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Civics Common Core W.8.2 resources
Thank You Note or Letter Template Project - How To Writing Kit
Use this complete how-to kit for writing a thank you note or letter to teach students the real-life skill of sharing gratitude and kindness. This resource comes in both print PDF and paperless Google files for your flexibility!Greatness is expressing genuine appreciation to others.The thank you note is an essential life skill that's rarely formally taught but practices everything from being genuine to being specific and formal. Challenge your students to do good by expressing their appreciatio
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Essay Writing Curriculum - How to Write Opinion Narrative College Essays
#Activism Research Project: Perfect for Social Justice/Informational Text Unit
Thanks to social media and trending hashtags, modern activism movements look much different than the activism of the past. This project is a great addition to any study of activism, social justice, social movements, informational text, or just as a stand-alone research project. It is crucially important we teach students how to research and understand the movements of their generation so they can actively participate in the dialogue that is taking place all around them. Understanding the current
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Georgia Juvenile Justice System - Social Studies Reading SS8CG5 GSE
Your students will learn all about the court system for juveniles in Georgia with this engaging, no prep reading activity. This is perfect for adding literacy to your social studies curriculum because it’s academically-aligned for ELA and for social studies. Plus, it’s so easy to use that you can even leave it for sub plans or homework packets!Resource Includes: Passage (differentiated for on-grade level and approaching 8th grade level) Graphic Organizers Vocabulary Matching ActivityMultiple Cho
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8th
Also included in: 8th Grade Georgia Social Studies Reading Activities BUNDLE (GSE Aligned)
8th Grade U.S. History: Rights & Responsibilities of U.S. Citizens COMPLETE Unit
This 8th Grade U.S. History Lesson Plan Unit comes with EVERYTHING that you'll need to teach your 8th graders all about the Rights & Responsibilities of U.S. Citizens! These amazing resources are 100% completely ready to use for both in-person and online distance learning via Google Apps and have been successfully used thousands of students! **BE SURE TO CLICK THE PRODUCT PREVIEW TO GET A SNEAK PEEK OF THE INCREDIBLE RESOURCES WE'RE SO PROUD TO OFFER WITH THIS UNIT!!**The incredible resource
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8th
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Also included in: 8th Grade U.S. History YEAR-LONG Curriculum Bundle!! | Google Apps
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
Write a School Bill Law Legislative Branch Congress Constitution Civics
Your students have the opportunity to assume the role of lawmakers and participate in the legislative process to write a school bill. Members of Congress write bills which are sometimes passed into laws by the president. Now it is your students' turn to write a bill that their teacher or principal may pass into school “law.” Student bills will be modeled after the structure of a Congressional bill.Included in the Resource:✓ Clear directions and requirements✓ Options for bill topics✓ Brainstorm p
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7th - 9th
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Prison Research Project & Case Study
Rikers Correctional Facility in NYC is one of the nation's most notorious prisons. This research project examines Rikers from several perspectives. Students get to see a glimpse inside Rikers, do some research on their own, and then propose some possible solutions to some of the incredibly complex problems facing not only Rikers, but all Corrections as well.Ideal for HS Government or Civics. This can be used for middle school students, but the Instructor should exercise caution as some of the t
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Earth Day Project Climate Change conference
Your students lead the discussion in this Climate Change Conference Role Play Project . Advocates, scientists, and authors come together in a conference about climate change. Great for Earth Day!This is language arts (persuasion and non-fiction text analysis), science (global warming is part of new science standards), and social studies (people, places, and environments) rolled into one engaging project. Use as part of your Earth Day celebrations or when studying global environments. Included
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Earth Day Resource Bundle
Civics and Government Research Report | Civics Project | Google Slides
Engage your students with this fun and comprehensive Civics - Government Research Report resource. It helps make report writing easy! It contains questions, organizers, tools and forms to use for your students to create, develop, write, edit, illustrate, present, and assess your students’ Civics - Government Research Report.This resource is also designed to not only to learn and explain the new information, but also answer some higher-level thinking questions (Common Core Essential Questions) to
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5th - 11th
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Also included in: Civics - Government Report Printable and Google Slides Bundle
GOTV Get Out The Vote Postcard Campaign Project! Full Bundle!
Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Project!In this Postcard Campaign Project, we create GOTV postcards! We create and splatter alcohol inks to paint 4x6 index cards, learn the legal guidelines for GOTV efforts, discuss the importance of our campaign, and send the cards to actual voters! The Project is very Flexible and Customizable: You can trim out any part of the project you wish, or simply offer it as an optional extension project students can do on their own or as an after school club activity! Th
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Civics - Government Research Report | Civics - Government Project
Engage your students with this fun and comprehensive Civics Research Report resource. It helps has make report writing easy! It contains Civics and Government questions, organizers, tools and forms to use for your students to create, develop, write, edit, illustrate, present, and assess your students’ Civics Research ReportThis report (or performance task) is also designed to not only to learn and explain the new information, but answer some higher level thinking questions (Common Core Essential
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5th - 11th
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Also included in: Civics - Government Report Printable and Google Slides Bundle
God Bless America
17 printable or digital pages to use on Flag Day or Veterans Day or Memorial Day or Independence Day to explore the beginning of that patriotic song, “God Bless America.” Students describe.. Four things they love about America, Four things that we still need to work on to make America a stronger and kinder nation, How you show respect for America, Fifteen things a kid can do to make America better, What freedom means, Who are the brave who keep us free, What I am thankful for, and more... Encou
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3rd - 10th
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Also included in: Black History Month BUNDLE - Gifted and Talented
Bill of Rights for Students
This essay asks students to consider what rights they think students should have in school and respond in the form of a letter. It includes the assignment, planning pages, and a six-trait rubric. This project works well as an extension activity for reading the book After by Francine Prose. I've used this assignment to differentiate for lower level readers in my 9-12th grade civics class.
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7th - 12th
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Introduction Writing Handout
Need a quick reference handout for introduction writing? Here is a one pager that quickly details the parts of an introductory paragraph and even includes 3 different examples!
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5th - 10th
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Group Project public PSA
A group project where you create a short video PSA about safe driving. Can be modified to change due dates etc.
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7th - 10th
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