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Civics Common Core RI.7.2 resources
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE Activity: Primary Source Analysis and Questions
The Declaration of Independence can be a daunting document for teachers to explain to students, but this primary source lesson will help students understand the major themes and concepts within the document itself. Though Thomas Jefferson's Declaration was written in the 18th century, this worksheet has proven to be a fantastic, big-picture way for today's students to study such an important writing without becoming overwhelmed. The Declaration is really just a big "break-up letter" from the co
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7th - 12th
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Constitution & the Bill of Rights We The People SS.7.CG.1.8, SS.7.CG.2.4, SS.7.C
Constitution & the Bill of Rights We The People American History Lesson on the limited government, check and balances, separation of power, the Bill of Rights, the Articles of Confederation, the purpose of the Constitution, the application of the Bill of Right to every day life, differences between Federalists and Anti-Federalists and much MORE! Standards alignment: SS.7.CG.1.8, SS.7.CG.2.4, SS.7.CG.3.3, SS.8.CG.2.6This pack includes: The big ideas in the Constitution (limited government, ch
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5th - 8th
CNN 10 Worksheets: Current Events News Summary, Graphic Organizer, Video Project
CNN 10 (CNN Student News) is the perfect avenue for students to stay informed on current events. This PDF and GOOGLE DRIVE set of graphic organizer worksheets are an excellent way to analyze and summarize the current events of the day using CNN10. These various templates will help students of all ages stay engaged while watching CNN 10. A simple writing format helps students recognize, summarize, and write opinions about the major headlines of the day. I find this resource to be extremely prac
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CURRENT EVENTS: News Article Summary, Main Idea, Reading Comprehension | NEWSELA
This Current Events Summary is an excellent tool for students to get involved with the news and the current events of the week. A simple writing format helps students find, summarize, and write opinions about current news stories and events. I find this activity to be a practical filler for various social studies courses. What's Included:Teacher directions with ideas for implementation and useSimple student directions: Find, Highlight, Summarize, Importance, OpinionGuided student writing temp
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The Bill of Rights Supreme Court Stations Gallery Walk Interactive Presentation
This lesson focuses on the Bill of Rights. Students will complete an interactive presentation and then visit stations relating to the Supreme Court rulings and teenagers. My students were thoroughly engaged and their learning was substantial. They absolutely loved these activities! I've now updated this lesson to also include a digital and distance learning version. To make sure that students clearly understand the lesson being presented, I've created a clearly written presentation with formativ
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6th - 9th
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The Legislative Branch: Unit Notes & Worksheets for Government or Civics Class
Make civics informative and practical for your students by using this set of notes and assessments that summarize the main points of the Legislative Branch! I have used this set of notes regarding the Legislative Branch in my 8th grade civics class for many years. This branch of government, which is the largest, can be daunting to summarize and teach. However, I have narrowed down the important aspects so students get the main concepts and you’ll get a complete unit of notes on the Legislative
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7th - 12th
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The World From A to Z With Carl Azuz - News Viewing Guides & Worksheets
Carl Azuz is back with his brand new show called The World from A to Z. It's an excellent format for students to stay informed on current events while watching a brief 9 minute segment that is updated every day with news highlights from around the world. This set of graphic organizer worksheets is an excellent way to analyze and summarize the current events of the day while watching the news broadcast by Carl Azuz ... he's back!These various templates will help students of all ages stay engaged
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4th - 12th
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Washington DC: Create a Field Trip Project Activity to the Nation's Capital City
OverviewCan't take your class to Washington DC? This lesson is the solution to getting your students to our Nation's Capital without spending a dime. As tour guides, students will study various memorials, buildings, and attractions to research and present to the class in the form of a presentation. These various "tours" will bring the entire class around to the major attractions of Washington DC. This student-led, virtual class field trip will help your students learn about the major sites o
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5th - 12th
Politics_Presidential Medal of Freedom_Current Events Reading Comprehension_2024
Current events PDF lesson plan. President Joe Biden issued nineteen recipients the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom built teams, coalitions, movements, organizations, and businesses that shaped America for the better.Articles and long reading passages of recent news stories for middle and high school students in grades 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Includes literacy strategies and graphic organizers to support struggling readers. Also great for independent
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7th - 11th
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Navigating the Shadows of Plagiarism in a Digital Age
Introducing an Enlightening Journey into Academic Integrity: Navigating the Shadows of Cheating in a Digital AgeIn today's rapidly evolving educational landscape, the line between collaboration and plagiarism blurs more with each technological advancement. Our newest addition to the online store, "Navigating the Shadows of Cheating in a Digital Age," offers an in-depth exploration of this complex issue.Unit Overview: A comprehensive analysis of student behaviors and attitudes reveals a startling
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6th - 8th
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Love Letter to a US Amendment: Government Civics Valentine's Writing Activity
This fun Valentine's Day writing activity allows students to show their creative or funny side without getting behind in content. This writing activity requires students to use historical claims to write a love letter to their favorite amendment. Suitable for Civics, US Government, or Comparative Government.IncludesScaffolded instruction page and resource websitesThree Differentiated pages: one scaffolded for ELL/IEP/504 with checklist rubric, one with lines and checklist rubric, and one with a
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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8th Grade U.S. History - Entire Year of Supplemental Materials!
This bundle includes note taking prompts, content vocabulary, critical thinking questions, essay prompts, activities, study guides, and assessments for an entire year of 8th grade Social Studies. This is supplementary to the text History Alive! The U.S. Through Industrialism, but could be used for any junior high U.S. History curriculum.
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8th
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President Barack Obama’s 2017 Farewell Address – Rhetorical Analysis
This resource includes the Common Core annotated text and marginal notes for President Barack Obama’s Farewell Address delivered in Chicago, IL on January 10, 2017. This resource includes 110 marginal notes aligned to Common Core standards and elements. Reading and annotating informational texts is a critical component of the Common Core State Standards, and analyzing informational texts is a key skill that students will need for college and the jobs of the future. Using the comment feature in M
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Structured Academic Controversy Lesson Plan - Universal Basic Income
This Structured Academic Controversy lesson plan provides you with one of the best exercises for critical thinking you can do with students that engages one of the most current debate topics for high schoolers in US History and government classes: Should the United States Implement a Universal Basic Income? The structured academic controversy lesson plan approach is one of the best critical thinking group activities because it relies on teamwork and respectful communication among students while
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7th - 12th
Structured Academic Controversy Lesson Plan: Space Colonization
This Structured Academic Controversy lesson plan provides you with one of the best exercises for critical thinking you can do with students that engages one of the most current debate topics for high schoolers today: Should Humans Colonize Space? The structured academic controversy lesson plan approach is one of the best critical thinking group activities because it relies on teamwork and respectful communication among students while developing close reading, writing, speaking, and active listen
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7th - 10th
Self Esteem - Presentation and Worksheets
A lesson on self esteem - what it is, why it is important, how to achieve a healthy level of self esteem. Packed with engaging activities to help students explore this crucial issue.Complete 1 hour lesson with PowerPoint and worksheetsDifferentiated to three levels of challenge throughoutMore inexpensive and free resources available at my store and at my website: www.ecpublishing.co.uk
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Mental Health
The Constitution of the United States for students
This is the United States Constitution adapted to allow middle and high school students comprehend the information contained within the document. This is not a summary, but rather a contemporary English version of the original text. The Flesch-Kincaid reading level for this document is 9.2. This also includes adapted versions of the amendments and vocabulary words. This also includes a guided reading document, an argument analysis sheet, a synthesis sheet and a quiz. When I used it, I had them
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7th - 9th
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Pres. Barack Obama 2016 Speech at the Democratic Convention-Rhetorical Analysis
This resource includes the Common Core annotated text and marginal notes for President Barack Obama’s Speech at the Democratic National Convention delivered in Philadelphia, PA on July 28, 2016. This resource includes 85 marginal notes aligned to Common Core standards and elements. Reading and annotating informational texts is a critical component of the Common Core State Standards, and analyzing informational texts is a key skill that students will need for college and the jobs of the future. U
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6th - 12th
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death - Word Cloud / Imagery / Main Ideas
On March 23, 1775, the Virginia delegates met to discuss the issue of joining the Revolution. Before the vote was taken, Patrick Henry addressed the delegates. After his powerful speech, delegates voted for Virginia to join the American Revolution. This speech has been placed into a word cloud which students examine for examples of imagery and main ideas. This is a great way to encourage higher order thinking!
American Revolution
American History
Declaration of Independence
Boston
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4th - 12th
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Brown v Board of Education for students
This is a translated version of the court opinion from Brown v the Board of Education. This is great to helps studentss understand the history of the case, and also the legal principles involved in the case. This document, and many more, are available for purchase on www.adaptedhistory.com for one flat rate for all the documents.
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7th - 9th
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President Barack Obama's Address at Dallas Police Memorial - Rhetorical Analysis
This resource includes the Common Core annotated text and marginal notes for President Barack Obama’s Speech at the Memorial for 5 slain Dallas police officers delivered in Dallas, TX on July 12, 2016. This resource includes 85 marginal notes aligned to Common Core standards and elements. Reading and annotating informational texts is a critical component of the Common Core State Standards, and analyzing informational texts is a key skill that students will need for college and the jobs of the fu
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Unicef: Human Rights - Presentation and Worksheets
A 1-hour Citizenship / Civics lesson on UNICEF: who they are; what they do; some of the current problems in various parts of the world where UNICEF are active.Lesson includes: PowerPoint, clips, worksheets, fully differentiated tasks for 3 levels of challenge throughout.Many more inexpensive and free resources available at my store and at my website: www.ecpublishing.co.uk
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Human Rights
UK Government - Presentation and Worksheets
A lesson focusing on the system of government in the UK: how it works, key terminology, key issues around systems of government.Includes 1-hour PowerPoint, 3x worksheets, clip link with questions. Differentiated to 3 levels throughout.Many more inexpensive and free resources available at my store and at my website: www.ecpublishing.co.uk
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6th - 8th
Live Tweeting - The Birth of a Nation (1764-1787) - American Revolution
Ever wonder what it would be like to live tweet the American Revolution and the birth of the United States of America? Wonder no more! Now your students can summarize some of the most famous speeches, letters, pamphlets, declarations, and resolutions in American history in the form of a 140 character Tweet. Can you say more with less? This is a great way to encourage higher-order thinking!
The important historical documents include:
Samuel Adams Message (1764)
Patrick Henry's Speech (1775)
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4th - 12th
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