (PDF & Google Slides, not completely editable)Student handout (9 pages; each stat
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9th - 12th
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Native American Experiences: Dawes Act, Reservations, Carlisle Indian School
Teaching the late 1880s and 1890s? Include the experiences of Native Americans which included land loss through the Dawes Act and reservation system, violent "Indian Wars," and forced assimilation in boarding schools with this set of notes, worksheet, and STATIONS! ZIP FILE INCLUDES: Notes on the impact of westward expansion on Native Americans in the late 1800s (PDF)Worksheet with reading & questions on the reservation system, forced assimilation, and quotes from Native American leaders abo
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8th - 12th
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Comparing the Declaration of Independence & Declaration of the Rights of Man
This activity comparing the Declaration of Independence and Declaration of the Rights of Man is a fantastic higher-level-thinking worksheet for US History or World History. Excerpts from both America's Declaration of Independence and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen are included. After reading the selections from each document, students fill-in a Venn Diagram of similarities and differences they recognized, then answer a set of analysis questions to get them thinking about
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7th - 11th
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Nat Turner's Rebellion Primary Source Worksheet & Reading on Slavery
This worksheet includes a stunning 2-page excerpt from Nat Turner's jailhouse "Confessions" regarding the uprising of enslaved men he led in Virginia in 1831. It includes graphic details of how he and his followers went from house to house in Southampton County before he went into hiding and was eventually caught. It includes an introduction that explains the context of the rebellion and its repercussions. Following the excerpt are 6 reading comprehension questions, most of which require the stu
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8th - 12th
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The Civil War Unit: PPTs, Worksheets, Plans, Guided Notes, Test + GoogleApps
Civil War Unit Bundled covers the birth of the Civil War from the first shots on Fort Sumter to the surrender at Appomattox Court House and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. This Civil War unit includes Civil War PowerPoints/Google Slides, a primary source activity, a guided reading worksheet, map activity, warmups, exit tickets, timeline activity, video/video guide, review crossword, review Kahoot! game, and editable assessment all bound together by daily lesson plans. PowerPoints also inc
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Justinian's Code Primary Source Analysis Activity for Byzantine Empire Lesson
This fantastic activity for the Byzantine Empire features a structured primary source for analyzing excerpts from Justinian's Code of Laws. The worksheet includes an introduction and several easy-to-read passages from Justinian's Code. There are 9 questions that have students analyzing the ancient code of laws and comparing them to their own concepts of law and "natural rights". This is a great activity for students to work on individually, in pairs, or in small cooperative learning groups. It c
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7th - 11th
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America The Story of Us Worksheets, Questions, Viewing Guide | All 12 Episodes
America The Story of Us, by the History Channel, is one of the best video series to show for any American or US History class. Teachers love the quality content, and students enjoy the engaging visuals! Certainly considered a classic by now, this series has 12 episodes ranging from the early setters of Jamestown, all the way through September 11th and the new millennium. This bundle contains questions for all 12 episodes of the series. By purchasing the bundle you save a whopping 50%! That's o
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5th - 12th
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Italian Renaissance Writers & Artists Reading & Art Activity: Print & Digital
This document comes with a 4 page reading highlighting Dante, Petrarch, Masaccio, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Machiavelli, and Brunelleschi. There are two individuals per page with questions at the bottom of each page, so you can do it as an all-in-one activity or space them out. It can also be printed and sent home in a packet for distance learning. There are three fun drawing/writing activities at the end to increase engagement.Multiple Formats: I have it in multiple forma
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8th - 12th
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