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World history independent work packets for Microsoft Word and for homeschool
Ukraine and Russia - what is happening?
I wrote this to explain three reasons why Russia is invading Ukraine: a historical, economic, and political perspective. Hopefully this helps students understand what is happening while giving them a little history along the way. There are maps, videos to watch, and analysis questions throughout, so it can also spark discussion and debate! It is formatted for google classroom.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â U.S. Foreign Policy Bundle
Easter Island history unit with reading, writing, and math 3rd 4th grade
Easter Island history unit with reading, writing, and mathLearn all about Easter Island with this 5-day mini-unit! The Islanders who lived on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) were amazing builders, creating huge statues that still exist there today. Students will use reading, writing, and math skills while learning about this remote island culture. The unit is aligned with Common Core, so you can teach with confidence (mostly 4th grade, with some 3rd and 5th grade standards as well).This is one of my ma
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3rd - 6th
Renaissance Art Journal
Could your students benefit from a new way of being engaged with your Renaissance art unit? With descriptive writing and analysis, they will describe the art and explain what makes it a masterpiece in this 19-page journal workbook. Students will also learn the definitions of artistic elements such as perspective, contrapposto, sfumato, etc. and check off which elements they find in each artwork. Encourage your students to save their journal and bring it with them when they travel abroad to Europ
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4th - 12th
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NYS Global II NEW Regents Exam Review Packet
This packet contains 34 pages of Global II Review to serve as a crash course prep for the NYS Regents Global History and Geography Test. This packet can be purchased as part of a bundle, which includes PPT notes (which doubles as an answer key) for Review Charts #1-5 in this packet. Page 1: Cover pagePage 2: The 4-1-1 on the Global Regents exam–includes an overview of the exam with minimums needed to pass with a 65% or achieve a 90%. Page 3: Review Chart #1–10.1 and 10.2 in NYS Global History Fr
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10th - 12th
Also included in:Â NYS Global Regents Review
AP World History Modern Unit 8 Concept Map Project
Elevate your understanding of the Cold War and Decolonization era with our AP World History Modern - Unit 8 Concept Mapping Assignment. This educational tool is expertly crafted to navigate students through the intricate narratives of ideological struggles and the transformative journey from colonial empires to independent nations, highlighting the period from the mid-20th century to the end of the Cold War. Immerse in a visual and interactive learning experience that not only elucidates key his
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10th
Autopsy: Totalitarianism State, Part II and III
Part II. The Gallery WalkThe students will go around to each New World Empires Autopsy Report, and complete the graphic organizer. It is important that take your time and write quality notes because this will be helpful for Part IV. Part III. RaterEmbedded is a student partner rater as well a reflection on the project itself.
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in:Â Autopsy: Totalitarianism State (1919-1939)
Human Rights Violations: Bengali, Cambodia, and Rwanda Genocides
This handout has students first explore the motives and emotions behind people's desire to limit human rights of others. Then, students learn about three genocides and answer analysis questions. Because the genocides are broken into separate sections, this can be a jigsaw, stations, or just individual work packets. The three genocides are:The Pakistani genocide of Bengalis in Bangladesh in 1971The Cambodian Genocide led by the Khmer Rouge and Pol Pot from 1975-79The Rwandan genocide led by Hutus
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Summer School Modern World History
Art Museum/Gallery Visit Activity Sheet
Make your trip to a cultural institution interactive. I've used this activity sheet for trips to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC, The Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art and a local art gallery near my school. Students enjoy the opportunity to explore a gallery space independently. On a recent trip to the Met in May 2023, students explored several of the permanent collections. We began in two small galleries in the museum. I stayed in one gallery to teach about
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
The Dictator's Playbook -- Benito Mussolini Documentary Film Questions
This is an activity that follows along with the PBS documentary about Benito Mussolini entitled The Dictator's Playbook. The activity is a series of short answer and fill-in-the-blank questions that move in order along with the documentary. This documentary is available on PBS and Youtube, so it makes a terrific in-class or independent study assignment.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
A short history of NATO - Reading Comprehension Text
NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, was formed in 1949 with the aim of acting as a deterrent to the threat of Soviet expansion in Europe after World War II. Its origins, however, go back to 1947 when the United Kingdom and France signed the Treaty of Dunkirk as an alliance to counter the eventuality of a German attack in the aftermath of WWII. This Reading Comprehension handout explores the history of he North Atlantic Treaty Organization.This activity is suitable for advanced to profi
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Modern History Bundle - Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Lunar New Year Reading Comprehension Bundle
Are you seeking comprehensive resources to engage your students in learning about the Lunar New Year while enhancing their literacy skills? Look no further than our Lunar New Year Reading Comprehension Bundle! This meticulously curated bundle includes three informative passages about the history, traditions, and significance of the Lunar New Year, accompanied by differentiated comprehension questions and a thought-provoking writing prompt.What's Included:Informative Passages: Explore the rich hi
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6th - 12th
The Rise of the Nazis and the Holocaust
This is a multi-page reading about the rise of the Nazi party and the Holocaust in Germany. It is mostly text based, with check for understanding questions, videos, and analysis questions to connect the Nazis to elements of modern society. It is formatted for google classroom.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Judaism and Jews in the 20th century
Between the Wars World History Unit with Biblical Integration
This is the summary packet I use with my between the wars unit in my Sophomore World History class at Trinity Christian Academy. It includes the Biblical truth, scripture, essential questions, subject summaries, and questions for each summary. This unit covers the time between WWI and WWII. The subjects covered include the Great Depression, Fascism, Mass Culture (Propaganda), Totalitarian Governments, The Nanking Massacre, Appeasement, Blitzkrieg. _____________________________________________
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9th - 12th
"The Story of Muhammad" - Timeline Activity / Assessment (Distance Learning)
"The Story of Muhammad" allows students to literally cut and paste in order to arrange the events of Muhammad's life on a timeline in chronological order. I have included larger print in case you would like to have the students complete this with visuals and on a larger scale - possibly as a paired or group activity. Visuals and Map Activity are included.Included: - Nine Events in Random Order - Nine Dates in Random Order - Nine Visuals- Blank Timeline - Maps: "Islam c. 750" - "Islamic Em
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5th - 9th
European Exploration Packet
This 4-page packet includes a chart about European explorers, a map for labeling, the Columbian Exchange, the Transatlantic Slave Trade, and a persuasive essay assignment about Christopher Columbus. A great supplemental activity for students who have been introduced to the ideas already.
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8th - 11th
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Causes of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain
This assignment takes students through the five characteristics of Great Britain (Coal, Iron/Steel, Labor, Capital, and Waterways) that helped Great Britain develop its industrial revolution before other nations. It has 8 analysis questions throughout, including a final analysis question. It is formatted for google classroom and will work well for both in-person or remote learning or digital learning.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â European History (Ancient Greece to the Fall of the USSR)
The Story of God: Season 1-Episode 5 Why Does Evil Exist?
This is the fifth in the first season of the National Geographic special, "The Story of God." This episode deals with the concept of good and evil; God and the Devil. It can be used in Religion, World History, and Psychology classes.
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10th - 12th
Also included in:Â The Story of God- Season 1
Islamic Golden Age Inventions and Innovations (Distance Learning)
This handout briefly summarizes the Islamic Golden Age and then gives students a summary of the inventions, innovations, and discoveries of the time. Then students must answer three analysis questions at the end using evidence from the list of inventions/innovations. The three questions have inspired some good discussion and debate in my classroom.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â World History: Paleolithic/Prehistoric to the end of the Middle Ages
The Holocaust - "Final Solution" PPT, Socratic Seminar, Reflective Journaling
This bundle included the following:Guided worksheet for the movie "Schindler's List"Reflective writing assignment that can be used after watching "Schindler's List" or on its ownPowerPoint covering Hitler's "Final Solution" Questions for facilitating a Socratic Seminar
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7th - 12th
Mexican-American Repatriation during the Great Depression Work Packet
Distance Learning Friendly!Great for a unit on the Great Depression and 1930s US History!Bring multiple perspectives into your classroom and curriculum by exploring the Mexican-American experience during the Great Depression. This 4-page work packet includes a Do Now activity, primary sources, and discussion questions for examining the forced deportation of over 1 million Mexican-Americans to Mexico. No prep, ready to go for your students! This document is also editable and downloadable so perfe
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9th - 12th
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Gorbachev's Problems and Detente, Glasnost, Perestroika
This is a handout that asks students to read charts, graphs, and short descriptions about these problems in the Soviet Union in the 1980s: per capita gross domestic product, surpluses and deficits of production of food, proxy wars, and protest movements. They analyze how these events caused problems in the Soviet Union and compare them to problems in China under Mao and Deng Xiaoping. There are QR codes for them to scan and watch youtube videos. Then, students read about the detente, glasnost, a
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â European History (Ancient Greece to the Fall of the USSR)
Analyzing the spread of Buddhism
This handout has students 1) write observations, questions, and summaries of 3 documents about the spread of Buddhism 2) develop a claim that answers one of their questions3) Analyzes evidence from the documents to answer their claim
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Ancient Religions Bundle
Forbidden City, by William Bell, Novel Study Questions - EDITABLE
Explore the novel with your students with this editable version for discussion and deeper study. Includes 5 reading comprehension questions, 5 deeper study inference- making questions and 2 long answer questions analyzing character growth that can be used as essay topics or writing assignment. How to use this package:Explore topics such as: freedom, human rights, individual struggle in society, democracy and communism with your students before, during and after novel study. Questions can be use
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6th - 12th
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Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Capitalism, Socialism, Communism
This assignment should come towards the end of your industrial revolution unit. It challenges students to use what they have already learned about industrialization and urbanization to evaluate and analyze Adam Smith's ideas and Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels' ideas. It includes some primary source excerpts from the Wealth of Nations and Das Capital, but all the questions are analysis. The point is for students to understand the theories of laissez-faire capitalism, the invisible hand, socialism
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â U.S. Foreign Policy Bundle
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