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High school social studies bibliographies for Microsoft Word
First day of school student survey psychology class
This student survey can be handed out on the first day of class in AP psychology or regular psychology to get to know your students a little better so that you can more accurately meet their needs. You may want to remind the students that the survey information will remain confidential so long as anything written does not require the teacher to say something as a result of Mandated Reporting.
File Includes:
Student survey handout (editable)
Materials Needed: Photocopies of survey
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6th - 12th
U.S. President Research Project
Students will select a U.S. President and complete this research packet. They will look up his elections/campaigns, accomplishments, etc...
After the students complete the research, I have them create a visual aid that includes all of their info. This usually comes in the form of a poster or "tri-fold" board. But I do allow students to create a website, Prezi, or any other visual project that depicts all of the info.
Usually a big hit and the students always surprise me with their creativity
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7th - 12th
Facebook Page Template for any Content Area
This is a template I created to look exactly like a facebook page. Your students will never have to access facebook to create a realistic looking facebook page. This template is set up in Microsoft Word. Students can use this template to create a facebook page for a historical, fictional, scientific, mathematical character. It could be used virtually in any content area. It should be a really fun way for students to create short research reports on any individual. This assignment will get the at
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
Chicago Style Citation Guide for Students
Chicago Style Citation that includes information on how to properly format a citation, a footnote, and color coded elements that are needed in a citation.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Ghandi and India Reading and Worksheet
Follow the life of Ghandi in this short reading and creative worksheet with questions that research the text.
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7th - 12th
To Kill a Mockingbird: Social Justice Final Project
To Kill a Mockingbird is a classic text to introduce social justice. This project allows teachers to take a classic text and make it more relevant to students today. With this project, students will be researching a social justice topic, learn how to use credible research, and connect research to a larger text like To Kill a Mockingbird to create a digital project, reinforcing 21st-century skills. This Download Includes…Instructions for the teacher (in-person)Instructions for the teacher (distan
Grades:
8th - 10th
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Summary/Essay/Test/Answers
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
This lesson has everything you need to address multiple standards and 2 weeks worth of material! The lesson includes a character list, text summary, analysis, essay questions, multiple choice test, AND ANSWER KEY! all in an editable Microsoft Word Document for your own editing preference. Just print once and make copies at your printer for each section. Enjoy!
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4th - 12th
Hidden Figures Movie - Timeline of Human Computers - Jackson, Johnson & Vaughan
Historical context of Hidden Figures
Using Biography.com students will determine a variety of events based on the lives of Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson and Dorothy Vaughan.
First page - a list of years and events organized by life, includes Executive Order 8802 and the Civil Rights Act
Second page - a list of years divided by life, without the events, for students to research
Third page - a list of years in chronological order for students to research
Differentiation:
Give differ
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5th - 9th
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I Am Canadian Assignment
An assignment to complete during your unit on Human Geography and Immigration patterns. The assignment is based on the popular Molson Beer Advertising campaign used in the mid 1990s to promote Canadian Patriotism and the Canadian identity. With Canada's changing demographics, the reality of what it means to be a "real" Canadian is very different from that being portrayed in the advertising campaign. Assignment comes with evaluation rubric.
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8th - 11th
Black History Week 5-Olympic Athlete & Leaders
This is the last of a 5 week unit about Black History that includes information about the past Winter Olympics in Russia, history of the Olympic rings and colors and honors Jessie Owens. It includes higher order thinking questions and common core standards. Week one was living famous African Americans and had a free download that explains more about creating the five week class chapter book. Week 2 was Inventors, Week 3 was Activists, Week 4 includes President's Day.
The standards attached
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff, Not Grade Specific
The Middle Passage: Narrative from Olaudah Equiano on board slave trade ship
This extract, is from Chapter 2 of the Interesting Narrative, describes some of the young Equiano’s experiences on board a slave ship in the ‘Middle Passage’. The Middle Passage was a part of the Triangular Trade Route. This reading has FIVE short answer questions with an answer key included.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Early Colonies / The Original 13 colonies Bundle
Research Paper Graphic Organizer
Use this Graphic Organizer to guide students with the structure of their research papers. Can be used independently or in conjunction with the How to Complete a Research Paper PowerPoint for sale in my TPT store.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
S3 Russian Revolution Historical Schools of Thought
An excellent resource for higher level studies of the Russian Revolution. Excellent quotes selected thematically from the top historians on the subject. Very useful tool for teaching students about the use of historian's interpretations and how they change over time. Example: RevisionistSheila Fitzpatricki)Bolsheviks received majority of the vote in Petrograd and Moscow, and in the armed forces.ii)SRs received 40 percent of vote overall compared to Bolshevik’s 25 percent. SRs received majo
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11th - 12th
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Holocaust Camps Research Exhibit Board
Holocaust research project. Students choose one of the camps in Nazi occupied Europe, conduct research then create an exhibit board as per the requirements on the check list. Students are required to use different types of primary and secondary source materials, create a Bibliography and use multiple sources. I use this with mainly 10th graders. It is editable and would be easy to convert to some other end project such as a PowerPoint, Website, etc.
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9th - 12th
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Writing Biographies of Japanese Shogun Year 8 (Tokugawa, Nobunaga, Hideyoshi)
ACARA Australian Curriculum Year 8 History task concerning Shogunate Japan.
Students choose one of the three unifying Warlords of Japan.I.e. Nobunaga, Hideyoshi and Tokugawa. As they established Japan as a Shogunate. Students are tasked with writing a biography on one of theses three people.
They are given a task sheet, a formatting document to follow, a rubric and a hand-written bibliography form.
Pairing this task with a quick workshop on how a student might create a short biography, r
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7th - 9th
The "Corrupt Bargain" Election of 1924, Fight Card Activity - with Key
The election of 1824 went down in history as a mudslinging brawl that spoke to a very divided nation. In this assignment, students will develop a "Fight Card" for the election of 1824 in the United States. Students will conduct independent research and utilize class notes to CREATE a presentation of the candidates and their positions. This assignment is a Major Summative designed to assess your understanding of the historical context and the individuals running for president in 1824.
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9th - 12th
Dominican Republic and dictatorship guided reading
This is a one page (front and back) reading with 8 identifcation questions and a comparison extension. It hits important figures and themes for the Latin American history course including Rafael trujillo "El Jefe" and the Maribel Sisters "the butterflies."
An answer key is included for the identification questions, responses for the comparison will vary. This is a word document to allow you to edit the questions as desired.
Grades:
9th - 12th
AP European History Final Project Debate "May Madness"
AP European History
Debate
After the AP test, students can take their knowledge to the next level in “May Madness” where the great leaders of Europe will have a debate tournament to determine the overall most powerful leader in Modern European history. Students will choose to be a historical leader who will debate their accomplishments, struggles, and road to power during several debate rounds or a historical figure who will act as a judge during each round. After each round, the judging panel
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10th - 12th
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Industrial Revolution: Robber Barons or captains of industry?
Students will consider how some people believe the so called “captains of industry” were also demonized “Robber Barons” who grew incredibly rich at the expense of the massively poor worker class. They will weigh the good with the bad of every individual.
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7th - 11th
Long Walk to Freedom Mandela Reading Questions
This handout includes reading questions from three different sections of Nelson Mandela's Long Walk to Freedom biography. Students can read excerpts of the book and answer questions to learn about the early life of Nelson Mandela. I use this along with the Mandela power point and Invictus movie sheet that I are also available in my store.
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9th - 12th
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Black History Week 3 -Famous Activists
This is the Third Week of lesson plans for the thematic study of Black History/African American leaders. It includes short biographies and higher order thinking questions as well as suggested book readings. Week one is a free download that goes more in depth on how to use this weeks' plans to continue creating a class chapter book on Famous African Americans. Week one was over living African American contributors, Week two was over inventors and this week 3 lesson plan and activities are about
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Arabic Influence on Language, Numbers, Food, and Culture
Through a variety of readings and activities, students learn about Arabic culture. Packet includes a crossword puzzle with answer key, a numbers game, etiquette, and a Bibliography for further research.
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7th - 11th
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Women in Science Project Presentation and Gallery Walk
Exposing students to discussions of famous scientists tend to lead to the same 15 scientists being discussed every year. Allowing students the space to research specifically female scientists allows students to engage in conversation and research that isn't always mentioned in education. Discussions of inequalities still faced by female scientists today as well as in the past enrich curriculum. A gallery walk at the end allows students to learn of other female scientists, and how their struggles
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6th - 12th
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Roman Mythology Gods & Goddesses Research Pages
This Roman Gods & Goddesses package features 13 pages on each of the Roman Olympians. Use these for any type of research project you would like. Each page contains a picture of the God or Goddess and a detailed write-up of information about them.Having students research mythology on their own is difficult and a lot of the time they will be able to find things that are not appropriate for school. However, students still love to learn more about mythology! Look no further as I have selected im
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6th - 12th
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