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Adult education U.S. History resources for GATE
Can You Pass the Ellis Island Immigrant Feature Profile Test?
The Feature Profile Test was a wooden block puzzle test administered to Ellis Island immigrants because IQ tests involved language translation issues. Instead, the Feature Profile Test became an instant nonverbal IQ assessment. The Feature Profile was made from wooden blocks that—if placed in the proper order—formed the profile of a human face.
According to the Smithsonian Magazine, this test was used at Ellis Island in the early 1900’s to keep out “feeble-minded” immigrants. The idea was th
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education
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![Preview of The Transcontinental Railroad (Reader Participation Script)" [*New Book Trailer]](https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=avif,quality=70,width=525,height=525,onerror=redirect/thumbitem/The-Transcontinental-Railroad-Reader-Participation-Script-New-Book-Trailer--380392-1628132035/750f-380392-1.jpg)
The Transcontinental Railroad (Reader Participation Script)" [*New Book Trailer]
Check out the New Book Trailer (+13 Rating): [All profits from this work go to the Homeless.] This is a very fun and sophisticated Readers Theater Pariticipation script. It involves a large audience, as many participants are directly required, and the audience also participates throughout the play. It is set in the fictitious town of Promontory (at the saloon), and explores several themes from the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. The full title is, "The Transcontinental Railroad T
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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![Preview of "The Lost Gold Mine (A Rdrs Th Participation Script)" [*New Book Trailer]](https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=avif,quality=70,width=525,height=525,onerror=redirect/thumbitem/-The-Lost-Gold-Mine-A-Rdrs-Th-Participation-Script-New-Book-Trailer--3496022-1628130434/750f-3496022-1.jpg)
"The Lost Gold Mine (A Rdrs Th Participation Script)" [*New Book Trailer]
[OUR MOST POPULAR SCRIPT, AND ONE OF THE BEST OUT THERE!]Check out the New Book Trailer (+13 Rating): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE7yE0KDIeo&t=4s[All profits from this work go to the Homeless. A bonus script is included.] This is a reader's theater/participation play that explores the theme of California's Gold Rush. It has all the usual characters that you would find in a good melodrama or participation play. It involves about 25 students who are directly involved, and there are even a
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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AP/CP/HON Level History Workbook Bundle
Pairing my most popular offering (World History Workbook) with my most well constructed (United States History) at a slashed price is my way of helping other busy teachers and striving students. Excelsior all!
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Excellent Transcontinental Railroad Reader w/ ?s-Great Add to a Civil War Unit!
Excellent Transcontinental Railroad Reader with Questions is a great addition to a Civil War or Post Civil War Unit- This 2 page reader with accompanying check for understanding includes information about the following:The journey out West before completion of the Transcontinental railroad (challenges)Early advocates of the Transcontinental railroadReasoning for a transcontinental railroadBuilding of the transcontinental railroad and challengesThe Chinese and other workers who built the transcon
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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The American Revolution: Conflicts in Boston DBQ
In this document based analysis task, students will analyze and corroborate four different sources to develop an argument to the inquiry question: Who was responsible for the Boston Massacre?DQB Includes:- 4 Cited Historical Sources with Analysis Questions- Corroboration Discussion Questions- Written Response Outline***See Causes of the American Revolution Bundle for complete series of activities***
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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![Preview of "Tribute to L. Hine, A Boy on the Porch, (Rdrs Th Script)" [*New Book Trailer]](https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=avif,quality=70,width=525,height=525,onerror=redirect/thumbitem/-A-Boy-on-the-Porch-A-Readers-Theater-Script-2240516-1645043775/750f-2240516-1.jpg)
"Tribute to L. Hine, A Boy on the Porch, (Rdrs Th Script)" [*New Book Trailer]
Check out the New Book Trailer (+13 Rating): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE7yE0KDIeo&t=4sAll profits from this work go to the Homeless.] This is a readers theater script that accommodates four players, and it vividly deals with the harsh subject of child labor during the early part of the twentieth century. Aids Orphans Remembered.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Brown Girl, Brown Girl, Hasn’t Anyone
How to use and create a Venn diagram; to compare and contrast; to research DACA, also known as Dreamers; research the Windrush Generation.
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4th - 7th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Brown Girl, Brown Girl, Hasn’t Anyone
American Revolution Videos For Class
In my class, my students were bored to tears by the slow and methodical reading of the textbooks. So I decided to do something about it and make the Revolution fun again! I kept in mind middle school students who are learning about the revolution, but also made it serious enough to appeal to High School and beyond as well.
The videos are broken up into 17 3-5 Minute chunks that are great for generating discussion and getting the kids into the material.
The best part is, you can get the entir
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"The Battle for Corregidor (A Readers Theatre Script)" [*New Book Trailer]
Check out the New Book Trailer (+13 Rating): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE7yE0KDIeo&t=4s[All profits from this work go to the Homeless.] This is a Reader's Theater Script from the novel, "My Viridian Rose." It is told in the "first person," and deals with Wendell Muggeridge's very difficult battle experience on the Island of Corregidor. The script can accommodate up to six readers, and contains some graphic images.["Aids Orphans Remembered"]
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"The Introduction to Lil' Kate" [A Gold Rush Story]
[This is a short story that delves into life and times during San Francisco’s Gold Rush/Barbary Coast Period, and is excerpted from the novel, The Legend of Rail Wolf. A young man enters a Victorian restaurant establishment filled with many sordid characters. The assistant hostess person he meets, is a rather provocative individual who is know only as Lil’ Kate. She leads the boy to the gambling hall in the lower quarters, where he is exposed to challenges far more than he bargained for. Aids Or
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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