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Elaine Cox History and Writing

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Virtual Field Trip - Mesopotamia

By Elaine Cox History and Writing

This is a virtual field trip I took my students on to the Oriental Institute at University of Chicago. You will need the Pear Deck extension. It uses interactive clips from Google Earth and Google Arts and Culture. You just highlight the clip and

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English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Ancient History

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Five Themes of Geography Worksheet

By Elaine Cox History and Writing

This worksheet is a chart for students to complete. The definitions are supplied and students are to add the information about the new culture that they have just researched. It is a Google doc. I use this in my End of the Year Simulation Project.

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Social Studies - History, World History, Geography

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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RH.6-8.3, RH.6-8.7, RH.6-8.9, RH.6-8.10

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End of Year History Simulation Project

By Elaine Cox History and Writing

My students participate in whole class history simulations throughout the year. There are several available on TeachersPayTeachers that are wonderful and correspond with my Ancient Cultures sixth grade history course. You can find several at “Mr

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Social Studies - History, Ancient History, Writing

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Projects, Simulations

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RH.6-8.1, RH.6-8.2, RH.6-8.7, RH.6-8.9, RH.6-8.10

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2021 National History Day - History Fair Packet

By Elaine Cox History and Writing

This is a packet that describes the History Fair project and includes a chart of deadlines and brief descriptions of specific requirements. My students all write an informational essay about their topic, a research paper, and a multimedia

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English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Writing

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WHST.6-8.1, WHST.6-8.1a, WHST.6-8.1b, WHST.6-8.1c, WHST.6-8.4, WHST.6-8.6, WHST.6-8.9

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I am in my 20th year of teaching. I taught reading and English for 13 years at the high school level, but have been teaching 6th grade literacy, writing, and social studies for the last six years. I have been participating in the Chicago Metro History Fair for these past six years, as well as coaching debate and chess.

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Adolescence and Young Adulthood/English Language Arts Master of Education, Curriculum and Instruction, DePaul University, Chicago, IL, June 2000 Bachelor of Arts, English with an emphasis in History, Political Science and Sociology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, August 1990

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

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English Language Arts, Social Studies, Ancient History, World History, Geography, Writing