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High school social studies assessment videos
Schindler's List Movie Companion and Quiz
A 51 question Multiple Choice Movie Companion that features questions presented in the order that they are presented in the film. The Movie Companion can also be used as a quiz and I have included SIX versions of it with answers scrambled and a key and grading strip for each one. The grading strip aligns with the questions on the student's paper and makes for very quick grading.I pause the movie and discuss some of the questions as they come up but any student who is paying attention to the fi
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Conflict in Israel and Palestine: Crash Course World History #223
Looking for better supplemental videos to use in the classroom? In which John Green teaches you about conflict in Israel and Palestine. This conflict is often cast as a long-term beef going back thousands of years, and rooted in a clash between religions. Well, that's not quite true. What is true is that the conflict is immensely complicated, and just about everyone in the world has an opinion about it. John is going to try to get the facts across in under 13 minutes. Here is what is included in
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7th - 10th
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War Horse Movie Guide World War I
Looking for a way to keep kids accountable while watching War Horse? The War Horse movie answers all the questions regarding how to show all the weapons of WWI in a single movie. It wraps a heart touching story with some great WWI like footage. The story of a young man and his horse creates a drama that will captivate the hearts and minds of your students. "A top notch lesson that allowed for my students to have some accountability for what they were watching and some of what they should be le
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7th - 11th
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Hotel Rwanda 20 Question Quiz (4 Versions)
Four Multiple Choice Quizzes for Hotel Rwanda. Each one is 20 questions long and comes with an answer key and answer strip for easy grading. The 20 questions are identical but the questions and responses have been mixed up so that each quiz is different in order to prevent students from copying.Please view the sample preview file as it is an exact replica of what you will receive (it just has watermarks on it).Thank you for browsing, purchasing, and rating. I have a treasure trove of Hotel Rw
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Crash Course US History Ep. 1-47 Bundle
Need a new way to teach US History? If you are using crash courses in your classroom, you'll love these episodes of US History crash course videos, It covers from the Native Americans to Obamanation. It includes a guide on how to take notes, a place where students can write a short summary of what they watched, my notes, a vocabulary section and a quiz. Crash Course US History Ep. 1-47 "OUTSTANDING!!! Thank you so very, very much. What a time saver!"This is 47 episodes and the bonus of the 4th o
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7th - 11th
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Crash Course World History Ep. 1-42 Bundle
Looking for a supplemental resource to your World History teaching? If you like using Crash Course in your classroom, you’ll love this bundle! It covers from agricultural revolution to globalization. You will have access to my google drive link, a guide for your students on how to take notes, a place where students can write a short summary of what they watched, my notes, a vocabulary section and quiz with answers. "Top notch work! I use Crash Course all the time in my AP and CP World History cl
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7th - 10th
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AP African American Studies Unit 2 Bundle Complete
Everything you need to teach AP African American Studies Unit 2. See video for additional details or summary below.This download includes a 16 Power Point slideshows with primary documents embedded in the slides, a terms worksheet, and a document worksheet for students. Included with each Power Point is a lecture video explaining the lesson. All Power Points are structure with highlighted terms from the AP framework, documents, and occasional summary of topics. Teacher can modify slides to incor
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11th - 12th
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WWI Maps Before and After World War I
Need more visual representation in the classroom? When we discuss WWI, I like to include these WWI Maps before and after activities with my students. It includes 2-page assignment, WWI before and after, questions to answer and a bonus map assignment. This lesson takes approximately 1.5 days to complete. "Excellent Documents! Thank you!"If you are looking for a full year of try my WWI Bundle Here is what is included in this 6 page download: 1. WWI Maps BEFORE and AFTER: Included in this 6 pag
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7th - 10th
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Crash Course Economics 1-35 Bundle
Need some quick videos to help students learn economics? If you are using crash courses in your classroom, you'll love this Economics Bundle. It covers from Episode 1 - Introduction to Economics to Episode 35 - Economics of Happiness. You will have access to my Google Drive Link to all the videos, a guide on how to take notes, a place where students can write a short summary of what they watched, my notes, a vocabulary section and quiz with answers.Each person who purchases this bundle will rec
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12th
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Looking for a way to keep students acceptable while showing The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas?"We watched this movie before visiting the Holocaust museum in Los Angeles, and this was the perfect guide. It kept students engaged, and the questions were thoughtful and reflective."BOY IN STRIPED PAJAMAS 7 DAY UNIT BUNDLE Here is what is included: - Introduction images - Boy in Striped Pajamas Guide ( 3 pages) - Boy in Striped Pajamas Key Included: 1. Guide for the movie and images to be projected pri
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7th - 12th
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The Great Debaters Movie Quiz and Writing Prompt
This contains 10 short answer questions, NOT multiple choice questions, that are perfect for high school kids to answer after watching the movie The Great Debaters, staring Denzel Washington. After the ten questions, there is a writing prompt that allows the students to chose one of three quotes from the movie and write a reflection on it.
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9th - 12th
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Crash Course Government and Politics #1-50 Bundle
Need to spice up your crash course teachings? If you are using crash courses in your classroom, you'll love these episodes of US Government and Politics. It includes a guide on how to take notes, a place where students can write a short summary of what they watched, my notes, a vocabulary section and a quiz. Here are the episodes included: 1. Introduction 2. The Bicameral Congress3. Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances4. Federalism5. Constitutional Compromises 6. Congressional Elections
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12th
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The Hunt for Red October Movie Guide Cold War
In November 1984, the Soviet Union's best submarine captain, in a new undetectable sub, violates orders and heads for the U.S. The American CIA and military must quickly determine: Is he trying to defect, or to start a war? The following is included in this guide: The Hunt for Red October show the movie. (3 days) 2'15" minutesThe Hunt for Red October Movie Guide This 25 question worksheet will give you some accountability for the movie while still making the students think about some of the es
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7th - 11th
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Days that Shook the World BBC: Franz Ferdinand Season 1 Ep. 2
Franz-Ferdinand Archduke of Austria-Este, Austro-Hungarian and Royal Prince of Hungary and of Bohemia and, from 1896 until his death, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne.His assassination in Sarajevo precipitated Austria-Hungary's declaration of war against Serbia. This caused the Central Powers (including Germany and Austria-Hungary) and Serbia's allies to declare war on each other, starting World War I.I recommend buying this off Ebay or amazon as these videos are not free on youtu
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11th
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Also included in:Â Days that Shook the World BBC: Season 1 Bundle
The Jackie Robinson Story - 42 Movie Guide - Short Version - Black History
Want to show a movie in the classroom but don't want to make a guide? This is a guide that I put together that allows the students to begin to think about what is going on with Civil Rights during the 1940's. I just finished teaching WWII and I could not think of a better video to show while my students are taking and preparing for the AP test. Here is what is included: - Jackie Robinson Intro reading - Jackie Robinson 4 pg Video guide - Jackie Robinson after the movie reading- Unbroken Book Pr
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8th - 11th
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The Kite Runner Movie Comparison Guide
This movie guide requires students to analyze the plot of both the novel and film, The Kite Runner. Students will compare/contrast the characters and key conflicts from the novel as they are portrayed in the film.
This activity can also be purchased in The Kite Runner Unit - Teacher's Bundle.
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7th - 12th
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The Constitution, the Articles, and Federalism: Crash Course US History #8 Quiz
Students will watch the Crash Course U.S. History Ep. 8 (The Constitution, the Articles, and Federalism) video on YouTube. The viewing guide/quiz contains 21 questions. Students can complete the viewing guide as they watch the video or it can be used as a quiz. I have included an answer key. Please message me if you have any questions.
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5th - 11th
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Also included in:Â Constitution Unit Bundle
Financial Literacy – Employee Benefits - Bundle
In this lesson, students will discover that salary is not the only thing to look for in a benefit package. They will use the following site to compare different companies and the benefits offered: https://fortune.com/best-companies/They will also refer to a handout that I wrote to answer questions on the Google Doc. I like to take about a week to cover the following lessons (in this order):1. Insurance2. Employee Benefits3. Taxes4. Finance Game (covers Insurance, Benefits, and Taxes and the kids
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7th - 10th
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Financial Literacy – Insurance - Bundle
Students learn the basics about the following insurances as well as premiums and deductibles:· Auto· Homeowners· Renters· Medical· Life· Disability They will also refer to a handout that I wrote to answer questions on the Google Form Quiz. I like to take about a week to cover the following lessons (in this order):1. Insurance2. Employee Benefits3. Taxes4. Finance Game (covers Insurance, Benefits, and Taxes and the kids love it!) This bundle includes:· Video tutorial of my voice teaching the less
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7th - 10th
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Crash Course Psychology #1-40
Looking for some amazing supplemental resources to teaching psychology? In 40 episodes, Hank Green will teach you psychology! This course is based on the 2013 AP Psychology curriculum. By the end of the course, you will be able to: * Understand the biological basis of human behavior and perception * Explain standard models of thinking, learning, and emotions * Recognize rigorous psychological research methods, including ethical considerations * Identify cases of abnormal psychology and associat
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9th - 12th
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Ken Burns Civil War: entire series viewing quiz questions & key
This package allows you to use the ten hour series and hold students accountable for viewing but also allow them to absorb the fascinating stories and vivid imagery as they watch because these True/False quizzes are simple! Quizzes only take about a minute to administer.Over 200 True/False questions broken down by episodes. The times for each segment are included so you you can find segments easily. The answers to each question are located to the immediate left of each question. I usually
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Iran's Revolutions: Crash Course World History #226
Looking for a better way to have students understand Irans Revolution? In which John Green teaches you about Iran's Revolutions. Yes, revolutions plural. What was the1979 Iranian Revolution about? It turns out, Iran has a pretty long history of unrest in order to put power in the hands of the people, and the most recent revolution in 1979 was, at least at first, not necessarily about creating an Islamic state. It certainly turned out to be about that, but it was initially just about people who w
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7th - 10th
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The Renaissance: Was it a Thing? - Crash Course World History #22
Tired of searching for a video about the Enlightenment? In which John Green teaches you about the European Renaissance. European learning changed the world in the 15th and 16th century, but was it a cultural revolution, or an evolution? We'd argue that any cultural shift that occurs over a couple of hundred years isn't too overwhelming to the people who live through it. In retrospect though, the cultural bloom in Europe during this time was pretty impressive. In addition to investigating what ca
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7th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Crash Course World History Ep. 1-42 Bundle
Movie Guide/Quiz - How the West Was Won
Students use this assessment either as they watch the movie or after. How the West Was Won (1962) Rated G: (Per Wikipedia - Setting off on a journey to the west in the 1830s, the Prescott family run into a man named Linus (James Stewart), who helps them fight off a pack of thieves. Linus then marries daughter Eve Prescott (Carroll Baker), and 30 years later goes off to fight in the Civil War with their son, with bloody results. Eve's sister, Lily (Debbie Reynolds), heads further west and has adv
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4th - 12th
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