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Civics Common Core W.6.1b resources
CNN 10 Worksheets: Current Events News Summary, Graphic Organizer, Video Project
CNN 10 (CNN Student News) is the perfect avenue for students to stay informed on current events. This PDF and GOOGLE DRIVE set of graphic organizer worksheets are an excellent way to analyze and summarize the current events of the day using CNN10. These various templates will help students of all ages stay engaged while watching CNN 10. A simple writing format helps students recognize, summarize, and write opinions about the major headlines of the day. I find this resource to be extremely prac
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President Election Campaign Game: iCivics Win the White House Game Reflection
How does a presidential candidate go about campaigning, winning the election, and then becoming the next President? What's with the electoral college anyway? This game has proven to be an excellent way for students to comprehend what a candidate needs to go through in order to become the next President. From taking stances on issues, giving speeches, and traveling to various states, students will take the role of candidate and do their best to win the most electoral votes and become the next Pr
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5th - 12th
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The World From A to Z With Carl Azuz - News Viewing Guides & Worksheets
Carl Azuz is back with his brand new show called The World from A to Z. It's an excellent format for students to stay informed on current events while watching a brief 9 minute segment that is updated every day with news highlights from around the world. This set of graphic organizer worksheets is an excellent way to analyze and summarize the current events of the day while watching the news broadcast by Carl Azuz ... he's back!These various templates will help students of all ages stay engaged
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4th - 12th
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PRESIDENTS BUNDLE: Civics, Executive & Presidential Resources
Save 20% on this bundle that includes 9 different resources and activities on all 45 United States Presidents including our current President Donald Trump. For an incredible value, you will receive numerous days of content-rich resources for your class! You can even use some of the ideas for your sub plans! See included resources above!*Check out the 50 States & Capitals MEGA pack*Thank You!Thanks so much for stopping by! It's great to meet you! I hope this resource adds value to your class
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Structure of Government - Textbook and Debate
This activity provides secondary government students with a solid background on the structure of governments - not only in the USA but around the world!Included in this resource is a slide-deck of Google slides with an engaging "Monty Python" hook video where your class can brainstorm how governments related to the video clip. In addition, students will use an open-source government textbook (link included) to gain background knowledge on the structure of government. The concluding "exit ticke
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6th - 12th
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Action Civics Project: Investigative Journalism (Interdisciplinary)
The focus question of this project is "How can we speak truth to power, illuminating a marginalized voice?"For this interdisciplinary project (ELA, Social Studies) students will :Select and read a novel that illuminates a marginalized voice through a fiction narrative.After finishing your novel, you will then choose a social justice topic embedded in the novelInvestigate that topic, compiling researchWrite an investigative journalism piece on the topicPresent your findings and piece to the class
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5th - 9th
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Ancient History (CA Standard 6.4.2-3): Ancient Greece - Four Forms of Government
This slideshow introduces the four basic forms of government that developed in ancient Greece, and uses contemporary problems to encourage students to think about the strengths and weaknesses of each as a way of making decisions. It concludes with an assessment and rubric; students write a paragraph defending one form of government and providing reasons for its superiority. This aligns with California HSS Standards 6.4.2 and 6.4.3, as well as W 6.1 (persuasive writing).
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4th - 7th
Opinion Writing Prompts: Write about the President ⭐ Social Studies History ELA
10 Opinion Writing Prompts about Presidents on Lined Paper. These thought-provoking writing prompts will work well with upper middle school students through adult education to get your learners expressing opinions about Presidents. Five of the prompts are more basic, but the other five require more in-depth thought. Use these printable writing prompts year after year in your government, history, or civics class! Check out the preview to see the exact prompts. Great to use on Presidents Day or al
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9th - 12th
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Create a Country Project
This is an end of the year project I created for my sixth grade World Geography and Cultures class. It was a good project because the extensions gave it flexibility in the hectic last days of school. The students really seemed to enjoy it, and didn't realize they were reviewing the Five Themes of Geography, government types, economics, map skills, and writing skills. This hits on several CCSS standards and quite a few of the C3 framework standards (I included a list on the last page of the pdf).
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5th - 7th
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Then/Now: Three Ancient Chinese Philosophies and School Bullying Today
Legalism, Confucianism, and Taoism are the foundations for an inquiry writing assignment connecting the past to the present. By having students explore alone or as a group the three Chinese philosophies, and then read about modern efforts to address common school behavioral issues today, they will then connect the past to the present in an essay/argumentative format. Included are the social studies standards for Illinois and C3, as well as connections to the WIDA "Can Do" descriptors for ELL stu
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5th - 12th
Students Bill of Rights Project
Our students are learning to express themselves, so why not let them! With the Student Bill of Rights Project, we can allow them to choose 10 different rules or laws that they believe should be changed and adapt them to fit their needs or opinions through a higher level thinking exercise. My students had so much fun with this that they didn't realize that they were learning! This project targets all 4 levels of Webb's Depth of Knowledge while giving students the freedom of expression and reinfor
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4th - 12th
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