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Higher education U.S. History resources under $5
The Rise of the Dictators | World War II | Digital Learning Activity
Teaching the Rise of Dictators can be tough. What should we talk about and how much should we talk about? We have it all laid out for you. This is our most popular product on TpT because we have done all the work for you. Detailed fact sheets give students access to the information they need to truly understand the important details of these infamous men. Digital and Paper Copies included! This "World War II: The Rise of the Dictators" Distance Learning Activity includes:1) A graphic organiz
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: World War II | Unit Activity | Digital Learning Bundle
HARLEM RENAISSANCE | Art Gallery Walk Activity | 1920s | Print & Digital
Your students will feel as if they stepped back in time to the Harlem Renaissance with this engaging activity. To begin, students will be introduced to the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s with a short film clip and lecture. They will take notes on the creative lecture notes template provided. Print and Digital. Perfect for distance learning.Here is some feedback from a buyer:LOVE IT!! This is one of the best lessons I have downloaded. It hits the common core standards and I really love the short
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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STOCK MARKET Simulation Game | 1920s & Great Depression | Print & Digital
This is a fun and interactive STOCK MARKET Simulation game to play with your secondary U.S. History students when studying the causes of the Great Depression. The presentation begins with an engaging introduction to the stock market. Very detailed directions are then given to play the stock market simulation game. Students will begin by choosing stocks to purchase from a list of companies that existed in the 1920s. They will then complete the corresponding worksheet with the stock they purchased
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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13th Movie by Ava DuVernay Guided Documentary Questions: Profit Donated
This 13th documentary movie guide will help students understand Ava DuVernay's Netflix documentary. It contains 54 fill-in-the-blank questions that go along with the film, an answer key, and a writing prompt. Great for Black History Month and teaching about Black Lives Matter. A portion of the profit coming from the sale of this resource will be donated to Equal Justice Initiative: a group that works to end mass incarceration, excessive punishment, and racial inequality.Click on the preview to l
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Apollo 13 Movie worksheet
This assignment includes 40 questions to be answered by students while enjoying the movie. This assignment helps keep students engaged and paying attention. Key included.
Apollo 13 is a 1995 American historical docudrama film directed by Ron Howard. The film stars Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, and Ed Harris. The screenplay by William Broyles, Jr., and Al Reinert, that dramatizes the aborted 1970 Apollo 13 lunar mission, is an adaptation of the book Lost Moon: The Perilous
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
America The Story of Us : Civil War (Episode 5) - Video Guide
Video study guide for Episode 5: Civil War of America The Story of Us. Movie guide comes complete with answer key. Questions follow the film in same order.Episode 5: Civil WarThe Civil War rages. The terrible new technology of the minie ball is devastating Union and Confederate forces alike. It is 20th century technology meeting 18th century tactics and the result is a death toll never before seen on American soil. Still, strict discipline and an unshakeable belief in their cause have welded Ro
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Imperialism to WWI Mapping Activity Informational Reading Events Leading to War
Teaching how Imperialism led to WW1? Want an engaging lesson on Imperialism that will allow students to practice mapping skills? This resource will be the one that sets a great foundation for your Imperialism to WWI Unit!Imperialism to WWI Mapping Activity is a great resource for introducing the WWI era as students map the imperialism that spread from Europe and beyond to create the conflicts and chaos leading to the great war.This mapping and information gathering activity will help students un
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6th - 11th, Higher Education
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Home Front in WWII Primary Source Analysis Activity Handout US History WW2
Investigating the American Home front during WWII? Want to help students analyze primary sources to understand the different perspectives on life changes during America's involvement in WW2?This 2-page handout provides an assortment of quotes and images for students to analyze with guiding questions for a better understanding of the Home Front during WWII. Includes a wrap-up question in which students make comparisons to our modern cultural changes.Includes:2-page worksheetSkills Addressed:Prima
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Causes of the Civil War Interactive Stations Activity
Causes of the Civil War Interactive Stations ActivityGet your students moving and engaged by taking your students through an interactive stations activity on the Causes of the Civil War!The activity consists of EIGHT interactive and differentiated stations that can either be combined or broken up into smaller/larger stations to suit your needs. The activity also comes with a notes/important connections section for each station and corresponding analysis/critical thinking guiding questions. The e
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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13th: A Netflix Documentary on the History of Mass Incarceration {A Film Guide}
The film 13th changed the way I taught To Kill a Mockingbird forever. If you are teaching anything about the Civil Rights Movement, literature about racial inequality, or are simply teaching the very topic of mass incarceration in your classrooms this year, the documentary should be on your must-see list!FILM TRAILER: CLICK HEREIf you've seen the film and deemed it appropriate for your course of study and age group, then this film viewing guide is perfect for you! This 4-page guide attempts t
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: A Raisin in the Sun: Complete Unit Bundle {Digital & Print Included}
Hamilton the Musical Guide + Answers | Hamilton Movie Worksheet (2020) Disney
Hamilton movie questions (released 2020) help keep students engaged throughout the film by providing 29 questions (plus 4 critical thinking questions after viewing) for them to answer to keep them on track. Hamilton worksheet comes with a key that has suggested answers provided at the end.Hamilton Movie Guide follows the original Broadway production of the award-winning musical that tells the story of Alexander Hamilton, first secretary of the treasury, blending hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadw
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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America The Story of Us: Division (Episode 4) Video Guide
Video study guide for Episode 4: Division of America The Story of Us. Movie guide comes complete with answer key. Questions follow the film in same order.Episode 4: DivisionAmerica becomes a nation at the moment a revolution in commerce and industry sweeps across the western world. The construction of the Erie Canal--an audacious feat of engineering achieved against the odds with black-powder and hard work-- results in hundreds of workmen being killed, but the pay-off is immense. This vast new
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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1917 Movie Questions with Answers - 1917 Movie Guide - 1917 Worksheet (2019)
1917 movie questions (released in 2019) helps keep students engaged throughout the film by providing 29 questions (plus 4 critical thinking questions after viewing) for them to answer to keep them on track. The 1917 movie guide comes with a key that has suggested answers provided at the end. The 1917 movie worksheet follows along during World War I as two British soldiers -- Lance Cpl. Schofield and Lance Cpl. Blake -- receive seemingly impossible orders. In a race against time, they must cros
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: History of Warfare Movie Guide Bundle | 1917 | Midway | Greyhound
Ruby Bridges Movie Questions
15 multiple choice questions that follow the movie of Ruby Bridges. Includes an answer key.
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Richard Nixon | The Watergate Scandal | Digital Learning Activity
Watergate is one of the most famous events in American History, but it can be hard to teach. We have laid it all out for you in this extremely engaging activity. We probe your students knowledge of all of the key aspects to the scandal. Digital and Paper Copies Included!This "Nixon and Watergate" Distance Learning Activity includes:1) Students will start this engaging activity with an analysis of the players involved in the Watergate scandal including, H.R. Haldeman, John Dean, Archibald Cox
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Full Year U.S. History Course | Distance Learning | Activity Bundle
Political Parties| DEMOCRATS V REPUBLICANS | What are the Differences? | Digital
This is an easy and comprehensive way to teach the differences between the Democrat and Republican political parties. Both printable and digital versions are included!Buyer Feedback:Easy to use, comprehensive, and versatile with options for print and digital. This purchase includes a 3-page reading about the differences between the two major political parties; the Democrats and the Republicans. It reviews the different ideologies on the following issues:the economytaxessocial issuesforeign polic
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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United States Map Clipart | States and Capitals | US Regions
Make creating state reports or activities that help students memorize the states and capitals easy with this set of brightly colored United States clipart! You get a total of 166 state shapes and maps of the U.S. The images can be used in so many ways! Create flashcards, map quizzes, states and capital worksheets. Use to create digital resources such as Boom Cards or Google Slide state reports. Perfect for social studies classrooms or for teaching US geography. All images come in 300 DPI PNG f
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3rd - 8th, Higher Education
America: The Story of Us (Episode 6: Heartland) - Video Guide
Episode 6: HeartlandThis movie study guide comes complete with answer key. Questions go in order along with the video. Summary of Video: In 1869, the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of America, more than 2,000 miles apart, are linked by continuous metal rails. The Transcontinental Railroad--the world's first--is the most ambitious human enterprise since the Great Wall of China, and much of it is built by Chinese laborers. The railroad doesn't just change the lives of Americans, it alters the entir
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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#Activism Research Project: Perfect for Social Justice/Informational Text Unit
Thanks to social media and trending hashtags, modern activism movements look much different than the activism of the past. This project is a great addition to any study of activism, social justice, social movements, informational text, or just as a stand-alone research project. It is crucially important we teach students how to research and understand the movements of their generation so they can actively participate in the dialogue that is taking place all around them. Understanding the current
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
America: The Story of Us: Episode 9 (Bust) - Great Depression Video Guide
Video study guide for Episode 9: Bust of America The Story of Us. Movie guide comes complete with answer key. Questions follow the film in same order.Episode 9: BustIn October 1929, the economic boom of the 1920s ends with a crash on Wall Street. Between 1929 and 1932, $2 billion in deposits evaporate. The American Dream has become a nightmare. The stock market crash coincides with the start of the Great Depression. Unemployment rises to more than one-fourth of the workforce and as confidence in
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Scarlet Letter Introductory PowerPoint, Activity, and Discussion
Start off your unit on Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter with this smartly designed 37-slide PowerPoint presentation.
Topics covered in the presentation:
• Brief Hawthorne biography
• American Romanticism
• Transcendentalism
• Novel vs. Romance
• Puritan beliefs
• Role of women
• Role of children
• Native American fears
• Puritan superstitions
• The custom house
• Puritan punishments for adultery
• Puritan Holidays (with emphasis on Election Day, alluded in novel)
• Allusions: Anne Hut
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Causes of the Civil War Primary Source Analysis Handout Activity
Are you teaching the Causes of the Civil War and hoping to find a no-prep resource? Are you looking for that perfect lesson to practice primary source analysis while addressing the core content on the Civil War and its causes?Use this Primary Source Analysis Activity to address the standards while helping your students gain a better understanding of the causes of the Civil War. Students can inspect vivid images, decipher varying quotes, and investigate original documents with guiding questions
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Progressive Era: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair reading and questions
This is a short reading with a brief synopsis on Upton Sinclair and excerpts from his book the Jungle about the meatpacking industry in the US during the Progressive Era. There are also questions that follow.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Midway Movie Questions with Answers | Midway Movie Guide | Worksheet (2019)
Midway movie questions (released 2019) help keep students engaged throughout the film by providing 23 questions (plus 3 critical thinking questions at the end) for them to answer to keep them on track. Midway movie worksheet comes with a key that has suggested answers provided at the end.* Streamlined format (without distracting images) designed to keep students’ attention with questions incrementally and chronologically spaced during the entirety of the video* Questions do not detract from the
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: History of Warfare Movie Guide Bundle | 1917 | Midway | Greyhound
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