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U.S. History Common Core W.11-12.6 resources
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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The Great Gatsby or Roaring 1920s Research and Multimedia Project (Roarin 20s)
Ignite creativity with this Roaring 20s research project or Great Gatsby introduction! Your students will love exploring the 1920s decade and creating a roaring twenties multimedia slideshow - complete with facts, relevant images, and representative media (video or audio). This digital resource is designed for students in 9th-12th grades and will take approximately 3 days to complete.The research topics include the following:✅ Harlem Renaissance✅Jazz Age✅Flappers and Speakeasies✅19th Amendment
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9th - 12th
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#Activism Research Project: Perfect for Social Justice/Informational Text Unit
Thanks to social media and trending hashtags, modern activism movements look much different than the activism of the past. This project is a great addition to any study of activism, social justice, social movements, informational text, or just as a stand-alone research project. It is crucially important we teach students how to research and understand the movements of their generation so they can actively participate in the dialogue that is taking place all around them. Understanding the current
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Argumentative 5-Paragraph Essay Writing - Position Paper Research Project
Teach the 5-paragraph argumentative essay, also called a position paper, with confidence and ease using this everything-included writing kit.This universal kit can be seamlessly integrated into any ELA or Social Studies class, thanks to its step-by-step scaffolding in developing, researching, and constructing a firm argument on any topic!This resource comes in both print PDF and paperless Google files for your flexibility!Greatness is developing thoughtful, articulate, and supported firm positio
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Essay Writing Curriculum - How to Write Opinion Narrative College Essays
PRESIDENTS DAY PROJECT: Summarize the Life and Biography of a President
Students will create a slide presentation, video, or any project format about a President of their choice. This project explains what students must research and includes a grading rubric for the teacher. Students will research both personal and executive events of their chosen Commander in Chief. It's great for a President's Day activity, a substitute teacher, or for any unit that studies the United States Presidents. Helpful websites are even included to help students find appropriate informati
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Washington DC: Create a Field Trip Project Activity to the Nation's Capital City
OverviewCan't take your class to Washington DC? This lesson is the solution to getting your students to our Nation's Capital without spending a dime. As tour guides, students will study various memorials, buildings, and attractions to research and present to the class in the form of a presentation. These various "tours" will bring the entire class around to the major attractions of Washington DC. This student-led, virtual class field trip will help your students learn about the major sites o
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5th - 12th
The Great Gatsby Themes Research Activity - The Roaring 20s and Organized Crime
Explore the "Roaring 1920s" and the theme of organized crime in The Great Gatsby with this collaborative research activity! Students will research the history of the 1920s and prominent historical figures, inviting them to analyze characters within The Great Gatsby and think critically about the potential allusions to real-life figures.Included with this The Great Gatsby Themes Research Activity:✏️ WebQuest Handout and Research Activity Instructions - Digital & Print✏️ Vocabulary Terms Wor
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8th - 11th
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1950s MODERN TECHNOLOGY PROJECT | Post World War II America | Print & Digital
Your classroom will come alive with this fun, interactive project. Students will learn about the modern technologies invented after 1945 by participating in a "Technology Fair".Buyer FeedbackThis was such a fun and engaging resource for my students to review technology introduced after WWII.Each student will create a project (poster, 3 or 4D project, presentation, mobile, etc. ) on one technology that was invented after World War II and describe the impact it had on both American society and the
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9th - 12th
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Instagram World War I (WWI) Project (High school version)
This is designed to be a summative project after the World War I unit. Students select an identity, Instagram at least 8 posts from themselves and 2 posts from a contemporary. This reinforces succinct writing, use of modern technology and its vernacular (i.e. #hashtags), while reinforcing point of view writing. There is a paper based project if internet or social media isn't available. This is based on the 9-12 Common Core standards for history, with 9/10th grade standards as the meeting gra
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9th - 12th
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Rhetorical Analysis Essay - I Have a Dream - Speech by Martin Luther King Jr.
Teaching rhetorical analysis essays doesn't have to be tricky. This no-prep rhetorical analysis unit for Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech is engaging and easy to use. This rhetorical analysis unit teaches students how to analyze a speech; identify ethos, logos, and pathos; and write a rhetorical analysis essay. Students are supported through the rhetorical analysis essay with prewriting activities and detailed graphic organizers. Both a printable PDF and digital Google Slides version
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8th - 11th
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Interdisciplinary Project Based Learning Unit Native American Heritage & Culture
This resource pulls together Native American mythology, primary source historical texts, and the habitat degradation of an endangered species in this week-long, interdisciplinary, project-based learning unit based on real-life current events. Use as a Native American Heritage month activity or as part of a wider mythology unit.Students explore a range of sources in a structured way (like a digital breakout activity, where they must 'unlock' each stage of their investigation). They evaluate those
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9th - 12th
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Gettysburg Address Rhetorical Analysis Essay - Abraham Lincoln Speech Analysis
Teaching rhetorical analysis with speeches doesn't have to be tricky. This no-prep rhetorical analysis unit for Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is engaging and easy to use. This Gettysburg Address rhetorical analysis unit teaches students how to analyze a speech; identify ethos, logos, and pathos; and write a rhetorical analysis essay. Students are supported through the rhetorical analysis essay with prewriting activities and detailed graphic organizers. Both a printable PDF and digital Goo
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: English 9-10 Full Year Curriculum - Yearlong Pacing Guide and Lessons
Rhetorical Analysis - Assassination of Martin Luther King- Robert Kennedy Speech
Teaching rhetorical analysis doesn't have to be tricky. This no-prep rhetorical analysis unit for Robert Kennedy's Statement on the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. is engaging and easy to use. This rhetorical analysis unit teaches students how to analyze a speech; identify ethos, logos, and pathos; and write a rhetorical analysis essay. Students are supported through the rhetorical analysis essay with prewriting activities and detailed graphic organizers. Both a printable PDF and digital
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: English 9-10 Full Year Curriculum - Yearlong Pacing Guide and Lessons
Civil Disobedience Synthesis Essay
A perfect assessment for English or social studies teachers who want to delve into civil disobedience, this synthesis essay compilation provides a prompt, rubric, tips for writing, a fill-in chart, a brainstorming activity, and an answer key. A list of articles and videos that examine the topic are delineated in this handout as well. This all-in-one, seven-page worksheet is a complement and supplement to the study of the Romantic Period as well as to the examination of individuals who have mad
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Recognizing Propaganda (WWII)
This multi-step activity asks students to work with propaganda in multiple ways. From assessing an actual WWII example, to finding prop around them and finally creating their own - this assignment has them digging deep into what is propaganda, how to spot it, dig into it and create their own!
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10th - 11th
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Washington DC Field Trip Journal Notebook Differentiated
This Washington D.C. Notebook is perfect for children and students of all ages who would like to document, scrapbook, draw, write and create memories of their field trip or vacation. Writing is perfect for synthesizing the learning which takes place through field trips and hands on learning experiences. By having peers edit each other's entries you can integrate language arts, grammar and mechanics. Writing based on educational museums and experiences with and without prompted essay topics furth
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K - 12th, Higher Education
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K-2-ETS1-2
, K-PS3-1
, 1-ESS1-1
, MS-ETS1-2
, 5-ESS3-1
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Instagram the Progressive Era Project (High school version)
This is designed to be a summative project after the Progressive Era unit. Students select an identity, Instagram at least 8 posts from themselves and 2 posts from a contemporary. This reinforces succinct writing, use of modern technology and its vernacular (i.e. #hashtags), while reinforcing point of view writing. There is a paper based project if internet or social media isn't available. This is based on the 9-12 Common Core standards for history, with 9/10th grade standards as the meeting
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9th - 12th
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American Imperialism - "With God on Our Side" Bob Dylan Song Analysis Activity
This Song Analysis Activity covers Imperialism, the dangers of the concept of American Exceptionalism, and various conflicts throughout US History."With God on Our Side" by Bob Dylan - song lyrics and video linkGuided class-discussion questions (linked to Common Core State Standards)ANSWER KEY INCLUDED with common student responses :)QR codes / links to videos and additional resources for activityENJOY!*****************************************************************************Related Products:
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6th - 12th
The American Presidency: A Group Research Project
Have your students learn more about American Presidents as they work collaboratively to complete this group research project. The final project includes a five paragraph research paper written and cited in MLA format and a PowerPoint presentation that is presented to class.
This group research project is a great introduction to US History and American Literature.
This download includes:
- The research project assignment (PDF)
- Research topics and websites for students to visit (PDF)
- Group m
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6th - 12th
"Our Lives, Our Fortunes, Our Sacred Honor" Video Analysis
This activity uses an excerpt from Paul Harvey's The Rest of the Story. The broadcast is on the fate of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Students are encouraged to decide whether or not knowing the fate of these men, what they sacrificed, changes their perception of the document and it's failings.
The file includes a teacher version with suggested teaching methods as well as a student version.
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9th - 12th
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Alexander Hamilton Reading Comprehension
Who was Alexander Hamilton?Alexander Hamilton was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and the 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury. He was born on January 11, 1755 or 57 in Nevis, West Indies.Hamilton’s footprints in the history of the United States are extensive and awe-inducing. He wrote 51 of the 85 Federalist Papers and was one of the 39 men to sign the United States Constitution in 1787. He laid the foundations for the Coast Guard, developed our currency system, founded
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9th - 12th
THE GREAT GATSBY GROUP RESEARCH PROJECT
Group research project for Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, using Google Slides
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9th - 12th
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"Too Late to Apologize" An Analysis of the Declaration
This activity uses the popular Soomo Learning music video "Too Late to Apologize: A Declaration" to gauge student understanding of the Declaration of Independence.
The file includes a teacher version with suggested teaching methods and answers as well as a student version.
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9th - 12th
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"American Dream" Media Analysis Journals
“The American Dream is still alive out there, and hard work will get you there." — Bill Rancic, entrepreneur“For many, the American dream has become a nightmare.” — Bernie Sanders, U.S. SenatorFor this assignment, students maintain a journal analyzing the way the American Dream is portrayed in our culture and media. In these journals, they must use textual evidence (from a variety of texts, including novels, videos, and social media posts) to support analyses. This assignment tests skills in ana
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11th
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