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Government Common Core RI.7.8 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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Presidential Election: Passages - Distance Learning Compatible
With this resource, students will learn all about the presidential election process through reading engaging passages on differentiated reading levels. Students can respond to short-answer questions after reading. The questions are aligned to informational text reading standards. Teaching notes and lesson plans are included. This resource can be printed or shared digitally. What is included?+ Printable and interactive digital versions5 reading passages – (See topics below.)5 differentiated readi
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3rd - 8th
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Intro to Serial Podcast: Controversial Court Cases Stations - Distance Learning
This digital and printable product is the perfect intro for any Serial Podcast unit!While I am using this resource as a pre-reading activity for Season 1 of the Serial Podcast with my students, it also works as a stand alone lesson when studying historic court cases! In this activity, your students will be able to study 4 controversial court cases through interactive learning stations. Made with Google Slides, these interactive stations provide videos, articles, and higher-order thinking questio
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Time for an Equal Rights Amendment?
During the 1970's both houses of Congress approved an Equal Rights Amendment that would prohibit discrimination based on sex.The amendment needed 38 states to ratify it in order to be added to the Constitution. It was ratified by 35. Almost 50 years later the debate still continues.This year for woman's history month ask your students:Should the Equal Rights Amendment be ratified?Students will analyze arguments from both sides. They will reach a conclusion and write a solid argument using the
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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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Close Reading: The Secret Service-Life in the White House Set #1
How much do your students know about the Secret Service and the nuclear football? This close reading informational text resource will challenge your students and teach them interesting information at the same time. Close reading strategies, annotation symbols, vocabulary sheets and text dependent questions are provided in this no prep resource. Did you know about the weight sensitive pressure pad underneath the carpet in the Oval Office? Students will read with pleasure as they discover the secr
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5th - 8th
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Creating a New Government: UNIT (5 days & DBQ ESSAY)
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Five lesson Plans aligned with CCSS and NYS standards for Social Studies
Packet: Five days of material that is color coded per day and activity
Four Do Now's
Two Home Work Assignments
One Exit Ticket
DBQ Task
DBQ Documents
DBQ Essay Planning Page
Sources
***This Unit is a simulation activity where students will act as government representatives who establish the Articles of Confederation and the U.S. Constitution***
Day One Creating a Government: Students will create their ow
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7th - 11th
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Race & Racism in America - How did We Get Here? (Mini-Curriculum)
"How did We Get Here" is a mini-curriculum devoted to investigating the roots of institutionalized racism in the modern United States. "The Enduring Catastrophe of Reconstruction" is the series' 1800-word first installment, which begins with the Civil War's end in 1865. What were the "Civil War Amendments" and "Radical Reconstruction?" When did the last Union Army troops withdraw from the South? Why was Andrew Johnson impeached? What was the Jim Crow Era? This 17-page learning packet seeks to p
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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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
Close Reading Informational Text: A President's First Day in Office
Have your students ever wondered what happens the morning a newly-elected president wakes up in his bed in the White House on his very first day in office? How does the president order breakfast? How does he find out what is going on around the world? What happens if he needs to leave the White House? Who protects him? Students will follow the president through his first full day in office and learn what a typical day for a newly-elected president is like. Topics include: ordering breakfast, the
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5th - 8th
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Canada and the Global Community - NGOs
Use this graphic organizer and lesson to help students familiarize themselves with non-governmental organizations and Canada's connections/role in working with them. Part 1 is a simple exploration organizer & Part 2 is a set of instructions for an ongoing assignment. Cater to your learning needs/demographics.
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6th - 7th
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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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Rhetorical Appeals (Ethos, Pathos, Logos) in the Gun Control Debate
This notetaker provides a YouTube link to a discussion (11m25s) featured on the TODAY show between a survivor of the Pulse nightclub shooting and a member of the NRA. Students watch the video, taking down notes in the graphic organizer for when they hear statements made using each of the rhetorical appeals (ethos, pathos, logos). Students then process what they watched by writing a scaffolded statement summarizing a key argument by each speaker. This will undoubtedly inspire some rich discussion
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
NYCDOE Passport S.S. Grade 7 UNIT PLAN Unit 2: The Road to Independence
This Grade 7 Unit Plan includes Essential Questions, CCSS, Vocabulary, Skills, Evaluation, Performance Task, Teaching Points with a Focus Question, Content Understandings, and Learning Experiences for every lesson, Enrichment Activities, Ell's and IEP opportunities, and Multiple Entry Points for: Unit 2: The Road to Independence
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7th
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Gideon v Wainwright for students
This is a translated version of the court opinion for the Gideon v Wainwright court case. This is great to help students understand the content of the case, as well as the legal principles involved. This, plus many more documents, can all be purchased for one flat rate on www.adaptedhistory.com.
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7th - 9th
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Tone, Mood, and Politics
Students should be able to delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims. Students will be able to analyze conflicting information on the same topic. Students will be able to analyze how phrases and words are used in a text and determine why the author picked those words. The purpose of this activity is not to determine whether Donald Trump is a good president or a bad president. The students are evaluating the information they are reading and seeing and determining if the source is re
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7th - 12th
Federalist 1 for students
This is a rewritten version of the 1st Federalist paper. This paper is an introduction of the following 84 papers. Translated versions of all 85 papers can be downloaded at www.adaptedhistory.com, with a membership.
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7th - 9th
BRINGING DOWN A PRESIDENT by Andrea Balis & Elizabeth Levy - Teacher Guide
A middle-grade retelling of Richard Nixon’s downfall, Bringing Down a President: The Watergate Scandal is an inventive and timely look at one of the biggest scandals to ever rock our nation, by Andrea Balis and Elizabeth Levy, featuring graphic novel–style illustrations by Tim Foley. Composed almost completely of primary source quotes (good thing Nixon’s recorder was on) and interspersed with contextual narrative, this captivating account of the trials and tribulations of the Nixon administratio
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4th - 8th
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