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Reading strategies Common Core RH.6-8.6 resources
Early US History Primary Source Analysis Activities Worksheets
Strengthen your on-level U.S. History or AP US History units with 48 1-page-or-less, high-interest primary sources from early American History: Colonial America - Jamestown and the Revolutionary WarEarly America - Constitution, reform movements, westward expansion Civil War - the abolition movement, Civil War, and ReconstructionGilded Age - New immigrants, urbanization, Native Amerian relationsEach source comes with a tailored graphic organizer and answer key, using the effective HIPPOS analysi
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8th - 11th
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White Bird R.J. Palacio A Wonder Story A Graphic Novel Guide the Holocaust
White Bird by R.J. Palacio A Graphic Novel Guide | World History | Holocaust Story This is a captivating story of courage, perseverance, and kindness during the Nazi occupation during the WWII. This pack includes;Lesson objectives KWL ChartPre, during, and post reading activitiesChapter by chapter comprehension questionsAnswer key includedNew vocabularyMap visualThemes activityCharacter analysisSequencingSymbolism activity& Word search This resource is great for:Teaching about World HistoryT
Grades:
5th - 8th
Modern US History Primary Source Analysis Activities Worksheets
Strengthen your on-level U.S. History or AP US History units with 48 1-page-or-less, high-interest primary sources from 1900s modern American History:Turn of the Century - Progressive Era, Roaring 1920sHard Times - Great Depression, WWIIMid-Century - Cold War, Civil Rights MovementLate 1900s - Vietnam War, Reagan through Trump administration Each source comes with a tailored graphic organizer and answer key, using the effective HIPPOS method: Historical ContextIntended AudiencePoint of ViewPurpo
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8th - 11th
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Bundle: U.S. History Quote of the Week (Parts 1 and 2)
Integrate literacy and social studies with U.S. History Quote of the Week!U.S. History Quote of the Week Bundle is a year-long resource with 40 quotes from 1492–1964.As students learn about U.S. history, they practice literacy skills like:making inferencesresearching & summarizingidentifying the main idea, historical context, and author’s purposeand responding to promptsU.S. History Quote of the Week is easy to use and requires little prep. From thorough instructions to answer keys, it’s all
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5th - 8th
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13 Colonies Colonial America Primary Sources Activity Analysis Worksheets 6-Pack
Teach source analysis and bring richness to your US History course with these curated voices from the Puritan and Jamestown settlers, Native Americans, and enslaved Black Americans.This 6-pack also comes in Google files for a paperless option!Featured voices in this collision of cultures:Bartholome de Las CasaJohn SmithThe PuritansNathaniel BaconAn indentured servantA slave trade observer The effective HIPPOS framework directly targets historical & critical thinking skills:Historical Context
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9th - 11th
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Also included in: Early US History Primary Source Analysis Activities Worksheets
Black Out Poetry Civil Rights Reading, Writing & Art Project
Resource for Black History Month and Martin Luther King, Jr. DayThe purpose of these activities is to help students read deeply while reading excerpts from historical civil rights speeches. So often, civil rights leaders like Dr. King are discussed as if they were super heroes. They are, in a sense, super heroes. But it’s important for students to realize that they were also regular people, often with very humble beginnings who found themselves in situations, environments and racist conflicts th
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5th - 7th
U.S. History Quote of the Week: Part 1 (1492–1871)
Integrate literacy and social studies with U.S. History Quote of the Week!U.S. History Quote of the Week (Part One) has 22 quotes from 1492 to 1871, covering the Age of Exploration, Colonization, the American Revolution, the U.S. Constitution, Westward Expansion, the Civil War, and Reconstruction.As students learn about U.S. history, they practice literacy skills like:making inferencesresearching & summarizingidentifying the main idea, historical context, and author’s purposeand responding t
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Bundle: U.S. History Quote of the Week (Parts 1 and 2)
Gilded Age Labor Rights Primary Sources Activity Analysis Worksheets 6-Pack
Teach source analysis and bring richness to your US History course with these curated voices from labor unions, child labor activists, the Populist Party, and others.This 6-pack also comes in Google files for a paperless option!Featured voices in this collection: Knights of LaborMark TwainPresident ClevelandMary LeasePopulist Party Mother JonesThe effective HIPPOS framework targets historical & critical thinking skills:Historical ContextIntended AudiencePoint of ViewPurposeOutside Informatio
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9th - 11th
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Also included in: Early US History Primary Source Analysis Activities Worksheets
Ungifted Novel Study Unit Comprehension Questions, Chapter Activities, & Vocab
This Ungifted Novel Study Unit includes comprehension questions and writing prompts for reading response, a literature guide, vocabulary, and more for the book Ungifted by Gordon Korman. Using student-friendly printable and digital formatting, this Ungifted Unit Plan is perfect for teaching literature groups or working with book clubs. Daily comprehension questions require students to focus on text analysis and responding to literature, and the vocabulary focus builds word knowledge and academic
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4th - 6th
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Progressive Era Primary Sources Activity Analysis Worksheets 6-Pack
Challenge your students to feel empowered to be their own agents of change by exploring the arguments and causes of Progressive Era activists in this engaging primary source collection that questions, exposes, and creates change. This 6-pack also comes in Google Slide format for a paperless option!Featured voices in this collection of compelling arguments:NAWSA & women suffragists Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire reporterUpton SinclairGeorge WaringIda TarbellChild labor muckrakerThe effectiv
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Modern US History Primary Source Analysis Activities Worksheets
Gilded Age Immigration Primary Sources Activity Analysis Worksheets 6-Pack
Teach source analysis and bring richness to your US History course with these curated voices from WEB Du Bois, Emma Lazarus, and others.This 6-pack also comes in Google files for a paperless option!Featured voices in this collection: Emma LazarusW.E.B. Du BoisChief JosephFrederick Jackson TurnerRussell Conwell Helen Hunt JacksonEffective HIPPOS framework to target historical & critical thinking skills:Historical ContextIntended AudiencePoint of ViewPurposeOutside InformationSo, what?Greatnes
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9th - 11th
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Also included in: Early US History Primary Source Analysis Activities Worksheets
Nonfiction reading unit - Informational texts - Narrative nonfiction books
Would you like your students to read more NARRATIVE NONFICTION? Are you looking for books about resilient people who overcome huge odds? This collection of memoirs about people who overcame their circumstances to change not only themselves, but the world around them might just be for you!Instead of handing your students yet another informational reading passage, have them read one of these books to work on the same skills!✅ FOR THE TEACHER:PDF and digital optionsTeacher notes and lesson plansP
Grades:
5th - 7th
Vietnam War Primary Sources Activity Analysis Worksheets 6-Pack
Guide your students through the Gulf of Tonkin, Tet Offensive, Vietnamization, and antiwar protests with a focused analysis of up to 6 different Vietnam War primary source documents using the effective HIPPOS method! This resource also comes in Google Slide format for a paperless option!Featured voices in this controversial public debate:President JohnsonPresident NixonVice President AgnewJohn KerryThe effective HIPPOS framework directly targets Common Core critical thinking skills:Historical Co
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Modern US History Primary Source Analysis Activities Worksheets
GATE Themed Literature Circle Jobs
This is a set of GATE Icon frames that utilizes depth and complexity within lit circle jobs.You may also enjoy my Depth and Complexity/Content Imperative Class Cards I sell as well:Depth and Complexity & Content Imperative Icon CardsKEYWORDS: GATE icons, Literature circles, Lit Circle jobs
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3rd - 12th
Roaring 1920s Primary Sources Activity Analysis Worksheets 6-Pack
Guide your students through a focused analysis of up to 6 different 1920s primary source documents, covering issues ranging from Prohibition to birth control, the Red Scare to Charles Lindbergh’s flight in this engaging primary source collection.This 6-pack also comes in Google Slide format for a paperless option!Featured voices of this clash of values: President Coolidge Margaret Sanger A Prohibition supporter A. Mitchell Palmer Sinclair Lewis Corporate businessmanThe effective HIPPOS framewo
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Modern US History Primary Source Analysis Activities Worksheets
Ungifted Novel Study Comprehension Questions & Activities for Korman's Novel
This 5-week Ungifted Novel Study for the book Ungifted by Gordon Korman is a favorite for literature circles with middle school students because it engages even the most reluctant readers. Your students focus on key comprehension skills and dive deep into the plot and core features of the text using these student-friendly novel activities for comprehension and vocabulary while enjoying this rich realistic fiction novel. These Ungifted book study activities are standards-aligned and build essenti
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Gordon Korman Author Study Bundle
Apple in the Middle Digital Novel Study
Apple in the Middle is an inspiring novel that will help your students learn to look at things from different perspectives. This book companion unit for Dawn Quigley's book will be a hit with students because it contains a variety of activities designed to help them explore the important themes of the text without overwhelming learners with countless chapter questions. In addition, you'll be able to make important cross-curricular connections with this Apple in the Middle Literature Unit. Your s
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7th - 8th
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Ungifted Novel Study: Digital Comprehension Questions & Activities
Ungifted by Gordon Korman is an amazing book that explores the student experience from different perspectives. This Ungifted Novel Study is a book companion unit that will be a hit with students because it contains a variety of activities designed to help them explore the important themes of the text without overwhelming learners with countless chapter questions. In addition, you'll be able to make important cross-curricular connections with this Ungifted Literature Unit. Your students will buil
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4th - 6th
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U.S. History Quote of the Week: Free Sample
Integrate literacy and social studies with U.S. History Quote of the Week!As students learn about U.S. history, they practice literacy skills like:making inferencesresearching & summarizingidentifying the main idea, historical context, and author’s purposeand responding to promptsU.S. History Quote of the Week is easy to use and requires little prep. From thorough instructions to answer keys, it’s all there.Even better, I’ve made it engaging! Your students will enjoy dissecting and talking a
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5th - 8th
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Pilgrims in Plymouth: Mayflower Compact Lesson Plan (13 colonies)
Incorporate literacy skills into your social studies classroom through primary sources.
Students preview read, complete a word splash, then read the Mayflower Compact, a primary source document. Then, they will get a translated version and must break it down, line by line, into today's language. Upon completion, students will answer a few thought-provoking questions which require them to revisit the text and will help them gain a deeper understanding of the author's purpose.
Used in 7th grad
Grades:
6th - 9th
U.S. History Quote of the Week: Part 2 (1877–1964)
Integrate literacy and social studies with U.S. History Quote of the Week!U.S. History Quote of the Week (Part Two) has 18 quotes from 1877–1964, covering the Gilded Age and Industrialization, World War 1, the 1920s, the Great Depression, World War 2, the Cold War, and the Civil Rights Movement.As students learn about U.S. history, they practice literacy skills like:making inferencesresearching & summarizingidentifying the main idea, historical context, and author’s purposeand responding to
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Bundle: U.S. History Quote of the Week (Parts 1 and 2)
The War I Finally Won Novel Study: Digital Comprehension Questions & Activities
This Digital The War I Finally Won Novel Study includes comprehension questions, text-based vocabulary activities, graphic organizers, and more - all in a ready-to-use format that allows you to tackle reading skills and strategies through a deeply meaningful text that helps students begin to understand the Holocaust through the lens of a survivor. The War I Finally Won Life Novel Study is a book companion unit that will be a hit with students because it contains a variety of activities designed
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5th - 7th
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The War that Saved My Novel Study: Digital Comprehension Questions & Activities
This Digital The War That Saved My Life Novel Study includes comprehension questions, text-based vocabulary activities, graphic organizers, and more - all in a ready-to-use format that allows you to tackle reading skills and strategies through a deeply meaningful text that helps students begin to understand the Holocaust through the lens of a survivor. The War that Saved My Life Novel Study is a book companion unit that will be a hit with students because it contains a variety of activities des
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5th - 7th
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WWII Primary Sources Activity Analysis Worksheets 6-Pack
Use the effective HIPPOS method to help your students deeply analyze 6 World War II warfront primary source documents, hearing the choices of Roosevelt declaring war, Eisenhower preparing for D-Day, Truman dropping the atomic bomb, and MacArthur orchestrating V-J Day in this engaging primary source collection.This 6-pack also comes in Google Slide format for a paperless option!Featured voices in this fight for the world's future: President Roosevelt General Eisenhower General MacArthur Albert E
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Modern US History Primary Source Analysis Activities Worksheets
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