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Middle ages Common Core WHST.6-8.2d resources
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
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5th - 9th
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Bubonic Plague / Black Death Project - Create a Newspaper
This project gives students the opportunity to delve deep into many aspects of life during the black death (bubonic plague) in medieval Europe. As journalists, the task of your students is to capture the major issues and events of the bubonic plague. While there is a lot of room for creativity and an opportunity for originality, students will base their information on historical evidence.Included in the Resource:✓Explanation of each newspaper section (examples: title, news stories, interviews,
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Middle Ages Unit Activities - Bundle
Samurai Medieval Feudal Japan Project Help Wanted Advertisement
To set the scene, your students are Japanese scribes who live in medieval (feudal) Japan and have been chosen to design a help wanted advertisement to recruit highly qualified people to become samurai. The task of your students is to create a help wanted ad describing the role of the samurai. Additionally, an optional extension project is included in the resource in which students apply for the job by creating a career portfolio.This samurai project includes a detailed introduction for students
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Medieval Feudal Japan Bundle Unit Activities
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
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5th - 9th
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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
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5th - 9th
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.
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7th - 8th
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"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
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5th - 9th
Simulation: A Traveler's Guide to the Crusades
This simulation is an easy, low-prep activity to engage students in what Crusaders would have experienced journeying to the Holy Lands!Students take on the perspective of a Crusader and must make decisions to try and make it to the Holy Land in time to fight! Spark their creativity by encouraging them to come up with hashtags, mentions, and tweets about their experience!Simulations can be such fun and meaningful activities, but they often take a lot of work and preparation to set up, which is wh
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6th - 9th
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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
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6th - 8th
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Inca Mesoamerica Project Graphic Novel Comic Strip Activities Google Slides
Explore the fascinating world of the Inca civilization with "Machu Picchu Mischief," an immersive and engaging graphic novel project designed for middle school students! This comprehensive resource offers a dynamic learning experience, featuring colorful Google Slides versions and printable black and white versions. How this resource works: ✔ Students will first read the directions, then the enticing graphic novel synopsis, followed by character descriptions that bring the story to life.✔ They w
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Mesoamerica Activities Choice Board Maps Virtual Field Trip GRAPES DBQ
Knights Medieval Europe Middle Ages Project: Create an Advertisement
Your students are medieval scribes who have been hired to create help wanted advertisements to find qualified people to become knights. The task of your students is to create help wanted ads describing the roles, responsibilities, privileges and hardships of knights. Additionally, an optional extension project is included in the resource in which students apply for the job by creating career portfolios. Also, the resource comes with over 20 visually appealing templates for your students.Include
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Middle Ages Unit Activities - Bundle
Simulation: Surviving Life in the Middle Ages
This simulation is an easy, low-prep activity to engage students in what life was like during the Middle Ages! Students take on the perspective of a new Lord or Lady of the Manor and tweet about their experiences as they run their manor and encounter various challenges! Spark their creativity by encouraging them to come up with hashtags, mentions, and tweets about their experience!Simulations can be such fun and meaningful activities, but they often take a lot of work and preparation to set up,
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6th - 9th
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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
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6th - 8th
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Create a Visual Project of Feudalism in Japan - Shogun & Samurai
Creating visuals for topics in history truly help the content come alive! Your students will work in small groups of three to create a visual that portrays the status, roles and responsibilities of the four social groups that made up feudalism in medieval Japan. Each group member will choose a role (professor, graphic designer or scribe). While there is a lot of room for creativity, the visual that students create must be based on evidence.Included in the Resource:✓ A brief introduction✓ Step
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Medieval Feudal Japan Bundle Unit Activities
Feudalism in Japan - Structure, Pros & Cons - Includes Answer Key
After completing these two handouts on feudalism in medieval Japan, students will have a clear understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the shogun, daimyos, samurai and peasants. Students will also have the opportunity to express their opinion in regards to which social group they would choose to be a part of. Then, using their critical thinking skills and by making connections, students will explain why the United States does not adopt the system of feudalism.Related Resources:Japan
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Medieval Feudal Japan Bundle Unit Activities
Constantinople, Byzantine Empire - Create a Travel Brochure Project
The year is 600 C.E. and your students come across a “Help Wanted” ad in the Classified section. Tours & Co. is in need of an experienced, knowledgeable and articulate tour guide to teach tourists about the city of Constantinople during medieval times. In lieu of a formal interview, Tours & Co. has requested that job candidates submit an original travel brochure. Included in the Resource:✓ A detailed explanation of the project✓ A list of required topics✓ Step-by-step directions to c
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Middle Ages Unit Activities - Bundle
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
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Ghana, Mali & Songhai Projects
Visual of Feudalism in the Middle Ages - Group Project
Creating visuals for topics in history truly help the content come alive! Your students will work in small groups of three to create a visual that portrays the status, roles and responsibilities of the four social groups that made up feudalism during the Middle Ages in Europe. Each group member will choose a role (professor, graphic designer or scribe). While there is a lot of room for creativity, the visual that students create must be based on evidence.Included in the Resource✓ A brief intr
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Middle Ages Unit Activities - Bundle
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
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Medieval Feudal Japan Bundle Unit Activities
Mesoamerica DBQ Document Based Questions Essay Writing DOLLAR DEALS
Discover Mesoamerica with this Comprehensive DBQ Teaching Resource: Unlock the vibrant history, culture, and achievements of Mesoamerica with this essential Document-Based Question (DBQ) teaching resource. This resource contains an authentic excerpt from a primary source.What's Inside? 100% EDITABLE TEXT IN GOOGLE DOCS!: Adapt and personalize the DBQ to suit your classroom needs, enhancing engagement and enabling customized learning experiences.★ Primary Source Excerpt: A captivating selection f
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Mesoamerica Activities Choice Board Maps Virtual Field Trip GRAPES DBQ
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
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6th - 8th
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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
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Middle Ages Mini-DBQ 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
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6th - 8th
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History Alive-The Medieval World Unit 3-The Culture & Kingdoms of West Africa
ALL 4 Chapters of Unit 3, The Culture & Kingdoms of West Africa, 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 stu
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7th
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