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Government Common Core W.9-10.1a resources
Declaration of Independence Activity: The Big Break Up Letter & Texting Activity
The Declaration of Independence was really just a big "break-up" letter written by the colonists to the King of Great Britain. This historical document was written to convince the world of the King's abuses and to let everyone know that the colonies no longer wanted to be in a relationship with Great Britain. While studying the Declaration of Independence, students will use this assignment as a reinforcement to understand just what Jefferson wrote in this historical document. The lesson start
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
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
Civics Initiative: Flint Water Crisis Writing Performance Task
This performance tasks puts students in the shoes of the Michigan Governor's top advisor. They are working to ensure that he puts Flint at the top of his priority list in the upcoming election. In this document you will have news articles about Flint, a hook including a letter from President Obama, supplementary YouTube videos, a graphic organizer and more!
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4th - 12th
Argumentative Analysis: Interactive Slide: Barack Obama Speech
Here is an interactive slide which includes: * Link to video: Obama's National Address to School Children * Link to Excerpt of Speech * Paragraphs in each slide to analyze. *Questions that are Common Core aligned. Students have to highlight and write down responses. * Multiple choice question* Short Response Question * Drag and Drop responses for claim, counterclaim, rebuttal, and textual evidence. * and cute GIFS to capture students attention. Very easy to go through. It took about one hour and
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7th - 10th
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
Structure of Government - Textbook and Debate
This activity provides secondary government students with a solid background on the structure of governments - not only in the USA but around the world!Included in this resource is a slide-deck of Google slides with an engaging "Monty Python" hook video where your class can brainstorm how governments related to the video clip. In addition, students will use an open-source government textbook (link included) to gain background knowledge on the structure of government. The concluding "exit ticke
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6th - 12th
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Government Overreach Argumentative Essay
This essay bundle is a great summative assessment for a non-fiction unit on Government Overreach (or one of the options in a choice unit). Students love engaging with this topic and they all come with an opinion! This is especially relevant today and supplements a unit on Government, Fahrenheit 451, 1984, or a film like Minority Report. Resources are editable and can be used fully for students that need extra scaffolding, or if your students are further along and don't need the support, you can
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9th - 12th
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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Debate Format Notes & Writing Assignment Support a Claim w/ Evidence Google Doc
This easily editable and duplicated Google Doc:Includes the format for a debateHas a note sheet with guiding questions for students to fill out during the debateEnds with a summative writing assignment where students use evidence from their notes to support a claim on who won the debateIncludes the set-up for how students should organize the writing assignmentThis convenient Google Doc can be used for ANY debate topic!! You can even re-use this sheet for different debates throughout the year, so
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Opinion Writing Prompts: Write about the President ⭐ Social Studies History ELA
10 Opinion Writing Prompts about Presidents on Lined Paper. These thought-provoking writing prompts will work well with upper middle school students through adult education to get your learners expressing opinions about Presidents. Five of the prompts are more basic, but the other five require more in-depth thought. Use these printable writing prompts year after year in your government, history, or civics class! Check out the preview to see the exact prompts. Great to use on Presidents Day or al
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9th - 12th
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Bitcoin / Cryptocurrency DBQ
"What's a cryptocurrency? What's blockchain? What is an NFT?"Increasingly, I have been getting these questions from my students, so I decided to make a DBQ that attempts to answer these questions and help them determine whether or not Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency is worth the investment.Whether you have students complete a full, argumentative paper or just review the documents and hold a lively debate, this product will help them answer these key questions. It will elicit great learning in th
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8th - 10th
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An Analysis of the Gettysburg Address
This is a 15 slide Power Point Presentation on the Gettysburg Address. It also includes information about the Emancipation Proclamation and Mount Rushmore.
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Not Grade Specific
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