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Government Common Core CCRA.W.3 resources
Introduction to Broadcast Journalism Bundle
Teaching Broadcast Journalism? Wondering where to start? This Bundle will help you introduce your students to the basics of Broadcasting and get you started on producing your own school newscasts! If you are anything like me when I was first asked to teach a journalism course fifteen years ago, I wasn't sure where to begin! Although I was teaching three other courses, I spent hours planning and preparing for my journalism class. With no curriculum to guide me and no resources to be had, I felt l
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8th - 11th
8th Grade U.S. History: Constitution & Bill of Rights COMPLETE Lesson Plan 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 U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights! These amazing resources are 100% completely ready to use for both in-person and online digital learning via Google Apps, and have been successfully used by thousands of students!The incredible resources in this U.S. Constitution Lesson Plan Unit can easily be used with any textbook, or no textbook at all!!BE SURE TO CLICK THE PRODUCT PR
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8th
Also included in: 8th Grade U.S. History YEAR-LONG Curriculum Bundle!! | Google Apps
On the Basis of Sex Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet | Google (PG - 2018)
On the Basis of Sex Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (PG - 2018) challenges students to analyze the amazing story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her fight against gender discrimination. Explore her strategy for winning the Charles E. Moritz v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (1972) and how it was used to topple the system of sex discrimination under the law. Ask student to think critically about the relationships between Ruth and Martin (her husband), and Jane (her daughter), in an effort to le
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7th - 12th
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Colonial America to the American Revolution VALUE BUNDLE! (for 5th-8th Graders)
The Colonial America to the American Revolution VALUE BUNDLE for 5th to 8th Graders comes with all of the AMAZING resources you'll need to teach your 5th to 8th grade U.S. History students all about European exploration, Colonial America, and the numerous important factors that led up to the outbreak of the American Revolution and the Revolutionary War itself! The fantastic social studies resources you'll receive with this lesson plan unit come completely ready to use in printable PDF, PowerPoin
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5th - 8th
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1984 Movie Viewing Guide | Questions | Worksheet | Google Slides (R - 1984)
This 1984 Movie Viewing Guide | Questions | Worksheet | Google Slides (R - 1984) helps students analyze the film version of George Orwell's 1984 dystopian novel. Discuss and explore multiple complex multilayered scenes. Draw conclusions from the film and compare this fictional society to modern day society.Note: This movie is rated R, use caution when showing to students. I'd recommend previewing the movie, marking the times that you'd wish to skip and then pausing and skipping the sections that
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: Dystopian Future Movie Guide Bundle | Huxley & Orwell
Freedom of the Press Student Journalists - Broadcast Journalism
Teaching student journalists to understand the relationship between the First Amendment, its promise of a Free Press, and a school news publication can be difficult! Help your students understand the nuance with these resources! With two engaging Slides presentations, note-taking sheets, and a student research assignment, your students will have a great understanding of how the Freedom of the Press applies to school news outlets, how it functions in the United States, and the state of the press
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8th - 11th
Also included in: Introduction to Broadcast Journalism Bundle
Participation in Government Curriculum
This curriculum is 46 assignments that try to engage students in how government connects to their lives. Any of them can be purchased individually, but this bundle is the best deal, as each resource only costs $1.63 each!Week 1: The first 4 assignments have students think about ethics/morals, how government functions invisibly to keep them safe, and the social contract theory and philosophies underlying the U.S. government system. Week 2: Assignments 5-8 are 2 activities about how to influence g
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Debating Topics for Middle/High School: Politics and Government
Get your middle/high school students debating topics that are both relevant and important to them while building their critical thinking skills. Students will be encouraged to develop their communication and debating skills, while opening their minds to different viewpoints.Each debate package covers and reinforces the five basic steps of the debating process: gathering information, exploring all sides of an issue, forming an initial opinion, defending the position in a debate and finally, refin
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Debating Topics- Middle/High School: Growing Bundle- Grades 8-12
Minority Report Film AND Government Overreach Essay! (+Rubric & Answer Key)
Your students will love Minority Report and will erupt in debate over whether or not government should punish people who think about committing a crime. Students can then follow up their thinking with an argumentative essay on Government Overreach. This would fit in social studies classes concerning the government's role in society, English classes connected to dystopian novels or argumentative units, and psychology/sociology classes.This film pairs GREAT with 1984, Fahrenheit 451, The Giver, Br
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9th - 12th
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Mock Trial Primer Resource Growing Bundle
This resource bundle includes the following resources:How to Write an Opening Statement & Closing Argument ActivityThis resource provides tools and strategies for students in grades 8-12 to learn how to write opening statements and closing arguments in mock trials. It equips educators with a straightforward lesson plan and supports students with clear instructions, practical tips, and structured templates.Included in the resource:Lesson Plan: A guided approach for teaching the construction a
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7th - 9th
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Three Little Pigs Mock Trial Project I Print & Digital Learning
Teach your students about the American criminal justice system by holding your own mock trial project! With a printable story, definitions, courtroom roles and procedures, writing prompts, and trial information, your students will have everything they need to put the Third Little Pig on trial - all while thinking critically and creatively.This product includes a version designed to be printed for individual or cooperative learning AND a version that was designed for to be Google Apps compatible.
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4th - 6th
Executive Branch Project - Doomsday Scenario
A project that my high school students always enjoyed doing after going through the unit on the Executive Branch.Basically, students will be writing a fictional scenario while imagining that they are a president of the United States who is facing a major crisis. They will have to include scenes where the main character uses his/her presidential powers.This project includes:1. Step-by-step directions to follow 2. Key details that the students must include3. Rubric to grade the project
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10th - 12th
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AP Seminar Approved Syllabus Template: Civics/Government focus
Here is an approved AP Seminar syllabus. The course it is for is closely aligned with Government/Civics but you can replace the specific texts with your own if you prefer. THe highlights are to signify some of the key areas that the auditors look for when evaluating your syllabus for approval.
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10th - 12th
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Elections, Voting, Voter Turnout, and Demographics of Voters
This is a packet for students that has them learn about the different elections (local, state, and federal) and different positions within them, then brainstorm many questions about voting and why it is important, which elections are more important to vote for, and how the government should increase or decrease voter turnout. Then, students learn about the differences between a primary and general election. Finally, the bulk of the packet explores voter turnout in midterm vs. presidential electi
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Participation in Government Curriculum
Writing Direct and Cross-Examination Questions Primer
This resource is a practical guide designed to help students in grades 8-12 learn how to draft direct and cross-examination questions within a mock trial framework. This resource includes a cyberbullying case study, structured worksheets for organizing questions, and clear instructions for role-play activities. With a focus on real-world application, the lessons equip students with the skills to create clear, relevant, and effective questions, fostering critical thinking and legal analysis.Lesso
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8th - 10th
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Also included in: Mock Trial Primer Resource Growing Bundle
Sonia Sotomayor, A Latina Justice’s Voice: Practice with Rhetorical Analysis
Students learn about the themes of growing up Latino through the writing of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Students will read, listen to and view supporting clips while learning the necessary elements to analyze the text. Students will show mastery of the standards at the end of the lesson through a SOAPSTONE Analysis, a Socratic Seminar, short paragraph responses and a rhetorical analysis scored on the new 6-point analytical AP rubric. The central text is Supreme Court Justice Sonia So
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9th - 12th
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Second Grade Sub Plans
This product contains a slideshow to lead your sub and students in a day of learning with no lesson planning for you! It contains: 1. a reading plan about character's points of view 2. a writing plan with a graphic organizer & final draft paper for a simple narrative 3. a math plan over place value with different ways to represent 3 digit numbers 4. a social studies lesson on the importance of rules and laws.5. worksheets for practice and assessmentAll you need to do is give the sub access
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2nd
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The Social Contract, Locke and Hobbes (Distance Learning)
This handout takes students through the ideas of the social contract, and how Thomas Hobbes and John Locke viewed human behavior in the state of nature, and thus how they viewed government. Students are frequently asked to apply these lenses to our current society, gradually understanding the rationale for why we have laws. Students really love to debate and discuss these ideas, so this is a great basis for lots of rich discussions in class. It is formatted for google classroom.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Colonial America
Amendments to the Constitution (Distance Learning and COVID-19)
This is a bundle of all the handouts, worksheets, and packets I've made about the Amendments, with specific focus on the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th Amendments, including Supreme Court cases relating to them (there are dozens of Supreme Court cases within). I've started the bundle with a handout on positive vs. negative rights, then a handout explaining why the Bill of Rights Amendments are arranged in their specific order, and there are other
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Historical Essay Graphic Organizer
Here is a useful graphic organizer for students writing a historical 5 paragraph essay
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Essay Materials
The Politics of Frost/Nixon: Practice with Persuasion
Peter Morgan wrote both the play and the screenplay for Frost/Nixon, an exploration into David Frost’s 1977 interview of Richard Nixon. It is a play about the power of television to combat the abuses of power in the executive office. These lessons work best if a teacher has either had students watch the film or read the play. The culminating assessment in the unit is a teacher’s choice of an AP Lit style assessment or an AP Lang style assessment as teacher or student chooses between two prompts.
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9th - 12th
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AP® US Government Unit 5.3 - Political Parties & Other Linkage Institutions
Unit 5.3 of the AP® curriculum explores the various functions served by political parties and other "linkage institutions" in the US political system. This three-part learning packet explores how linkage institutions serve as vital channels that communicate voters' preferences to their elected policy-makers. Parts I & II each contain three-question short answer exercises that cover linkage institutions, political parties and the committee system: How do the Republican and Democratic partie
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: AP® US Government -- Unit 5 Bundle (Political Participation)
Landlords, tenants, homeowners, government (COVID-19 and Distance Learning)
This independent work project has students learn about the crisis in housing costs during the COVID-19 pandemic from many perspectives (landlords, tenants, homeowners with mortgages) and the reasons why many people have lost income as well. Students are asked analysis questions and then tasked with both brainstorming ways government could solve these problems AND evaluating why their solutions might work and might not work. It is formatted for google classroom.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Economics Bundle: Personal Finance, Businesses, and the Stock Market
U.S. Government and Constitution Bundle
This bundle takes students through 1) philosophical understandings of the social contract that underly the purpose for our government2) How John Locke and Thomas Jefferson had similar and different ideas about government3) the idea of separation of powers and checks and balances4) the compromises at the Constitutional Convention5) the Bill of Rights and how it limits government power6) A final overview of how our government is built on the ideas of the social contract, checks and balances, the r
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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