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Common Core RI.11-12.9 research
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
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6th - 12th
Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
Speech Analysis Venn Diagram: I Have a Dream and The Ballot or the Bullet, CCSS
Help your students master their rhetorical analysis skills while analyzing and comparing two famous speeches from history: Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech and Malcolm X's "The Ballot or the Bullet." The two rhetorical analysis worksheets are designed to help your students analyze the message and rhetoric of these two historical speeches, including their ethos, pathos, and logos. Additionally, a compare and contrast Venn diagram will engage your students with higher-level questio
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9th - 12th
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Speech Analysis Venn Diagram: I Have a Dream and Gettysburg Address Analysis
Help your students master their rhetorical analysis skills while analyzing and comparing two famous speeches from history: Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech and Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address." The two rhetorical analysis worksheets are designed to help your students analyze the message and rhetoric of these two historical speeches, including their ethos, pathos, and logos. Additionally, a compare and contrast Venn diagram will engage your students with higher-level questio
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9th - 12th
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Cards Against History: A classroom game for argumentative people.
This game is, hands down, my favorite addition to my classroom. What started as a fun, one day review quickly developed into a week long research task that got my students asking obscure questions, making interesting connections, and building historical context for their writing.
And that is why this "game" became so valuable. Teaching students how to build context in their writing has always been (and will probably always be) a challenge. Traditionally, those with richer life experiences have
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9th - 12th
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AP Free Response SYNTHESIS ESSAY BUNDLE Scaffolding Worksheets and Assignments
Prepare for the Synthesis Free Response question on the AP Language and Composition Exam using the lesson, worksheets, and assessments provided within this bundle. Suitable for distance learning and Google Classroom®.⚡️⚡️⚡️ OVER 20% IN DISCOUNTS! ⚡️⚡️⚡️Resources included in this bundle:1. RESEARCH SYNTHESIS ESSAY Writing Introductory Lesson Handouts Google ClassroomTeaching the AP Language and Composition course to Advanced Placement students, or simply covering the basics of the Research Essay
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Revolutionary Bundle: Founding Figures, American Revolutionary Era, Literature
Teach students about the famous speeches, literature, and poetry of the founding era with this founding figures, American revolutionary era literature bundle. Everything your students need to analyze documents and speeches from George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Phillis Wheatley, and Patrick Henry is included in this two-week revolutionary era bundle. For example, students can learn to analyze the ethos, pathos, and logos of Henry's "Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death!" speech and compare its
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9th - 12th
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Slave Narratives Federal Writers Project
From 1920-1930, the Library of Congress dispatched writers to record authentic slave narrative stories from the last remaining Americans who were enslaved before the Civil War. Hundreds of these true slave narrative stories are available online for students to read and research! This is a great project to add to any slave narrative unit!The Slave Narratives Federal Writers Project provides a curated list of 53 slave narrative stories for your students to choose from to create a research presenta
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Précis Assignment for Literary Criticism and Research Writing
Précis assignments are a valuable way for students to learn about literary works and to develop their critical thinking skills. By writing a précis, students are forced to think carefully about the work and to identify the key elements that contribute to its meaning. This process can help students to better understand and appreciate literary works and find research to use in projects and essays.In this assignment, students will:1. Research a literary criticism about a novel or book of study. 2
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Civil Disobedience Synthesis Essay
A perfect assessment for English or social studies teachers who want to delve into civil disobedience, this synthesis essay compilation provides a prompt, rubric, tips for writing, a fill-in chart, a brainstorming activity, and an answer key. A list of articles and videos that examine the topic are delineated in this handout as well. This all-in-one, seven-page worksheet is a complement and supplement to the study of the Romantic Period as well as to the examination of individuals who have mad
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Speech Analysis Venn Diagram: Ain't I a Woman and On Women's Right to Vote, CCSS
Help your students master their rhetorical analysis skills while analyzing and comparing two famous speeches from history: Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman?" speech and Susan B. Anthony's "On Women's Right to Vote." The two rhetorical analysis worksheets are designed to help your students analyze the message and rhetoric of these two historical speeches, including their ethos, pathos, and logos. Additionally, a compare and contrast Venn diagram will engage your students with higher-level quest
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9th - 12th
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Did My Bill Pass? – A Model Legislature
Hot off the press and updated for the 118th Congress (January 2023), your class can have fun being Congress!This activity gives your students the chance to be Congress while watching the actual Congress at work.I’ve used the newly apportioned House districts (after the 2020 census) and the current line-up of Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate so your class can closely approximate the makeup of the actual Congress.The students elect congressional leaders, represent regions of the U
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Speech Analysis: Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death, Patrick Henry, Virginia, CCSS
Teach your students all about the founding era, Patrick Henry, rhetoric, and more by analyzing Patrick Henry's famous speech, "Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death!" Also known as his "Speech to the Virginia Convention," Patrick Henry's famous speech is an important part of any unit of study, whether you're using it to teach American history, the revolutionary era, founding fathers, rhetoric, or speech and debate. This multi-day lesson bundle is designed to help students understand the background a
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9th - 12th
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And Justice for ... The Supremes' Greatest Hits (& Misses) 2021
Do you ever wonder what important issues the US Supreme Court decided this year? Well look no further … The project lets students work with 10 actual US Supreme Court (USSC) cases. The primary activity is an appellate court argument on this year’s most interesting case, Mahanoy School District v. B. L., a minor (A high school cheerleader posting a profanity-laced Snapchat). Some of your students will act as lawyers and argue the case, while other students act as justices. You have the option of
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9th - 12th
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Jonathan Edwards First Great Awakening
In Jonathan Edwards First Great Awakening you will find 18 webquest questions about Jonathan Edwards from Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. The students are asked to research each of these questions, take notes, and then write down the source that they used. This resource is meant to prepare students to read excerpts from Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God so that they have context and key information from the biography of Jonathan Edwards. This also asks students to define key terms of fi
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: From Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
Graphic Organizer for Research | Research Essay | ( ENGLISH, HISTORY, SCIENCE)
This resource replaces the traditional "research note cards" students used to use to gather information about their sources. This 21st-century resource asks for more refined reflection and aids students in the complex and complicated process of conducting research by helping them organize their ideas into a research matrix. The matrix is a chart that asks students to record the title and link of the source, write a direct quote or paraphrased information from it, note which sub-questions from
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
$$$ Is Speech – Citizens United v FEC
Four activities that teach students to research, analyze, and discuss issues about campaign fundraising and spending, and how money influences elections. 1) Students become Congress and write campaign finance legislation; 2) They run for president and role-play candidates, speech writers, pollsters, and the media; 3) in Moot Court, students argue the Citizens United case; using the excerpts from the actual US Supreme Courts case opinion; 4) They have a debate on the issues. The PDF Includes sub
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9th - 12th
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And Justice for ... The Supremes' Greatest Hits (2014)
Want your students to speak with confidence and be able to think on their feet? This project is designed to do just that. The project lets students work with 11 actual US Supreme Court (USSC) cases. A primary activity is an appellate court argument on the groundbreaking case, Obergefell v. Hodges (same-sex marriage). Some of your students will act as lawyers and argue the case, while other students act as justices. You have the option of having them portray the actual US Supreme Court Justices.*
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9th - 12th
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And Justice for ... The Supremes' Greatest Hits (& Misses) / 2018 and 2019 Terms
Do you ever wonder what important issues the US Supreme Court (USSC) decided recently? Well look no further …The project lets students (and you) work with 12 actual USSC cases from the 2018 and 2019 terms. There are six important and interesting cases which include language from the majority and dissenting opinions. Some of your students will act as lawyers and argue the cases, while other students act as justices. You have the option of having them portray the actual US Supreme Court Justices.
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9th - 12th
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Speech Analysis Venn Diagram: Liberty or Death and Freedom or Death Comparison
Help your students master their rhetorical analysis skills while analyzing and comparing two famous speeches from history: Patrick Henry's famous speech, "Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death" and Emmeline Pankhurst's "Freedom or Death" speech. The two rhetorical analysis worksheets are designed to help your students analyze the message and rhetoric of these two historical speeches, including their ethos, pathos, and logos. Additionally, a compare and contrast Venn diagram will engage your students
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9th - 12th
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The Gettysburg Address: Test, Worksheet, or Homework Assignment & Answer Key
After reading this famous speech, teachers may "address" their students with a short, comprehensive printable that captures the essence of this famous oration.
Questions include topics on historical context and rhetorical devices. A detailed answer key is included.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Research Paper Instruction Packet
Contains instructions, semirubric, partial sample research paper, sample outline, notecard, research paper contract, plagiarism (with 2 pages of definitions from various sites) contract, online library resource sample, MLA works cited instructions and samples in PDF format. Updated for 2019 Common Core. Sixteen pages.ix
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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AP Lang Unit 2 Female Leaders Activities
Supplemental activities to support learning and acquiring the skills in AP Language and Composition Unit 2. Used best as a bundle with the AP Lang Unit 2 Slides and Lesson Plans!
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: AP Lang Unit 2 Bundle
Across Five Aprils Reading Preparation Mini-Research Project
There's no need to "fight a battle" to find the perfect way to begin any study of the Across Five Aprils. Here it is. This two-page printable provides directions, over 20 topics, project ideas, and a detailed rubric that allows students to begin to "advance" their "arsenal" of knowledge about this American conflict as they create a mini-research project. It's the type of "engagement" that is a "win-win" for students and a "victory" for teachers.
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8th - 11th, Higher Education
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Holocaust Mini-Research Project and Rubric
It's a sensitive subject that needs to be explored on many different levels. Here is the fitting essay prompt that can be used to reinforce the study of the Holocaust as well as help students to investigate various people and events. This one-page printable provides specific directions, 12 prompts, and a detailed rubric that allows readers to continue to advance their knowledge about the occurrences that claimed the lives of six million Jews throughout Europe in WWII.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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