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Free 8th grade civics resources for Easel Activities
Freebie: Civics Bell Ringers Sample Week! Preamble to the U.S. Constitution
This resource is a free sample week of my popular Standards-Based Bell Ringers for Civics and American Government! Full of critical thinking, creative prompts, opportunities for reflection, and test prep, these daily Bell Ringers are focused on specific Civics topics, each week self-contained. You can use them in any order, mixing and matching to fit your curriculum. These are great discussion starters and can be used as the hook to engage your students in the lesson to come!Suitable for middle
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5th - 11th
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Branches of Government Chart Activity on Jobs, Parts, Powers, & Selection
Teach the 3 branches of the federal government with this FREE worksheet! Students will demonstrate their understanding of the jobs, parts, powers, & selection processes of each branch using a simple chart. This PDF resource is perfect if you are looking for a quick way for students to organize information about the executive, judicial, and legislative branch. Looking for a lesson on the branches of government? Check out these resources: Branches of Government Worksheet: Chart & Graphic O
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Declaration of Independence: PRACTICE Translate Activity
This is a quick and easy practice activity for students who are working to understand the text of the Declaration of Independence. I found it helpful with those students who struggle with the text.This can be used for an Interactive Notebook activity by cutting and pasting the pages to complete the translate or as a digital activity where students move the blocks to the appropriate spot on the page to represent the text.
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6th - 8th
CNN10 Guided Notes Worksheet
Use this guided notes assignment to help your students build their familiarity with the news while practicing their synthesis skills. This worksheet can be used repeatedly, without any edits. Uses CNN10. Also available on YouTube.Note structure is based on Project Zero's Take Note protocol.Good For:*Sub Plans*One-Off or Weekly Current Events Lessons*Discussion Starters*Practice Synthesizing Relevant Informational Texts*Making Thinking Visible*Homework or Remote Learning*One Class Period lesson
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Preamble Paraphrasing Worksheet
This worksheet requires students to paraphrase the six phrases/goals in the Preamble to the Constitution and provide an example of how our country has achieved each goal. This worksheet is perfect practice for dissecting the language used in the Preamble and having students better understand the text with real-life connections. I use this worksheet prior to assigning my students, Preamble to the Constitution Project. This project is a great assessment to check for student understanding of the Pr
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4th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Preamble Bundle
Current Events Worksheet
This worksheet can be used to guide discussions of Current Events. After answer basic questions about a selected article (who, what, where, when), students will reflect on why the article is important to them. Then, students will connect something about their selected article to something discussed in class.
Students will have a few lines at the top of the sheet to record their source for the article. Suggested sources, such as the NY Times, CNN, and other national new sites are referenced in
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7th - 12th
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Crash Course Government and Politics Viewing Guide Ep 2: Bicameral Congress
A thoughtful (and a bit whimsical) viewing guide for the Crash Course U.S. Government and Politics series, hosted by Craig Benzine. Each viewing guide (two to three pages) not only contains relevant questions that address the most important material, but have breakout vocabulary, is artfully designed, and sprinkled with fun facts. I am a current high school government (and A.P. U.S. Government and Politics) instructor, and plan to continue making viewing guides for each of the 50 Crash Course go
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8th - 12th
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Current Events - Social Studies Extra Credit Form
The Current Events Extra Credit activity is a great way to offer students an opportunity to earn extra points towards their grade while also encouraging research and critical thinking of current events in the world. Enjoy!SharhanStop by enagelearnability.com for more resources.Follow Engage Learnability on social media.Facebook: facebook.com/EngageLearnabilityInstagram: instagram.com/EngageLearnabilityPinterest: pinterest.com/engagelearnabilityYoutube: youtube.com/enagelearnability
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4th - 12th
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Founding Fathers Research | 5th - 8th | Printable & Digital
Use this resource after you have taught students about the U.S. founding fathers. This will make a great summative assessment. Students will be asked several questions about these men. You can have students take notes, use a research site, or make your own presentation for student's with the answers to the questions. You could have each student do the same founder, a group with each founder, or pick & choose which founder you will and won't do. The possibilities are endless. You can send stu
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5th - 8th
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Canadian Government - FREE True or False Activity PRINT and EASEL
This free item consists of one page from my paid resource "Canada's Government True or False Review or Warm-up Activities" which can be see here:T/F Warm-up or Review ActivitiesThis freebie includes 10 general statements about Canada's Federal system. Students choose the six that are true and explain why the four others are false. This is a great little activity to begin a unit on Canadian government and can be used at any level. It can also be used as an assessment. The teacher guide page i
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6th - 9th
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Civics: The Constitution - Worksheet
How much do your middle and high school students know about the Constitution of the United States? Download this free worksheet and find out! Don't forget about our free lesson plan and video for "Street Smarts; Civics Edition."
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6th - 12th
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First Amendment Quiz
This short, six question quiz is the perfect introduction to teaching the First Amendment. First, students read each statement and determine whether the action is protected under the First Amendment or not. Next, you will go over these answers and students will see how much they knew about the First Amendment prior to the lesson. This fun and engaging activity requires zero teacher preparation (an answer key is included) and can quickly progress from an individual student activity to a class dis
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4th - 8th
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Also included in:Â First Amendment Bundle
American Revolution Political Cartoon Analysis
Students will analyze the Join or Die and The Horse America Political Cartoons.
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5th - 12th
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Congress: House & Senate Comparison Chart
The U.S. Congress and the bicameral legislature can easily be explained by The House of Representatives and the Senate comparison chart. The different requirements to be an U.S. House of Representative and an U.S. Senator can be filled in as students either read in their textbooks, while listening to a lecture, or while students research the specific criteria online. The topics covered in chart are:*Number of Members *Age Requirements*Years One Must Be a Citizen*Residence Requirement*Length of T
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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US Constitution Preamble Primary Source Analysis
What does the Preamble really mean? This activity breaks down the Preamble of the US Constitution. It asks students to think deeper about the words that introduce the Constitution. For each line of the Preamble, students must answer questions that will encourage critical thinking. The second page asks students to consider when they have seen the promises of the Preamble in their everyday life. The activity gives the students the opportunity to see beyond the 200 year old words and recognize how
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7th - 12th
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Civics and American Government Current Events Lesson
The Civics and American Government Current Events Lesson includes student objectives, a facilitator's guide, and a current events form. Questions require students to think critically about what they are reading. Students will be comparing/contrasting, determining main ideas, summarizing, categorizing, determining bias, and so much more. Enjoy!SharhanStop by enagelearnability.com for more resources.Follow Engage Learnability on social media.Facebook: facebook.com/EngageLearnabilityInstagram: i
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5th - 10th
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Gun Control Worksheets
5 pages of worksheets that help students explore the complexity of the gun control issue. The worksheets include:
- "A Few Important Understandings" sheet where students conduct research, fact-finding, etc.
- Pros/Cons chart
- Personal opinion sheet
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8th - 12th
Crash Course Government Video #5 Video Worksheet | Printable & Digital
For this resource, students will watch the Crash Course Government & Politics #5 video found on YouTube. While the video is playing, students will write down the answers to the video. All of the questions go in order. You can send students the digital version via your LMS (Google Classroom, Schoology, Canvas, etc.). There is also an Easel version! You can print out the PDF, and give to your students.This will take about 10 - 15 minutes. Includes: Slide 1: Worksheet (student)Slide 2: Workshee
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5th - 8th
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Articles of Confederation Land Ordinances
This worksheet discusses the land ordinances established in the Articles of Confederation. Other Lessons You May Like: Articles of Confederation Unit (Bundle)Articles of Confederation (Vocabulary Lesson)Articles of Confederation Graveyard NotesArticles of Confederation Notes and PresentationArticles of Confederation Video NotesArticles of Confederation Land OrdinancesShays' Rebellion and the Articles of Confederation Reading and RAFT ActivityThe Constitution In A Snap!
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7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Articles of Confederation Unit (Bundle)
Viva La Causa Listening Guide
When discussing Mexican American Civil Rights, you can't go wrong with Teaching Tolerance's "Viva La Causa" and this listening guide will help keep your students engaged while also helping them delve into the workers rights movement.
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6th - 12th
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