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U.S. History Common Core W.7.1a 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 This historical document was written to convince the world of the King's abuses and to let everyone know that the colonies no longer wanted to be in a relationship with Great Britain.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of Independence, students will use this assignment as a reinforcement to understand just what Jefferson wrote in this historical document.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
7th Grade Texas History YEAR-LONG CURRICULUM Bundle: TEKS-aligned & Google Apps!
The amazing 7th Grade Texas History YEAR-LONG CURRICULUM BUNDLE is PERFECT for those teaching 7th grade social studies (Texas History) in Texas!! Each one of the 12 units included with this incredible year-long curriculum bundle has been comprehensively designed and curated to specifically follow the most recent 7th Grade Social Studies TEKS standards and guidelines -AND- come 100% COMPLETELY READY to use for BOTH in-person classroom learning (via PDF & PowerPoint/PPT) and online digital lea
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7th
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Oregon Trail Activity, Game, & Simulation: Travel the Trail Journaling Activity
Enjoy taking your middle school and upper elementary students on an adventure of a lifetime known as the Oregon Trail! Students will form family wagon teams and race each other to the Oregon Territory. While learning about this important era in United States history, this guided simulation will allow students to learn about and experience history! It’s a fantastic activity for any early American History class or to even use as a westward expansion simulation!What's included:Full teacher and stud
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6th - 9th
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7th Grade Texas History Units 1 to 3 VALUE Bundle: Google Apps & TEKS Aligned!
The 7th Grade Texas History Units 1 to 3 VALUE BUNDLE comes COMPLETELY READY for BOTH in-person and digital classroom learning (via Google Apps). The amazing resources in this bundle have been designed and curated specifically for the TEKS 7th Grade Social Studies TEKS standards and guidelines to help save you **HOURS** of your time!!The 3 Units included with this awesome 7th Grade Texas History VALUE Bundle are:Unit 1: Thinking Like A HistorianUnit 2: Texas Geography & Native AmericansUnit
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7th
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PRESIDENTS DAY PROJECT: Summarize the Life and Biography of a President
Students will create a slide presentation, video, or any project format about a President of their choice. This project explains what students must research and includes a grading rubric for the teacher. Students will research both personal and executive events of their chosen Commander in Chief. It's great for a President's Day activity, a substitute teacher, or for any unit that studies the United States Presidents. Helpful websites are even included to help students find appropriate informati
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Oregon Trail Activity | Beginning Trail Notes & History | Simulation Game Intro
Oregon Trail activities are so fun for teachers and students. This travel guide is a visual and informational resource to help your students better understand the beginnings of the Oregon Trail. This particular sampler starts at Independence, Missouri and ends at Chimney Rock. It includes stunning visuals, real emigrant quotes, trail maps, and more! I hope you and your students enjoy learning about these first few stops and experiences along the Oregon Trail with this Google Slides instructional
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Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story Nora Raleigh Baskin Novel Guide Patriot Day
Nine Ten A September 11 Story by Nora Raleigh Baskin Novel Guide American History 9/11 a great resource for teaching upper elementary about the events of September 11th, 2011. This novel guide includes: Learning ObjectivesKLW ChartChapter by Chapter Reading Comprehension QuestionsNew VocabularyText-to-Self QuestionsExtension ActivityPost Reading Writing Workshop QuestionsCharacter Analysis ActivitiesThemes ActivityThis resource is great for: Teaching about American HistoryTeaching about Septembe
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4th - 7th
FREE - Grammar | Oregon Trail Worksheet (Gr. 3-7)
FREE - Grammar Bundle - Editing - Language Skills | Oregon Trail Worksheet (Grade 3-7). In this grammar freebees printables: 3 Oregon Trail paragraphs (answers will vary). + + + + + + + + Oregon Trail is part of Editing & Grammar Bundle: 91 Worksheets, which includes the following... Click links for full previews. A) Language Skills: 44 WorksheetsBasic• Sentences• Paragraphs• Nouns• Verbs• Adjectives• Adverbs• PrepositionsIntermediate• Apostrophes• Commas I• Commas II• Quotation Ma
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in: US History Bundle
McCarthyism/Cold War DBQ
This activity includes the use of 7 primary source texts (speech excerpts, photographs, and comic strip) to engage students and encourage them to interact with text and cite specific evidence. Each document comes with at least 3 questions. The questions build upon each other to help students see both sides of the issue with McCarthyism during America's Cold War Era. At the end, students will take the information they have gained while analyzing the documents and construct an argumentative essay.
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6th - 12th
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Ground Zero by Gratz Google Classroom Novel Guide Patriot Day
Ground Zero by Alan Gratz Google Classroom Novel Guide A novel of 9/11American History This resource includes: Learning objectives Chapter-by-chapter reading comprehension questions Answer KeyNew Vocabulary Character(s) analysis activities Cause & Effect activity Types of characters activity KLW Chart Extension Resources - background information Themes Activity Post reading questions Teacher section with answer key Vocabulary in Context Activities Post-reading questionsThis resource is great
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6th - 9th
Opinion Writing: Letter to NASA
So you want to be an astronaut? This activity is a motivating way to encourage students to write an opinion piece. They read articles about astronaut selection and training and then apply to NASA to become one of the newest astronaut candidates.This project incorporates paragraph structure practice, opinion writing techniques, practice with business letter format, and imagination. At the end of the project, students receive a simulated letter from NASA accepting them into the astronaut training
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5th - 8th
Branches of Government Sorting & Writing Activity
After teaching the basics of the Constitution and three branches of government, I use this as a station to reinforce their learning. Students love to sort the items. Their learning is solidified with three options for writing assignments afterwards.
Intended for grades 5-8, but could apply in high school also.
There are 32 tiles.
See also my Constitution & Branches of Government Interactive Word Wall
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5th - 8th
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Mock Declaration of Independence Activity
Have your students studied the events leading up to the writing of the Declaration of Independence? Let them try their hand at being a delegate in the Continental Congress and draft their own version of the document! This product includes 22 delegate cards, with photos, bios and signatures of the actual signers of the Declaration of Independence, as well as draft and final copy writing sheets. My students have enjoyed this activity for the past few years, and they are proud of their work, especi
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4th - 7th
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The Chinese Exclusion Act: Primary Source Analysis
What factors motivated Americans to pass the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?Students will read & analyze 5 primary sources* to answer the guiding question: "Why did Americans pass the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882?" Students will create a working theory and use historical argumentation skills to write a defense of their historical theory. In this lesson, students will:Create a hypothesis answering the guiding questionRead & analyze 5 primary source documents Take notes in a graphic organi
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6th - 10th
Also included in: US History Primary Sources for Middle Schoolers
The History of Veterans Day: Powerpoint and Persuasive Writing Prompt
Here is an opportunity for critical thought and persuasive writing for students, using the history of the Veterans Day holiday. The PowerPoint covers the entire history of the holiday. It includes relevant historical photos and excerpts from primary source documents. The activity would work for advanced fourth grade students up though high school as a persuasive writing lesson. It could also be used for class discussion and debate.
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My Brother Sam is Dead - Novel Study
Study My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. This novel study is 21 pages long plus pages for the answer key. The unit on My Brother Sam is Dead comes with 4 quizzes (each with 5 questions), 3 worksheets, a writing essay assignment, and a fun illustration project. A graphic organizer, essay directions, and illustration directions are included. Rubrics are included for both the essay, and illustration assignment. This unit is a thorough study of My Brother Sam
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5th - 7th
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Washington DC Field Trip Journal Notebook Differentiated
This Washington D.C. Notebook is perfect for children and students of all ages who would like to document, scrapbook, draw, write and create memories of their field trip or vacation. Writing is perfect for synthesizing the learning which takes place through field trips and hands on learning experiences. By having peers edit each other's entries you can integrate language arts, grammar and mechanics. Writing based on educational museums and experiences with and without prompted essay topics furth
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K - 12th, Higher Education
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K-2-ETS1-2
, K-PS3-1
, 1-ESS1-1
, MS-ETS1-2
, 5-ESS3-1
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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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Chinese Exclusion & Resistance (1800s) - 2 text set w/ argument writing
This critical history lesson will engage students in two texts about the discrimination and resistance of Chinese immigrants in the US faced in the 1800s. Then, students will determine which instance of discrimination constitutes the worst examples of both social and legal exclusion. They will write an evidence-based argument to develop their ideas. Use this lesson in any US History curriculum during units on the age of immigration, the 1880s, westward expansion, Washington State History, Califo
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6th - 10th
Veterans Day Activity
Veterans Day Activity: 8 World War II Writing Prompts (Grades 3-7). Whether you had relatives in the war or just read about their stories, it doesn't take long to learn why this was the Greatest Generation. Keep their effort and sacrifice alive with these honoring worksheets. • 8 Prompts on 2 Worksheets. Veterans Day Writing is an excerpt from Writing Bundle: 223 Year-Long Prompts. Preview same as Download.Historical - WWII (8)• Dorie Miller• Torpedo Sqaudron 8• D-Day at Omaha Beach• Enola Gay•
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3rd - 7th
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The Boston Massacre Propaganda Essay - Grades 6-8 (PDFs)
This Boston Massacre Essay is a higher-level writing assignment that explores the use of propaganda that heightened tensions, leading to the Revolution. Your class will:Analyze this colonial tragedy through the point of view portrayed in two opposing imagesExplain how POV may lead to propagandaExplain how propaganda molds public opinionThis resource can be used as a printable OR posted online.**This activity is best used after a formal lesson on propaganda and its use in societies.For higher-lev
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6th - 9th
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Veterans Day Activities
Veterans Day Activities: 32 Writing Prompts. From their military to community service, every day is Veterans Day when you read about these veteran accomplishments. Whether initial instruction or review, these assignments reinforce key concepts on the way to becoming better writers.• 32 Prompts on 9 Worksheets. • Need a holiday writing bundle? Click HereWith adult guidance, these writing prompts complement 78% of Common Core Writing Standards for grades 3-7.Preview same as Download.Dialogue• Vete
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3rd - 7th
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Students Bill of Rights Project
Our students are learning to express themselves, so why not let them! With the Student Bill of Rights Project, we can allow them to choose 10 different rules or laws that they believe should be changed and adapt them to fit their needs or opinions through a higher level thinking exercise. My students had so much fun with this that they didn't realize that they were learning! This project targets all 4 levels of Webb's Depth of Knowledge while giving students the freedom of expression and reinfor
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4th - 12th
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United States Election
This is an interactive presentation designed to educate students about the election process. The presentation talks about the history of the election process, Congress, Senate, electoral votes and more. There are several places throughout the presentation where students are prompted to do a written response. Those pages could be printed or students can write on other pages.
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3rd - 9th
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