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Social studies Common Core SL.9-10.5 resources
Spanish 1 Sub Plans Project Spanish End of the Year Activities Final Assessment
Do you need a Spanish class final project? This is an editable Google Spanish class culture project. This basic Spanish class final project has students investigating and then presenting a cultural aspect of the Spanish-speaking world. It would make a great sub plan, exploratory middle school Spanish culture class final, Spanish 1 final, or Spanish 2 final project, or Hispanic Heritage Month project for Spanish class. Actividades para fin de año.This Spanish class final project includes✅ 5 Edita
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8th - 11th
TED Talk Mental Health and Wellness Bundle | 8 Lessons
This Mental Health Ted Talk lesson bundle is designed to help educators teach students about mental health and wellness. The bundle includes detailed student handouts and various activities for students. The lessons included in this resource cover important topics such as stress management, coping strategies, and reducing the stigma surrounding mental illness. This resource features TED Talks by mental health experts, providing students with real-life examples and insights into mental health. Th
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Psychology Store Growing Bundle
Hidden Figures Movie Guide: Viewing Guide, Worksheets, Quiz - NASA, Civil Rights
This is a set of resources for viewing Hidden Figures in your classroom. The viewing guide is detailed and arranged in time-stamped sections. In addition to filling out the viewing guide questions, students will: Complete discussion questions that can be done individually or in small groups, do a character analysis, and be assessed with a quiz. These resources will help students to think critically about the movie's portrayal of civil rights, women's rights, the Cold War period, and the technolo
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6th - 12th
Also included in: U.S. History Movie Guide BUNDLE: Viewing Guides, Worksheets, and Quizzes
Just Mercy Movie Guide: Includes Viewing Guide, Worksheets, and Quiz
This is a set of resources for viewing Just Mercy in your classroom. The story fits well with any class seeking to cover systemic racism, civil rights, and/or the subject of the death penalty. The viewing guide is detailed and arranged in time-stamped sections. In addition to filling out the viewing guide questions, students will: Complete discussion questions that can be done individually or in small groups, do a character analysis, and be assessed with a quiz. These resources will help student
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8th - 12th
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Human Rights Violations Research Project (Presentation or Infographic)
In this project, students will review the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights to research a country's specific human rights violation. Students will conduct research using Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International to create a presentation or an infographic that reviews:Location of where the violation is occurringThe specific violationThe role of the United NationsWhy is this occurringThe significanceSolutions➡️The presentation is designed to be a group project. However, it c
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8th - 12th
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The Great Gatsby Gallery Walk - Pre-Reading Activity - Context Learning Stations
Explore the context of the “Roaring 1920s” with this pre-reading activity for F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby! Includes 5 inquiry-based gallery walk learning stations and worksheets. Digital worksheets for Google Classroom® are provided!Included with this The Great Gatsby Pre-Reading Activity:✏️ 5 Gallery Walk Stations with Primary Sources - Digital & PrintExplore the music, setting, photography, and current events of the “Roaring 20s”Analyze various book covers to predict themes wit
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8th - 11th
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Children of Blood and Bone Novel Study
This product is a comprehensive set of instructional materials for teaching Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi. With over 140+ Common Core aligned materials, students will develop their literacy skills while deeply engaging with the novel. Plus, the literary analysis resources, critical consciousness activities and discussions, fiction close readings, West Africa and Yoruba historical and cultural readings and activities, extension projects, vocabulary, assessments, and essays all provid
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8th - 12th
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#Activism Research Project: Perfect for Social Justice/Informational Text Unit
Thanks to social media and trending hashtags, modern activism movements look much different than the activism of the past. This project is a great addition to any study of activism, social justice, social movements, informational text, or just as a stand-alone research project. It is crucially important we teach students how to research and understand the movements of their generation so they can actively participate in the dialogue that is taking place all around them. Understanding the current
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Pursuit of Happyness Movie Viewing Guide, Worksheets, Quiz - Chris Gardner
This is a set of resources for viewing the movie "The Pursuit of Happyness" in your classroom. The story can be shown in any classroom for the purpose of inspiration, covering economic concepts, or appreciating the famous unalienable right from the Declaration of Independence as it is lived out in the film. The viewing guide is detailed and arranged in time-stamped sections. In addition to filling out the viewing guide questions, students will: Complete discussion questions that can be done indi
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8th - 12th
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Breaking Down Stereotypes & Prejudices-Teaching Tolerance
Are you reading The Outsiders, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Hate You Give, Dear Martin, or any other piece of literature dealing with tolerance, prejudices, racism and stereotyping? Are you teaching these topics in your history class? This social experiment will open your students’ eyes to the injustices that take place on a daily basis and why people need to be educated on these topics.We currently live in a world and country where social injustices, prejudices and stereotyping take place on a da
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8th - 12th
Economics Resources: A Bundle of Engaging Resources On Money, Economy, & More
This bundle includes a variety of 9 economic resources from my store that you can add to your various economic units. With a total of 9 fantastic resources on economics, you will be saving 25% by getting this bundled version instead of purchasing the resources individually! That's like getting a few products for FREE! Products included are seen above! Enjoy!Thank You!Thanks so much for stopping by! It's great to meet you! I hope this resource adds value to your classroom. If you have time, I'd
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Mock Trial Assignment for Any Story or Novel - Script, Outline, Universal Rubric
Mock trials don’t need to be daunting! Your students will absolutely love this assignment for any short story or novel. It includes a mock trial script, 30+ mock trial roles, an objection cheat sheet, an editable mock trial rubric, and more. Suitable for online learning with digital worksheets for Google Classroom®!Included with this Mock Trial Assignment for Any Story or Novel:✏️ Legal Trial Slideshow - Microsoft PowerPoint®, Google Slides®, and PDF✏️ Various Mock Trial Role Descriptions for up
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7th - 12th
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Create a Utopia: a Reflective Group Project
Utopia | Create a Utopia | Utopia Project | Dystopian Project
The concept of a utopia is one with applications in both the English and history classrooms. Many people have tried, and failed, to create utopias at various stages in human history. In many works of literature, including many of the current popular dystopian novels, an attempted utopia provides the backstory. By developing a utopia of their own, students will gain a better appreciation for the challenge and the risk behind such an
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6th - 9th
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A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah - COMPLETE UNIT
This unit plan really helps students understand and process Ishmael Beah’s evocative, heartbreaking, and hopeful memoir. The 27 separate editable resources (over 80 pages of instructional materials!) are neatly organized and labeled, with a unit overview listing objectives, essential questions, enduring understandings, all supporting texts, and each resource.
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*background building readings and activities
*a motif tracking activity
*pre-reading reflection questions
*content n
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9th - 12th
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American Revolution Protest Poster Project - 3 day lesson plan, CCSS
This is a project-based 3-day Common Core lesson plan that covers the key events on the road to the American Revolution. The end result is a creative poster that displays the research in protest-like fashion. We've made it very thorough so that you and your students get the most out of it. Students will: Participate in lessons with Warm Ups/Exit Tickets, use fun printable cards that the teacher assigns groups with, use a graphic organizer for research, analyze primary source material, and create
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5th - 11th
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13 Days Movie Viewing Guide, Worksheets, Historical Analysis, & Quiz - Cold War
This is a PACKED set of resources for viewing the movie Thirteen Days (2001) in your classroom. The movie is a great portrayal of the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 from the perspective of U.S. political leaders President John F. Kennedy, top White House assistant Kenneth P. O'Donnell, and Attorney General Robert Kennedy. The viewing guide is detailed and arranged in time-stamped sections. In addition to filling out the viewing guide questions, students will: Complete discussion questions that ca
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: U.S. History Movie Guide BUNDLE: Viewing Guides, Worksheets, and Quizzes
Start A Food Truck - Middle & High School Project Based Learning Unit Careers
This project is perfect for summer school, home school, genius hour, enrichment, gifted, or independent work time!This comprehensive project is designed to help students develop essential skills in design, research, advertising, business, and presentation while creating a unique and marketable product.Students will work collaboratively and think creatively as they develop their food truck, select and purchase products within a budget, and craft their advertising campaigns. The end result will be
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5th - 9th
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Erin Brockovich Movie Guide: Includes Viewing Guide, Worksheets, and Quiz
This is a set of resources for viewing the movie Erin Brockovich (2000) in your classroom. The viewing guide is detailed and arranged in time-stamped sections. In addition to filling out the viewing guide questions, students will: Complete discussion questions that can be done individually or in small groups, engage in research of legal background and terminology, and be assessed with a quiz. These resources will help students to reflect upon the movie's portrayal of Erin Brockovich and her role
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8th - 12th
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PSYCHOLOGY: Psychological Disorders Research Project | Google Classroom Ready
Looking for an engaging project to add to your unit on Psychological Disorders? Students can use this rubric guide to research, write, and present information on a psychological disorder of their choosing. This is an excellent project for a psychology class or any course discussing mental health and mental illness. You may assign students to present in any format desired: Google Slides, PowerPoint, Prezi, research paper, etc. A student instruction guide, teacher rubric, and a few helpful webs
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
A Knight's Tale Movie Guide: Viewing Guide, Worksheets, Quiz - Middle Ages Film
This is a set of resources for viewing the film A Knight's Tale (2001) in your classroom. The movie depicts life in the Middle Ages with a fictional tale about a squire becoming a knight in a jousting tournament, inspired by themes from Medieval author Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (he is also depicted as one of the characters in the film). The viewing guide is detailed and arranged in time-stamped sections. In addition to filling out the viewing guide questions, students will: Complete di
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7th - 11th
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Also included in: A Knight's Tale & Kingdom of Heaven - PAIR PACK - Medieval Movies
Supreme Court Case Projects - Brochure, Powerpoint, & Infographic
Three projects that have students research Supreme Court Cases. I have typically used it for my Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Unit so I have included a list of the Court Cases that I have my students pick from as well. Included in this product: 1. A complete lesson plan with objectives, Bloom & DOK levels noted, materials needed, vocabulary/content to preview, instructional tips, common student misconceptions, and additional resources. 2. Court Case Powerpoint Project Direction Sheet fo
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
History Through Film - Movie Guide MEGA BUNDLE - 30+ Films for the Classroom
This is a HUGE bundle of our historical movie guide resources (34 movie guides total; 710 pages of materials). These are great for scattering throughout units in social studies courses (Both World and U.S. movies are included) or for any type of "History through Film" course that a school may offer. There are movies from ancient history, the Middle Ages, and the modern period. All viewing guides are detailed and arranged in time-stamped sections. In addition to filling out viewing guide questio
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8th - 12th
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Design-a-Ride Project Packet: Create Your Own Theme Park Ride
Theme park rides generate ultimate excitement! So give your students the chance to put their creativity to the test and create a story-based attraction! Whether you teach history or English/Language Arts, your students will find it simple to put a creative spin on a story of their choosing and display their content knowledge at the same time. Just think: Dante’s Infernal Ride, The Custer Coaster’s Last Stand, or Huck Finn’s River Rampage. What could be a more exciting way to end a unit?As ride
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4th - 12th
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"The Outsiders" Mock Trial "The People vs. Johnny Cade" - SS/ELA activity
Handouts for implementing a Mock Trial - updated 9/2/18Classroom simulations/role plays are excellent tools to enhance student achievement and increase classroom motivation. As educators, we believe in the power of active learning in the classroom. As a result, we have spent many years creating activities that require active learning in the classroom and have had incredible results. Students come back year after year and always remember the skits, mock trials, reader’s theaters, games, and si
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: "The Outsiders" MEGA BUNDLE - Includes an entire mock trial!
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- Learn about the achievements, challenges, perspectives, traditions, and customs of different societies
- Evaluate information, analyze evidence, and make informed judgments about complex social, economic, and political issues
- Become active, responsible, and engaged citizens
- Comprehend global issues such as human rights, environmental sustainability, and economic disparities
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