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Middle ages Common Core WHST.6-8.1b resources

Preview of Oh Rats! Black Death Bubonic Plague Story Board Europe Middle Ages Activity Set

Oh Rats! Black Death Bubonic Plague Story Board Europe Middle Ages Activity Set

Created to align with students' supporting claims with evidence! In this activity, students create a 9-scene storyboard for an animated film. The film should be about a flea-ridden rat who helped to spread the Bubonic Plague into Europe during the 1300s. An example page and an easy step-by-step how to draw a basic cartoon rat printable are both included.This lesson can be used after the Plague/Black Death Powerpoint Slides also posted or in conjunction with our Plague that Rocked the World Lesso
Preview of Ghana, Mali, Songhai Project - Real Estate Advertisement or Commercial

Ghana, Mali, Songhai Project - Real Estate Advertisement or Commercial

Your students will assume the role of real estate agents from medieval West Africa. They can work on their own or collaboratively to convince homebuyers to move to a kingdom of their choice - Ghana, Mali, or Songhai. Your students can create a persuasive commercial or an advertisement.Included in the Product✓ Brief introduction✓ Five requirements✓ Five advertising strategies✓ Two rubrics✓ Planning guide✓ TemplatesRelated Choice Board:Ghana, Mali, & Songhai Choice BoardRelated Resources:Med
Preview of China: Teaching Buddhism Confucianism Taoism (Daoism) with Kung Fu Panda & Mulan

China: Teaching Buddhism Confucianism Taoism (Daoism) with Kung Fu Panda & Mulan

THIS IS A MUST-HAVE FOR ANY TEACHER LOOKING TO MAKE A STUDY OF THE BUDDHISM, CONFUCIANISM, & TAOISM RELEVANT AND ACCESSIBLE FOR MIDDLE-SCHOOLERS. EASY-TO-FOLLOW, PERFECT FOR AN INTRO, DECLARATIVE LESSON, OR EVEN AS A FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT. ENJOY!***GOOGLE COMPATIBLE*** 1) Drag and Drop the Word Doc or PowerPoint into Google Drive2) Then Go to "FILE", and SAVE AS "GOOGLE SLIDES" or "GOOGLE DOCS"***In addition to the original slides, this download now also includes the Kung Fu Panda writing a
Preview of Gupta Empire Lesson Plan: The Golden Age Literacy & Writing Activity & Fun AD

Gupta Empire Lesson Plan: The Golden Age Literacy & Writing Activity & Fun AD

This activity pack is student-centered, rigorous, and fun. It comes with an informational text one-page reading covering the Golden Age of the Gupta Empire in Ancient India. Students then complete a Common Core writing printable that has them find supporting sentences for claims and summarize the main ideas. Students are expected to respond to questions, find evidence and provide commentary. It fits perfectly with the common core writing standards 6-8.1-10. Lastly, as an alternative assignment o
Preview of DBQ Gupta, Ancient India Achievements DBQ Primary Secondary Source Activity,

DBQ Gupta, Ancient India Achievements DBQ Primary Secondary Source Activity,

Get your students investigating history with this versatile document-based questions activity for The Golden Age of Ancient India- Gupta Empire Achievements. This Common Core bundle has a mini-DBQ that is designed to get students to analyze primary and secondary sources in small, compressible chunks. The DBQ is divided into a primary source document analysis and a written response section. Students are expected to respond to questions, find evidence and provide commentary. It fits perfectly with
Preview of Renaissance Mystery Party Gallery Walk - Fun Knives Out Style Detective Activity

Renaissance Mystery Party Gallery Walk - Fun Knives Out Style Detective Activity

In this Knives-Out-Style renaissance-detective-lesson students solve a crime while learning about the accomplishments of key renaissance figures! This renaissance mystery party activity is engaging, fun, and academic.Setting the stage: Billionaire Ronald Jenkins has a lavash Hollywood A-list party with a renaissance dress-up theme. The party is complete with a Da Vinci painting borrowed from the Vatican. In a strike of lightning, the lights dimmed, and the painting went missing! The student's mi
Preview of Medieval West Africa - "The Story of Sundiata" - Article, Power Point, Assess.

Medieval West Africa - "The Story of Sundiata" - Article, Power Point, Assess.

The illustrated Article and Power Point, "The Story of Sundiata" is an engaging story of the life-altering journey a disabled boy, named Sundiata, undertakes to become a great warrior and eventual ruler of the Empire of Mali. The story, "The Lion King" has many parallels to this story. Ideal for Venn Diagram, T Square, and/or discussion groups. The Story of Sundiata makes a perfect cross-curriculum and/or extension lesson. Great for a discussion centered on whether a griot is a storyteller or
Preview of Mansa Musa Hero or Hype? Empires of West Africa Body Biography Poster Project

Mansa Musa Hero or Hype? Empires of West Africa Body Biography Poster Project

We know Mansa Musa of Mali was one of the wealthiest men in all of World History, but based on his accomplishments, was Mansa Musa a hero, or is it hype? Students decide! This fun, student-centered, full-body biography project is skill and content-based. Students read, write, and support claims with evidence in a creative biography project format.Here's what's included:1. Teacher Instructions2. An Instructional Slide Show that explains each requirement3. A Mansa Musa 2-page Google Doc Reading. T
Preview of Middle Ages Unit Activities - Bundle

Middle Ages Unit Activities - Bundle

Students will have the opportunity to create posters, dialogues, debates, newspapers, talk shows, advertisements, training manual booklets, visuals, currencies, timelines, board games, book jacket covers, travel brochures, and poems. Students will also analyze primary sources. Finally, the bundle also includes 43 activities which focuses on the lives of the monarchs, nobles, knights and serfs.
Preview of "Prince Henry the Navigator" - Article, Power Point, Activities, Assess

"Prince Henry the Navigator" - Article, Power Point, Activities, Assess

The illustrated 2-page Article and 26-slide Power Point tell of Prince Henry's influence in, and contributions to, finding a sea route to Asia that could compete with the overland trade routes in the 15th and 16th century. Activities and Assessment included.Lesson includes: - 2-Page Illustrated Article - 25-Slide Power Point Presentation- Multiple Choice / Document Based Question Assessment + Answer Key- DBQ Scoring Rubric (allows students to easily score each other's short answers)- 'Prince
Preview of Medieval Japan Samurai Projects

Medieval Japan Samurai Projects

This resource includes 13 engaging activities and projects that help the samurai and shogun era in feudal Japan come alive for your students!All projects include introductions, detailed and specific requirements and rubrics!Samurai Training BookletClick here for more informationThe year is 1603 and the new shogun, Tokugawa Ieyasu, has required that your students, experienced samurai, create a training manual booklet for young samurai to study before they become expert and well-trained samurai. S
Preview of MIDDLE AGES BUNDLE! - The Norman Conquest and King William in 1066!

MIDDLE AGES BUNDLE! - The Norman Conquest and King William in 1066!

This Medieval History Unit bundle contains 7 fully resourced lessons on the Norman conquest of England after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. They cover King William's efforts to control his new kingdom through the feudal system, castles, the Domesday book and violence. The unit contains detailed, animated PowerPoints, worksheets and graphic organisers as well as handouts for a fully stand alone unit. The lessons have been made for the English National Curriculum and as such have level descripto
Preview of Ghana, Mali & Songhai Projects

Ghana, Mali & Songhai Projects

Students will have the opportunity to work individually, with partners and in a group to create or complete the following activities and projects about medieval West Africa (Ghana, Mali & Songhai): advertisements, commercials, poems, talk shows, brochures, book jackets, movie trailers, scrapbooks, speeches, board games, currencies, skits and newspapers.Related Choice Board:Ghana, Mali, & Songhai Choice Board
Preview of Feudal Japan Activity: Student Talk Show - Shogun, Samurai, Daimyo, Peasant

Feudal Japan Activity: Student Talk Show - Shogun, Samurai, Daimyo, Peasant

Students will work in groups of three to present a talk show. Their talk show will include the host who will ask the deep and engaging questions and two guests who will answer in an interesting and detailed way. Students will choose three out of the following four people to include in their talk show: a Shogun, a Daimyo, a Samurai or a Peasant. (Traditional Japanese names are included.)Included in the Resource:✓ Introduction✓ Specific requirements✓ Rubric✓ Sample questions that the host can as
Preview of Charlemagne: Hero or Villain Project

Charlemagne: Hero or Villain Project

Student will research Charlemagne and then determine if he should be viewed as a villain or a hero. Students will use evidence to form an opinion about the controversial, historical figure. They can complete a poster or write a dialogue. I highly recommend that students read a book that can be found in the public library entitled "Charlemagne and the Early Middle Ages (Rulers and their Times)" by Miriam Greenblatt. For their projects, students can work independently or collaboratively. Incl
Preview of Daily Life in the Middle Ages Medieval Europe Choice Board Project

Daily Life in the Middle Ages Medieval Europe Choice Board Project

This choice board resource provides students with fun and engaging projects to demonstrate their learning about daily life in the Middle Ages (medieval Europe). Providing students with choices in the classroom is a sure way to excite them and capture their attention about the topics at hand.  This comprehensive resource includes six low-prep and interactive projects for students to choose from. Each project is explained on printables that are broken down into manageable chunks and includes step
Preview of World History Mini-DBQ: Medieval Peasant Life

World History Mini-DBQ: Medieval Peasant Life

Bring primary and secondary source documents to your students' fingertips as they analyze two sources about life for Peasants and Nobles during the Middle Ages in Europe. Included in this resource are both sources, formatted to support students with space to annotate, a glossary, analysis questions, and embedded mini-rubrics for annotation and analysis. Also included are a cover page and writing page both with specific instructions and optional PEEL paragraph sentence stems to support student wr
Preview of Samurai Medieval Feudal Japan Projects and Activities Mini Bundle

Samurai Medieval Feudal Japan Projects and Activities Mini Bundle

This resource includes five projects and activities (including primary sources) for students to demonstrate their learning of Medieval Japan. These creative, print and go resources are a sure way to increase student engagement, keep them motivated, and practice critical thinking and writing skills. Each resource contains step-by-step directions that are broken into manageable chunks that make the requirements accessible to all students. Plus, planning guides, templates, and detailed rubrics are
Preview of Martin Luther Hero or Hype? Body Biography Poster, Reading, CER Writing Project

Martin Luther Hero or Hype? Body Biography Poster, Reading, CER Writing Project

Is Protestant Reformer Martin Luther worthy of the title of a history Superhero? Students decide! This fun, student-centered Martin Luther full-body biography project is skill and content-based. Students read, write, and support claims with evidence in a creative biography project format.Here's what's included:1. Teacher Instructions2. An Instructional Slide Show that explains each requirement3. A Martin Luther 2-page Google Doc Reading. The reading can be read to students via Google and easily
Preview of Middle Ages Medieval Europe Feudalism Choice Board Projects

Middle Ages Medieval Europe Feudalism Choice Board Projects

This Middle Ages Choice Board resource provides students with fun and engaging projects to demonstrate their learning about medieval Europe. Providing students with choices in the classroom is a sure way to excite them and capture their attention about the topics at hand.  This comprehensive resource includes six low-prep and interactive projects for students to choose from, with all topics centered on the Middle Ages. Each project is explained on printables that are broken down into manageable
Preview of History Alive-The Medieval World & Beyond (Unit 5)-Japan During Medieval Times

History Alive-The Medieval World & Beyond (Unit 5)-Japan During Medieval Times

ALL Three Chapters of Unit 5, Japan During Medieval times, are in this resource.GREAT RESOURCE TO SUPPLEMENT INSTRUCTION or to ADD TO YOUR SUBSTITUTE LESSON PLANS for The Medieval World and Beyond History from the TCI Curriculum. I created these google documents for teachers using the TCI History Alive- The Medieval World and Beyond textbook/curriculum, published in 2011. The Google Documents are reading comprehension activities AND Graphic organizers of key vocabulary terms for students to co
Preview of Medieval Feudal Japan Shogun Samurai Choice Board Projects

Medieval Feudal Japan Shogun Samurai Choice Board Projects

This choice board resource provides students with fun and engaging projects to demonstrate their learning about medieval (feudal) Japan. Providing students with choices in the classroom is a sure way to excite them and capture their attention about the topics at hand.  This comprehensive resource includes six low-prep and interactive projects for students to choose from, with all topics centered on medieval (feudal) Japan. Some examples of topics include feudalism, the samurai's code of Bushido
Preview of Medieval History Key Concept GRAPES Activities, Year in Resources, & Worksheets

Medieval History Key Concept GRAPES Activities, Year in Resources, & Worksheets

Start the year off right by introducing key concepts that will be embedded throughout the year! This resource set will both get you started and provide key activity choices that will get students analyzing major concepts. Did you know that all of Instructomania's content is grounded in key concept G.R.A.P.E.S.? That's right! From the introduction all the way to the assessments the key concepts are embedded!Unfamiliar with the acronym G.R.A.P.E.S.? The key concepts or G.R.A.P.E.S for World Histor
Preview of Americas Aztec & Maya Tower of Progress Primary Source Reading Passages Activity

Americas Aztec & Maya Tower of Progress Primary Source Reading Passages Activity

Want to make reading primary sources engaging and fun? This easy-to-run primary source-based collaborative lesson had my students hooked! Students read primary sources about the civilizations of the Americas (Aztec, Maya, and Inca) and answer questions on a Google Form. Each correct answer earns groups a 3x5 card to build a tower with. The tallest tower wins!In a fun twist, students also get to choose a “power-up” card for 15 correct answers which allows them to win extra classroom-supply-type b
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