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8th grade vocabulary dbqs for Gifted and Talented
Historical Thinking Skills Activities
Historical thinking is a key skill for students to utilize when examining primary and secondary sources. In order for students to fully understand a source, they must examine it in-depth. These activities are designed to strengthen student's understanding of historical sources. They can be used with any type of historical document.
The Historical Thinking Skills Activities includes:
***Teacher Resources***
1. What is Historical Thinking (A letter for the teacher)
2. Think and Link – the step
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5th - 8th
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Love and War: Civil War Love Letters Primary Source Analysis
Unique Civil War Primary Source Activity. Students will analyze ten primary source "Love Letters" from 1861-1864 in order to analyze a shifting society through the preferred communication medium of the time-- letters. Students will use these documents to answer the essential question: "Who, or what, did people love during the Civil War?"Students may assume that these love letters will reveal that soldiers mainly loved their spouse or significant other. While that is overwhelmingly true, afte
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7th - 12th
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H.I.P.P. Primary Source Document Analysis
Graphic organizer that draws on historical thinking skills to identify and cite evidence of the Historical Context, Intended Audience, Author's Purpose, and Author's Point of View of a primary source document. Can be used with whole group instruction, small groups, or as a pre-writing tool for analytical essay writing.
Grades:
7th - 11th
The Hunger Games Novel Discussion Questions
Get your classes talking about The Hunger Games!Nothing sparks discussion more than intriguing questions, posted eye-catching backgrounds! :) With this resource, the odds of classroom engagement will "be ever in your favor"! This product includes the following resources:Whole novel set of discussion questions in pdf formatThree sets of Google Slides (fully editable) with the discussion questions broken into "Part One, Part Two, and Part Three" of the novel. Terms of Use (which lists on restricti
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6th - 10th
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Aztec Demise - Drawing Conclusions and Learning Lessons from Primary Source Docs
This Google Doc file is designed for classrooms with 1:1 device access. It was designed to guide students through the Stanford History Education Group lesson "Moctezuma and Cortes." This Doc requires students to gather information about the demise of the Aztecs from the primary source documents provided by SHEG. Students will use these documents to confirm or refute the legend that Moctezuma gave his kingdom away to Cortes, believing he was the god Quetzacoatl come to Earth. Purchase of this ite
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Galileo on Trial Package
This package is designed to work in conjunction with the Galileo lesson from the Stanford History Education Group. It requires students to analyze historical documents in order to determine whether Galileo was guilty or innocent of heresy.This package includes:1. Google Doc with directions for students and teachers. This document sets groups of students up to divide themselves into the roles of a court: prosecution, plaintiff, defense, and defendant. It instructs defense and prosecution in how t
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6th - 9th
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ACER Style Scholarship Paper for Grades 4-7
Australian Council for Education Research (ACER) high-stake style- exam for students wanting to pass SCHOLARSHIP tests. * Includes one complete set of FULL 4 tests. * ANSWERS included.Test 1: Written Expression (25minutes)Test 2: Humanities Comprehension and Interpretation (40minutes)Test 3: Mathematics and Science (40minutes)Test 4: Written Expression (25minutes)
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4th - 8th, Staff
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Tuesdays With Morrie
I split the book "Tuesdays With Morrie," into four parts, and this is the third part of the book. This packet is for the chapters "The Sixth Tuesday," to "The Tenth Tuesday," (Pages 100-151).
This packet is 12 pages long, which includes, a cover page, 5 pages of questions, 5 pages of answer key, and a closing page. The answer key includes page numbers.
This packet is great to use with students to guide their reading and understanding of the novel, and Mitch and Morrie's relationship. It asks
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7th - 10th
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Tuesdays With Morrie
This packet is for the beginning of Tuesdays with Morrie, Chapters "The Curriculum," to "Taking Attendance." (Pages 1-47)
This packet is 11 pages long, which includes, a cover page, 5 pages of questions, 4 pages of answer key, and a closing page. The answer key includes page numbers.
This packet is great to use with students to guide their reading and understanding of the novel, and Mitch and Morrie's relationship. It asks a series of questions including questions on vocabulary, right there q
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7th - 10th
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16th Amendment - "Income Tax" - Enhanced DBQ - Close Read (PDF for Handouts)
A PERFECT ACTIVITY FOR TAX DAY!
In studying this Amendment, your students will learn the history behind taxing income, an indepth study of the 16th Amendment, and a Matching assessment quiz.
An Enhanced Document-Based Question Unit that includes elements of Close Reading Strategies to gain a GREATER understanding of the 16th Amendment - "Income Tax". This lesson includes:
* Lesson Plan
* Lesson Plan Narrative and Reasoning Guide
* Common Core Standards Correlation
* Primary and Secondary Sou
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5th - 12th
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Common Core Activity: Context Clues/Summarize Using a Primary Source Document
In this fun activity, students are asked to read a primary source document (diary entry) of Mary Chesnut. As students read they are asked to analyze the document and describe what is happening in their own words. This task requires that students infer and utilize context clues to create their summary. To help students grasp the concept, the paragraphs are numbered to help them chunk text. My students discuss the diary entry in think pair share teams, highlighting words and evidence that prov
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5th - 8th
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Tuesdays with Morrie
I split the book "Tuesdays With Morrie," into four parts, and this is the second part of the book. This packet is for the chapters "The First Tuesday," to "The Fifth Tuesday." (Pages 48-99)
This packet is 12 pages long, which includes, a cover page, 5 pages of questions, 5 pages of answer key, and a closing page. The answer key includes page numbers.
This packet is great to use with students to guide their reading and understanding of the novel, and Mitch and Morrie's relationship. It asks a
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Natural Texas and its People - DBQ - Texas History
Students will analyze four documents to answer the prompt: How did Texas Native Americans adapt to their geography and climate?Packets covers:What is a DBQ?Primary vs. Secondary sourcesBeringiaAn excerpt from Cabeza de Vaca's La RelacionMap of where Native Americans settled in TexasExamples of different types of shelters used by Texas Native AmericansBrainstorming page2 lined pages to write the essayDBQs are a GREAT way to prepare your students for advanced and AP classes!Remember the Alamo and
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5th - 10th
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Tuesdays With Morrie
I split the book "Tuesdays With Morrie," into four parts, and this is the fourth part of the book. This packet is for the chapters "The Eleventh Tuesday," to "The Conclusion," (Pages 152-192).
This packet is 11 pages long, which includes, a cover page, 4 pages of questions, 4 pages of answer key, a short writing assignment page (using transitions) and a closing page. The answer key includes page numbers.
This packet is great to use with students to guide their reading and understanding of the
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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ENL 8 Week Unit Plan
The unit plan includes:ENL Resources that include: Topic-objective-unit outline-notes-standards-informal assessment and hook.Easy to follow, includes videos and power points.* Please Make a Copy to your drive first.
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6th - 12th
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Women's Rights: Iron Jawed Angels Packet Handouts and Lesson Plan 3
Attached is an extensive lesson plan for the movie Iron Jawed Angels. I invested a lot of time completing it. Included is a (1) week worth of lesson plans for the film. Each day has a different AIM Question and plan supporting the film of course.
There are also excellent handouts that go along with the film to support the students while watching the movie. The handouts can be used as classwork and continued for homework. Each portion of the questions are broken down for each day that the movie
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Grades:
8th - 12th
Washington's First Inaugural Address - DBQ - PDF Format for Printing
** NOW WITH BLACKLINE MASTERS FOR EASY COPYING **
A Document-Based Question Unit on George Washington's First Inaugural Address. This lesson includes:
* Lesson Plan
* Lesson Plan Narrative and Reasoning Guide
* Common Core Standards Correlation
* Primary and Secondary Sources on Historical Events
* Open-ended and closed-ended questions
* Extended Activity for Gifted/Advanced Students
* An Investigative Approach to History
* An Answer Key
* Designed for grade 5 and up, but lower grades can easil
Grades:
5th - 12th
Teaching Socratic Seminars to Students (SPIDER Style)
If you want to teach your students a fun way of having a deep conversation in class, look no futher! This activiy include a hand out rubric for all stduents to have and follow as well as a power point slide show to explain how a SPIDER or Socratic Seminar work.
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Thinking Like A Historian Unit
Mao Zedong and Communist China
This is a CCLS aligned lesson that teaches students How Mao changed China between 1949-1957. This lesson includes photo analysis, informational text, closed reading annotation activity, writing exercises, DBQs, a Frayer Model vocabulary building activity, multiple choice assessment questions and a higher order critical thinking writing prompt. This lesson also includes a peer-annotation assessment extension activity as well as a written lesson plan AND PPT for your convenience.Great for In Class
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7th - 12th
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Religion Unit: Ancient Hinduism Primary Source- Thematic Teaching, Google Drive
If you're interested in a fresh approach to teaching World History, then this lesson is for you! My thematic primary source lessons are specially designed to activate more student engagement, research, inquiry, and source analysis in your classroom. Use this as enrichment after teaching the historical background to establish context. Great for advanced or gifted classes to increase rigor and encourage connections between ancient world history and the modern world. This lesson comes from my ancie
Grades:
6th - 12th
Preamble Close Reading
Constitution Day is September 17th! Close Reading of the Preamble of the US Constitution will help students identify key ideas and the supporting details in the text. Vocabulary flash cards allow students to understand complex text. Visit Tamara Isaac's store for more Constitution teaching tools.
Recommended Text/Media:
WE THE KIDS by David Catrow
THE PREAMBLE by Schoolhouse Rock
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Grades:
4th - 12th
Religion Unit: Ancient Buddhism Primary Source- Thematic Teaching, Google Drive
If you're interested in a fresh approach to teaching World History, then this lesson is for you! My thematic primary source lessons are specially designed to activate more student engagement, research, inquiry, and source analysis in your classroom. Use this as enrichment after teaching the historical background to establish context. Great for advanced or gifted classes to increase rigor and encourage connections between ancient world history and the modern world. This lesson comes from my ancie
Grades:
6th - 12th
The Destruction of Pompeii, by Pliny the Younger "Teaching with Primary Sources"
Track back to the Schecknabi Productions Storefront in Early to Mid-February 2019 to purchase the following related resources! For now, enjoy this free content!Part of a Bundle!THE DESTRUCTION OF POMPEII Summative Assessment: Journal Entry with RubricPerspective-Taking writing assignment to foster empathy with historical figuresHelps students understand the events of the eruption of Vesuvius Formative AssessmentsGraphic Organizers including:Analyzing a Primary Source for: Facts, Dates, Historic
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6th - 12th
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Reader Response Entry based on Disney's Inside Out
After watching Disney's Inside Out, my students (7th grade gifted) completed a Reader Response entry using the movie as the inspiration for one of their favorite books. They brainstormed the emotions which control the main character, then wrote RACE paragraphs (Rewrite, Answer, Cite, and Elaborate) for each emotion. In addition, they drew a major scene from the book from the perspective of headquarters (with all the emotions interacting).
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6th - 8th
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