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Common Core RH.6-8.4 thematic unit plans for Microsoft PowerPoint
Exploring the Pacific Islands 30 lesson integrated Geography and History unit
In this unit, students will explore the geography and history of the Pacific Islands, and the development of their lands and cultures. Students will examine modern geographical issues relating to the Pacific Islands, including climate change and the relationship of the peoples across the Pacific.Throughout the unit, I have differentiated worksheets where needed to cater for students at different literacy levels - a grade level 5-6 option ad a grade level 7-8 option. The spelling & vocabulary
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Grades:
5th - 9th
Ancient Mayan Civilization PowerPoint Presentation Bundle
Explore the astounding culture and accomplishments of the Ancient Mayan Civilization in 192 informative and colorful slides covering: Geography, Religion, Achievements, Politics, Economics, and Social Structure, this presentation is closely aligned to the ELA Common Core Standards for Literacy in Middle School Social Studies.Deep in the heartland of Central America the Maya established a civilization that towered over the jungle canopy. Creating a new written language that has only just been tra
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6th - 9th
Aboriginal Civil Rights Movement Unit 10 tasks + inquiry project and essay
This unit of work focuses on the Aboriginal Civil Rights Movement of the 20th Century. It is a very interesting topic to do especially to compare and contrast with the US and South African Civil Rights Movements occurring at the same time.This unit is designed to be followed chronologically from slide 3-73. Teachers can pick and choose with subtopics are suitable to their curriculum. This unit includes:* Primary and secondary sources of photos, maps, film and audio* Aboriginal Australian history
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
U S History Expanding Bundle
The U.S. History Expanding Bundle is a detailed collection of resources essential to teaching the history of the United States, beginning with English colonization until present times. How an Expanding Bundle works: You purchase the bundle at the current sale price and each time a new resource is added to the Expanding Bundle, you get the new resource FREE! Just check your purchases to see if any new items have been added to the bundle.Contents Include:PowerPoints on various topicsDetailed Lect
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
Ancient History Growing Mega Bundle
Ancient History presentations geared for keeping Middle Schoolers engaged and learning. This is a growing bundle of products for teaching the periods from the beginnings of civilization up to the 1st century AD. It can be use with or without a history text book. In addition to the history presentation are 2 end of year history review games.History Presentations-Ancient Egypt-Ancient Greece: Minoan and Mycenae Civilizations-Ancient India Civilizations-Ancient Hebrew Civilization-The Meso-Americ
Grades:
6th - 9th
Vietnam War: Musical Reactions of the 60s and 70s
In this Unit, students examine how Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young’s “Ohio,” Merle Haggard’s “Okie From Muskogee” and Edwin Starr’s “War” articulated the divisive feelings Americans had about the war in the late 1960s and early 1970s. To supplement these songs, students will also watch clips from CNN Soundtracks and analyze polling data, news articles, and photographs from the era. By the end of the unit, students will know seminal events during the Vietnam War, including the Gulf of Tonkin Reso
Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in: Vietnam War Unit
60s Girl Groups Unit - Early Feminism and Breaking Away from Traditional Roles
The Essential Question for students is: Were the Girl Groups of the early 1960s voices of female empowerment or reflections of traditional female roles? In this lesson, students will evaluate what the emergence of the Girl Groups said about the roles of girls and women in the early 1960s. The nation sat on the threshold of a new Women’s Rights movement that would challenge traditional female roles. In 1963, Betty Friedan published The Feminine Mystique, widely considered a milestone in the emerg
Grades:
8th - 10th
Suburbanization in Postwar America (TV, Car Culture, and the Surf Sound)
After WWII, the country’s landscape was changing, in ways that would have a major impact on American life and culture, and, certainly, on the worlds of young people. To begin this lesson, students will analyze the rise of the suburbs, and the ways in which the Beach Boys made music that evoked this important demographic trend. There are actually 3 separate lessons here, but in delivering the content to my own students, I discovered that it made more sense to combine them...themes repeat...The Be
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
Mara, Daughter of the Nile Novel Study Plan and Note Taking Guide
The Mara, Daughter of the Nile Novel Study Plan and Note Taking Guide was designed to aid in the presentation of several resources in support of each chapter in the book. The resources for each chapter are as follows:
*Teacher Presentation file: Topics to be discussed with students daily as the class progress through the reading of Mara, Daughter of the Nile. Topics are as follows:
• Hatshepsut
• Cast of Characters
• Egyptian Vocabulary
• Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
• Literary Devices: Foresha
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6th - 9th
The Twist and Teen Dance Shows: Influence on 50s American Culture
In this lesson, students will investigate the vast cultural impact on American culture of teen dance shows (such as American Bandstand), and dance crazes (the Twist in particular). Students will learn about the rising popularity of television and its growing power as a cultural force in 1950s America. They will discuss the popularity and influence of televised dance shows aimed at teenage audiences, and understand the influence of the “Twist” dance craze.The Essential Question for students is: H
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
RI8.3: 9/11 - Country Music Response
On September 11th, 2001, the US experienced the deadliest terrorist attack in its history...and the students sitting in our classrooms weren't even born yet! This event is our moment in history when everyone remembers where they were on that morning, and just like our grandparents told us about where they were when Kennedy was shot, we too mustn't allow this generation to forget what we saw and felt as we lived through it. The Essential Question for this unit is: How did country musicians’ respo
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
80s Heavy Metal and the Censorship Debate
In this lesson, students will investigate the connection between the popularity of Heavy Metal and the emergence of the parental advisory system. They will consider who should have the power to declare a song “offensive” and whether or not access to such material should be regulated. They will debate the merits of the labeling system, which is still in place, and consider whether or not labeling certain recordings is censorship.The Essential Question for students is: How was Heavy Metal involved
Grades:
8th - 10th
Also included in: English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
The Banjo and its Relationship to Slavery (slides, videos, music, questions)
The mini-lessons on these slides trace the history of the American banjo - students will go back to its African roots, wade through its complicated relationship with slavery, and discuss the irony of today's generalizations of "who" plays the banjo. As one editorial article will say, "How did the banjo go from black to white?" (that article is included in the BUNDLE). The Essential Question for students is: What is the relationship between the banjo and slavery, and how did music making by slave
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9th - 12th
Also included in: English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
Culture and Inventions (past, present, future) - Unit Slideshow
This unit could just as easily work in an English class as it does History - especially when paired with a historical fiction novel. The first slide gives an agenda overview - listing the activities (available through links) and the order to be completed. 1. Show and Tell - have students write a quick speech about a possession that they love or use all the time. Ask students to bring their possession and read their speeches to the class2. Images (link provided) - a visual walk through history (t
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
Beatlemania - Hysteria and the Commercial Machine
We all love the Beatles, we can all sing along to their songs...but this lesson is much more than an excuse to listen to great music in the classroom. The timeline, video clips, article excerpts, analysis questions, photographs, magazine covers, writing tasks, and activities embedded throughout this slideshow, force students to think deeply about the causes of Beatlemania, of mass hysteria in general. Students will think about the intense power of the "Commercial Machine" that was responsible fo
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
Black History Month Artist Series
History in Me is pleased to present, this series on Black History Art lessons. These lessons are designed to explore African American creativity in art. Each lesson will feature an African American artist and include: artist biography, art samples from the artist, and questions to check for understanding.
Grades:
1st - 12th
Life During Prohibition: A Case Study
THREE DAY, 38-PAGE UNITLife During Prohibition: A Case Study. The 1923-24 setting reveals what life during Prohibition was like for a teenager who delivered illegal sugar in Alabama and later entrained as an underage Naval recruit to Lakehurst, New Jersey, where he encountered the bustling era of speakeasies along the Coast. Two PowerPoint presentations supplement the short nonfiction story (complete with citations). This is a perfect secondary source for History teachers who have grown weary of
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Banjo Unit - Journey from Africa to N. America; Relationship to Slavery
The mini-lessons on these slides trace the history of the American banjo - students will go back to its African roots, wade through its complicated relationship with slavery, and discuss the irony of today's generalizations of "who" plays the banjo. As one editorial article will say, "How did the banjo go from black to white?" (that article is included in the BUNDLE). The Essential Question for students is: What is the relationship between the banjo and slavery, and how did music making by slave
Grades:
8th - 11th
Radio Influence on American Life and Culture
The slides in this presentation contain embedded links to video clips, questions, research writing tasks, images, and extension activities for students to easily follow along like digital notes or can be used as a teacher presentation. The Essential Question for students is: How did radio influence American life in the years before the birth of Rock and Roll? By the end of the unit, students will understand the changing nature and influence of radio on American life in successive eras, from the
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
Vietnam: The War Winds Down (interactive notes and slideshow)
The purpose of these notes is to help students understand how the conflict in Vietnam came to an end. This slideshow should be paired with the worksheet Vietnam Winding Down (available as a bundle) for student note taking. This lesson works as a lecture, but students could easily do this work independently. The slideshow provides facts and videos - students must stop, think, and write after each slide is presented. There is a video embedded on the My Lai Massacre slide - students must have headp
Grades:
7th - 10th
Vietnam: How the war Divided our Nation (interactive notes and slideshow)
The purpose of these notes and the paired worksheet is to help students understand how the conflict in Vietnam affected and divided our nation. This lesson works as a lecture, but students could easily do this work independently. The slideshow takes students on a chronological journey through events of the 1960's and the eventual decline of Johnson's administration and popularity - providing facts and videos...all the research has already been organized for students to comb through. The workshee
Grades:
7th - 10th
Aztec, Maya, and Inca Review Powerpoint
This powerpoint highlights the important contributions the Aztec, Mayans, and Incas have contributed to society. It reviews the geographical regions and resources used.
Grades:
6th - 8th
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