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High school informational text dbqs for Google Apps
Thomas Paine Common Sense: Primary Source Activity | American History
Thomas Paine's Common Sense was a little pamphlet with big ideas! This primary source activity gives students a chance to read through and analyze the major paragraphs, or arguments, within his pamphlet while answering various questions. I created this mini-unit for my own classroom to help students understand this important document that shaped the course of Independence. You will find that this resource is challenging yet capable for all. Students are analyzing text from the 1700's which ca
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
Human Caused Climate Change ESS2.C Distance Learning Claim Evidence Reasoning
With this product students will understand the science behind humans causing climate change by reading an article and filling in a Claim Evidence Reasoning Chart/Graphic Organizer. Students will use evidence in the article that Human-caused climate change has made a substantial contribution to sea level rise, droughts, heat waves, tidal flooding and increases in global average temperatures that support the claim of the author.This resource is now Distance Learning optional! You get a link to mak
Grades:
6th - 12th, Adult Education
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS3-3
The True Story of Emmett Till Informational Text Article with Questions
Informational text article and questions about The True Story of the Murder of Emmett Till. Includes an abridged version of the 1956 article "The Shocking Story of Approved Killing in Mississippi" with comprehension questions. Use as a pre-reading activity for your study of the Jim Crow era, in your To Kill a Mockingbird unit, in centers, in Literature Groups, as a supplemental activity, or as part of your social studies/history unit. Includes Answer Key. Includes both PRINTABLE and DIGITAL VER
Grades:
8th - 10th
Plessy Versus Ferguson and the Jim Crow Laws - Informational Text and Questions
Informational Text Article with Questions on the case of Homer Adolph Plessy vs. The State of Louisiana. In June of 1892, a 30-year-old man named Homer Plessy was jailed for sitting in the "white" section of a railroad car. Plessy was only one-eighth black, but under Louisiana law was considered “colored,” and therefore was required to sit in the "colored car." In Homer Adolph Plessy vs. The State of Louisiana, Plessy argued that the separation violated the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments
Grades:
8th - 10th
Approaching the "N-Word" in Classic Literature Articles and Discussion Questions
Approaching the "N-Word" in Classic Literature Teacher Guide, relevant articles, and questions for discussion. One of the most difficult aspects of teaching To Kill a Mockingbird, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Of Mice and Men, and similar classic texts is how to appropriately and sensitively approach the use of the “n-word” in the texts. This resource provides notes, articles, and questions that are relevant, real, and can spark sensitive, yet powerful, discussions. Two articles are prov
Grades:
11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
DBQ for Middle School - The Road to World War II: Primary & Secondary Sources
This no-prep resource is your complete guide to integrating literacy and social studies through a Document Based Question analysis and written response.This resource asks students to analyze primary and secondary sources in order to answer the essential question: How did the events and aftermath of World War I lead to World War II?Included within this resource are:1. Vocabulary2. DBQ: 5 documents with editable guiding questions3. A written response planning guide (editable)4. Mastery-based rubri
Grades:
6th - 10th
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Socratic Seminar: Who Should Be on American Currency?
The images we see around us daily have a subtle yet profound effect. In this Socratic seminar, students consider American currency and consider: should the faces on the bills be changed or stay the same? The learn who is featured on currency now and think on who could be. This activity can be used during an American History course as students learn about figures like Andrew Jackson and Harriet Tubman, or can be used as a general debate in any Social Studies or English-Language Arts classroom.
Grades:
8th - 12th
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The "Central Park Five" Informational Text Article with Questions
Informational text article and questions about the true story of the Central Park Five. In 1989, five African-American boys confessed to the crime of rape and assault of a young female jogger before they spoke to legal counsel, and under duress and pressure of the police. After withdrawing their confessions, all five boys pled not guilty but were ultimately convicted and put into prison. While in prison, one of the boys met another inmate who confessed to the rape and assault. His DNA matched s
Grades:
8th - 10th
Foundational Documents Excerpt Analysis for AP Government & Politics
The AP Government & Politics Exam requires students to understand the basic arguments and reasoning of 9 U.S. Government foundational documents.This file includes carefully-selected excerpts and scaffolded guided reading questions for 6 of the 9 required documents:Declaration of IndependenceBrutus 1Federalist # 10Federalist # 51Federalist # 70Federalist # 78Not included are the Articles of Confederation, U.S. Constitution, and the Letters from Birmingham Jail.
Grades:
9th - 12th
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AP Language Independent Reading Project
As AP class time is limited, independent reading time is essential to the AP classroom. This project engages students with the elements of rhetoric and style while introducing them to longer works of nonfiction.
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Assembling a Rhetorical Analysis Essay (AP English Language and Composition)
This Google Document is 100% ready to go! It is a student-facing resource that guides students through the process of writing a rhetorical analysis essay. The beauty of this resource is that it can be given to students as an entire packet, or it can be chunked into smaller sections as needed. It is also structured and detailed enough to be used for sub plans. I have compiled this resource over the years, and it contains graphic organizers, sample AP exam essays, and exemplar paragraphs to help s
Grades:
11th - 12th
The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s - Informational Text and Questions
Informational Text Article with Questions on the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. As the United States recovered from the Civil War of the 1860s, many white Americans tried to hold on to their control by enacting laws and policies designed to segregate former slaves and prevent them from gaining any political power. While African-Americans citizens endured and tolerated the unequal policy of “separate, but equal” and the Jim Crow era, repeated calls for change culminated in the Civil Rights M
Grades:
8th - 10th
Argument, Claim, & Evidence Practice - Texting and Driving, Dangerous or Not?
Students can practice reading and annotating conflicting articles on the topic Texting and Driving. There are three articles, three infographs, a video, and an audio clip, to give the students practice with multimedia presentations on the same topic. There are standards-based questions throughout the presentation that can be answered individually or in a whole group setting. This presentation aligns with Florida standards LAFS.8.RI.3.7, RI.3.8 and RI.3.9.
Grades:
7th - 9th
Teens and Machines: Young People & the Early Industrial Revolution DBQ
This multi-primary source non-fiction DBQ (document based question) activity was created with 7th graders in mind and is appropriate while studying The First Industrial Revolution/Labor History/Women's and Children's History/Lowell Mills/New England. Each document illuminates a different aspect of the Industrial Revolution unfolding in Massachusetts in the early 1800's. Students will examine a diagram of the parts of a textile factory, one boardinghouse's rules for mill workers, and a letter fro
Grades:
7th - 11th
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Thomas Jefferson vs. Alexander Hamilton: Six Day Informational Text Unit
This digital informational unit is designed to engage students in ELA and Social Studies standards about American History, rhetorical devices, corroborating sources, reading primary and secondary sources, listening and speaking skills, opinion-based writing, and so much more. This six-day unit is fast-paced and highly engaging. This isn't your white-washed textbook version of our founding fathers. This is a comprehensive look at Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson with the essential question
Grades:
9th - 12th
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CCSS:
Salem Witch Trials Document Analysis (APUSH)
Students will read a secondary and primary source about the Salem Witch Trials. Then, with partners, they should discuss the texts and answer the questions. The last question incorporates the AP historical skill of change and continuity over time. With this question, students should make connections between one historical context and several others within and/or outside of the time period.
Grades:
9th - 12th
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US History: Structured Academic Controversy: Manifest Destiny Distance Learning
This lesson is the summative assessment for my Westward Expansion Unit.BellWork: What were the positive and negative effects of manifest destiny?Directions: During today’s class you will work to decide if it was a good idea for Americans to expand westward. Your goal for today is to examine the evidence, create a claim, present, and defend that claim to one of your peers.Procedure:Independently, read the documentation provided to you. Find five pieces of evidence from the text which support your
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Grades:
7th - 11th
Also included in: US History Westward Expansion Unit BUNDLE
The Boston Massacre: Reading Comprehension (bellwork activity)
This brief activity requires students to read with a purpose. This informational text focuses on the Boston Massacre. Students test their comprehension by answering the five corresponding questions.This is great as a bellwork activity, but it is fully editable so you can use it however you see fit.
Grades:
4th - 12th
Racial Violence in the South in the 1950s and 60s Informational Text
Informational Text Article with Questions on the Racially Motivated Violence in the Southern United States in the 1950s and 1960s. This one-page article gives students a quick glimpse of true stories of racially motivated violence in the South in the 1950s and 60s, including brief information on the Ku Klux Klan. Comprehension Questions about the article follow.Use as a supplemental activity for your To Kill a Mockingbird unit, or as part of your social studies/history unit. Includes Answer Key.
Grades:
8th - 10th
Artificial Intelligence Article - Annotating, DBQ, Discussion, Visuals
I use this article as an introduction to artificial intelligence with my sophomore ELL students (but it can be used with various student populations). It's a quick three page text in which we read together, annotate, and discuss the embedded DBQs. I've included a hyperlinked video to supplement the material as well as visuals to keep them engaged. I give each student a hardcopy of the text and they are to mark it up while we complete it together. I project a digital copy on the board and model t
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Full Lesson 45-60 minutes: January 6, Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol
This full lesson gives students an opportunity to reflect, learn, research and analyze the events that occurred in the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. The lesson is all in one Google Doc with links to an included Google Form for the Do Now and a PDF presentation for the first historical source. Minimal prep is needed - just read through the Exemplar and post the Doc in your Google Classroom! Google Folder includes: Lesson, Lesson Exemplar, MiniLesson Presentation, Do Now Google Form. The 45 - 6
Grades:
6th - 9th
African American Stereotypes in Literature: A Comparison - To Kill a Mockingbird
African American Stereotypes in Literature: A Textual Comparison comparing the representation of African American characters in Chapter 6 of To Kill a Mockingbird with very brief excerpts from 5 different literary texts. Use as a supplemental activity for Chapter 6 of your To Kill a Mockingbird unit, or as part of your social studies/history unit. Includes Answer Key. Includes both PRINTABLE and DIGITAL VERSIONS for Distance Learning and In-Person Classrooms.**********************Thanks for choo
Grades:
8th - 10th
Speech Analysis: Thurgood Marshall's "Equity Speech" at Howard Law School
Speech analysis activity on Thurgood Marshall's "Equity Speech" at Howard Law School, delivered November 18, 1978. The address made national news because of Marshall's remarks regarding whether or not black Americans have achieved equality. Unlike earlier speeches, where Marshall stressed hard work and diligence, there are undertones of resignation to this speech, and warning against the "traps" that are still being laid for black Americans.” Students are given a generous excerpt of the speech,
Grades:
9th - 11th
Jamestown Primary Source: "Sickness and Death"
This primary source is a letter from an indentured servant writing home to his parents in 1623. Richard Frethorne, the indentured servant, writes about how awful Jamestown is, how people are dying due to illnesses and starvation. His letter is emotional; it is sad. It shows the reality of "Starving Time" and makes students wonder what happened to him...did he live or die?It is in a google slide format and can be projected or printed (or both!) This could be a great resource for a centers a
Grades:
4th - 12th
Also included in: Jamestown Primary Sources: Read, Analyze, Write
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