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Instant Curriculum (Just Add Teacher): American History II (1877 to Present)
Click HERE to follow Just Add Teacher for more resources and updates!There are multiple different versions of US History Bundles sold here. Here are the different versions, choose the one that best suits your needs!*NEW!* US History – Complete Course in one single semester (Proclamation of 1763 - to Present Day)American History I in a semester (1492 and Colonization – to Compromise of 1877)American History II in a semester (End of Reconstruction – to Barack Obama) COMPLETE US History (Deeply Dis
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
Instant Curriculum (Just Add Teacher): Civics and Economics
Click HERE to follow Just Add Teacher for more resources and updates!Did you just find out you were teaching Civics and Economics and it's three days before the semester?!? Well, don't panic.... This curriculum is PERFECT for any new teacher or a teacher that just got tossed this curriculum a few days before the semester begins (as commonly happens). There is NO need for a text book.... I no longer use them myself. EVERYTHING you need is here. This curriculum is uniquely designed for HISTORY tea
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8th - 12th
U.S. Government: Full Year of Projects/Notes/Activities!
U.S. Government Overview:This bundle contains resources that focus on the principles and beliefs upon which the United States was founded and on the structure, functions, and powers of government at the national, state, and local levels. Bonus (Freebies) Items:Student Welcome SheetStudent Assignment & Test Trackers - Students can track all their assignments for the whole year.Student Assigned Reading TrackerStudent Grade TrackerReusable Exit TicketsSubstitute Information SheetSubstitute Pro
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10th - 12th
Crash Course: World History (42 lessons) Guided Notes with Answers
Crash Course is an educational YouTube channel. The channel summaries a major historical era in 10 to 15-minute video lectures. UsesFlipped Classroom: students create notes for homework and complete their assignments, projects, and tests in class.Students will create notes by watching the Crash Course lectures on YouTube. Students can work anywhere as long as they have their phones.Notes Format: The notes includeGuide on how to take notes warm-upQR code link to the videosTimestampsGuided questio
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9th - 12th
AP PSYCHOLOGY - COMPLETE COURSE (CAN BE DONE IN 1 SEMESTER)
FIRST: This is specifically designed for Single Semester AP Psychology Courses that need to cover the material and engage the students simultaneously at an expedited pace!This Bundle is the most focused AP Psychology Curriculum offered by JUST ADD TEACHER. This AP Psychology Bundle is perfect for both in-person and distance learning as it includes a plethora of extras that are found in no other bundle, and can be easily manipulated for a variety of formats.Here is how the AP Psychology Units bre
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Mexican American Studies: Porfirio Diaz’s Presidency & Pre-Revolution PPT/Notes
This lesson examines the changes in Mexico in the decades preceding the Mexican Revolution of 1910. Porfirio Diaz’s presidency, Porfiriato, was a period of change and modernization across Mexico spanning 34 years. As Mexico developed its industrial and economic capacities, ordinary Mexicans' day-to-day lives and opinions about Diaz's presidency began to change.This resource includes1. Powerpoint2. Guided Notes3. Primary Source Analysis4. Multiple Responses5. Closure Activity: Political Cartoons
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Mexican-American Studies:Full Year of Projects/Notes/Activities!Bundle
Mexican American Studies: World War 2 - Homefront and Military Service
This lesson covers the experiences of Mexican-Americans in the United States during World War II, including the homefront and military service.What's included:Essential Questions and Warm-Up QuestionsPPT presentationGuided NotesAnalysis Questions for the NotesPrimary Source Analysis - World War 2 PostersClosure Summary
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Mexican-American Studies:Full Year of Projects/Notes/Activities!Bundle
U.S. History Prehistory to Present Power Points +Scaffolded Notes(Full Course!)
These are all of the Power Point Presentations that I use for U.S. History. I've been working on these and updating them often since 2008. They are keyed to the Guided Reading Note Taking Guides (included as a bonus file!). There is a wealth of embedded media clips from Discovery Education, Youtube Movie clips, excerpts of vetted documentary content, and more. There are recordings of me teaching each lesson on each slide in many of the presentations. U.S. History is one of my all time favorite
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9th - 12th
A.P. World History: Trade Network - Stamp Project
Activity – Students will create notes over a topic. Using the essential points of their notes, students will create a commemorative stamp or a collection of stamps. Student Learning Objective: AP World History Course & Exam2.3 Exchange in the Indian Ocean2.4 Trans-Saharan Trade Routes2.5 Cultural Consequences of Connectivity2.6 Environmental Consequences of Connectivity2.7 Comparison of Economic ExchangeExplain the causes of the growth of networks of exchange after 1200.Explain the effects o
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9th - 12th
Note Guides for AP US History (Units 1-9)
Note guides are based on Cornell Notes and they serve many purposes for students and teachers. This comprehensive set has been carefully constructed for three years, and directly corresponds to the AP Course and Exam description. These note guides are in many ways the backbone of my APUSH course, covering all nine units. For students:- Taking notes during lectures- Taking notes on assigned textbook or other readings- "Left-Side Questions": Carefully constructed synthesis questions that students
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11th
AP World History: Globalization - Polaroid Project
Project – Students will pick 1 significant moment or event that occurred during the assigned historical period and create a polaroid to represent it. Student Learning Objective(s):Explain the continuities and changes in the global economy from 1900 to the present. Explain how social categories, roles, and practices have been maintained and challenged over time. Explain how and why globalization changed culture over time. Explain the various responses to increasing globalization from 1900 to the
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9th - 12th
A.P. World History: Enlightenment - Eulogy/Tombstone Project
Activity – Students will create notes over a significant individual, event, or issues from a historical era. Using the essential points of their notes and templates, students will write a eulogy. It must include examples of accomplishments (research, inventions, breakthroughs, impact on the world, etc.) as well as commentary of the personal nature. Student Learning Objective5.1 The Enlightenment5.2 Nationalism and Revolutions in the Period from 1750 to 1900Explain the intellectual and ideologica
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9th - 12th
20 Graphic Organizers and Templates for Research and Note-Taking
With the use of these research graphic organizers, your students will be able to take excellent notes, arrange their results, expand their vocabulary, and maintain a record of the sources they consulted while gathering information. - 20 Various Research Graphic Organizers / Templates - Sufficiently general to be applied to a variety of topics, exercises, and lessons - Distinguished between basic and advanced with varying layouts, formats, and focuses - May be utilized as a reading response exerc
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Mexican American Studies: 1st Mass Migration to the U.S./Push and Pull Factors
This lesson covers the Push and Pull factors of the 1st mass migration of Mexicans into the United States including the 1st Bracero Program (1917-1921) and the Cristero War .What's included:Essential Question and Warm-Up QuestionsPPT presentationGuided NotesAnalysis Questions for the NotesPrimary Source Analysis - Article 130Closure Activity - Push and Pull FactorsSmall Group Activity
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Mexican-American Studies:Full Year of Projects/Notes/Activities!Bundle
World History: European Imperialism - Political Graffiti Project
Project – Often graffiti, like every form of art, reflects the times it was created in. In this project, students will create political graffiti focused on the historical period. Student Learning ObjectiveThe student understands the causes and the global impact of European imperialism from 1750 to 1914. The student is expected to:(B) identify the major political, economic, and social motivations that influenced European imperialism;(C) explain the major characteristics and impact of European i
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8th - 11th
Mexican American Studies: Great Depression/Repatriation Programs/Jim Crow
This lesson covers the experiences of Mexican-Americans in the United States during the Great Depression, including the Repatriation programs in the U.S. and Mexico.What's included:Essential Questions and Warm-Up QuestionsPPT presentationGuided NotesAnalysis Questions for the NotesPrimary Source Analysis - Article 27Closure Activity -
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Mexican-American Studies:Full Year of Projects/Notes/Activities!Bundle
AP World History: Empires (Land-Based) - Comic Book Project
Activity – Students will create notes over a topic. Using the essential points of their notes and templates, students will create an original comic or anime.Topics:2.3 Empires 3.1 Empires Expand3.2 Empires: Administration3.3 Empires: Belief Systems3.4 Comparison in Land-Based EmpiresStudent Learning Objective:Explain how and why various land-based empires developed and expanded from 1450 to 1750. Explain how rulers used a variety of methods to legitimize and consolidate their power in land-bas
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9th - 12th
A.P. World History: Decolonization - Eulogy/Tombstone Project
Activity – Students will create notes over a significant individual, event, or issues from a historical era. Using the essential points of their notes and templates, students will write a eulogy. It must include examples of accomplishments (research, inventions, breakthroughs, impact on the world, etc.) as well as commentary of the personal nature. Student Learning Objective8.5 Decolonization After 19008.6 Newly Independent States8.7 Global Resistance to Established Order After 1900 Compare the
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9th - 12th
Mexican American Studies: Colonial Period - Guided Notes, PPT, Scavenger Hunt
The resource looks at the Spanish colonial period in Mexico and South America.This lesson includes:PowerpointGuided Notes with Analysis questions and a biography of Sor Juana Ines de la CruzOnline Museum Scavenger Hunt with Rubric
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Mexican-American Studies:Full Year of Projects/Notes/Activities!Bundle
Transatlantic Slavery/American South: Guided Notes/Project/PrimarySource/Quiz
This product can teach the Transatlantic slave trade or slavery in the American South. The resource uses a Crash Course video, an activity that involves a primary source, project, and traditional quiz into a complete unit. The materials have enough built-in flexibility that you can use them in several ways.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Mexican American Studies: Inca Gold and Pirates of the Caribbean
Overview: Spanish and Portuguese conquistadors looted gold and silver from Aztec, Inca, and Mayan civilizations. By the 1600s, 25,000 tons of silver and 100 tons of gold had been transported to Spain on vast fleets. Spanish ships loaded with silver and gold became the target of pirates in the Caribbean. Inca gold fueled the Golden Age of Piracy in the Caribbean. This resource includes:PowerpointGuided Notes with Analysis QuestionsPrimary Source Analysis of Pirates Flags Closure Activity
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Mexican-American Studies:Full Year of Projects/Notes/Activities!Bundle
World History: Columbian Exchange - Stamp Project/PPT/Guided Notes
Activity – Students will create notes over a topic. Using the essential points of their notes, students will create a commemorative stamp or a collection of stamps. Student Learning Objective: AP World History Course & Exam4.1 Technological Innovations from 1450 to 17504.2 Exploration: Causes and Events from 1450 to 17504.3 Columbian ExchangeExplain how cross-cultural interactions resulted in the diffusion of technology and facilitated changes in patterns of trade and travel from 1450 to 175
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Mexican-American Studies:Full Year of Projects/Notes/Activities!Bundle
AP World History: China & Asia - Comic Book Project
Activity – Students will create notes over a topic. Using the essential points of their notes and templates, students will create an original comic or anime.Topics:1.1 Developments in East Asia from c. 1200 to c. 14501.3 Developments in South and Southeast Asia from c. 1200 to c. 1450Student Learning Objective:Explain the systems of government employed by Chinese dynasties and how they developed over time. Explain the effects of Chinese cultural traditions on East Asia over time. Explain the e
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9th - 12th
U.S. History: Art - Monument Project
Project – Students will create a monument for an important person from the historical period. Student Learning Objective(s):The student understands the relationship between the arts and the times during which they were created. The student is expected to:(A) identify examples of American art, music, and literature that reflect society in different eras such as the Hudson River School artists, the "Battle Hymn of the Republic," and transcendental literature; and(B) analyze the relationship betwee
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7th - 10th
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