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U.S. History Common Core RL.11-12.5 resources
The Crucible Engaging Activities - 12 Pre-Reading & Post-Reading Tasks
Looking for some fun, unique, and engaging activities to supplement The Crucible? These activities are perfect for learning background information before reading the play and assessing students' understanding after studying the play.Pre-reading activities include:❶ A history video viewing guide that corresponds with Salem Witch Trials documentary from the History Channel with answer key.❷ a handout where students determine which information is true, false, or simply opinionated about the history
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9th - 12th
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Harlem Renaissance Introduction Presentation with Poet Presentations and Essay
Enhance your Harlem Renaissance unit and engage your high school ELA students with these Harlem Renaissance PowerPoint presentation lessons introducing the era and prominent writers, musicians, artists and activists. Additional presentations for poets, Hughes, Cullen, Bontemps, McCay, and Toomer and writer, Hurston. An essay activity allows you to assess students' understanding and further spark their curiosity. No-prep.INTRODUCTION POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONThe Great Migration including photos an
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10th - 12th
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October Sky (Rocket Boys) by Homer Hickam Novel Unit
This digital download contains: * An introductory PowerPoint about Homer Hickam, Coalwood, the Space Race and Coalwood.* Short answer and essay questions for each chapter* Final test, including essay questions
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7th - 12th
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Poetry Analysis and the American Dream
What do Walt Whitman, Jay-Z, Langston Hughes, and Toby Keith all have in common? They have all commented on their understanding of the American Dream. This unit focuses on close reading skills to analyze the ever changing end equally elusive understanding of the American Dream.The mini-unit includes:A detailed lesson planHandouts of all the poem/songs with built in annotation strategies and close-reading questionsTwo Original Poetry Assignments and a RubricMini-Research Bio's for the Authors Gra
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Roaring 20's Research Project: Pre-Reading to "The Great Gatsby" or 1920's Era
In this product is everything you will need for a successful 1920's era project for your students! I used this project to teach my students about the 1920's era from a research format, though I plan to use it in the future for a pre-reading activity before reading The Great Gatsby. Each student will get to select a topic that is most interesting to them. Some options are: Economic Boom and Stock Market CrashThe Great DepressionFlappers and Women's RightsWW1 impactFilm Industry and Celebrity Wors
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Raisin in the Sun & Redlining in Chicago [EDITABLE GOOGLE DOC]
When a lot of people think about injustices in society, they think of people causing harm to others personally, through their attitudes and actions. This does happen. However, much of the injustice in society is deeply rooted in historical systems that allow injustice to continue. Often, the systems that we think are designed to help people in society, like education, criminal justice, housing, and healthcare, are often the most riddled with oppressive practices and historical injustices. In A R
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Red Badge of Courage (Reader's Theater Script-Stories + Reading Guides)
Penning the ultimate novel of the Civil War, Stephen Crane takes us into the mind of a soldier. The Red Badge of Courage portrays one youth’s struggle against himself as he fights his first battle. Because of its psychological realism, the novel still resonates with young readers today. This two-script adaptation is perfect for teachers who need an engaging way to exposure their students to the events of the novel. These script-stories can be used in conjunction with the original text to increas
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: American Literature Teaching Resources Bundle
The Handmaid's Tale Companion: Extensive Chapter-by-Chapter Study Guide
By far the most comprehensive study guide available on The Handmaid's Tale — much greater detailed than SparkNotes, CliffNotes, LitCharts, or any other online guide. (This took me four years to complete!) The chapter-by-chapter literary guide is written as if I’m having a conversation with students about the novel. I was teaching the book for the fourth year just as the pandemic hit, so I started a series of typed notes in lieu of classroom discussions. As the notes kept expanding, I rewrote it
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
From Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
This bundle was created from Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God by Jonathan Edwards. It has everything you need to keep your students moving and interested as they read and analyze excerpts from Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. Students will be introduced to the biography of Jonathan Edwards and some historical context surrounding his famous sermon. In this bundle you will find...Jonathan Edwards Research Assignment & KeyThis is a great way to introduce him, the context surrounding hi
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9th - 12th
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Frederick Douglass Quiz: "What to a Slave is the Fourth of July?"
This is a quiz (and key) covering Frederick Douglass' famous speech "What to a Slave is the Fourth of July?" Reading this speech goes well with the study of the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. This is a 20-question multiple choice quiz (and key), useful as a reading check and springboard for discussion.
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8th - 11th
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U.S. Constitution UNIT PLAN BUNDLE - 4 Weeks - Includes Pacing Guide
This unit bundle includes a variety of our engaging, best-selling resources for teaching through the Constitution of the United States, both its content as a document and its history within the early formation of the republic. These hands-on activities can engage your students throughout the span of your teaching unit. The products include worksheets, projects, primary source materials, and video guides. There is also a bonus Curriculum Pacing Guide with a suggested sequence for how you can sche
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8th - 12th
American Lit Bundle 24 Essay Prompts + Rubrics - CCSS - Google Slides™ - Digital
This growing bundle of American literature short story essay prompts can be used as in-class assignments, take-home essays, or the essay portions of exams. Details:20 literary works with 1 essay prompt eachEach prompt is Common Core-aligned to 2 standards for grades 11-12: 1 for reading writing and 1 for readingStandards-aligned, 2-item scoring guides help you assess student writing thoroughly and quicklyAn essay brainstorming/planning template is included How it works:Your TPT download includes
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11th - 12th
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The Things They Carried - Characterization and Symbolism - Close Reading
Use this compelling excerpt from the novel by Tim O'Brien to complete a close reading of the characters and things they carry. In pre-reading activities, students begin by responding to a writing prompt that makes personal connections. They also learn about the author, review symbolism, and define vocabulary. Next, they think about model annotations and do their own annotating. Then, after reading the text, they analyze the symbols using a graphic organizer, and they respond to post-reading
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: American Literature Curriculum - Thematic Pacing Guide - Lesson Bundle
Civil Disobedience Pieces: Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King
If you're looking for the perfect civil disobedience handout that covers the works of these two great men, then this is the place to be. Using an interdisciplinary approach, students in either English or social studies can use critical-thinking skills to dissect the pieces of each leader as well as find profound commonalities between their approaches. This is an ideal supplement for those who study the Romantic Period and/or history. A detailed answer sheet accompanies this printable.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Moby Dick Reader's Theater Script-Story Collection
Have you ever wanted to teach Moby Dick but couldn't find the time? Moby Dick is an American classic for a variety of reasons, but the original novel is daunting to high-school learners. That's why this Reader's Theater script-story adaptation is the perfect solution! While preserving the author's literary style, this 108-page text adapts Herman Melville's classic novel into six 45-minute Reader's Theater script-stories. Allowing the students to inhabit classic characters like Captain Ahab, Ishm
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: American Literature Teaching Resources Bundle
Puritanism featuring Anne Bradstreet PowerPoint, Google Slides
Over 55 slides!! Newly updated! Unbelievable value! Start your American literature unit with engagement, interest, questions, collaboration, sharing, critical thinking, and background! The presentation begins with a survey for the students to take that gives them a general sense of Puritan beliefs. The presentation then mixes background information and examples with critical thinking questions. This PowerPoint is interactive, and makes the kids work, think, and create! It is a great way of i
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10th - 12th
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The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
A brilliant work of narrative nonfiction that my students LOVE!The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America tells the intertwined stories of the 1893 world's fair, held in Chicago, and the serial killer H.H. Holmes.These resources focus primarily on the Holmes narrative but cover several long passages about the fair as well.Included are guided reading questions, glossaries for each chapter, daily bell-ringer questions, four writing prompts along with a
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10th - 12th
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Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston: Fiction Practice
Their Eyes Were Watching God, written by Zora Neale Hurston, is an American classic nearly forgotten until Alice Walker’s influence started a revival in academia in the late 1980s. These lessons focus on the chapter where Janie begins life after her husband has died. Included in the lesson are links to the prose sections, AP Multiple Choice practice questions with answer key, a link to the professional audiobook excerpt matching the text, film clips from YouTube, links to viewing guides for th
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9th - 12th
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Declarations & "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?"
In this bundle, you'll find materials to teach the Declaration of Independence (1776) as well as three related texts: the Declaration of Sentiments (1848), Frederick Douglass's speech "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" (1852), and Tracy K. Smith's poem "Declaration" (2018).**Includes daily bell-ringer questions, guided reading questions, writing prompts, and more. Exemplar responses are provided.I use these materials with my AP Language class, but they would work in an American literatur
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10th - 12th
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U.S. History Beginnings MEGA BUNDLE: Early Settling, Revolution, & Constitution
This massive unit bundle includes a variety of our best-selling resources for teaching through the earliest stages of American History. The mega bundle combines our 3 thematic unit bundles: Early America, American Revolution, and U.S. Constitution. There are differentiated activities that can be scattered throughout the span of your curriculum for these time periods. The products include various projects, primary source units, worksheets, and viewing guide materials. Make the study of U.S. histo
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8th - 12th
The Roaring Twenties Introduction Choice Board
Welcome to your one-stop for introducing The Roaring Twenties! This completely digital, ready-to-use resource is a Google Docs "choice board" which utilizes YouTube videos and other reliable websites to emphasize the dominating characteristics of The Roaring Twenties. I use this in my 11th grade ELA class, but it would be fitting for a history course as well. The choice board includes 9 squares with the middle square being the "free square" on which every student starts. They then choose two oth
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: American Literature Bundle
Jazz Age Project (Choice Board)
Step into the vibrant world of the Jazz Age with our exciting "Jazz Age Projects"! In this collaborative endeavor, students will immerse themselves in the cultural elements of the 1920s, choosing from a rich tapestry of topics such as the Harlem Renaissance, Prohibition, Jazz Music, Innovations and Inventions, Corruption, the Automobile, Women Redefining Their Roles, or Money and Economics. With their chosen cultural element in hand, student groups will unleash their creativity by selecting a dy
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: The Great Gatsby Bundle
Going After Cacciato Teacher-Student Resource
Complete resource for Tim O'Brien's Vietnam War novel Going After Cacciato. Includes author background, suggested reading schedule, reading questions for students, quizzes with answer keys, lesson plans and activities, essay prompts, and supplemental notes about the Vietnam War and literary concepts relevant to the book. This is a revised version of a product posted previously.
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Inherit the Wind Test Assessment with Detailed Answer Key
The verdict is in! This comprehensive Inherit the Wind test is indispensable as a gauge for assessment. Using a variety of tools for appraisal--true/false, short answer, and quote interpretations--this test provides a thorough evaluation of student understanding of this popular play. A detailed answer key is included.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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