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Government Common Core RH.9-10.2 resources
Declaration of Independence Activity: The Big Break Up Letter & Texting Activity
The Declaration of Independence was really just a big "break-up" letter written by the colonists to the King of Great Britain. This historical document was written to convince the world of the King's abuses and to let everyone know that the colonies no longer wanted to be in a relationship with Great Britain. While studying the Declaration of Independence, students will use this assignment as a reinforcement to understand just what Jefferson wrote in this historical document. The lesson start
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE Activity: Primary Source Analysis and Questions
The Declaration of Independence can be a daunting document for teachers to explain to students, but this primary source lesson will help students understand the major themes and concepts within the document itself. Though Thomas Jefferson's Declaration was written in the 18th century, this worksheet has proven to be a fantastic, big-picture way for today's students to study such an important writing without becoming overwhelmed. The Declaration is really just a big "break-up letter" from the co
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7th - 12th
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Civics and Government Inquiry Full Course Curriculum for High School
Transform your high school Civics class with this inquiry-driven and project-based complete done-for-you semester course.Whether you're new to Civics or looking to upgrade to something powerful, this course will cultivate intrigue and skills in your students to be informed and engaged change-makers.Best of all, every student activity comes in both print PDF and paperless Google files, making it perfect for any setting. Your download-and-done, semester-long curriculum contains: Course Overview an
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9th - 12th
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Civics and American Government Curriculum Bundle: Projects, Activities & Lessons
This amazing, digital download includes over 300 amazing resources for teaching Civics or American Government! Each unit is fully planned out for you from beginning to end and filled with engaging projects, PowerPoints with guided notes, readings, interactive notebook pages, digital Google Drive activities, and so much more. In all, you get 11 complete units for a full Civics course: Introduction to GovernmentFoundations of American GovernmentThe ConstitutionPolitical Parties & ElectionsThe
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7th - 10th
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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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American US History Interactive Notebooks | 10 Engaging US History Notebooks!
The US History and American History Interactive Notebook Bundle contains 10 best-selling notebooks for US History. This bundle includes over 200 resources -- a perfect addition to any early US history classroom. Use the American History notebooks as they are already created, and seamlessly integrate the resources into your own interactive notebook structure! The TEN notebooks that are included are:⭐ 1.) 13 Colonies Interactive Notebook! Students Construct Learning on 13 Colonies!⭐ 2.) American
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5th - 9th
Jim Crow Laws Student Reading, Primary Source Activity, Web Quest on Black Codes
In this Jim Crow student reading and primary source activity, students learn the origins and history of Jim Crow laws throughout the United States before engaging with primary text from the Jim Crow era. Students will complete three activities to learn the history of Jim Crow laws in the United States. First, students complete an introductory reading with four guided reading questions. Next, students read a variety of Jim Crow laws and translate them into their own words. Finally, students co
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6th - 10th
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Women's Suffrage Activity From Seneca Falls to the 19th Amendment
In this Women's Suffrage and 19th amendment primary source-based resource on the Women's Suffrage Movement, students analyze the struggle for women's voting rights from the Seneca Falls Convention to the passage of the 19th Amendment. Students also learn the roles of several key figures, including Alice Paul, Susan B Anthony, Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and President Woodrow Wilson.This lesson is included in BOTH the Progressive Era (Gilded Age) Bundle and my Roaring '20s and 1930s B
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6th - 10th
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Judicial Branch American Government & Civics Unit Plan: 3 Branches & Leaders
This fantastic Judicial Branch Unit Plan bundle features everything you need from daily lessons, projects, worksheets, and activities for every day in your Civics or American Government classroom! Topics covered in this bundle include:A set of 10 Digital Notebook activitiesThe structure of America's judicial systemState vs Federal CourtsThe Supreme CourtJudicial ReviewComparing Judicial Restraint & Judicial ActivismProject Based Learning on Supreme Court CasesReviewing landmark Supreme Court
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7th - 10th
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Executive Branch American Government & Civics Unit: 3 Branches & Leaders
This fantastic bundle on the Executive Branch is an amazing complete unit plan for Civics or American Government! Topics covered in this bundle include:An overview of the presidencyRoles & responsibilities of the PresidentCabinet departments & government bureaucracyThe role of the Vice PresidentPresidential policies and agendasScandals from presidential historyExecutive OrdersThe Impeachment ProcessPlus a complete unit guide packet and more! Inside includes a directions page for the unit
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7th - 10th
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Articles of Confederation Primary Source Station Activity - concise, student-led
--Student-led -- Primary source stations -- Common Core-based -- Ready to print and use --
Who wants to spend more than one lesson teaching the Articles of Confederation? This one-day lesson can be used to give a concise explanation of the Articles of Confederation. Through the use of primary sources, students will come to understand what the Articles were, and some of the reasons why they were replaced with the Constitution.
The lesson contains primary source materials edited for students gr
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8th - 11th
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America The Story of Us Worksheets, Questions, Viewing Guide | All 12 Episodes
America The Story of Us, by the History Channel, is one of the best video series to show for any American or US History class. Teachers love the quality content, and students enjoy the engaging visuals! Certainly considered a classic by now, this series has 12 episodes ranging from the early setters of Jamestown, all the way through September 11th and the new millennium. This bundle contains questions for all 12 episodes of the series. By purchasing the bundle you save a whopping 50%! That's o
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5th - 12th
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State and Local Government Unit Set: Civics, 3 Branches, Leaders, & Levels
This fantastic bundle on State and Local Government is an amazing complete unit plan for Civics or American Government!Topics covered in this bundle include:State constitutions, governors, & legislatures, State courts and lawsCounties, cities, towns, and townshipsSuburban sprawl America's rural-urban shiftCity planning and zoningMunicipal responsibilitiesPlus a thorough unit guide packetAnd a digital notebook set...and more! Inside this download is a unit plan page plus lesson plans for each
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7th - 10th
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Comparing Presidential Policies Chart: Modern America Presidents Activity
This fantastic lesson plan on comparing Presidential Policies is perfect for a lesson on the Executive Branch or for modern US History!The download features a full lesson plan in which students compare various aspects of presidential policies and agendas for every president since World War 2! Your students will look to compare foreign and domestic policies along with significant social events of the era. The included presidents are: Harry TrumanDwight D. EisenhowerJohn F. Kennedy Lyndon JohnsonR
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7th - 10th
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Supreme Court Case Project Based Learning
This thorough lesson on Landmark Supreme Court cases in America includes a rigorous and authentic PBL activity, overview presentation on the cases, video overview, guided notes, and lesson plan.Students are assigned a landmark court case for the Project Based Learning (PBL) activity. They must research the case, Constitutional question involved, the Court's decision, and its significance. A directions page describes all of this and includes multiple links students can use for their research. The
CURRENT EVENTS: News Article Summary, Main Idea, Reading Comprehension | NEWSELA
This Current Events Summary is an excellent tool for students to get involved with the news and the current events of the week. A simple writing format helps students find, summarize, and write opinions about current news stories and events. I find this activity to be a practical filler for various social studies courses. What's Included:Teacher directions with ideas for implementation and useSimple student directions: Find, Highlight, Summarize, Importance, OpinionGuided student writing temp
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Divine Right, Absolutism, and the Enlightenment Primary Source Analysis
This primary source analysis activity on Divine Right is an excellent higher-order thinking resource for a unit on Absolute Monarchs or the Enlightenment! The activity includes 2 primary source excerpts. The first is from England's King James I. In it, he details his reasoning for why Divine Right is justified and why Kings are like Gods on Earth. The second source is from John Locke's Two Treatises of Government and explains why Absolutism is not a fair government and why power can only come fr
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8th - 11th
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Fake News and the Media Lesson Plan
This lesson plan on "Fake News" and the media is an important one for any social studies or Civics class! The download includes a complete lesson plan with a warm up, PowerPoint, cooperative learning activity, homework, and more! The lesson starts off with 4 glaring examples of fake news that students analyze. Following this is a PowerPoint overview of the role of the media in society, identifying bias, and what really is fake news. A guided notes outline worksheet AND graphic organizer for this
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8th - 11th
Iroquois Confederacy, Great Law of Peace, & U.S. Constitution Influence Activity
In this Native American Iroquois Confederacy government activity, students investigate how the Iroquois Confederacy and the Great Law of Peace (Mohawk, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Seneca, and Tuscarora) influenced the Founding Fathers and the United States Constitution! Students examine a variety of primary sources as they come to understand how the United States framework for government is (in part) due to the government established under the "Great Law of Peace" that governed over the Iroquois C
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5th - 9th
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Foundations Intro US American Government Inquiry Unit - Activities & Projects
Lay a strong foundation for your American Government and Civics students by exploring the founding documents and principles of American democracy and the nation's quest to fulfill those ideals this inquiry-driven, primary source-based unit that asks, “How is our American democracy defined?” This unit covers:8 Principles of the US Constitution Declaration of IndependencePreamble to the U.S. ConstitutionExcerpts from the Federalist & Anti-Federalist Papers9 Other Types or Forms of GovernmentDa
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Civics and Government Inquiry Full Course Curriculum for High School
Globalization: Challenges in a Global Society Lesson Plan
Ignite student engagement and foster insightful discussions on globalization and its impact on American society and international relations with this ready-to-go lesson plan package. Dive deep into the intricacies of globalization with this comprehensive resource.This resource uses reading cards, graphic organizers, and critical thinking to educate students about the impact of globalization on U.S. policy. Students will read about various countries and how their issues impact or relate to the Un
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8th - 12th
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Civics Mega Bundle, Government MEGA BUNDLE (Civics & Government Curriculum)
This CIVICS and GOVERNMENT MEGA BUNDLE includes EVERYTHING you will need to plan for an engaging year in your CIVICS or GOVERNMENT classroom in PRINT & with GOOGLE LINKS! Students will explore Government and Civics concepts including U.S. Facts and Symbols, Background of Government, Types of Government, New Nation, The Constitution, Legislative Branch, Executive Branch, Judicial Branch, Constitutional Rights and Freedoms, Citizenship, American Law, Politics, Voting, Elections, Public Opinion
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7th - 12th
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Civil Liberties & Civil Rights Unit: Civics and American Government Activities
This fantastic bundle on Civil Liberties provides a complete unit plan for Civics or American Government in middle school or high school classrooms. Topics covered in this unit include:The Bill of Rights & American Civil LibertiesAn overview of the Civil Rights MovementThe Supreme Court's role The Amistad court caseThe Alien & Sedition Acts and Sedition Act of 1918Abraham Lincoln and the Writ of Habeas Corpus Japanese American Internment Challenges to Civil LibertiesThe Patriot Act and c
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7th - 10th
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Sectionalism Unit Bundle | 8 Resources Bleeding Kansas, Dred Scott, John Brown
In this 8 resource unit bundle on Sectionalism and the Irreconcilable Period, you receive a variety of resources to enhance any unit on the build-up to the American Civil War, including the Dred Scott Decision, John Brown, Bleeding Kansas, the Lincoln-Douglas Debates, and much more! Purchase this bundle and save almost 20% over buying each lesson separately! Buy the bundle and save a bundle! Also, each resource (except the bundle quiz) includes a paper in-class version and a 1:1 Google compat
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5th - 8th
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