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High school government interactive notebooks for Easel Activities
John Adams, Alien and Sedition Acts, XYZ Affair
How did John Adams overcome challenges during his presidency? Students will analyze close-reading documents describing challenges faced by John Adams during his presidency and will complete document-based scaffolding questions in this engaging lesson and activity!Included in this resource:• Title page • Do Now: The Election of 1796 analytical thinking question• President Adams' Challenges {document-based learning activity} with scaffolding questions and activities• Document #1: The Election of
Grades:
6th - 10th
Also included in: Federalist Era George Washington John Adams UNIT BUNDLE
Marbury v. Madison and the Power of Judicial Review
Why is the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison significant in American history? Students will analyze the close-reading passages and complete the fill in the blanks describing the historical background of the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison; the story, the people, the problem, and the power of Judicial Review. An engaging lesson and activity!Included in this resource:• Cover Page• Student-centered Do Now questions: - Explain the power of Judicial Review under the U.S. Constitution - Wh
Grades:
5th - 9th
Also included in: Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, War Hawks, War of 1812 UNIT BUNDLE
Judicial Branch and Supreme Court
What are the roles and responsibilities of the highest court of the Judicial Branch? Students will research and understand the role and responsibilities of the Judicial Branch's Supreme Court, the structure of the Supreme Court, and judicial review in this engaging lesson and activity!Included in this resource:• Title page • Do Now: Student-centered critical thinking question - Have you ever had someone settle an argument for you? What did they do or say to settle the argument? • The Supreme
Grades:
5th - 9th
Also included in: Constitution UNIT BUNDLE
Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, and the Great Compromise
What needs to happen for people to agree? Students will research and analyze the compromises made at the Constitutional Convention in 1787; Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, and the Great Compromise in this engaging lesson and activity!Included in this resource:Title page Do Now/Motivation/Critical Thinking opening questionDefinition of compromise & benefitsCompromise #1: The Power of the Central Government reading passage and diagramVirginia Plan reading with scaffolding questionsNew Jersey
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Articles of Confederation UNIT BUNDLE with BONUS Activities
Northwest Territory and Land Ordinance of 1785
Why did the Founders think a Constitution was necessary and how did they split up new land? Students will research and analyze the creation of the Articles of Confederation, the problems with the Articles, and how the Northwest Territory was organized using the Land Ordinance of 1785 in this engaging lesson and activity!Included in this resource:• Title page • Do Now: Creating the Articles of Confederation reading passage and scaffolding questions/graphic organizer• Provisions/Problems with the
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Articles of Confederation UNIT BUNDLE with BONUS Activities
Articles of Confederation
How did the Articles of Confederation govern the United States? Students will research and analyze the reasons for implementing the Articles of Confederation after the American Revolution and understand the structure, decision-making skills, money & finances, protection rights, and other powers of the Articles in this engaging lesson and activity!Included in this resource:• Title page • Do Now: Devising A Plan reading passage with scaffolding questions• The Articles of Confederation reading
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Articles of Confederation UNIT BUNDLE with BONUS Activities
Alexander Hamilton's Financial Plan
How did Alexander Hamilton's Financial Plan attempt to fix the economic problems of the new nation? Students will analyze Hamilton's Financial Plan to determine his plan for fixing the economic problems of the new nation in this engaging lesson and activity!Included in this resource:• Title page• Do Now student-centered situational question• Short close-reading Alexander Hamilton reading with critical thinking question• Hamilton's Financial Plan reading passage with vocabulary and corresponding
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Federalist Era George Washington John Adams UNIT BUNDLE
George Washington Precedents
How did President Washington set an example for other presidents to follow? Students will analyze documents to interpret and explain Washington's precedents he set as president - including a cabinet and a two-term presidency - in this engaging lesson and activity!Included in this resource:• Title page • Do Now student-centered situation question: When you first started school, how did you learn the rules of your classroom? How did you discover what was important and how things work in the scho
Grades:
5th - 9th
Also included in: Federalist Era George Washington John Adams UNIT BUNDLE
Shays' Rebellion
How did the new United States government struggle for power under the Articles of Confederation? Students will research and analyze the failures of the Articles of Confederation and research the details about Shays' Rebellion in this engaging lesson!Included in this resource:• Title page • Do Now: Failures of the Articles of Confederation political cartoon analysis• The Failure of the Articles of Confederation reading passage with scaffolding questions• Shays' Rebellion reading passage with que
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Articles of Confederation UNIT BUNDLE with BONUS Activities
Whiskey Rebellion, Northwest Territory, Pinckney Treaty
How did President Washington deal with the challenges faced during his administration? Students will analyze close-reading documents describing challenges faced by George Washington during his presidency and complete the corresponding graphic organizer in this engaging lesson and activity!Included in this resource:• Title page • Do Now student-centered situational question: Analyze a quote by General Patton and answer the questions that follow• President Washington's Challenges {document-based
Grades:
6th - 10th
Also included in: Federalist Era George Washington John Adams UNIT BUNDLE
Legislative Branch
What are the roles and responsibilities of the legislative branch? Who are our representatives? Students will research and understand the structure of Congress, the roles, responsibilities, requirements, and special powers of each house, and who represents their own state/district in this engaging lesson and activity!Included in this resource:• Title page • Do Now: Congress - Our National Legislature reading passage with scaffolding questions• Structure of Congress diagram• Congress: A Bicamer
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Constitution UNIT BUNDLE
Preamble and Popular Sovereignty
What does the Preamble to the Constitution mean to me? Students will research and understand the meaning of popular sovereignty & discuss the Preamble to the Constitution in this engaging lesson and activity!Included in this resource:• Title page • Do Now student-centered question: what is a contract?• Principle #1 Popular Sovereignty discussion/scaffolded notes• The Preamble to the Constitution discussion/student-centered activity: students create images based on wording of the Preamble• P
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Constitution UNIT BUNDLE
Ratification of the Constitution
How was the Constitution finally ratified? Federalist/Anti-federalist Activity: according to the Federalist or Anti-Federalist perspective, students will analyze the issues of the power of the central government, the role of the president, and the bill of rights in this engaging lesson and activity!Included in this resource:• Title page • Do Now/Motivation: What does it mean to ratify?• Federalist or Anti-Federalist reading passage &amp• Activity: Students will take on the role of a Federal
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Articles of Confederation UNIT BUNDLE with BONUS Activities
Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
Why and how did political parties form? Students will analyze Washington's warning against political parties; analyze the differences in ideals between the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans in terms of view on government, interpretation of the Constitution, economy, etc. in this engaging lesson and activity!Included in this resource:• Title page • Do Now student-centered situational question: Explain your opinion of the statement, "My friends and I have a lot in common!"• President Was
Grades:
5th - 9th
Also included in: Federalist Era George Washington John Adams UNIT BUNDLE
George Washington Foreign Policy
How do we avoid getting involved in the wrong situation? Students will analyze documents to interpret and explain Washington's foreign policy choice for the nation in this engaging lesson and activity!Included in this resource:• Title page • Do Now student-centered situation question: If parents argue, should children get involved? Should they take sides? Why or why not? Which two countries would you consider the early "parents" of the United States? Why?• The Question of Foreign Involvemen
Grades:
5th - 9th
Also included in: Federalist Era George Washington John Adams UNIT BUNDLE
Constitution Day Activity
Constitution Day is September 17th! Many states in the U.S. require that Social Studies teachers stop whatever they are doing on September 17th to discuss the Constitution! This lesson and activity has students discuss Constitutional issues in small, cooperative groups and in a whole-group setting.★ Looking for a Constitution Day lesson/activity for the lower middle grades? Find Constitution Day Lesson/Activity for grades 4 through 7.Included in this resource:• Constitution Day cover page• Con
Grades:
8th - 10th
Also included in: Constitution Day Activity BUNDLE
Federalist Era Problems Facing the New United States
What problems faced the nation after the Constitution was ratified? Students will think critically to brainstorm possible problems that could be affecting the new nation & discuss the factual economic and political problems that the new nation encountered in this engaging lesson and activity!Included in this resource:• Title page• Do Now student-centered situation question: What difficulties did you face when starting the new school year? Explain the changes you had to make. Have you had
Grades:
5th - 9th
Also included in: Federalist Era George Washington John Adams UNIT BUNDLE
Constitutional Convention
How did the Founding Fathers fix their mistakes? Students will research and analyze the concepts and ideas discussed at the Constitutional Convention. They will also identify problems with the Articles of Confederation, the three big issues including power of the central government, representation in the legislative branch, and the enslavement of people.Included in this resource:• Title page• Do Now/Motivation/Critical Thinking opening question• Problems with the Articles of Confederation Grap
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Articles of Confederation UNIT BUNDLE with BONUS Activities
Articles of Confederation Task Cards
Your students will love this interactive way to execute their knowledge of Articles of Confederation vocabulary with these interactive task cards. These cards are great for stations, centers, as an independent study tool, SCOOT, STAAR review, and other cooperative learning activities.Included in this resource:• Title page• Full Set of 40 vocabulary words/terms/important people tasks cards in the form of a question• Answer Key Cards (you do not have to give these to students or you can after the
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Articles of Confederation UNIT BUNDLE with BONUS Activities
Federalist Era George Washington John Adams Review
Your students will read, research, analyze, and critically think to answer questions based on their knowledge of the Federalist Era in this analytical review.This review packet includes questions on:• Precedents of George Washington• Washington's Cabinet• Hamilton's Financial Plan• National Bank• Strict vs. Loose Interpretation of the Constitution• Whiskey vs. Shays' Rebellion• Federalists vs. Democratic-Republicans• Washington's Farewell Address• The Northwest Territory• XYZ Affair• Alien &
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Federalist Era George Washington John Adams UNIT BUNDLE
Federalist Era George Washington John Adams Task Cards
Your students will love this interactive way to execute their knowledge of George Washington's presidency and Federalist era vocabulary with these interactive task cards. These cards are great for stations, centers, as an independent study tool, SCOOT, STAAR review, and other cooperative learning activities.Included in this resource:• Title page• Full Set of 42 vocabulary words/terms/important people tasks cards in the form of a question (you don't have to use all the cards in your activity!)• A
Grades:
5th - 9th
Electoral College
How is the president of the United States elected? Students will research and understand the structure of the electoral college, the background and weaknesses of the electoral college, the importance of the "magic" 271 number a candidate needs to get elected, and the understanding that winning the popular vote does not determine the presidency in this engaging lesson and activity!Included in this resource:• Title page • Do Now: Student-centered critical thinking question - How is the president
Grades:
5th - 9th
Also included in: Constitution UNIT BUNDLE
Road to the American Revolution Task Cards
Your students will love this interactive way to execute their knowledge of road to the American Revolution (events leading up to the Revolution) vocabulary with these interactive task cards. These cards are great for stations, centers, as an independent study tool, SCOOT, STAAR review, and other cooperative learning activities.Included in this resource:• Title page• Full Set of 55 vocabulary words/terms/important people tasks cards in the form of a question• Answer Key Cards (you do not have to
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: American Revolution Task Cards BUNDLE
Judicial Branch Activity
Start with a scavenger hunt with readings and guided notes to learn about the Judicial Branch and then analyze this important part of the U.S. government with 5 ready-to-use activities to engage your students! Interactive notebook options included. Student-tested and approved!This resource includes:- Graphic organizer to complete with scavenger hunt- Interactive notebook option for scavenger hunt notes- Judicial branch readings for scavenger hunt (or use for homework)- 5 analytical activities
Grades:
8th - 10th
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