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Historical Thinking Skills Activities
Historical thinking is a key skill for students to utilize when examining primary and secondary sources. In order for students to fully understand a source, they must examine it in-depth. These activities are designed to strengthen student's understanding of historical sources. They can be used with any type of historical document.
The Historical Thinking Skills Activities includes:
***Teacher Resources***
1. What is Historical Thinking (A letter for the teacher)
2. Think and Link – the step
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Love and War: Civil War Love Letters Primary Source Analysis
Unique Civil War Primary Source Activity. Students will analyze ten primary source "Love Letters" from 1861-1864 in order to analyze a shifting society through the preferred communication medium of the time-- letters. Students will use these documents to answer the essential question: "Who, or what, did people love during the Civil War?"Students may assume that these love letters will reveal that soldiers mainly loved their spouse or significant other. While that is overwhelmingly true, afte
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Asking Higher Order Thinking Questions: PD Session, Graphics, Organizers & More
Unlock your students' full potential with these strategies for asking Higher Order Thinking Questions! Learn how to design questions that lead to deeper understanding, and transform your classroom into a hub of critical thinking. Don't miss out on this essential professional development session!Included:Product ExplanationCorresponding Blog PostSequencing Staircase of Higher Order Thinking QuestionsHigher Order Thinking Process Graphic & DetailsQuestion StemsGraphic OrganizersQuestioning Exa
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
Also included in:Â Instructional Best Practices Professional Development [PD] Bundle
DBQ Essay Writing: Graphic Organizer, Template, & Rubric (1:1 Compatible)
I really struggled to get my kids to write in the humanities subjects with a claim, evidence, & reasoning. However, once I was able to break this down into a graphic organizer and scale it back up into an essay, I saw immense results! These have been incredibly valuable to my learners, as it gives them the scaffolds they need while still holding them accountable for the content. After several months of practice, my student have really started to understand how to write within the humanities
Grades:
8th - 12th
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H.I.P.P. Primary Source Document Analysis
Graphic organizer that draws on historical thinking skills to identify and cite evidence of the Historical Context, Intended Audience, Author's Purpose, and Author's Point of View of a primary source document. Can be used with whole group instruction, small groups, or as a pre-writing tool for analytical essay writing.
Grades:
7th - 11th
Small Group/Socratic Seminar/Blended Learning Discussion/Question Stems
Planning for small group instruction in a secondary classroom can be a bit of a challenge. There aren't a lot of resources out there for that purpose. Therefore, I created this resource to help me with my TX History small group discussions!
Grades:
4th - 12th
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DBQ/Argument Writing Bundle!
This product includes 3 Resources (underlined below):Two different resources to provide students with to help them write their essayDBQ Argument Essay Guidelines (for higher students and/or seasoned writers)DBQ Essay Packet (For first time writers and/or struggling writersDBQ Essay ChecklistTo be used when students have completer their first draft to help them figure out what revisions need to be made.Can also be used for peer-revision
Grades:
4th - 12th
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Green Choice/Red Choice Individual Behavior Plan
Intended to be laminated inside a file folder.Green Choice/Red Choice reference sheet on the inside left as reference. "I Made Green Choices" on the inside right with velcro pieces. The third page with the green squares can be cut out and laminated. These green squares can be given to the student as they make a green choice to velcro to the empty squares inside their folder. Once they fill a row (4 green choices) (or however you want to structure it) they can earn a prize!
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Grades:
PreK - 2nd
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Canvas to ChatGPT Autograder
This is an auto-grader for teachers using Canvas and ChatGPT's API that will pull student's submissions, automatically grade and give feedback for each student. It is a python script that requires minimal set-up, but NO CODING KNOWLEDGE needed! I have provided step-by-step instructions for set-up and execution. This can be used to grade attached submissions as well as text-entry. It works best with a rubric given in the assignment description. Perfect for giving students feedback on IB/AP practi
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Not Grade Specific
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Aztec Demise - Drawing Conclusions and Learning Lessons from Primary Source Docs
This Google Doc file is designed for classrooms with 1:1 device access. It was designed to guide students through the Stanford History Education Group lesson "Moctezuma and Cortes." This Doc requires students to gather information about the demise of the Aztecs from the primary source documents provided by SHEG. Students will use these documents to confirm or refute the legend that Moctezuma gave his kingdom away to Cortes, believing he was the god Quetzacoatl come to Earth. Purchase of this ite
Grades:
6th - 12th
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5 W's - Source Evaluation Tool; Evaluating A Source's Credibility
This product can be used for any classroom/subject where a research paper is assigned and/or a classroom where students need to evaluate a source's credibility/trustworthiness. Examples: argument or informational-based research essays, DBQ's, etc.Product consists of:-5 W (Who, What, When, Where, Why) Source Evaluation Tool with prompting questions and space for students to write notes about the trustworthiness of a source - Checklist for identifying/evaluation a source's credibility & trustw
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Galileo on Trial Package
This package is designed to work in conjunction with the Galileo lesson from the Stanford History Education Group. It requires students to analyze historical documents in order to determine whether Galileo was guilty or innocent of heresy.This package includes:1. Google Doc with directions for students and teachers. This document sets groups of students up to divide themselves into the roles of a court: prosecution, plaintiff, defense, and defendant. It instructs defense and prosecution in how t
Grades:
6th - 9th
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Make Your Own Test - Student Created Test
This set of test requirements allows students to create a test over unit material themselves. Allowing students to make a test themselves helps them learn the information. The students are required to develop several types of questions. It is a great review activity, or the students could complete this as their assessment over the material instead of taking a teacher made test. It can be used with any subject matter. It can also be used in person or remote.These test requirements include Docume
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Document Based Argumentative Writing Unit: Can Child Criminals Be Saved
This is a high interest step-by-step unit for students using provided documents to write an argumentative paper about the idea of child criminals and the punishments/consequences they deserve. The unit includes answer key, teaching notes, planning organizers, and a rubric.
Grades:
9th - 12th
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CCSS:
ACER Style Scholarship Paper for Grades 4-7
Australian Council for Education Research (ACER) high-stake style- exam for students wanting to pass SCHOLARSHIP tests. * Includes one complete set of FULL 4 tests. * ANSWERS included.Test 1: Written Expression (25minutes)Test 2: Humanities Comprehension and Interpretation (40minutes)Test 3: Mathematics and Science (40minutes)Test 4: Written Expression (25minutes)
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Grades:
4th - 8th, Staff
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16th Amendment - "Income Tax" - Enhanced DBQ - Close Read (PDF for Handouts)
A PERFECT ACTIVITY FOR TAX DAY!
In studying this Amendment, your students will learn the history behind taxing income, an indepth study of the 16th Amendment, and a Matching assessment quiz.
An Enhanced Document-Based Question Unit that includes elements of Close Reading Strategies to gain a GREATER understanding of the 16th Amendment - "Income Tax". This lesson includes:
* Lesson Plan
* Lesson Plan Narrative and Reasoning Guide
* Common Core Standards Correlation
* Primary and Secondary Sou
Grades:
5th - 12th
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The Lunchroom Fight- an activity about sourcing, analysis, and corroboration
An activity using the characters from The Office to help students learn how to analyze primary sources, interpret perspectives, corroborate stories, and determine if sources are reliable or not!
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Wonder by R.J. Palacio Picasso Project
My 6th grade students fell in love with not only Auggie, but all of the other wonderful characters in Wonder. At the end of the unit, students learned about Picasso & attempted to create art much like the famous painter based on a character from Wonder. Their creations & writing were astounding. Turn YOUR classroom into an art gallery, too!
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Grades:
5th - 7th
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Blooms Writing System Entire Collection
This bundle includes the slides of instructions on how to implement blooms writing in your classroom, as well as the questions sheets, and the mascot cash to use as a reward. Everything you need all in one place!
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Grades:
9th - 12th
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Natural Texas and its People - DBQ - Texas History
Students will analyze four documents to answer the prompt: How did Texas Native Americans adapt to their geography and climate?Packets covers:What is a DBQ?Primary vs. Secondary sourcesBeringiaAn excerpt from Cabeza de Vaca's La RelacionMap of where Native Americans settled in TexasExamples of different types of shelters used by Texas Native AmericansBrainstorming page2 lined pages to write the essayDBQs are a GREAT way to prepare your students for advanced and AP classes!Remember the Alamo and
Grades:
5th - 10th
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Also included in:Â 20% OFF- Texas History -Early Humans and Cultures PowerPoints & Notes Bundle
Blooms Writing System Instructions Slides- Editable
These slides will help you integrate a system of writing on multiple levels of comprehension. It is based off of Blooms Taxonomy and it gets students writing questions and answering their own questions about the content. On the last slide I explain how I implement it in my classroom.
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in:Â Blooms Writing System Entire Collection
Brain Teasers Problem Solving + Riddles + Puzzles + Escape Rooms + Inferencing
Are you needing to entertain and challenge your kids with this compelling collection of brain-twisting activities! Look no further! This activity includes 300 activities for you to choose from. Anything from escape rooms, virtual field trips, math puzzles, and bell ringers. Daily exit tickets as well! What are you waiting for?
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Brain Teasers Problem Solving + Riddles + Puzzles + Escape Rooms + Inferencing
Are you needing to entertain and challenge your kids with this compelling collection of brain-twisting activities! Look no further! This activity includes 200 activities for you to choose from. Anything from escape rooms, virtual field trips, math puzzles, and bell ringers. Daily exit tickets as well! What are you waiting for?
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Teaching Socratic Seminars to Students (SPIDER Style)
If you want to teach your students a fun way of having a deep conversation in class, look no futher! This activiy include a hand out rubric for all stduents to have and follow as well as a power point slide show to explain how a SPIDER or Socratic Seminar work.
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Thinking Like A Historian Unit
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