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Executive Branch Interactive Review Activity

By Ballard Curriculum Designs

This slideshow contains several interactive activities that help students review the important aspects of the executive branch. It includes constitution primary source, drag and drop activities, graph analysis, and more! Easy to follow and do

Subjects:

Civics, Government

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Internet Activities

$3.50

Online Resource
Google Drive™ folder

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Judicial Branch Interactive Review Activity

By Ballard Curriculum Designs

This slideshow contains several interactive activities that help students review the important aspects of the judicial branch. It includes constitution primary source, drag and drop activities, cartoon analysis, and more! Easy to follow and do

Subjects:

Civics, Government

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Internet Activities

$3.50

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Google Drive™ folder

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Legislative Branch Interactive Review Activity

By Ballard Curriculum Designs

This slideshow contains several interactive activities that help students review the important aspects of the legislative branch. It includes constitution primary source, drag and drop activities, map analysis, and more! Easy to follow and do

Subjects:

Civics, Government

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Study Guides, PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

$3.00

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Revolution Primary Source Timeline Activity

By Ballard Curriculum Designs

In this activity, students will read an excerpt from one primary source that was instrumental in the history of the American Revolution. The intent of the activity is to give students a quick overview of how different people and events throughout

Subjects:

Civics, Government, U.S. History

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Teacher Manuals, Activities, Printables

$5.00

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Election Project (School Version)- DIGITAL LEARNING

By Ballard Curriculum Designs

Election Project (School Version) provides students with structured, role based activates that simulate running a campaign. In this version, students will dive deep into school issues (course requirements, afterschool activities, nutrition,

Subjects:

Government

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Simulations

$5.00

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Google Slides™

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Congressional Oversight

By Ballard Curriculum Designs

One of the most important roles of Congress is to oversee the federal bureaucracy. Have students explore this in real time with these current examples of oversight.

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Civics, Government

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities

$1.00

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French and Indian War Interactive Online Activities

By Ballard Curriculum Designs

This slideshow contains several interactive activities that help students explore the causes and effects of the French and Indian war. It includes a mercantilism and salutary neglect document analysis, drag and drop activities, matching, and a

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Civics, U.S. History

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

$2.50

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The Boston Tea Party- An Act of terrorism?

By Ballard Curriculum Designs

The Boston Tea Party is seen today as an act of revolution by American Colonists fighting against an oppressive government. It is used as an example of what true patriotism looks like and is proudly celebrated in American history. However, what if

Subjects:

Civics, Government, U.S. History

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education

Types:

Research, Activities, Rubrics

$2.50

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Declaration in the Bill of Rights

By Ballard Curriculum Designs

The Declaration provides great insight into what the Founding Fathers were thinking as they developed the Constitution. Have your students do a deep dive into the grievances of the colonists and how these ultimately led to the Bill of Rights.

Subjects:

Civics, Government, U.S. History

Grades:

11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities

$1.50

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Google Docs™

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Government Research Template

By Ballard Curriculum Designs

Great assignment that provides easy to follow scaffolding to help students research countries and understand how they affect the lives of citizens. This template is great for online and virtual learning!

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Civics, Government

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Research, PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

$1.50

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National Debt Activities

By Ballard Curriculum Designs

The document provides students with multiple activities about the National Debt and Deficit including a video and multiple websites to explore and answer questions.

Subjects:

Civics, Economics

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities

$1.00

Online Resource
Google Docs™

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Impeachment and the Federalist Debate

By Ballard Curriculum Designs

Students will compare how Federalist and Anti-Federalist felt about the impeachment process laid out in the Constitution through the analysis of multiple Federalist and Anti-Federalist papers. Included is a graphic organizer to help students compare

Subjects:

Government, U.S. History

Grades:

11^th, 12^th, Higher Education

Types:

Activities, Handouts

$2.00

Digital Download PDF (0.05 MB)

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Constitution Break Out

By Ballard Curriculum Designs

Make reading the Constitution fun with this Break out activity! Students will use the US Constitution to fill in the google form.

Subjects:

Civics, Government, U.S. History

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Games, Simulations

$2.00

Online Resource
Google Forms™

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Mayflower Compact Reading Activity (online)

By Ballard Curriculum Designs

Help students understand the Mayflower compact with this multi-layer activity! Includes a mark-up slide, reading comprehension questions, and a writing prompt.

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Civics, U.S. History

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

$1.50

Digital Download PPTX (0.20 MB)

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The Great Gerrymandering Debate

By Ballard Curriculum Designs

Great online activity for students to explore the arguments for and against the practice of gerrymandering.

Subjects:

Civics, Government

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Internet Activities

FREE

Online Resource
Google Docs™

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US Foundations Documents

By Ballard Curriculum Designs

This document provides a guide to help your students create a graphic organizer about the founding documents leading up to the Declaration of Independence, the Revolutionary war and the Constitution.

Subjects:

Civics, Government, U.S. History

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.04 MB)

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AP US Government and Politics Required Document Resources

By Ballard Curriculum Designs

UPDATED FOR 2018 REDESIGN! Here are some resources to help students read and analyze the required documents for AP US Government and Politics. These are aligned to the AP standards to provide students with guidance on what AP wants them to get out

Subjects:

Government

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

FREE

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Term Limit Debate

By Ballard Curriculum Designs

Some helpful resources in researching the Term Limit Debate

Subjects:

Civics, Government

Grades:

10^th, 11^th

Types:

Research, Activities

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Online Resource
Google Docs™

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Taught Civics and Economics Regular & Honors; AP Government and Politics; Civic Literacy in the classroom for 8 years- Developed curriculum for differentiated levels- Integrated with multiple subjects to show real world applications to content. I have been hired by several organizations to develop curriculum.

MY TEACHING STYLE

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HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

North Carolina Teaching Fellow Star Teacher

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Bachelor's of Arts in History with a concentration in Secondary Education Bachelor's of Arts in International and Global Studies with a concentration in Human Rights and a minor in Anthropology Master's of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies with a concentration in Public Education

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GRADES

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education

SUBJECTS

Social Studies, Civics, Government, U.S. History, Economics