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7th grade Thanksgiving criminal justice - law dbqs
Sharecropping and Reconstruction Primary Source Analysis Activity
In this Sharecropping and Reconstruction primary source activity, students analyze a sharecropping contract that was offered during Reconstruction and examine the unfair clauses to showcase just how unfair life was for sharecroppers. Students can work individually or in teams to dissect the sharecropper contract, but the overall goal is the same, to showcase just how unfair these contracts were for the freedmen. Once finished, students produce a short writing piece to explain what they believe
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6th - 9th
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13 Colonies - Pilgrims vs. Puritans - Reading and Comparison Chart and Key
13 Colonies - Pilgrims vs. Puritans - Reading and Comparison Chart - This 5 page resource relates to the 13 Colonies of American history and centers on the similarities and differences between the Pilgrims and the Puritans in early 13 Colonies history. The resource includes a detailed 2 page reading on the basic history of both the Pilgrims and the Puritans and their roles in the 13 Colonies. The reading details the basic similarities and differences of the Pilgrims and Puritans and is an exce
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4th - 10th
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History Crime Scene Investigation: CSI Hamilton Duel At Dawn
Hamilton was so much more than just an amazing play on Broadway.
Want a great way for students to engage in a group activity while they examine eyewitness testimony, artifacts, primary sources, and solve a historical mystery? Download The Hamilton Duel at Dawn CSI!
This exciting activity can be used to challenge individual students or to encourage collaboration in groups of up to five people. Students form CSI teams and examine real evidence from the duel between Vice President Aaron Burr an
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7th - 12th
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The Mayflower Compact: A Middle School Primary Source Investigation
Make the past come to life with this 4-part primary source investigation on the Mayflower Compact. Not only will your students analyze the primary source, but they will have fun doing so!
Students begin with an engaging See-Think-Wonder activity before tackling the actual document via a highlighting and annotating task. Next, students will get the real story behind the Mayflower Compact through a brief secondary source reading and Stop and Jot activity. Finally, students will create a newspaper
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6th - 8th
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First Thanksgiving Plymouth Mayflower Wampanoag Activity CSI Mystery of History
Learn about the first Thanksgiving, the Pilgrims and Mayflower Voyage, the Plymouth Colony, and the Wampanoag Native Americans! Your students will explore theories about the history of the first Thanksgiving with this engaging crime scene investigation activity that encourages critical thinking!A visually engaging case file is provided with comprehensive background readings on the history of Thanksgiving, the Plymouth Colony, and more. Students will then consider the historical evidence for the
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5th - 10th
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US Government Year Long Curriculum
Year Long Curriculum created based on the Street Law textbook. Includes:PowerPointsTests/quizzesMock Trials including procedures and court rulesWorksheets and study GuidesAmendment daily bellwork/project
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7th - 12th
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HISTORY DETECTIVE: Death of President Zachary Taylor - Primary Source Analysis
For this installment of HISTORY DETECTIVE, students will examine primary and secondary source documents and use evidence from those documents to justify their claim concerning a 170-year-old mystery: Who Killed President Zachary Taylor?
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On July 4, 1850- after only 16 months in office- President Zachary Taylor was in the middle of a heated battle over slavery in the new territories. The "Compromise of 1850" and its controversial Fugitive Slave Act was tearing the nation apart. He
Grades:
7th - 12th
Should We Celebrate Thanksgiving? DBQ Document-Based Question Investigation
Engage your students in critical thinking, historical analysis, and argumentative writing with this comprehensive DBQ (Document-Based Question) unit focused on the topic of Thanksgiving. This resource provides students with the opportunity to explore the historical origins of Thanksgiving, its modern-day celebrations, controversies surrounding the holiday, and the diverse perspectives on its continued observance.What's Included:1. DBQ Documents: Six thoughtfully selected documents, including pri
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7th - 10th
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My Lai Massacre Primary Source Comparison
This assignment has students look at the different perspectives of the My Lai Massacre. They read from Lt. William Calley, other soldiers who were involved, a letter from a citizens of My Lai, and look at a cartoon and newspaper front page. They will be asked to make three conclusions about each source. For the conclusions, they should describe what each source says/shows happens and why it happened. There is one summary question that asks students to explain how the events of My Lai helped lead
Grades:
7th - 12th
Bill of Rights Jigsaw Activity
This is an easy-to-implement but collaborative and rigorous activity for a U.S. government, history or introductory law or civics course. In it students focus on 2 amendments and then report on historical and contemporary issues related to those respective amendments. As a result, your students walk away with much more knowledge while saving you some valuable class time.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Death Row: The Final 24 Hours Video Graphic Organizer (Worksheet)
This is a worksheet for students to follow along to while watching Death Row: The Final 24 Hours documentary originally published on Discovery HD Channel. It goes over the various forms of execution used for Capital Punishment in the United States and what it is like on the last day for inmates on death row. This worksheet will allow students to take the information from the documentary and synthesize the information to the fullest extent.Key Features:Video-Based Questions: Elevate assessment ex
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6th - 12th
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Billy the Kid and the Lincoln County War Primary Source Worksheet
This worksheet allows students to use short primary source documents to learn about Billy the Kid and the Lincoln County War. The worksheet allows students to read five short primary sources related to Billy the Kid. The primary sources focus on the Billy the Kid before, during, and after the Lincoln County War. The worksheet includes eight questions and an answer key for the teacher. The readings are very engaging for students. Students will also be highlighting or underlining parts of the prim
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Billy the Kid and the Lincoln County War Lesson Plan Collection
Salem Witch Trials - False Confessions
Witches are fictional. At least, the sort the fly through the air are. So why would the people of Salem confess to being one when the punishment for witchcraft was death? The answer is partly related to the circumstances of the day, but are not necessarily restricted to the time. Confessing to crimes that you are not guilty of still occurs, and modern theories in criminal justice can help us understand this behavior.This lesson asks students to contrast testimony from the accused witches of Sale
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: U.S. History I Bundle
Hammurabi's Code History Investigation
In this engaging history investigation, students analyze laws in Hammurabi's Code to construct an argument explaining why the laws were unfair the people they were supposed to protect. This resource includes document based questions and writing prompt. *This resource is included in the Ancient Mesopotamia Unit linked below along with many other engaging activities!Ancient Mesopotamia Unit
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6th - 9th
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Ancient Rome - Twelve Tables Analysis - Crime & Punishment
Students will analyze an abridged version of the Roman Twelve Tables to assign punishments for 6 different crimes. Great partner or individual activity. Connections can be made to Hammurabi's Code. Answer key included for teacher use.
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6th - 9th
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US History Essay - Civil Liberties During War - English/Spanish
Hello! Attached is an essay geared toward the NYS Framework Regents, focusing on civil liberties during war. Students will analyze 6 documents, respond to DBQ questions, and argue the historical context/significance surrounding: the Bill of RightsCivil Liberties during the Civil War (suspension of Habeas Corpus)WWI (Espionage Act) WWI (Schenck v United States)WWII (Japanese Internment Camps)War on Terror (Patriot Act) Pages 1-7 are directions, documents, and responsesPages 8 through 16 include p
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7th - 12th
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The First Thanksgiving PowerPoint
An informative powerpoint about the history behind the first Thanksgiving
Includes: Primary source photos of the Mayflower II in Plymouth (with labels), external links to relevant sites/materials, maps, and diagrams.
Used as an excellent aide to a lecture about the first Thanksgiving, providing students with factual information and history
Can be used as an aide to a DBQ (I used it to accompany a Columbus DBQ to compare/contrast American history.)
(28 slides)
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Justinian I/Byzantine Empire/Justinian's Code DBQ and PowerPoint With Key
This includes a four-slide PowerPoint on Justinian I and a DBQ on Justinian's Code. The DBQ goes over two primary source passages of his code and asks 4 critical thinking questions. It also includes an answer key. The DBQ is a Word Doc.
Grades:
5th - 12th
Legal Codes PPT Slideshow 15+ Days (Hammurabi, Iroquois, etc.)
Attached is an in-depth PPT slideshow that spends around two days each on the various legal codes throughout history (Hammurabi, Roman Law, Mosaic Law, Justinian, Magna Carta, Colonial American Law, and Iroquois Law).Included in Each PPT Lesson:Learning IntentionNext Generation Learning StandardsSuccess CriteriaActivitiesCartoonsVisualsQuotesDo NowsSummaries
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Legal Codes Bundle (PPT, Worksheets, Assessment, & Study Guide)
Thanksgiving and War - Primary Document Activity - History Skillset
This Thanksgiving activity centers on the impact that war had on the usual Thanksgiving traditions of American soldiers during the Civil War, WW1, and WW2. This is a great activity to complete in history classes (or any other) before dismissing for Thanksgiving break. It gives the students a chance to focus on the holiday while remaining engaged in the development of a historical skillset. Students will address the following objective: SWBAT evaluate domestic responses to the United States’ invo
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7th - 12th
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US History: Gunfight at the OK Corral
EDITABLE reading comprehension packet on the clash between Wild West Outlaws and the Federal Marshals at the OK Corral in the town of Tombstone. Packet includes key information, pictures for visual learners, and reading comprehension questions with space to answer them right on the page.
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7th - 12th
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ENL - International Criminal Court (English and Spanish)
Attached is a literacy based ENL lesson focusing on an overview of the International Criminal Court. This lesson, like all of my lessons, is 100% translated in English and Spanish. I regularly include leveled texts to assist students with language development, images to assist with understanding, and translations to assist our newest students.Are you looking for more Global ENL materials?https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Full-Global-History-Curriculum-AND-Google-Docs-Downloads-6336105M
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7th - 12th
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Global - Primary/Secondary Sources - 24/25 - Genocide/Human Rights - 10th Grade
Eighteen short-answer questions, worth 23 total points and spanning 14 pages, based on primary and secondary sources about genocide, child soldiers and modern human rights issues. These 14 pages of questions can be useful to any social studies curriculum based on world/global history. This assignment correlates to my 10th grade Unit 19 (Out of 20 total 10th grade units) of my reading and study guides for global history.Unit 19 (Global Conflicts & Human Rights)Many of the following sub-topics
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
US History DBQ - Pilgrims and the "Starving Time"
This DBQ is based on a quote from George Percy and his recollection of the "starving time" the Pilgrims experienced during their first winter in America. MS Word doc for easy editing to meet your specific needs.
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7th - 12th
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