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Not grade specific Common Core WHST.6-8.1a resources
PRESIDENTS DAY PROJECT: Summarize the Life and Biography of a President
Students will create a slide presentation, video, or any project format about a President of their choice. This project explains what students must research and includes a grading rubric for the teacher. Students will research both personal and executive events of their chosen Commander in Chief. It's great for a President's Day activity, a substitute teacher, or for any unit that studies the United States Presidents. Helpful websites are even included to help students find appropriate informati
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Also included in:Â Civics & US Government Lesson, Activities, Simulations and More: The Bundle
E-E-A (Evidence-Explain-Analyze) Writing Anchor Chart
The anchor chart has sentence starters and questions that lead students to put their thinking into words on the page. They assist students in achieving work at higher Bloom's stages of evaluating and creating because it pushes them to think deeper, make real-world connections, and relate the material to society and their personal lives. The chart gives them ideas that generate their metacognition and apply it to new learning.  EVIDENCE (What does the text SAY?)Questions to consider:What spe
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Oregon Trail Activity | Beginning Trail Notes & History | Simulation Game Intro
Oregon Trail activities are so fun for teachers and students. This travel guide is a visual and informational resource to help your students better understand the beginnings of the Oregon Trail. This particular sampler starts at Independence, Missouri and ends at Chimney Rock. It includes stunning visuals, real emigrant quotes, trail maps, and more! I hope you and your students enjoy learning about these first few stops and experiences along the Oregon Trail with this Google Slides instructional
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Also included in:Â American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
EDITABLE Graphic Organizers Templates - Doodle Graphic Organizer Charts
Engage students in Social Studies content or other subjects using these EDITABLE Graphic Organizer Templates! This product is a one-time purchase that you can reuse and edit to fit your specific content area! Students can also doodle on these organizers, which helps them focus and makes learning to organize information fun! Switch up traditional notes and use these graphic organizers to help students better grasp a concept or to review!This product is almost ready-to-use. All you have to do is e
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Also included in:Â EDITABLE Unit Plan Activities Templates - Editable Unit Plan Packet
Analyzing Primary and Secondary Sources using TACOS
This strategy is helpful to students when analyzing a primary or secondary source document.The TACOS strategy can be used to analyze visual sources (political cartoons, photographs, paintings, graphs, charts, and other visual sources). A directions page is included. This has an explanation for each letter in the acronym. This page can be copied and placed in a student binder for reference. A student graphic organizer is also included for students to use when analyzing documents.
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The History of Veterans Day: Powerpoint and Persuasive Writing Prompt
Here is an opportunity for critical thought and persuasive writing for students, using the history of the Veterans Day holiday. The PowerPoint covers the entire history of the holiday. It includes relevant historical photos and excerpts from primary source documents. The activity would work for advanced fourth grade students up though high school as a persuasive writing lesson. It could also be used for class discussion and debate.
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Silk Road Trade & Cultural Diffusion Simulation
The Silk Road was a series of routes extending north and south. People used these routes to carry goods between Rome and Chang’an. At times, sea routes carried this trade, as maritime technologies improved or when violence threatened land traders. When pirates and other perils faced the merchants on the sea routes, trade increased on the land routes.Along the routes of the Silk Road, different regions offered goods such as dates, copper, herbs, and finished products. Goods such as the magnetic c
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6th Grade: Ancient Rome: Part 1
This is for 6th Grades Social Studies of Ancient Histories. To help with pacing and comprehension there are always 2 power points per unit so this is part 1 of Ancient Rome. Each power point contains vocabulary, facts, videos, and at times class participation slides
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Historic Event Writing Assignment
Historic Events Writing AssignmentTime in History: Geographic Location: Why it happened:Events leading up to the event:Who was involved:What happened/Chain of Events:The Outcome:Impact on History:Written Response
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Articles of Confederation & Shays Rebellion
In this PowerPoint you will have a full lesson explaining what the Articles of Confederation are, as well as an indepth comparison between a Federation and Confederation. We explore 5 major problems with the Articles of Confederation, and tell the story of Shay's Rebellion and how it led to the creation of the Constitution.There is a preclass writing prompt to review a past lesson on the Revolutionary WarThere are a number of highlighted Vocabulary Words including; Articles of Confederation, Fed
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Population and the Census
In this PowerPoint you will have a full lesson on the US Census and changes in Population Trends. This is meant for two 45 minute Lessons or one 90 Minute LessonThere are two preclass writing assignments for students to take a Census survey and come up with aprediction of population changesThere are a number of highlighted Vocabulary Words including; Census, Population, Birthrate, Death rate, Migration, Immigration, Citizen, Illegal Immigrants, Rural, Suburban, Urban, and MetropolitanIncluded is
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6th Grade: Ancient Rome: Part 2
This is for 6th Grades Social Studies of Ancient Histories. To help with pacing and comprehension there are always 2 power points per unit so this is part 2 of Ancient Rome. Each power point contains vocabulary, facts, videos, and at times class participation slides
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Endangered Species - Black Footed Ferret Story (Biology & Ecology)
The sweet story of the Black Footed Ferret discovery in 1981. The impact of the species with the ecosystem and understanding the species, their ecosystems and trophic levels are discussed along with terminology. The Wyoming Game and Fish documentary links from youtube are included while the Black Footed Ferrets were being discovered. All ecological points are covered and discussed, including topics from background information on the Black Footed Ferret, Keystone Species (Prairie Dog) & Indic
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The Ottoman Turks Take Constantinople WRITING ASSIGNMENT
Historic Events Writing AssignmentTime in History: Geographic Location: Why it happened:Events leading up to the event:Who was involved:What happened/Chain of Events:The Outcome:Impact on History:Written Response
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Ancient Mesopotamia 3-2-1 Summary Assignment Bundle (22 Topics)
This worksheet will help students organize their thought and writ e summary on the topic after watching a video or reading an article1. Identify 3 Facts2. Provide two reasons the topic was significant3. Write a one sentence summaryPUT IT ALL TOGETHERStudents write a 5-6 sentence summary on the topic and its significanceIncludes:The ZigguratAssyrian ArmyAncient SumerAkkadian EmpireBabylonian EmpireAssyrian EmpirePersian EmpireTigris and EuphratesReligion in MesopotamiaCode of HammurabiCuneiformEp
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Unification of China under Emperor Qin Shi Huang WRITING ASSIGNMENT
Historic Events Writing AssignmentTime in History: Geographic Location: Why it happened:Events leading up to the event:Who was involved:What happened/Chain of Events:The Outcome:Impact on History:Written Response
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Opening of the Suez Canal WRITING ASSIGNMENT
Historic Events Writing AssignmentTime in History: Geographic Location: Why it happened:Events leading up to the event:Who was involved:What happened/Chain of Events:The Outcome:Impact on History:Written Response
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Galileo Galilei Publishes The Starry Messenger WRITING ASSIGNMENT
Historic Events Writing AssignmentTime in History: Geographic Location: Why it happened:Events leading up to the event:Who was involved:What happened/Chain of Events:The Outcome:Impact on History:Written Response
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Ancient Mayan, Inca, Aztec Crossword Puzzle
Crossword puzzle that goes with the vocabulary found on the Power Points on this page: Ancient Mayan, Inca, Aztec Parts 1 & 2. Great for a different kind of quiz. With it being a crossword it's a nice self checking quiz
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Writing Informational/Expository Graphic Organizers - 13 Colonies
Thank you for downloading this resource. I created this resource for myself when I wanted to teach and share informational writing with my students. This resource keeps me organized and on track. It reminds me of all the different pieces, and mini lessons students need when writing expository texts.These graphic organizers work with any informational topic, and with multiple grade levels (2 - 8). There are blank outlines at the end of this resource that can be used with any topic. The first info
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6th Grade: Maya, Inca, Aztec: Part 2
This is for 6th Grades Social Studies of Ancient Histories. To help with pacing and comprehension there are always 2 power points per unit so this is part 2 of Ancient Maya, Inca, and Aztec. Each power point contains vocabulary, facts, videos, and at times class participation slides
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6th Grade: Maya, Inca, Aztec: Part 1
This is for 6th Grades Social Studies of Ancient Histories. To help with pacing and comprehension there are always 2 power points per unit so this is part 1 of Ancient Maya, Inca, and Aztec. Each power point contains vocabulary, facts, videos, and at times class participation slides
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6th Grade: Ancient Greece: Part 1
This is for 6th Grades Social Studies of Ancient Histories. To help with pacing and comprehension there are always 2 power points per unit so this is part 1of Ancient Greece. Each power point contains vocabulary, facts, videos, and at times class participation slides
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Life of Jesus and the Birth of Christianity WRITING ASSIGNMENT
Historic Events Writing AssignmentTime in History: Geographic Location: Why it happened:Events leading up to the event:Who was involved:What happened/Chain of Events:The Outcome:Impact on History:Written Response
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