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U.S. History posters for Microsoft Word
Reconstruction Amendments Project
Students will create a poster informing formerly enslaved people of their newly gained rights in the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments. I have included 15 guiding questions and websites for research. An answer key and rubric are included. Please message me if you have any questions.⭐ Engaging and fun project!⭐ No Textbook Required!⭐ Student-Friendly Websites⭐ Editable Word Document⭐ Explicit Student Directions ⭐ The project requires a poster board or an 8 1/2 X 14 sheet of paper.
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5th - 9th
Also included in: American History Projects (US History Projects)
History Projects-26 total with Detailed Rubrics-Any Area/Grade of History
This is for 26 different project ideas to do with any level/grade and any subject history class. Each project has in depth rubric to go along with the directions. I have done all of these with my students in both Middle and High School and have had great success. I love that they can work for any class and any grade level.
I sell each of these assignments separately in my store, so this is a huge discount versus buying each one individually. Also if you would like to see each item before buyin
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5th - 12th
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WWI Propaganda Poster Activity
For the following activity, students are asked to develop and create a propaganda poster which represents the view of the United States and encourages its citizens to support the war effort.The activity allows students to take what they have learned about WWI propaganda and use that knowledge to create their own piece of WWI propaganda.This activity pairs well with my U.S. History WWI PPT.This activity also comes with a grading rubric which can be adjusted to fit your individual needs.
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7th - 12th
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Wanted Poster Template (Word Doc)
This file is an editable "wanted poster" (word document). This template can be used for a variety of projects. As a Modern World History teacher, I have students create wanted posters for the International Crime Court's most wanted fugitives. This project serves as enrichment after watching "Hotel Rwanda" and reading the United Nation's Declaration of Human Rights. On the "wanted poster," I have students list and summarize the UN Declaration of Human Rights articles that the fugitive violated.NO
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7th - 12th
US History End of Year Museum Project
This product gives guidelines for students to create their own museum floor plan as an end of the year project for US History. It instructs students to create 10 exhibits, one from each of 10 eras in US History, to represent their learning through out the year. The floor plan and pictures are to be done on a poster. Students will also create a booklet guide to accompany their visitors throughout their museum. This guide will include a description of each exhibit as well as an explanation for eac
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7th - 9th
Industrial Era and Gilded Age Project (Robber Barons or Captains of Industry)
A social studies project where students will research and investigate various entrepreneurs from the Industrial Era or Gilded Age to determine whether they were Robber Barons or Captains of Industry. Through this student centered project, students will practice research skills and then using that information to make their own determination of an essential question, "Were the biggest entrepreneurs of the late 19th and early 20th century robber barons or captains of industry?" Students will work
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6th - 12th
Create Your Own Map! Project & Rubric
In this project students get to become Map Makers! They use their knowledge of Maps to create their own unique map. Included in this product is a "Creating a Map: Rubric", a "Map Brainstorming & Planning Sheet", project directions for students to follow, and photos of students' work to use as a guide/example. This product was made in a Microsoft Word document and is easy to edit in order to meet your individual classroom needs. 5 Essentials of a map include (in no particular order):1. Title
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4th - 7th
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13 Colonies Poster Project
Includes are the directions AND grading rubric for a poster project I did with my 8th grade. It's very involved and I've made it a word document download so that you can modify as needed. A great way to assess learning/use as a summative assignment!
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6th - 8th
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American Revolution Propaganda Poster Project
This project is designed to go with the events/causes leading up to the American Revolution. Along with the directions is a rubric I designed that was formed for this project. The students are to design a creative propaganda poster depicting one of the key events/causes of the American Revolution to try and persuade an audience of what occurred. Use your knowledge of propaganda during the Revolution to assist you in explaining this to the students.
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5th - 11th
WWI American Homefront Gallery Walk
Using dozens of visuals to understand life on the American homefront during WWI, students will discover how society, politics, and the economy were changed during a time of war.
Grades:
7th - 11th
Create a Historical Movie Trailer Project
See how project based learning and 21st century skills can transform your classroom and make history come alive with this seller. Students use creativity and innovation to create their own movie script, poster, and trailer. Each of these could be used an individual assignments. Students are asked to research an event in contemporary History and create a movie trailer for the event. Students are the actors and create the storyline based off historical facts. Five different grading rubrics and
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7th - 12th
How to Tackle the CRQ
This is a basic breakdown of what the CRQ portion of the NYS Global Exam asks. It can be used as a permanent piece in student's notebook to refer to throughout the year or it can be blown up to hang on the wall of the classroom. The chart includes "stem sentences" to help students answer each part of the CRQ.
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: NYS Global I Review
Progressive Era Reform Charts
This activity is designed for students to both learn and teach about Progressive Era Reforms in the United States. For the first part, students are typically assigned one Progressive Reform. They research it (we use an old text section as a starting point, but there are plenty of online resources available as well), and then create a mini-poster on an 8.5"x11" piece of paper outlining the information about their assigned reform, and then they draw a picture that represents the reform and/or th
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11th
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CKLA Skills Strand 6 The War of 1812 Timeline Cards
Use the following titles to create a timeline within your classroom while teaching CKLA Skills Strand: Unit 6 The War of 1812.
Print out the following cards as well as the CKLA Image Cards from Skills Strand: Unit 6 The War of 1812. The name, dates and image number are included. As you teach the unit, add the images and titles below as a class.
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1st - 2nd
Epic Timeline of American History Around The Classroom
Take a walk through American history from 1869 to the present as you take a walk around your classroom. This printer-friendly document features 100 iconic events in America’s social, political and economic history. When printed on 8 ½” x 11” paper or card stock, the timeline stretches over 70 feet (approximately 3 walls in an average classroom). It's art for your walls, it's a great learning reference tool for you and your kids and it's an instant conversation starter with parents and colleagu
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Civil War Newspaper Research and Presentation Group Project (Middle/High School)
The following is a group project (ideally 3-4 students) to research a perspective of either the North or South during the United States Civil War, presenting the results as a Civil War Era newspaper front page. The project typically takes 2-3 weeks, depending on the amount of time dedicated to the project. The culminating assessment is the production of the actual newspaper on posterboard. A optional rubric is included in document to assess individual student work.The project is best organiz
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8th - 11th
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Revolutionary War Poster Project
Students will create an informative poster about a Revolutionary War hero. Students will create the poster on a traditional poster board or by using Google Drawings. I have included guiding questions and websites for research. The project does not require the use of a textbook. A rubric is included. *I have included student directions on how to create a poster using Google Drawings. Heroes included: George Washington Benjamin Franklin Patrick Henry John Adams Sam Adams John Hancock Samuel Adams
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: American History Projects (US History Projects)
Colonial Region Advertising Poster Project
Need an engaging culminating project for a study of Colonial Regions? This project allows students to present their learning in a creative manner. They present their research on colonial regions by creating an advertising poster for that region. Can be used an a individual or group project. Score sheet is included.
Grades:
5th - 8th
Causes of the Revolutionary War Project
In this project students placed in groups of 4 and they create a timeline of all the events that lead up to the Revolutionary War. For each topic (there are 8) they write a paragraph or more on a foot, there is a template provided. Create pictures and place them all on the poster board. This will take several days to complete. I have done this with both Middle School and High School.
There is an in depth rubric that goes along with this as well as a make up assignment. Students have loved this
Grades:
6th - 11th
United States Revolution Graphic Map
This contains 41 people, places, and things concerning the American Revolution. Students can do research to aid in whatever materials you give them to create a 3-D map of the Revolution. Requires some scissors and glue to create the map. I have an example of what the finished product may look like as well as a simple instruction sheet located at the bottom of the graphics.
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9th - 12th
Latin Language Project - States' Mottos
Assignment: Twenty-three of our fifty states have Latin mottoes! For this project, students are to read the Latin mottos of the states that have them. Students must pick one state from the list and draw that state’s flag on computer paper, adding the state’s Latin motto to the flag!This product comes with a downloadable word document with a list of all the states that have Latin mottos. Images of state flags can easily be found online and printed out, if desired. This is a great, fun assignment
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4th - 8th
Civil War Quilt Activity
All you have to do is print these two pages out and the rest is up to your students! Students will do research and make a "quilt" over the Civil War. The quilt contains 9 squares and makes the students research key figures, dates, and battles from the Civil War.
I print both pages front and back so the students have the instructions and paper in one place. Another idea is to have students use colored construction paper and make cut out 9 squares and use the same instructions included in this f
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5th - 9th
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Civil War Major Figures Baseball Card Mini-Project (Example included!)
In this assignment, which I have assigned to both 8th graders and 11th graders in United States history classes, students will research and analyze important figures of the United States Civil War by making a "baseball card" with a common index card.Included:An editable document with an introduction, instructions, and a chart with 40 important Civil War figures for students to choose from. This chart is organized into five categories: Northern leaders, Southern leaders, politicians/people of int
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8th - 11th
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Election of 1800 Campaign Poster Project
This project is designed for an American history class discussing the election between Adams and Jefferson in 1800. The students are to design a campaign poster supporting one of the two candidates during this famous election in history. I have had the students use large poster boards, but it can be tailored to a smaller size for any class.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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