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Common Core RI.11-12.9 webquests

Socratic Seminar: Who Should Be on American Currency?

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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.

Subjects:

Informational Text, Oral Communication, U.S. History

Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

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Dred Scott Supreme Court Ruling Google Slides with Primary Source Analysis

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Grace Hernandez

These Google Slides include background information leading up to the Dred Scott ruling as well as a link to primary sources and questions over the Supreme Court ruling. Students will analyze the primary documents used in determining the judgment and answer questions about the documents and the ruling.

Subjects:

Other (Social Studies - History), Social Studies - History, U.S. History