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Common Core RH.6-8.6 scaffolded notes
MLK Jr.'s Letter from a Birmingham Jail: Primary Source Analysis
*** Now includes audio links and time stamps!The Letter from Birmingham Jail is an open letter written on April 16, 1963, by Martin Luther King Jr. The letter defends the strategy of nonviolent resistance to racism. It says that people have a moral responsibility to break unjust laws and to take direct action rather than waiting potentially forever for justice to come through the courts. Responding to being referred to as an "outsider," King writes, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice eve
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7th - 11th
The Alien and Sedition Acts 1798: Primary Source Analysis
In this activity, students are provided with a brief overview of the Alien and Sedition Acts. The students are then given small excerpts of the Alien and Sedition Acts with focus questions. Lastly, students are asked to explain why these acts would be controversial or promote protest - essentially, students are doing the work of historians! This is a great way to bring primary sources into your classroom! This activity is Common-Core Aligned. Ready to print and use! Enjoy!You might also be inter
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8th - 11th
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3 Branches of Government & More Activities - Civics 101 Podcast Guided Notes
Strengthen your Civics and Government course with engaging Civics 101 podcast episodes and accompanying political cartoon and news analysis forms.This bundle of guided notes pairs with 20 Civics 101 podcast episodes that both concisely cover essential civics topicsprovide lasting insight into what they mean to today's Americaplus, bonus political cartoon & new analysis extension activitiesThis kit is the perfect alternative to lectures or textbook reading. Students can listen and learn at th
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7th - 12th
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World War I Google Slides with Note Taking Guide & Checking for Understanding
47 Slides (editable) with graphic organizer note taking guide and summative assessment worksheet. This Google Slides reviews the causes of World War One, how America responded to the war in Europe 1914-1917, how American society, politics and government transformed while engaged in the war, and Wilson's plan for peace.This Google Slides:EditableHas checking for understanding/thinking questions throughout the Google SlidesInteresting and varied graphic designA variety of different sources to cat
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8th - 12th
Women's Suffrage Movement PowerPoint, Guided Notes, Reading, Analysis
Discover the road to the 19th amendment with this women's rights unit. This resource includes an editable slide presentation (59 slides) with primary source images and documents, a student booklet with guided notes, reading passages, and analysis activities.What's Included:- 59 Slide PPT with primary source images- Guided Notes - Close Reading Passages (Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, & Lucy Stone)- Analysis Activities (analyze statements, political cartoons, voter turnout stats)-
Grades:
5th - 7th
Also included in: Women's Suffrage Bundle: Activities, Reading Passages, Analysis, Lecture
Colonists & Native American Interaction - Primary Source Analysis
This text set allows students to craft their own narratives about how early American Colonists and Native Americans interacted. Text set includes includes:
☺ 2 secondary sources (American history textbook excerpts)
☺ 6 primary sources
- - - • excerpts from colonists' journals
- - - • a speech
- - - • 1 piece of artwork
☺ Graphic organizers with each source that support students' interpretation of the text and determine whether the source is primary or secondary.
**Use this in units on Americ
Grades:
6th - 10th
Also included in: Introduction to Primary & Secondary Sources Bundle
Executive Branch Activities - Civics 101 Podcast Episode Guided Notes
Learn all about the Executive Branch, includingthe powers of the President the roles of White House advisers and Cabinet membersthe importance of the Presidential approval rating These Civics 101 podcast episode guided notes are the perfect alternative to lectures or textbook reading. Students can listen and learn at their own pace, wherever!Included are political cartoon and news source analysis templates to dig deeper into any mentioned topic by examining them through real-life issues.This ki
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Executive Branch Unit with Activities, PPTs, & Simulations
Legislative Branch Activities on Congress - Civics 101 Podcast Episode Notes
Learn all about the Legislative Branch, likethe structure and operations of Congressthe differences between the House of Representatives and the Senatehow a bill becomes a lawCongressional districting and gerrymandering These Civics 101 podcast episode guided notes are the perfect alternative to lectures or textbook reading. Students can listen and learn at their own pace, wherever!Included are political cartoon and news source analysis templates to dig deeper into any mentioned topic by examini
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Legislative Branch Unit with Activities, PPTs, Card Sorts, & Games
Judicial Branch Activities on Supreme Court - Civics 101 Podcast Notes
Learn all about the Judicial Branch, includingthe Supreme Courtthe federal court system how a case makes it to the Supreme Courtthe role of federal judgesThese Civics 101 podcast episode guided notes are the perfect alternative to lectures or textbook reading. Students can listen and learn at their own pace, wherever!Included are political cartoon and news source analysis templates to dig deeper into any mentioned topic by examining them through real-life issues.This kit comes in both print PDF
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7th - 12th
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Bill of Rights Federalist Essays Activities - Civics 101 Podcast Episode Notes
Explore the Declaration of Independence, Federalist & Antifederalist, and Bill of Rights in a new way with these guided notes to go along with 4 engaging podcast episodes.This kit is the perfect alternative to lectures or textbook reading. Students can listen and learn at their own pace, wherever!Included are political cartoon and news source analysis templates to dig deeper into any mentioned topic by examining them through real-life issues.This kit comes in both print PDF and digital for G
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7th - 12th
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Voting & Election Activities - Civics 101 Podcast Episode Gudied Notes
Explore voting rights and issues likeUS Election Day procedures voting rightsstate and local electionsballot proposition initiatives and recallsThis kit is the perfect alternative to lectures or textbook reading. Students can listen and learn at their own pace, wherever!Included are political cartoon and news source analysis templates to dig deeper into any mentioned topic by examining them through real-life issues.This kit comes in both print PDF and digital for Google Doc.Greatness is being a
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7th - 12th
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Nativism Political Cartoon Analysis - Immigration - Print & Digital Versions
This is an engaging, differentiated activity that aids in developing analytic skill as students answer scaffolded questions on Nativism, or anti-immigration sentiment, during the late 1800s/early 1900s in the United States. An informative text is included to provide historical context for students, in addition to a crystal clear political cartoon and graphic organizer with analysis questions that range in difficulty according to Bloom's Taxonomy.Pdf and Google compatible versions are both includ
Grades:
7th - 11th
Selecting Appropriate and Reliable Resources
Select appropriate sources from which to gather information on a given topic.
Rank the reliability of sources on a given topic.
This is a 44-slide powerpoint that can be modified for nearly any grade level. It includes explanations, examples, and practice.
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3rd - 9th
Amistad 1839-41: True Story of Rebellion, Redemption & Repatriation
This non-fiction guided reading activity was created with 7th graders in mind and is appropriate while studying the Slavery and the Abolitionist Movement/History of the Supreme Court/Presidencies of John Quincy Adams & Van Buren/3 Branches of Government/Maritime History. This heavily researched (with sources included) and still very accessible non-fiction reading breaks down the Supreme Court case United States vs. The Amistad 1839-1841. The case follows a group of kidnapped Africans across
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7th - 10th
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The Gettysburg Address (1863): Primary Source Analysis
Now includes audio links and time stamps!In November of 1863, a ceremony was held to dedicate a cemetery in Gettysburg to honor the great battle. The first speaker was Edward Everett, who gave an impassioned two-hour speech. After Everett, Abraham Lincoln rose and spoke for little more than two minutes. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address was, in many ways, a summation of why the war was being fought and the meaning of the sacrifices made by the men who fought in the battle. At the end of Lincoln’s spe
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6th - 9th
Enlightenment Thinkers Gallery Walk & Note Taking Sheet
This is a gallery walk style lesson that encourages students to take a note taking sheet, stand up, and walk around the room, examining different stations about five enlightenment thinkers. The gallery walk pieces are highly scaffolded with simplified readings and highlighted sections. The note taking sheet is also very simple. There is also a RACES question exit ticket at the end. The five thinkers that the gallery walk covers are Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Baron de Montesquieu, Voltaire, and C
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Introduction To Government Unit
Ancient India, China, and North America Interactive Notebook
Thank-you for your interest in my Ancient Civilizations interactive notebook! This is based on the current social studies standards for 6th grade with CCSS standards intertwined! This notebook is designed to incorporate both standards to allow for seamless teaching in both subjects.
Each civilization has a title page, vocabulary, and map page to allow students to adapt to each civilization before they “dive” into each. Each civilization has writing prompts designed to incorporate each of the C
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6th
The Chinese Exclusion Act: Primary Source Analysis
What factors motivated Americans to pass the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?Students will read & analyze 5 primary sources* to answer the guiding question: "Why did Americans pass the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882?" Students will create a working theory and use historical argumentation skills to write a defense of their historical theory. In this lesson, students will:Create a hypothesis answering the guiding questionRead & analyze 5 primary source documents Take notes in a graphic organi
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6th - 10th
Also included in: US History Primary Sources for Middle Schoolers
"What is The Purpose of Government?" Slides & Note Taking Sheet
This Google Slides presentation and accompanying question sheet teaches students about why government exists. I use this presentation when starting my civics unit. The slides cover life before government, the four theories for government origin, the four characteristics of government, the six purposes for government, and additional government related vocabulary. My slides include plenty of visuals and examples to help students wrap their minds around this challenging topic.
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Introduction To Government Unit
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park - Infographic Background Brief
Students need background knowledge to comprehend the novels of the EngageNY modules. Infographic Background Briefs are 1-page documents that serve as an anchor text. In visuals, they present the MOST important information students need to understand about the context of the novel. Introduce the Infographic Background Brief in the beginning of the unit, engage students in close reading of its parts, and use the brief to identify companion texts for students to read and deepen their knowledge of t
Grades:
6th - 8th
Common Core Holocaust Unit Week 2
This is Week 2 of a comprehensive Holocaust Unit. The unit as a whole is designed to address Language Arts and Social Studies Common Core standards. The unit covers the history of Antisemitism all the way through to the end of WWII and the Liberation of the camps. Each weekly unit takes me approximately one week to implement in a 54-minute class.
Grades:
7th - 10th, Adult Education
MAYFLOWER COMPACT: Primary Source Analysis with 4 LEVELS, NO-PREP
This NO-PREP Primary Source Activity includes 4 levels of Differentiation for Analysis of the MAYFLOWER COMPACT!Contents: Each level is 2 pages. Levels 1-3 have the text on the left and activity on the right. The Illustrated pages are full width with the text on page 1 and the questions on page 2. All pages are discreetly labeled by level: Summary, Definitions, Annotation, and Illustrated.Summary and Questions: Document is written with definitions/synonyms embedded. Students are asked to write a
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5th - 12th
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Making Sense of The Declaration of Independence
This mini-unit provides students with the chance to reflect on and examine the Declaration of Independence through interactive and collaborative methods. Students will develop a comprehensive understanding of the values of liberty and equality that form the foundation of our nation. The unit features goals and learning outcomes for students to develop relevant skills aligned with standards, a comprehensive lesson plan, a graphic organizer word study on "Tyranny," a quick-notes graphic organizer
Grades:
5th - 8th
Andrew Carnegie Political Cartoon Analysis PRINT and DIGITAL
Print & Go or Upload Digitally! This is a flexible resource to meet your student's needs as you teach about the Industrial Age. Have students analyze this political cartoon of Andrew Carnegie, showing the industrialist using his huge fortune to "give back" for the public good (philanthropy). This resource is great for special education and inclusion classes too, as it includes scaffolded questioning and visual interpretation. *Common Core aligned - students interpret primary sources while de
Grades:
7th - 9th
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