Economic Growth Factors in Europe (SS6E9) GSE Aligned

Your students will love learning about factors that influence economic growth in Europe with this engaging, no prep reading activity! This is perfect for adding literacy to your social studies curriculum because it’s academically-aligned for ELA and for social studies. Plus, it’s so easy to use that you can even leave it for sub plans!

**There are FIVE resources included in this resource -- that's 32 pages for 10% off!**

Resource 1: Literacy Rates & Standard of Living (SS6E9a)

➊ Passage (leveled for 6th grade) over literacy rates & standards of living in Europe

➋ Graphic Organizer (x1)

➌ Matching Activity (4 prompts)

➍ Multiple Choice Activity (8 prompts)

➎ Summarizing Activity (3 prompts)

➏ Answer Keys

Resource 2: Human Capital and GDP (SS6E9b)

➊ Passage (leveled for 6th grade)

➋ Matching Activity (5 prompts)

➌ Multiple Choice Activity (8 prompts)

➍ Graphic Organizer

➎ Writing Activity (2 prompts)

➏ Answer Keys

Resource 3: Investments in Capital Goods & GDP (SS6E9c)

➊ Passage (leveled for 6th grade)

➋ Matching Activity (5 prompts)

➌ Multiple Choice Activity (8 prompts)

➍ Graphic Organizer

➎ Writing Activity (2 prompts)

➏ Answer Keys

Resource 4: Natural Resources in Europe (SS6E9d)

➊ Passage (leveled for 6th grade)

➋ Matching Activity (5 prompts)

➌ Multiple Choice Activity (4 prompts)

➍ Writing Activity (3 prompts)

➎ Answer Keys

Resource 5: Entrepreneurs in Europe SS6E9e)

➊ Passage (leveled for 6th grade)

➋ Multiple Choice Activity

➌ Graphic Organizer

➍ Application of Knowledge Activity

➎ Answer Keys

Standards Covered:

❏ Georgia Standards of Excellence

  ✓SS6E9. Describe factors that influence economic growth and examine their
presence or absence in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Russia.

  ✓a. Evaluate how literacy rates affect the standard of living in Europe.

  ✓b. Explain the relationship between investment in human capital goods
(education and training) and gross domestic product (GDP per capita)

✓c. Explain the relationship between investment in capital

(factories, machinery, and technology) and gross domestic product (GDP per capita)

✓d. Describe the role of natural resources in a country’s economy.

✓e.Describe the role of entrepreneurship.

❏Common Core ELA

    ✓CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.2 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

    ✓CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.2 Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.

    ✓WHST.6-8.9: Draw evidence from informational texts to

   support analysis, reflection, and research.

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