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You Be the Judge - analyzing Supreme Court cases on the Bill of Rights

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It’s one thing to simply memorize the Bill of Rights; it’s quite another to actually understand how they apply in everyday life. Teaching the former gives students words but no understanding for what they mean; teaching the latter gives students

Subjects:

Civics, Government, Critical Thinking

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7^th, 8^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool

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Homeschool Curricula, Activities

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CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.R.9, RH.6-8.2, RH.6-8.4, RH.6-8.6, RH.6-8.8, RH.6-8.10

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Plessy v. Ferguson/ Brown v. Board of Education primary source analysis activity

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“Great!” In the 1896 case of Plessy v. Ferguson the Supreme Court ruled that segregation of races in public life was perfectly legal under the doctrine of “separate but equal.” This ruling legitimized Jim Crow laws and second-class citizenship for

Subjects:

Civics, Government, U.S. History

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7^th, 8^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool

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CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.R.10, RH.6-8.1, RH.6-8.2, RH.6-8.4, RH.6-8.5...

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Jamestown Survives board game

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“My students were enthralled with this game and it really helped seal their understanding.” Jamestown was the first English foothold in North America, and the first colonists had a very rough go of it. In fact, during the “Starving Time” winter of

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U.S. History

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7^th, 8^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool

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Federalist Papers primary source analysis activity

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Writing the U.S. Constitution was the easy part; the hard part was convincing the states to subordinate their freshly won sovereignty from England to the new national government to be created under the Constitution. The battle over ratification of

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U.S. History

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7^th, 8^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool

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Homeschool Curricula, Activities

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RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.4, RI.8.6, RI.8.8, RI.8.9, RI.8.10, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4...

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Louisiana Purchase primary source analysis activity

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“Great primary source activity!”The Louisiana Purchase was one of the most defining moments in our nation’s development as a global power. For a relative pittance, the country doubled in size overnight. Yet this landmark purchase wasn’t even a

Subjects:

U.S. History, European History

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7^th, 8^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool

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Homeschool Curricula, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.R.10, RH.6-8.1, RH.6-8.2...

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Did Pocahontas Save John Smith? An Investigation and Essay Activity

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It’s a story familiar to every American child: John Smith, captured by Powhatan Indians, was about to have his head smashed in when suddenly the Chief’s daughter, Pocahontas, laid her head on his and begged her father not to kill Smith, thereby

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Native Americans, U.S. History, Critical Thinking

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7^th, 8^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Homeschool Curricula, Activities

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CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.R.10, RH.6-8.1, RH.6-8.2, RH.6-8.4, RH.6-8.6...

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Northwest Ordinance game - includes text

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“My students loved this!!” Even before the Constitution had been ratified and the new nation created, the question had already been raised: how would new territories be included in the budding nation? It was Thomas Jefferson who provided the answer

Subjects:

U.S. History, Geography

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool

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Homeschool Curricula, Games

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.10, RH.6-8.2, RH.6-8.3, RH.6-8.4, RH.6-8.7, RH.6-8.10

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Revolutionary War Board Game

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“Helpful!!!” The American Revolutionary War was an epic and complex eight year struggle for independence. For the Americans it was, in many ways, a “two steps forward, one step back” slog of trying to hold on until the British – who struggled with

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U.S. History

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5^th, 7^th, 8^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool

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Think You Know Your Rights? A Bill of Rights critical thinking worksheet

By Ye Olde US History Emporium

It’s one thing to simply memorize the Bill of Rights; it’s quite another to actually understand how these Amendments apply in everyday life. Teaching the former gives students words but no understanding for what they mean; teaching the latter gives

Subjects:

Civics, Critical Thinking, Criminal Justice - Law

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7^th, 8^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Homeschool Curricula, Activities

$2.00

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The Development of Race Based Slavery/The Middle Passage unit, including text

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“I really like your units. They are detailed and allows for critical thinking on the part of the students. Thank you!”Why did the European colonists in the New World use African slaves for their labor? How did the system of enslaving an entire race

Subjects:

U.S. History, World History, Black History Month

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.4, RI.8.10, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.10, RH.6-8.1, RH.6-8.2...

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African-Americans in the Civil War mini-unit, including text

By Ye Olde US History Emporium

Unlike the American Revolutionary War, there was no conflict or disagreement among African-Americans over which side to support. Although Northern policy at the beginning of the war was to preclude black participation in the war effort, both the

Subjects:

U.S. History, Black History Month

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.4, RI.8.10, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.10, RH.6-8.1, RH.6-8.2...

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Primary Source Analysis Activity - Marbury v. Madison and Federalist #78

By Ye Olde US History Emporium

Everybody “knows” that the Courts have the power to declare any law passed by Congress “unconstitutional,” but where did that power come from? The Constitution itself is silent on the matter, and several founding fathers, including Jefferson, argued

Subjects:

Civics, Government, U.S. History

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7^th, 8^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Homeschool Curricula, Activities

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Native Americans and the American Revolution mini-unit, including text

By Ye Olde US History Emporium

The American Revolutionary War presented a particularly sticky problem for Native Americans east of the Mississippi. Pressured for generations by colonists on their borders and suffering constant loss of tribal land, most tribes wished to remain

Subjects:

Native Americans, U.S. History

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7^th, 8^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool

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Homeschool Curricula, Lesson

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Native Americans, Women, and Loyalists in the Revolution - supplemental text

By Ye Olde US History Emporium

The American Revolutionary War presented problems and opportunities for Native Americans, women, and loyalists. Despite a wish to remain neutral in a conflict that they did not understand, many tribes were dragged into the war with disastrous

Subjects:

Native Americans, U.S. History, Women's History Month

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool

Types:

Homeschool Curricula

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.10, RH.6-8.2, RH.6-8.4, RH.6-8.10

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The American Revolution unit bundle, including text

By Ye Olde US History Emporium

“Thank you. Very detailed and interesting perspectives. My students really enjoy the information.”This 16 day complete unit covers the American Revolutionary War and the decision to declare independence from England. It covers the political,

Subjects:

Native Americans, U.S. History

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.8, RI.8.10, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.R.10...

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African-Americans in the Revolutionary War mini-unit, including text

By Ye Olde US History Emporium

The American Revolutionary War didn’t just highlight the hypocrisy of those American leaders (such as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson) who fought for their own freedom while enslaving others. It also presented enslaved African-Americans with

Subjects:

U.S. History, Black History Month

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.10, RH.6-8.1, RH.6-8.2, RH.6-8.3, RH.6-8.4, RH.6-8.5...

$6.00

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We Take Nothing by Conquest - a US History textbook, Columbus to Reconstruction

By Ye Olde US History Emporium

"Fantastic!"When I started teaching 8th grade US history 10 years ago, I searched high and low for a good textbook. Needless to say, that search was fruitless. The textbooks that I found were either incomprehensibly written or dumbed down to the

Subjects:

Civics, Native Americans, U.S. History

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool

Types:

Homeschool Curricula

CCSS:

RI.8.2, RI.8.3, RI.8.4, RI.8.8, RI.8.10, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.8...

$30.00

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Dred Scott v. Sandford primary source analysis activity

By Ye Olde US History Emporium

In 1858, as the fight over the future of slavery in the United States was reaching fever pitch, the Supreme Court was asked to rule on the case of Dred Scott v. Sandford. Scott, a slave from Missouri, had lived with a previous owner both in the free

Subjects:

Civics, U.S. History

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.R.9, RH.6-8.1, RH.6-8.2, RH.6-8.4, RH.6-8.6...

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The Civil War and Reconstruction unit bundle, including text

By Ye Olde US History Emporium

“Awesome work!”This 15 day complete unit covers the Civil War and the period of Reconstruction, 1861-1876. The unit examines: the political, military, economic and social strategies, triumphs and failures of the War itself; the Emancipation

Subjects:

U.S. History

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.3, RI.8.4, RI.8.8, RI.8.9, RI.8.10, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4...

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$30.00

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Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony mini-unit, including text

By Ye Olde US History Emporium

“Excellent Unit! Thank you!” Harassed into leaving England and unhappy with their new home in Holland, the Pilgrims took a literal leap of faith in coming to the New World to begin a new colony where they could practice their particular brand of

Subjects:

Native Americans, U.S. History

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.R.10, RH.6-8.1, RH.6-8.2, RH.6-8.3, RH.6-8.4, RH.6-8.5...

$6.00

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Trial attorney for 18 years, teacher for 14.

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Demanding with a sense of humor. I respect my students as thoughtful, intelligent beings who want to be told the truth - warts and all - and can handle it.

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BA in Psychology, UC Berkeley; JD, UC Davis; Single & Multiple subject credentials, Cal State East Bay

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Married, with one kid, a high school senior who wishes that they used my textbook in his school.