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8th grade government printables for Microsoft Word
One Day In Auschwitz - Holocaust Documentary Viewing Guide
Are your students studying WWII and the Holocaust? This Cornell-style worksheet goes with the documentary One Day In Auschwitz, which is the story of Holocaust survivor Kitty Hart-Moxon. In this video, Kitty narrates the story of her time at Auschwitz as a teenager and the struggles that she endured to stay alive. She brings two high school students back to Auschwitz to show them what her life was like during that period. IMDB ReviewMs. Kitty Hart-Moxon gives two teenage girls a walking to
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8th - 12th
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Government Video Study Guide: The Hunger Games
This video study guide is designed to accompany the 2012 film The Hunger Games. It contains 27 multiple-choice questions, 4 ethical reasoning (short answer) questions, and 1 essay question. Answer key follows the student handout in the Microsoft Word file.
Because of a modified schedule due to standardized testing, one of my freshman government classes recently had to suffer through a few extra hours of class with me. I've found that the (color, Americanized) film adaptation of Lord of the Flie
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6th - 12th
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Progressive Era: Boss Tweed and the Tammany Hall Ring Reading and Questions
This document is a reading about how boss Tweed rose to power and the rest of his Tammany Hall friends. It talks about the state of New York City before he took office, the improvements he made to the government of the city, but also the corruption that took place. It explains how he made money and how muckrackers like Thomas Nast exposed him and sent him to jail. There are also 6 higher order thinking questions and tons of political cartoons about Tweed.
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7th - 12th
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Shay's Rebellion: Reading, Primary Resource, and Questions
This packet contains a short synopsis of the story of Shay's rebellion during the Critical period under the US Articles of Confederation. There is also a primary resource which is a letter written by Thomas Jefferson as to how happy the rebellion actually made him because it shows the need for change. There are questions which follow.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Constitution USA - Episode #1 - A More Perfect Union - Movie Guide
This movie guide includes 25 questions, which support Episode One of the PBS film Constitution USA. This episode examines controversial issues such as "medicinal marijuana," and "gun control." Students are asked to reflect on the delicate balance of power in our "federal" system where the federal government and the states can sometimes come into conflict.
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7th - 12th
Mock Trial Script (fill in)
This document is a full Mock Trial Script from beginning to end. Students use this document to fill in their parts from a Mock Trial unit. The script is complete with a fill-in-the-blanks table easily converted to Google Docs for whole-class participation and collaboration. Once roles are assigned, students can easily find their parts and fill in the script.There's a little of something for everyone! My students look forward to this project every year. I use it to pair with literature and put ch
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7th - 12th
Thomas Paine: Common Sense or Not?
This lesson plan allows students to engage Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" pamphlet in excerpt form, focusing on some of Paine's basic arguments. It also gives students a chance to both offer rebuttal to some of Paine's arguments and form their own opinions of his views.
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8th - 12th
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Government: Presidential Elections and the Electoral College Worksheet
This product has students look at a map of the US showing each states number of electoral votes which they currently have. Then, there are questions pertaining to the map. Students then use a chart to discover which states are generally red states, blue states, and swing states. Then they use that information to construct their own map, color coding those states, and creating a key in the box. Great lesson during a presidential election to have students use the map to color each state in as the
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Schoolhouse Rock Fill-In the blank
I have typed up the lyrics to 3 of the history songs (No More Kings, Shot Heard Round the World and the Preamble) but have removed certain words. My students watch the video once and then fill in the lyrics as we listen a second (and sometimes third) time to the song. I wanted a way for them to interact with the video and get the songs stuck in their heads! It is great as the start to a unit and as a fun wrap up.If you would like all 11 America Rock songs including I'm Just a Bill and Sufferi
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5th - 12th
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Preamble Test
This is a fill in the blank test or quiz over the Preamble to the Constitution. It has 15 blanks and a word bank for students to select from.
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6th - 12th
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Constitution USA - Episode #4 - Built to Last - Movie Guide
This three page download consists of 28 questions which compliment the fourth segment of the PBS film Constitution USA with Peter Sagal. This guide would fit well with any unit covering the U.S. Constitution.
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7th - 12th
U.S. President Research Project
Students will select a U.S. President and complete this research packet. They will look up his elections/campaigns, accomplishments, etc...
After the students complete the research, I have them create a visual aid that includes all of their info. This usually comes in the form of a poster or "tri-fold" board. But I do allow students to create a website, Prezi, or any other visual project that depicts all of the info.
Usually a big hit and the students always surprise me with their creativity
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7th - 12th
30 Days Minimum Wage
This 30 Days Video Guide on Minimum Wage is full of thought provoking questions about Morgan Spurlock's 30 Days series on FX. The video is excellent for talking about current issues with minimum wage. These questions are thought provoking and the video should be paused for good classroom discussions. The video can be purchased on ITunes for $1.99 or watched free on 30 Days FX website.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Citizenship Test
This is a sample citizenship test for students to be introduced both to American History as an ice breaker and can be used as a pre test for the Civics test. This is a sample of 20 questions from a real citizenship test.
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5th - 9th
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Cold War Reading and Questions
This is a comprehensive reading about the Cold War where students will learn about the policy of containment, the Marshall Plan, Truman Doctrine, Berlin airlift/wall, space race, Vietnam, Korea, etc. There are also 15 basic and critical thinking questions at the end. The reading contains pictures and political cartoons from the time period as well.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Powers Of Congress Scavenger Hunt
This engaging, informative, and fabulous scavenger hunt will have your students working and thinking hard as they learn about the powers of Congress. This one-hour activity lets students work individually and in teams to learn about the powers of Congress. This one day activity will challenge and engage students of all abilities as you teach the powers of government. If you like this activity, you can find tons of engaging and rigorous materials on my website. https://www.gopopro.com/
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8th - 12th
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3 Crucial Court Cases in U.S. History-DISTANCE LEARNING
Need a fast way to cover Marbury V. Madison, Gibbons v Ogden, and McCulloch v. Maryland? TIME SAVER....excellent cartoons with a short and clear explanation that includes a description of:1. The Court Case. 2. The Ruling3. The Significance.***NOW IN GOOGLE DOCEach case follows with 2 critical thinking questions.You can cover this material all in 1 class period or break it up into daily warm-ups. ****************************************************************************************Be sure
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7th - 9th
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Also included in:Â FIRST FIVE PRESIDENTS BUNDLE
Hamilton: Building America - Movie Guide
This seven page download is intended to support the History Channel's film, Hamilton: Building America (2017). The download is divided into ten chapters with questions intended to help the students reflect on their learning.
This product would fit nicely into a unit covering the Federalist Period of the United States.
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8th - 12th
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Benchmark-Based Bell Ringers for Florida Middle School Civics
Make the grade on the Florida Middle School Civics End of Course exam. These benchmark-based activities (with answer keys) are designed to teach or reinforce basic concepts in Middle School Civics and/or Law Studies. Perfect for school or home practice
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6th - 8th
Economics: Types of Economic Systems Vocabulary
This worksheet can be used as a simple matching activity or as a vocabulary quiz. There are definitions and terms which are all related to various economic system terms like communism, capitalism, market economy, competition, etc. There is also an answer key
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Presidential Fakebook Templates for All 45 Presidents!!!
Have fun with this assignment!
Encourage research, writing, and creativity with these Presidential Fakebook templates. Every president from Washington to Obama is included in this "Presidential Fakebook" file.
In my class my students do research and then create a "Fakebook" page for the president we are learning about. They research and then write 3 famous quotes of this president and write 10 status updates that would have taken place during this president's lifetime.
With this file you ca
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3rd - 12th
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The Revolution Series: DECLARING INDEPENDENCE Episode 3 Video Guide and Key
This video viewing guide provides questions for the third episode of The Revolution series entitled Declaring Independence. This episode shows the difficulties faced in the earliest stage of the American Revolution. The questions keep students focused and tracking while also providing them with a complete summary to add to their notes upon completion. This guide has 25 questions and an attached key. It is almost word for word from the video with blanks to be filled in. This 13 part series is ava
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Types of Governments Quiz
This is a one page fill in the blanks quiz with a word bank. It covers the different forms of governments, parliamentary, presidential, representative democracy, constitutional monarchy, unitary, confederation, federal, autocratic, oligarchic, democratic, Prime Minister, President. The students really have to understand these terms in order to do well on this quiz. Sadly, I have found after giving this quiz, that it is time to re-teach and try a different approach.
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5th - 12th
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Three Branches of Government Quiz
This is a quiz of the very basics of the branches of government. It includes a short section on checks and balances. It also has a question about the years President Obama has been in office and two short math questions (nothing too hard). This can be used has a pretest.
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5th - 9th
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