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12th grade critical thinking dbqs
The Sinking of the Lusitania: Solve the WWI Mystery w Primary Source Analysis!
Perhaps one of the most important events of World War One, the sinking of the Lusitania has fascinated kids and adults for years. Use this mystery to harness that fascination and engage students in an inquiry-based mission that they will remember all year long!In this mystery, students are posed with an engaging scenario - they are CIA Agents that must piece together once and for all how and why the Lusitania sank. They are presented with a variety of "exhibits," all cleverly designed to engage
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5th - 12th
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Also included in:Â GROWING WWI BUNDLE: Higher Order Thinking WWI Activities (SS5H2)
Evidence and Sourcing Lesson: Teaching Historical Thinking - Digital & Print!
This engaging lesson focuses on the Historical Thinking Concept of EVIDENCE AND SOURCING. Students will develop their historical thinking and critical analysis skills, including the following:Making inferencesPrimary vs Secondary SourcesRecognizing Bias and Reliability of sourcesSourcing historical documents using the HAPPY TIME sourcing methodAnalyzing several primary and secondary source documentsThis lesson includes the following materials:Detailed lesson planGoogle slides with big question,
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Historical Thinking Bundle: A Complete Unit - Digital & Print!
Analyzing Renaissance Art: Primary Source Activity
Students will build their understanding of primary sources as they collaborate to analyze five key pieces of Renaissance art to better understand its themes and concepts. A great way to introduce the Renaissance, wrap up the chapter, buffer some time between your last bit of notes and the test, close out Friday or liven up Monday, this student-centered, collaborative, and engaging activity will have you covered. Slides are included to allow for a full class discussion and formative assessmen
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6th - 12th
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Reconstructing Solomon's Temple (Drawing Activity)
A fun activity that plays to a wide variety of strengths, skill sets and interests. Students will investigate different examples and elements of Phoenician architecture as well as primary source accounts before creating a reasonable sketch of King Solomon's Temple. I have used this with my world history students during the unit on ancient Israel and found that it makes a good research and analysis lesson, and allows for students to have the freedom to explore and draw reasonable conclusions.
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6th - 12th
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What were the methods of the Vietcong during the Vietnam War? DBQ
This worksheet uses contemporary sources to investigate the different methods used by the Vietcong fighters during the Vietnam war. The focus is on the Guerrilla tactics and the American GI's reactions to them. Students have to be able to infer from the sources to get a fuller picture of the methods used by the Vietnamese.I use this lesson as part of several on the methods of the Vietcong AND the methods of the American troops to help explain why America was unable to win the war.Students have
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Vietnam War History GROWING BUNDLE
ENGLISH | MLK Speech: "I Have a Dream" The Power of Rhetoric - Speech Analysis
This lesson allows students read, explore, and analyze Dr. Martin Luther King's speech during the March on Washington during the civil rights movement. Students examine his speech, as he uses metaphors, poems, famous quotes, and hymns to convey a powerful message as he calls for equality and freedom in one of the most iconic speeches in American history.Students use a graphic organizer as they go through the document. Allowing for question prompts, help with vocabulary, and background informati
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Taking a Stand in History: Ancient Rome- The Brothers Gracchi & Spartacus FRQ
Inspire and encourage critical thinking skills. Learn about interesting figures in Ancient Rome. Meet ELA Common Core Standards in History ClassPrepare for National History Day (This is built around the Taking a Stand Theme)This Free Response Question (FRQ) Activity provides guided research questions and two essays. After taking notes on the Brothers Gracchi (Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus) as well as Spartacus and the Third Serville War, students complete TWO included FRQs. They must support the
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9th - 12th
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Halloween Infographic Analysis
Students analyze data from 10 different infographics about Halloween. I plan to lay out the 10 infographics around the room and let students rotate through the different stations. You could also upload the infographics to an online learning page, like Schoology, and have students answer the questions from the computer. *Note: the printers at my school do not print in color. All of the questions students will be able to answer without the colors on the graphs.
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8th - 12th
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Black Panther: A Cinematic Study Guide for Middle/ High School-Teacher's Guide
In this guide students will critically discuss and write about, the iconic movie Black Panther, including looking at its historical, social and cultural impact.
At least one viewing of the movie is necessary, although at least two viewings is recommended, may be necessary to be able to converse with other students. All the written questions are based on the student seeing the movie. In fact, you may review the writing process sheets with the students before assigning a writing prompt. Extensio
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Current Event Analysis and Summary (Honors and AP)
In this current event activity students will document the following:APA or MLA citationissue or problemperspectives presented and their connectionscredibility/validity of sourcesproposed solutions and students generated solutionsauthor's reasoningAfter completing the template, students will write a summary and analysis of the article. This can be used in high school honors and AP classes for weekly current event analysis and discussion.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Politizing Psychiatry and Mental Health
Political abuse of psychiatry, also commonly referred to as punitive psychiatry investigation prompt and topic outline breaking down critical analysis motivating government's purpose and involvement in personal health as a protection or a liability against individual's privacy and freedom from mental health diagnoses and labeling being shared with government. Is it helping or hurting us? Is it obstructing the human rights of individuals and/or groups in a society or protecting them from a even m
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9th - 12th
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Socratic Seminar Guide for Teachers (Common Core)
**Updated**
Socratic Seminar have so many benefits for students and developing their critical thinking skills.
Includes assessment ideas for seminar.
Use this easy guide to help get you started with using Socratic Seminars within your classroom. I have used seminars for all subject areas and use this guide for staff professional development as well as introducing to my students.
This is a word document, so you can change to meet your classroom needs.
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4th - 12th
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Suspicious Activity Lesson
Class warm-up or follow-up to previous or new lessons about government and politics using Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) to investigate data collection and gathering conducted by the federal government. Useful as warm-up discussion prompt, essay prompt, online discussion board, in-class group project and presentation, lesson handout, independent guided research, individual research-based essay, or critical response as an open-ended question on comprehensive exams and study guides on governme
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Theories of Time Travel
This is a one day lesson to introduce the concept of time and time travel with your students! This lesson includes a fun bellringer, many discussion questions, engaging YouTube videos all wrapped up in a slides presentation. Included is also a guided notes sheet for your students to follow along with and complete their bellringer and exit ticket.Estimated class time is 75-90 minutes, depending on the length of your class discussions.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Elementary ELA AVID Academic Language Scripts Classroom Discussion Printables
*** New Seller please follow, comment, and review if you like these! <3*** These Academic Language Scripts are perfect in an AVID classroom setting. It is used to build classroom discussion and improve how students respond to each other during discussion. These are used as questions stems to add to discussion during socratic seminar or philosophical chairs. *Available in two colors brights and primary colors Socratic SeminarPhilosophical ChairsClassroom Discussion Literature Circles Promotin
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2nd - 12th
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STAMPED by Jason Reynolds: 45 Close Reading Documents with questions
Making African American History = American HistoryDigital FriendlyReading Stamped is not required for the readings, but their are readings for every topic and issue in Jason Reynold's text.45 DocumentsDocuments will put the power of history in the student's hands and encourage them to make their own meaning through questioning and critical analysis. Students are forced to break from their poor habits as academic receptacles and expected to be active agents in their own learning. This pack of doc
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Stamped by Jason Reynolds Bundle
Early River Valley Civilizations DBQs (Constructed Response Question Format)
This DBQ/CRQ set is created in the format of the NYS Regents Exam and features secondary source documents for questions 1 and 2. Question requires students to make a connection between the 2 documents. It covers information related to Mesopotamia, Indus River Valley, Egypt, and China with a focus on Egypt and its agricultural advancements. Students will identify the geographic circumstances of early river valley civilizations and explain a cause and effect relationship between 2 documents.
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9th - 12th
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How to answer different document based questions in History. CARDS (DBQ)
In a bid to help our students think more like historians we set them various styles of question based on the sources in DBQs. These helpful little cards can be used with any document or piece of evidence in history. They work for any time period and help our students to address real issues of provenance and purpose.I devised these initially to support the GCSE History students and to help prepare them for question types that might come up in their end of year exam. However, they they have been
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Make Your Own Test - Student Created Test
This set of test requirements allows students to create a test over unit material themselves. Allowing students to make a test themselves helps them learn the information. The students are required to develop several types of questions. It is a great review activity, or the students could complete this as their assessment over the material instead of taking a teacher made test. It can be used with any subject matter. It can also be used in person or remote.These test requirements include Docume
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6th - 12th
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Critical Thinking Activity [CTA] --- River Ganges and Pollution
PDF - Critical Thinking Activity [CTA] - River Ganges and Pollution
[Immerse your students in a CTA experience like no other! Critical Thinking Questions throughout guide students on a paced packet of discovery toward the religious connection to the most polluted river on Earth! Students work on primary and secondary source analysis and hone their deductive skills. Get students "hooked" with a reading on the Ganges River then dive in to the content and analysis! Students' final products are a gu
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6th - 12th
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Nat Turner - Primary Source Documents and DBQs
This resource contains a list of primary source documents related to Nat Turner, Nat Turner's Rebellion, and the legacy of one of the most famous slave revolts in American history. This resource should be used after students have already been introduced to Nat Turner and his rebellion.
Each of source has a brief introduction, and some of the sources have been edited. Document based questions are located toward the end of the resource. The concluding element of the packet is an essay titled, "I
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8th - 12th
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Document Based Argumentative Writing Unit: Can Child Criminals Be Saved
This is a high interest step-by-step unit for students using provided documents to write an argumentative paper about the idea of child criminals and the punishments/consequences they deserve. The unit includes answer key, teaching notes, planning organizers, and a rubric.
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9th - 12th
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Classic Child Labor Expose– The Bitter Cry of the Children (1906)
This is a lesson created to teach the use of child labor in the coal mining industry of the United States during the Industrial Age through the use of primary sources. The source included is an excerpt from John Spargo's The Bitter Cry of the Children– an expose into child labor. I use this in class as part of an investigation into wage earning families of the Industrial Age. This can also be used as a stand alone lesson that can be completed independently or in groups and discussions settings.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Industrial Age America (Bundle)
War to Constitution: Using Primary Sources to Teach U.S. History
A comprehensive unit on this period of US History! Students develop important inferencing, application, analysis, and evaluation skills. The document-based questions and activities (DBQs) help them learn that people interpret events from differing points of view. War to Constitution: Using Primary Sources to Teach U.S. History covers these American history topics: the Sons of Liberty, the Stamp Act, the Boston Tea Party, the Boston Massacre, Common Sense, Valley Forge, John Paul Jones, Paying fo
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â American Revolution Bundle for Middle-Grade Social Studies Classes
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