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7th grade U.S. History scripts for Microsoft PowerPoint
Ohio Native American Indians
Text books often leave students with an incomplete picture of history - both visually and information-wise. My slideshow on Ohio Native American Indians can fill the gap as either an introduction to Native Americans, an expansion to what’s in the text book, or a review when you want to wind up your studies on this part of Ohio history. The unit includes 31 slides and 12 pages of detailed script. The first two-thirds of the slide show focus on Native American history and daily life, including:
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4th - 8th
John Adams Presidency Complete Lesson with Skit!
Engage your students in this lesson about America's second president! Students will learn and do the following in this lesson: -Election of 1796 (Analyze Electoral College Maps and answer questions)-Foreign Policy Strategies: Diplomacy, trade sanctions, embargo, military aid and military action-Causes for tension with France in late 1700s: Discuss which foreign policy strategy they would use if they were president-XYZ Affair and Quasi War: Reading and Questions, + Act out a Skit, with PowerPoin
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5th - 10th
Also included in: Early Presidents Unit: Washington to Monroe
The Triangle Trade and The Middle Atlantic Passage
Offer your students a visual introduction to the slave trading that took place for nearly 300 years between Europe, Africa and the Americas. This slide show on “The Triangle Trade and the Middle Passage” has dramatic illustrations and is accompanied by 8 pages of detailed notes with over 90 facts that you can use to narrate the 22-slide presentation. Areas covered by the slide show include:Atlantic trade routesCapturing and selling African slavesConditions and death on slave shipsSlave auctionsW
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5th - 9th
The Pony Express And You
How much space does your textbook devote to The Pony Express - maybe a couple of paragraphs? This exciting time in U.S. history deserves better than that, and with “The Pony Express And You,” your students will readily identify with the young men who rode for the service and the dangers they faced. The 26-page slide show I’ve created is full of colorful illustrations (more than 100 pictures) and offers students four opportunities to write a journal entry as though they were a rider on The Pony
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4th - 8th
The California Gold Rush And You
With only a few pages in the text book devoted to the California Gold Rush, you know your students aren’t getting a real feel for this exciting time in U.S. history. This interactive unit — The California Gold Rush and You — has 40 pages of information and illustrations. The unit includes a slide show with 27 slides and a 10-page script with more than 100 bulleted points. Five interactive slides spaced throughout the presentation will ask your students to take notes about • the journey alon
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4th - 8th
A Virtual Field Trip to Colonial Williamsburg
This PowerPoint presentation takes the viewer on a virtual field trip to Colonial Williamsburg, a reconstruction of the Virginia settlement that played an important role leading up to the American Revolution. A complete script is included. No other teacher preparation is required.
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5th - 12th
Bundle: American History reader's theater
Save time and 50% off of individual pricing ($24) with this American History Reader’s theater bundle. It contains 35 reader’s theater scripts, 3 research and role play activities, lesson plans, Power Points, rubrics, printables, extension activities and instructions on how to use the resources within. Reader’s theater brings a here and now feel to history while giving students an authentic reason to read and reread. Repeated readings with intonation and expression further deepens understandin
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6th - 10th
The Erie Canal and You
The Erie Canal was an exciting and pivotal time in U.S. history. But most textbooks only devote a couple of pages to it, so your students are not getting a real feel for the men who built and worked along the canal. This unit — “The Erie Canal and You” — has 65 pages of information and illustrations including five challenges for your students to write journal entries as though they were workers on the Erie Canal. The unit includes a slide show with 44 slides and a 17-page script with 170 bul
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4th - 8th
First in War: North Carolina in the American RevolutionNorth Carolina has always
North Carolina has always played an important part in our nation’s history. This slideshow — “First in War, North Carolina and the American Revolution” — will teach students from 4th grade through junior high the underlying causes of the state’s rebellion against the English crown and the major events and battles during the war era. The slide show and narrator’s script can be supplemented by student journal writing in the style of “I was there” with seven creative writing prompts. The teacher m
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4th - 8th
Jamestown 1607-1610
1607 -- a triangle fort — settlers vs. Indians — that’s what most students remember about Jamestown. But there’s much more to the story. How can students get a handle on this first colony, which marked the beginning of the American experience? This 25-slide presentation will help you teach students about this turning point in American history. It is suitable for any grades that learn Colonial American history. The slide show is accompanied by an 8-page narrative script that describes:The Voyage
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5th - 8th
Jefferson Gets a Little Help from His Friends: A Play about the Declaration
This is a read-aloud play to help students understand how Enlightenment thinkers influenced the Founding Fathers. The play is written in the style of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." As Thomas Jefferson wearily tries to pen the Declaration of Independence, he is visited by ghosts in the forms of John Locke, King John of England, the Baron de Montesquieu, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Each of the men tell Jefferson about their ideas and ask him to include them in the Declaration and the new governmen
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7th - 12th
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Cattle Drives, Cowboys And You
Who hasn’t dreamed of being a cowboy! With “Cattle Drives, Cowboys— And You,” you can take your students on the adventure of a trail drive while learning about the history, economics, and geography of this exciting time in American history. The Western cattle and cowboy story is iconic all over the world, but most students will only experience it in films or television. This unit is a fun way to round out your history lessons, even if your textbook provides little or no information on it. A guid
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4th - 8th
World War I - 4 Slideshows
Give your students a first-hand look at the “War to End All Wars.” This unit on World War I commemorates the recent 100th anniversary of the Great War in four separate slide shows. A total of 69 slides have been grouped into the presentation topics of “The War Begins,” “New Warfare of World War I,” “How Women Joined the War Effort,” and “The War Ends.” Whether you’re a high school teacher who wants to give students detailed facts and pictures to make the war come alive, or a junior high teacher
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7th - 12th
The Transcontinental Railroad And You
“The Transcontinental Railroad — And You” — gives your students an overview of the construction of the railroad, and provides them with opportunities to reflect on what this meant by writing journal entries in the “I was there” style. By imagining they were construction workers on the Transcontinental Railroad, they will have four chances to write about why the railroad was built, who built it, how workers lived and labored, and how the railroad changed America. The 21-slide presentation has ov
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4th - 8th
Package: Spanish American War scripts & PowerPoint
Three for the price of one!
Contains a 17 slide PowerPoint of primary and secondary sources, a graphic organizer, links to more than 6 interactive review games on the web and internet resources for exploring Yellow Journalism and the start of the Spanish American War.
Plus a five page, 10 scene reader's theater script. Divide the class up, assigning each group a scene as an introduction, review or enrichment activity. Reading level of scripts is indicated in ( ) on teacher resources but NOT
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6th - 9th
Bass Reeves: Black Man With A Badge
Once you’ve covered Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks, who else can you feature during Black History Month? How about Bass Reeves, the first African-American hired as a marshal west of the Mississippi! Reeves had a career in law enforcement for over 30 years, bringing in more than 3,000 criminals and was never wounded once. He used his knowledge of the frontier, his quick draw with two guns, and clever disguises to outsmart thieves, rustlers and murders. “Bass Reeves — Black Man With A Badge” n
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5th - 8th
George Washington Carver: The Plant Doctor
Celebrate Black History Month - or science and humanitarian heroes anytime of the year - with this slideshow on George Washington Carver. The 21 slides and 10-page script give details including many little-known facts about this African-American agricultural genius, who gave the world hundreds of new products based on vegetables like peanuts, sweet potatoes and soybeans. Help your students learn how Carver refused a fortune to improve the lives of countless farmers who barely made a living on th
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4th - 8th
The Gettysburg Address PowerPoint
The Gettysburg Address PowerPoint presents Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address that was given November 19, 1863 on the battlefield near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Great for single classroom use or for whole school assemblies.
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3rd - 10th
The Oregon Trail And You
The Oregon Trail is one of the most exciting units in U.S. history taught in middle school and junior high. All the information you’ll need to teach this unit plus 60 colorful illustrations are provided in the accompanying slide show and narrative script in “The Oregon Trail and You.” You can also make this era in American history an interactive one for your students by giving them a chance to write “I Was There” journal entries as though they were a traveler on the Oregon Trail, or a chance to
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4th - 8th
American Revolution Turning Points
The Boston Tea Party! — Washington Crossing the Delaware! — The Winter at Valley Forge! — these were the iconic moments at the start the American Revolution. They were the turning points that insured Americans would fight for liberty. In this unit you will find three separate slide shows with detailed accompanying scripts. In total, there are 40 slides with 85 illustrations and 20 pages of notes with more than 165 bulleted facts. Throughout the slide shows there are a total of 10 questions, aski
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5th - 8th
Martin Luther King: Civil Rights Leader
Two for One! That’s right - this is a two for one offer on the life of Martin Luther King Jr. - so your school can celebrate his life and Black History Month. I’ve created two complementary slideshows on this civil rights leader - one for primary grades and one for middle and junior high students. The primary slide show has 15 slides, which give basic facts that are supported with a 4-page script with more details appropriate for the grade level of younger students. The more in-depth slide show
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1st - 8th
Rosa Parks
This slide show on Rosa Parks can be used anywhere from 1st through 8th grade, depending on the amount of information the teacher wishes to utilize from the accompanying script. As a teacher, I know how hard it is to find a slide show that features great visuals without overwhelming students with “text on screen” for some of our nation’s heroes and heroines. My slide show includes photos of Rosa throughout her lifetime and photos of black segregation and protests from the Civil Rights era. The
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1st - 8th
A Virtual Field Trip to Mountain Farm Museum
The Mountain Farm Museum is located near the south entrance of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This PowerPoint slide show comprises 42 photographs depicting life on a typical mountain farm circa 1900. It is narrated by a complete script. In addition, a ten-question quiz with answer key and ten discussion questions are included. Students who view this presentation will have a more complete understanding of the challenges and rewards of life on an early 20th century Appalachian mountain farm.
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4th - 8th
Famous Black Athletes: They Broke The Color Barrier
There are hundreds of Black Americans who can be celebrated during Black History Month, but the four covered in this unit will especially appeal to students who love sports. “Famous Black Athletes: They Broke the Color Barrier” has 32 slides and a 25-page script with over 270 details that discuss the personal sufferings, athletic triumphs, and fascinating facts about the lives of these black heroes. The last slide has several questions the teacher may use for oral discussion or for written a
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4th - 8th
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