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Common Core RI.9-10.9 research
Examining the Declaration of Independence's Grievances: C. Core History Lesson
How did the Founding Fathers come up with the 27 grievances in the Declaration of Independence? By comparing the Declaration of Independence to a break-up letter and analyzing primary source images from the Revolutionary Era, students will come to better understand the reasons for declaring independence from Britain.
Throughout the lesson students will:
1) Listen to you read a fake break up letter written by the 13 colonies!
2) Participate in a historical art gallery activity that has student
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7th - 12th
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The Battle of Lexington and Concord: Mysteries in History
The students will try and solve the mystery of who fired the first shots at Lexington by looking at Primary sources, finding the main idea of the documents, making judgements and then writing up a detective report to explain what they discovered.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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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
Douglass's "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" Activity Pack
This CCSS aligned set provides a literary and historical overview of Frederick Douglass and his “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” speech. ** This set is from my Literature of Slaves Unit and my American Literature Bundle, so please do not purchase both. **
The set includes:
* a short WebQuest about Douglass with teacher notes
* a vocabulary activity and quiz with teacher key
* a two page excerpt of “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” speech
* analysis questions with teacher no
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9th - 12th
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Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi & Yusef Salaam UNIT BUNDLE
Complete unit bundle for Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam's Punching the Air, including a teacher guide. Incorporate this easy to use unit about diverse literature that can be used for in-person OR online instruction. Editable Google Slides that can be pushed out via your learning management system or printed for your students. This unit is designed around literary concepts, for which students use the novel as practice for mastery of the concepts. This bundle includes all of my Punching the Air resour
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9th - 12th
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ESSAYS: How to Write Informational Essays ~ It Begins Here...
A HOW-TO for writing strong essays for students in grades 5–10.Students research using two paired, high-interest, leveled articles."The Life in Antarctica""The Marvelous Manta"This is your definitive guide for teaching how to research and write essays and paragraphs;using a step-by-step process; building strong, independent writers.Do your students need a little more work on stand-alone paragraphs? This guide also explains how to write strong paragraphs.This writing resource has:125 pages of pro
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5th - 11th, Adult Education
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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Social Injustice Argumentative Research Project Pack
Argumentative writing prompt which allows students to select, research, and present a sound argument on a social injustice, or social issue taking place today. The project pack includes the student packet which is editable along with a .pdf version outlining appropriate time frames and steps for students. This activity also requires students to give rational as to why they would like to research their given topic and the steps they will take to do so. An excellent way of getting High School stud
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9th - 12th
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Federalist Anti-Federalist Debate: A Common Core History Lesson
Whose arguments, the Federalists' or Anti-Federalists, regarding the ratification of the Constitution were better? Students will evaluate the competing positions and heated discourse that consumed America in the late 1780s. By analyzing anonymous newspaper editorials from the likes of Brutus and Publius on Constitutional issues like standing armies and national taxation, your students will have a better grasp of our country's first political debate.
Throughout the lesson students will:
1) Re
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7th - 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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Autopsy: Age of Revolutions, Part I
The students will be looking into a specific Age of Revolution and will be researching major themes provided. The students will be depicting this through an autopsy project where the students will be drawing a person him/herself or someone from that time period with the themes surrounding the person. Students have autonomy on who they want to draw as long as it adds to the project. This assignment is created to be fun, creative, and most importantly… informative.
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Autopsy: Age of Revolutions
Bill of Rights & Historical Precedents; A History Common Core Lesson
How did historical precedents like the Magna Carta and Virginia Declaration of Rights influence the Bill of Rights in the Constitution? Many students do not realize that many of our most fundamental rights--freedom of religion, freedom of speech, right to bear arms, no cruel and unusual punishment--were borrowed from historical precedents the Founding Fathers knew about. In this lesson, students will come to a better understanding of not only what the Bill of Rights mean, but also the precedents
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7th - 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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Autopsy: The New World, Part I
The students will be looking into a specific New World Colony and will be researching major themes provided. The students will be depicting this through an autopsy project where the students will be drawing a person him/herself or someone from that time period with the themes surrounding the person. Students have autonomy on who they want to draw as long as it adds to the project. This assignment is created to be fun, creative, and most importantly… informative. The students will be looking int
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Autopsy: The New World
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
Analyzing a Photograph: Three Paragraph Essay
Analyzing a Photograph - Three Paragraph Essay: This worksheet is designed for Art History, English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies. Students have an opportunity to conduct research using words and images. Students are encouraged to use the classroom library, school library, and public library.Teachers have an opportunity to assign specific photographs that align with the course textbook and grade level.Thanks for visiting Creativity in Motion
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: BUNDLE: History of Photography
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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World War I WebQuest
The students will be able to use the following website to complete a World War I WebQuest. The students will click on each section topic and answer the questions to the fullest.
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Puritanism: Group Assignment
From Electric English...
This is a group-based project designed to familiarize students with several Puritan figures and writers at once. They will gain knowledge of the lives, accomplishments, and works of:
• John Winthrop
• William Bradford
• Anne Hutchinson
• Metacomet
• William Penn
• Mary Rowlandson
• Thomas Hooker
• Tomochichi
• Roger Williams
• James Oglethorpe
The students will take one of the above individuals and create a lesson, which they will then present to the class. This is a g
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10th - 11th
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World War 1 WebQuest
The students will be able to use the following website to complete a World War I WebQuest. The students will click on each section topic and answer the questions to the fullest.
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PreK - 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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