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Common Core RI.8.6 dbqs
Events Leading to the Revolutionary War Full Unit Bundle Distance Learning
✮✮✮ Combine fun with inquiry, investigation, and critical thinking ✮✮✮This unit is all laid out and ready for you to implement in your classroom!The first part of this Unit has students study the causes and effects of the French and Indian War. The first part of this unit provides an introduction to point of view for students. Students review three voices from the past discussing their claim to land in the Ohio River valley and then discuss who had the most justified claim through their exit tic
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6th - 9th
Causes of the Revolutionary War Inquiry Essay Events Leading to the Revolution
An authentic inquiry for the real world classroom! Students investigate the events leading towards the Revolutionary War and discuss who should be blamed for the outbreak of the Revolutionary War - the colonists or the British - through an essay. The students will investigate many forms of colonial protest along with the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party. This inquiry combines hands on interactive investigations with critical thinking and assessment. My students love this unit! There are
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6th - 9th
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Modern Era 1970s 80s 90s 2000 Primary Sources Activity Analysis Worksheets
Guide your students through the struggles of our recent Presidents, from Richard Nixon to Donald Trump with a focused analysis of up to 7 different primary source documents using the effective HIPPOS method! This resource also comes in Google Slide format for a paperless option!Featured Presidents:Richard NixonGerald FordJimmy CarterRonald ReaganGeorge W. BushBarak ObamaDonald Trump (BONUS!)The effective HIPPOS framework directly targets Common Core critical thinking skills:Historical ContextInt
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8th - 11th
Also included in: Modern US History Primary Source Analysis Activities Worksheets
Civil War Document-Based Question Packet
One of my favorite teaching tools for history is the DBQ - a hallmark of high school level Advanced Placement classes but something I've used with students as young as 7th grade. Exposing students to the rigor of the DBQ early is not only a great way to get them to engage in deep thinking and writing, it's a formalized way to get them to see the nuance and complexity of historical events, and - perhaps as important in this day and age - sift and sort arguments based on validity.This resource is
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7th - 10th
Crash Course Quilt: Alternative to Traditional DBQ Essay
Do your students love John Green’s Crash Course videos!?!? Well, this alternative project is inspired by the series and may be used in place of a traditional document based question (DBQ) essay.
After reading a chapter in the textbook, reviewing primary sources, or completing a unit, students will create a “quilt” using index cards. This printable file contains the directions for the front and back of each card. (4” x 6” index cards are recommended.) A rubric and student samples (fronts only)
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8th - 11th
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Phyllis Schlafly ERA Primary Source Writing Activity Print & Digital
Strengthen students' skills in analyzing two staunchly opposed perspectives: that of the 2nd wave feminists of the late 1960s and 1970s and that of Phyllis Schlafly, the founder of the STOP ERA movement. Then, weigh both in a text-driven, evidence-based extending writing sample.This resource comes in both print PDF and digital for Google Slides.**************************************Greatness is listening to and valuing opposing sides of a heated debate.Challenge your students with this plug-and-
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: US History Primary Source DBQ Writing Activities Print & Digital
Analyzing Multiple Perspectives: Stamp Act Primary Source Lesson
Stamp Act Analysis! There are two sides to every story, and in this case, there are two sides to the story of British taxation. In this lesson, students are given four abridged excerpts of primary source documents about the Stamp Act. Two documents are written by British officials or groups, the other two are written by American colonists/groups.
Students will be challenged to see the Stamp Act from two different perspectives and synthesize the stances in order to identify the main argument
MS Common Core Guided Reading Questions for Reading, Language, and Writing
The provided middle school guided reading stems provide Common Core level questions or statements that teachers can use to help students pause and reflect as they read complex literary and informational texts. The questions are rigorous and require students to use evaluation and analysis-level skills as they read. The question stems reflect the wording and rigor from numerous state test preparation materials and other teacher-created stems. Teachers can use these Common Core guided reading st
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6th - 8th
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Mini DBQ: Views on Slavery at the Constitutional Convention
This lesson is a smaller version of a DBQ Essay, to help students practice the skills they will need for a full DBQ essay. It includes 5 sources instead of the traditional 7 and asks students to write a paragraph instead of an entire essay. The assignment asks students to answer the question: What were the beliefs of the delegates at the Constitutional Convention in regard to the legality of slavery and the international slave trade? This lesson comes with an extensive answer key. The notes shee
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8th - 10th
7 Questions to Ask So You Can Read Like a Historian
Are your students struggling as to where to begin analyzing primary sources and documents? These 7 questions are inspired by Sam Wineburg's 'Reading Like a Historian' book to help get students in the habit of asking these essential questions when analyzing a text.
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6th - 12th
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Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty or give me death" Analysis Questions
This document has instructions for while students are reading to help with their understanding of the text. It also contains 10 questions which require students to analyze the speech and decipher the meaning, structure, tone, emphasis and importance of this iconic speech. This can be done in class, as an exit ticket or as a homework assignment.
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8th - 12th
"Why Videos Go Viral" TED Talk Questions
This product includes the transcript of the TED Talk "Why Videos Go Viral" by Kevin Allocca as well as ten multiple-choice questions. The multiple choice questions address author's purpose, central idea, summary, and analyzing the meanings of unknown words.
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6th - 9th
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Lord of the Flies- Supplemental Texts with Questions
There are supplemental texts/activities with open-ended questions that correlate to various topics in each chapter of Lord of the Flies.
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8th - 10th
Also included in: The Lord of the Flies Novel Study
Immigration Authentic Performance Task
Immigrant rights project based learning task to accompany La Linea by Ann Jaramillo.
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5th - 8th
"The Dangers of Silence" TED Talk Questions
This product includes the transcript of the TED Talk "The Danger of Silence" by Clint Smith as well as ten multiple-choice questions. The multiple choice questions address central idea, structure, figurative language (analyzing, not idenitfying), and perspective/POV.
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7th - 10th
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Primary Sources - Spread of Islam (Adapted from Halsall Fordham Site)
Selection of Primary Sources adapted from Fordham University's Internet History Sourcebooks (https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/)
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7th - 12th
Is Edgar Allan Poe a Literary Genius or Madman?
In this inquiry, students will research and collect facts about his life, works, and death to determine the answer to this essential question.
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8th - 9th
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