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High school social studies outline pdfs
Paleolithic, Neolithic & Agricultural Revolution Historical Snapshot Reading
Discover an invaluable resource that delves into the fascinating transition from the Paleolithic Era to the Agricultural Revolution, all while aligning seamlessly with Common Core standards. This engaging resource offers both a concise, two-page reading and an extended three-page version with clearly defined key concepts that you can choose from!Here's what makes this resource exceptional: Close Reading: Our carefully crafted texts feature generous margins, inviting students to engage actively t
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5th - 9th
Summary (Organizer) on the Seven Articles of the Constitution UPDATED
UPDATED WITH KEY. This activity is a graphic organizer for each of the seven articles of the Constitution. It is not especially detailed being one sheet, but it does contain what I feel are the condensed, key parts of each Article- such as major powers and topics. I use it as a review study guide activity or an introduction. Students use a Constitution, either online or in their textbook to fill out the missing parts. It took my students about 30-40 minutes and provided a nice visual for them to
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8th - 12th
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Country Travel Brochure Project
This is a fun project activity where students create a travel brochure for a chosen (or teacher-assigned) country. This project works well because the students know exactly what information that they need and where to put it on the brochure. It makes researching so much easier for everyone! There are directions, a brainstorm sheet, and a rough draft graphic organizer. I like the students to complete the final draft on large white construction paper, but the rough draft graphic organizer could be
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4th - 12th
Starter Kit for Middle School Newspaper, Part 1 (editable version included!)
Starting a middle school newspaper was a daunting task; I wasn’t quite sure where to begin! As with anything in teaching, I started by determining my goals, establishing what our writing/publishing procedure would look like, and choosing daily and weekly rhythms to move my journalism group in the right direction.This template I came up with was essential for creating structure while giving students ownership over the process. I also created a Starter Kit for Middle School Newspaper, Part 2, whic
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6th - 9th
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How to Write a Research Paper: Graphic Organizers & Writing Activities | PDF
These research paper graphic organizers and writing activities guide your students through the process of writing a research paper—from thesis statement to MLA citations. Graphic organizers for Thesis Statements, Topic Sentences, Working Outline, and Final Outline give you the tools you need to help your students succeed! Graphic Organizers for every paragraph help your students write strong paragraphs and manage a long writing project.✅ How to Write an Introduction✅ How to Write the Historical
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7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Expository, Literary, and Research Writing for Middle School
Class Debate Graphic Organizer Activity: Debate Planning Template
This debate template helps with group coordination, facilitating the organization of presentations and the equitable distribution of responsibilities among team members. It helps prevents one student from monopolizing the debate by assigning various sections to different individuals, ensuring a balanced contribution from all team members. By utilizing this template, teams can effectively structure their arguments and ensure that each member shares responsibility for the debate in a fair and incl
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5th - 12th
Ancient Nubia Kush Historical Snapshot Close Reading Investigation
This includes both a great,concise, two page and three page close reading with interesting visuals and key concepts for social science clearly stated. The Ancient Nubia Kush informational text has wide margins for annotation. It comes with an annotation guide. Key Common Core vocabulary for social sciences are bold throughout.The reading details the birth of Ancient Nubia Kush including: key leaders, economy and trade, crops, wars, achievements, religion, and social structure.
There are two les
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5th - 9th
Spanish Inquisition and Spain Outline Notes & Bumper Sticker Fun Activity
This is a concise one-page summary outline notes that includes the challenges and conquests of the medieval church. It also profiles The Spanish Inquisition, the leadership of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella and the Reconquista. The second and third pages include assignments that require students to create a bumper sticker about 3 key aspects of this historical period.This product was revised to include a blank bumper sticker template for a teacher to assign and more information was added.____
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6th - 9th
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Muslim Empires: Ottoman, Safavid, Mughal | World History Reading Passage
So proud of this assignment because when I looked for activities online about the gunpowder empires, all I found were PowerPoint presentations. So, I put together this two part reading: Part 1: describes what are gunpowder empires and gives a short description of how the Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals were that made them gunpowder empiresPart 2: Ii included three primary/secondary sources [one for each empire] that talks about their stance on their empire, military, expenditures, etc.Sold sep
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â World History Chapter 18 The Muslim World Expands BUNDLE
Islam, Christianity and Judaism Activity Set
Religion is such an important accpect of the development of a civilzation! The resources in this set were designed to cover the key facts that will help build great discussions and a fundamental understanding of cultural behaviors. This engaging, Common Core actvity set includes:
1. A Why Learn About Religion? World Religions Map Activity. This comes with a map, questions and an answer key.
2. A two page reading and fact sheet covering the basics of the religions of Islam, Christianity and Jud
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5th - 10th
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End of the American Revolution and Treaty of Paris (1783): Graphic Organizer
Teacher-prepared notes show students what is important and how ideas relate, and offer a model for how students should take notes themselves (Marzano et al., 2001). These teacher created notes display a flow chart of the events that led to the end of the American Revolution. The notes also explain the major weaknesses of the Article of Confederation. Lastly, the notes help students understand the major provisions made under the Treaty of Paris 1783. These notes come with a completed teacher vers
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7th - 11th
Sociology: Social Structure Topic 1, Status and Roles Practice Activities
The best way to make SOCIOLOGY come to life- have students apply it to themselves!  Description: This relates to the Unit on Social Structure and the PowerPoint that I created [link below under resources]. The PowerPoint is divided into FIVE TOPICS, and this is related to TOPIC #1. 1. Topic 1: BUILDING BLOCKS OF SOCIAL STRUCTURE: Status, Roles, Role performance vs. expectations, and social institutions 2. Topic 2: TYPES OF SOCIAL INTERACTION: conflict, exchange, competition, cooperation, and ac
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Crusades Notes Curriculum Outline & Graphic Organizer : A One Pager
This is a condensed one page that outlines the important facts about the Crusades including who went, why, and how the Crusades impacted European feudalism. It has a map and great eye catching visuals. This product also comes in a Google Ready fill-able graphic organizer version for Google Classroom! Text boxes are ready for students to type!Students can use the Crusades worksheet also posted as an extension, or they can use the outline as launching pad for class projects and assignments.This fi
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5th - 12th
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West African Empires Ghana, Mali, Songhai One Pager Notes and Graphic Organizer
This is a one pager of concise notes covering the geography, religions, key leaders, resources, and economies of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. Students then can use the notes to create a folding project about the most important leaders (Mansa Musa, Sundiata, Askia the Great) and accomplishments of West Africa.________________________________________________________________________________♥♥♥SAVE BIG! Buy this lesson in a discounted West Africa Empires of Ghana, Mali & Songhai Bundle!!___________
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5th - 9th
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World History: Latin American Revolutions One Page Notes Summary with Map
This is a note-taking strategy that I came up with, designed, and started using this year. It’s what I called a One-Page Summary, and it’s a one page notes template designed to cover ONE topic, chapter, or section at a time. Because it’s one page only, I focus only on the pertinent information that the students must absolutely walk away knowing. This is based on the World History, Patterns of Interaction textbook. Chapter 24, Section 1: Latin American Peoples with Independence. MAP Notes:United
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â World History Chapter 24 Nationalist Revolutions Sweep the West BUNDLE
Medieval China Notes and Graphic Organizer or Worksheet
This is a two page set of concise notes covering the geography, religions, key leaders, resources, achievements, and economies of Sui, Tang. Song, Yuan, and Ming Dynasties. Students then can use graphic organizer the process the information for classwork or as a homework extension. The product also comes with a new Google Ready graphic organizer, complete with text boxes for students to fill in information!The Medieval Chinese Dynasties PowerPoint available is a great compliment to this source a
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5th - 9th
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Sample Outline for a Research Paper
Prepare your students for research writing!
Why should you purchase this resource?
• no prep
• easy to use
• engages visual learners
• applies across content areas
• works with all levels of students
Students are often expected to know how to organize a research paper but have never been shown how that might look. They do not know how to outline a paper, even though that is not only a critical step in the writing process, but also often a required component to turn in as part of the entire gr
Puerto Rico
This is a .pdf file with 12 coloring pages. It include all pages shown on the preview. The images are:1. Puerto Rico cover coloring page2. Flag - La bandera3. Map - el mapa de Puerto Rico4. Flag in map form - bandera con la forma del mapa5. Race - nuestra raza6. Old San Juan "La garita"7. National flower "La maga" - Flor "La maga"8. Music instruments - instrumentos musicales9. National dance "La plena" dancers10. National dance " La bomba" dancers11. "Vejigante"12. "Vejigante" mask - máscara ve
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PreK - 12th
Also included in:Â Puerto Rico Coloring Bundle
Writing Resources Bundle for SEQ + Civic Literacy Essay-US History Regents Prep
Writing Resources Bundle for SEQ + Civic Literacy Essay-US History Regents Prep + Bonus Grading Rubric! Elevate your students' writing proficiency with the ultimate writing resources bundle, encompassing an engaging presentation, writing guides, graphic organizers, checklists, and grading rubrics tailored to Short Essay Questions and Civic Literacy essay prompts. This comprehensive bundle is curated to foster analytical thinking and refined writing skills in secondary students. These resources w
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7th - 12th
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Reformation Notes Two Pager with Fill-able Graphic Organizer
This is a great condensed version of important definitions and figures during the Protestant Reformation. One page contains the background history of church corruption and early reformers. The second page can be used by itself or in addition to page one. It has condensed key facts of the Protestant Reformation and Counter Reformation. Key reformers including Martin Luther, John Calvin, King Henry VII and William Tyndale are all outlined as well as the Council of Trent and the 30 years war.This
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6th - 12th
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Graphic Organizers for Review: US History Regents Prep
Provided here are simple graphic organizers to help students review content at the end of a unit of study or for Regents preparation. The sheets are designed to help students review the big ideas of a unit or its major themes. In creating these I tried to consider what the students would need to remember for an essay. They must define the events, their causes, and their impacts. There are graphic organizer sheets for 12 units of study:
1: America and its Peoples
2: Causes of the Revolution
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Ancient China Two Page CLOZE Notes & Graphic Organizer with Google Fillable
This is a great, concise set of outlined notes with interesting visuals. It includes a graphic organizer that has fill in the blank key common core vocabulary for social sciences. The notes detail the geography, achievements, social classes, leadership, economy and religion of Zhou, Shang, Qin and Han dynasties. There is also a great PowerPoint also posted that these notes and graphic organizer can me used with (don't worry the PowerPoint is not needed, the notes will work great!).The notes also
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4th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Ancient China Bundle: Interactive Notebook Bundle or Independent Work Packet
WORLD RELIGIONS BUNDLE, Digital Learning, Google & Print
The World Religions Bundle supports my World History Curriculum and includes a variety of World Religions activities to support engagement, differentiations, ELL, and ESS students as you study this unit. Includes links to engaging resources in Dropbox and Google Format as well as direct PDF downloads. INCLUDED RESOURCES: World Religions Agenda PowerPoint & Google Slides, World History AgendaWorld Religions Picture Puzzle Unit Review, Study Guide, Test PrepWorld Religions Just the Essentials
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6th - 12th
Muslim Empires: Ottoman, Safavid, Mughal | World History Reading Questions
This is the set of questions that goes along with a two-page reading on the gunpowder empires, The reading is divided into two parts:\Part 1: describes what are gunpowder empires and gives a short description of how the Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals were that made them gunpowder empires....There are some questions that relate to this information and ask students to assess what made them gunpowder empires and identify similarities between themPart 2: Ii included three primary/secondary sources
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â World History Chapter 18 The Muslim World Expands BUNDLE
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