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Common Core RI.8.9 dbqs
Comparing Feudalism in Europe and Japan: A Self-Directed Learning Activity!
Comparing Feudalism in Europe and Japan: A Self-Directed Learning Activity!This Feudalism lesson is included in the larger Medieval Japan unit, located here:Medieval Japan: A Unit Plan! 4 Engaging Lessons to Teach Japan's Middle Ages!Buy the unit and save 20%!-----------------------------------------------In this highly-engaging Feudalism activity, students navigate throughout the room to uncover details at 7 different stations about the similarities and differences between European and Japane
Grades:
5th - 8th
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)
Grades:
8th - 11th
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"Samurai and Bushido" - Article, Power Point, Activities, Assessments
The illustrated Article and Power Point define and detail the Samurai and the Code of Bushido by which they lived. Also, the legacy of both and the samurai's connection to Zen are clarified. Activities and Multiple Choice, as well as, Document-Based Question Assessments included.Lesson includes: - 3-Page Illustrated Article - 30-Slide Power Point Presentation- Multiple Choice / DBQ Assessment + Answer Key- Primary Source: "Hagakure" (The Book of the Samurai) - Common Core-Aligned DBQ Assessment
Grades:
5th - 9th
McCarthyism/Cold War DBQ
This activity includes the use of 7 primary source texts (speech excerpts, photographs, and comic strip) to engage students and encourage them to interact with text and cite specific evidence. Each document comes with at least 3 questions. The questions build upon each other to help students see both sides of the issue with McCarthyism during America's Cold War Era. At the end, students will take the information they have gained while analyzing the documents and construct an argumentative essay.
Grades:
6th - 12th
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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
Grades:
8th - 10th
Consumerism (2-week Unit)
Includes high level questions, vocabulary lists, vocabulary quizzes (standard and modified for EC), and/or comprehension tests for two articles, a video, and a short story. I often do this unit before the holidays so students have a context for it.
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Joshua Wong DBQ, 5 nonfiction sources, human rights, Hong Kong & China
This lesson uses 5 nonfiction sources to help students understand Joshua Wong's civil rights efforts in Hong Kong. Several written response questions are provided for each source to ensure students build the necessary background knowledge and thoughtfully understand each text.SOURCE #1 from BBC News: Hong Kong Profile- TimelineSOURCE #2 from BBC News: Hong Kong's Democracy DebateSOURCE #3 from the New York Times: Three Young Voices Versus a SuperpowerSOURCE #4 from CNN: Joshua Wong and 2 Others
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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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.
Grades:
8th - 10th
Also included in: The Lord of the Flies Novel Study
Spanish Exploration Source Analysis
Spanish Exploration Primary Source Analysis is a document set of 6 documents that both teach students the causes and effects of Spanish exploration and gives them practice reading and analyzing challenging primary and secondary sources.
The document set includes a graphic organizer for students to organize what they learned and an outline for students to develop a thesis and support it with evidence and analysis.
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Grades:
8th - 9th
Middle Passage, Reading Practice, Primary Source
This handout provides students with space to practice annotations and note-taking. Students read a primary source account of the African slave trade and the Middle Passage. Excellent practice for Common Core State Standards. Ideal for US History and English classes. For older students - contains graphic information.
Recommended use: Model how you would like students to annotate on the first paragraph. Discuss sensitive language and purpose for studying this document. Provide minimum expectation
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Immigration Authentic Performance Task
Immigrant rights project based learning task to accompany La Linea by Ann Jaramillo.
Grades:
5th - 8th
Paul Revere's Midnight Ride Poem and History Comparison
Students will access the Longfellow poem, Paul Revere's personal account of the event, and history's telling of the April 18, 1775 event and the effects in the Massachusett's Bay Colony. Links are provided for the "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" poem, Paul Revere's personal account, and the historic account of the events surrounding the ride and the Battles of Lexington-Concord. Graphic organizers are included. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TiVoEtQIcMB4sVaAcBOKXf4_AYE5bTO5RIGa0fgWmkY/edit#
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Frederick Douglass, Narrative, Reading Practice, Primary Source
Students read the first-hand account of how 16-year-old Frederick Douglass bested a slave-breaker and how he escaped from slavery by disguising himself as a sailor. This handout provides students with space for practicing annotations and note-taking. Excellent practice for Common Core State Standards. Ideal for US History and English classes.
Recommended use: Model how you would like students to annotate on the first paragraph. Discuss sensitive language and purpose for studying this document.
Grades:
8th - 12th
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Protestant Reformation Primary Source Analysis
Protestant Reformation Primary Source Analysis is a document set of two primary sources and one chart guiding students through the causes and effects of the Protestant Reformation.
Students will read and analyze documents to answer the essential question: Was the censorship of Martin Luther effective?
The lesson includes a graphic organizer to organize two arguments and evidence as well as an outline for students to complete a thesis, evidence, and analysis.
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Grades:
8th - 9th
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/)
Grades:
7th - 12th
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