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U.S. History 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 This historical document was written to convince the world of the King's abuses and to let everyone know that the colonies no longer wanted to be in a relationship with Great Britain.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of Independence, students will use this assignment as a reinforcement to understand just what Jefferson wrote in this historical document.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
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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Essay Writing Workbook: History/Social Studies *Editable*
Do your students need support with essay writing? I made this essay writing guide to support history and other social studies students through the writing process to create a research-based expository or argumentative essay. This essay writing booklet can be used regardless of whether you are teaching face-to-face, virtually, or in a blended/hybrid model as it is available as a Google Doc. This product includes:Sample color-coded thesesThesis writing structureGraphic organizersCategorized trans
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9th - 12th
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Map Analysis Skills worksheet - Political and Physical Maps
Map Analysis Skills worksheet AIM: How do maps increase our knowledge of the world? Common core-compliant worksheet. Contains a variety of activities that promote critical thinking, class discussion, and active engagement such as:Do now – introductory map analysisTurn and Talk – Uses of mapsMap Analysis Activity – Partner activity introducing students to physical and political mapsThink-Write-Pair-Share – What causes maps to change?Wrap it up – 2 Global History Regents map analysis questionsIn
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in: 9th Grade Global/World History MEGA Bundle
Rhetorical Analysis Essay - I Have a Dream - Speech by Martin Luther King Jr.
Teaching rhetorical analysis essays doesn't have to be tricky. This no-prep rhetorical analysis unit for Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech is engaging and easy to use. This rhetorical analysis unit teaches students how to analyze a speech; identify ethos, logos, and pathos; and write a rhetorical analysis essay. Students are supported through the rhetorical analysis essay with prewriting activities and detailed graphic organizers. Both a printable PDF and digital Google Slides version
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8th - 11th
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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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Not Grade Specific
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Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
Gettysburg Address Rhetorical Analysis Essay - Abraham Lincoln Speech Analysis
Teaching rhetorical analysis with speeches doesn't have to be tricky. This no-prep rhetorical analysis unit for Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is engaging and easy to use. This Gettysburg Address rhetorical analysis unit teaches students how to analyze a speech; identify ethos, logos, and pathos; and write a rhetorical analysis essay. Students are supported through the rhetorical analysis essay with prewriting activities and detailed graphic organizers. Both a printable PDF and digital Goo
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: English 9-10 Full Year Curriculum - Yearlong Pacing Guide and Lessons
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet-5 week unit
This all inclusive 5 week unit will walk you step by step through the novel Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, by Jamie Ford with discussions, activities and more. I have used this over the last few years with my sophomore class and it has been well received by all students. It's an interesting study in a dark time in our own country's history- Japanese Internment during WWII.
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10th - 11th, Higher Education
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Rhetorical Analysis - Assassination of Martin Luther King- Robert Kennedy Speech
Teaching rhetorical analysis doesn't have to be tricky. This no-prep rhetorical analysis unit for Robert Kennedy's Statement on the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. is engaging and easy to use. This rhetorical analysis unit teaches students how to analyze a speech; identify ethos, logos, and pathos; and write a rhetorical analysis essay. Students are supported through the rhetorical analysis essay with prewriting activities and detailed graphic organizers. Both a printable PDF and digital
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: English 9-10 Full Year Curriculum - Yearlong Pacing Guide and Lessons
First Day of History Class Activity: What is Historical Significance?
The first day of history class sets the tone for the rest of the year, and we know how crucial it is to capture students' attention and ignite their curiosity right from the start. This critical thinking and guided discussion activity is perfect for the first day or first week of school because it is engaging, interactive, and sets the stage for the rest of the course: that one of the critical skills of a historian, and one students will work on throughout the duration of the year, is analyzin
Grades:
9th - 12th
Making Transcendentalism Fun A 7- Day Unit
This full seven day unit will provide your students with all they need to know and understand about the Transcendental movement in literature as well as how they can still see the ideas of Transcendentalism in modern pop culture. This Unit includes:7 days of lesson plans that cover an introduction to Transcendentalism, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Margaret Fuller and Walt WhitmanReady to go PowerPoint Lesson for each day of the unitAll the worksheets you will need to support the go
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9th - 12th
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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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Not Grade Specific
Test Assessment Non-Fiction, M. Choice, Short Answer, Essay, Google Form Grader
Arm your students with essential knowledge they will need to pass end-of-year assessment tests. Test Assessment Preparation is designed as a whole class test study to look at format(s) and type(s) of test questions. The non-fiction examples given are not designed to be used as actual classroom assessments, but as “toolbox tools” to teach students how to read and answer actual assessment questions.Non-Fiction reading passages about Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King. Short answer response qu
Grades:
9th - 12th
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
NGSS:
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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Inherit the Wind Test Assessment with Detailed Answer Key
The verdict is in! This comprehensive Inherit the Wind test is indispensable as a gauge for assessment. Using a variety of tools for appraisal--true/false, short answer, and quote interpretations--this test provides a thorough evaluation of student understanding of this popular play. A detailed answer key is included.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Thomas Jefferson Reading Passage and Essay Response
The packet starts with suggestions for reinforcing and enriching learning related to Thomas Jefferson and other historical figures. This is reading passage about Thomas Jefferson. The passage details the highlights of Thomas Jefferson's life as a politician, founding father, inventor, and community leader. This is followed by 8 comprehension questions, directions and parameters for writing an essay about Thomas Jefferson and two pages of lined, bordered paper. This is a great way to integrate la
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8th - 10th
"Lend Me Your Ears" Cold War Speech Analysis: 4 prompts linked to CCSS!
This product was created with the intention of assisting a cross-content unit: it has students analyzing speeches from Cold War Presidents. It can be used for introduction, review, as sub-plans, homework, or extra-credit opportunities! This product includes the following:Bell-ringer & Exit slip prompts and templatesInstructions for use: for the teacherPrintable student handoutsSpeech text PDF4 different Writing prompts all linked to CCSSBoth Active Links & static QR codes for PDF and Pri
Grades:
6th - 12th
Distance Learning: The Past IS Present - Black History WebQuest
IntroductionToo often Black History is only studied in February and easy for students to dismiss as something they have already “done” and only related to the past - that period long before they were born, which is essentially a different world. Also Black History Month activities often only focus on historical people. This is great as such heroes are deserving, but this can fail to connect to the very real issues confronting our society today.The main purpose of this WebQuest is to engage stude
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9th - 12th
The Civil War Unit: Document Based Investigation
Document-Based Investigation: The Civil War Central Historical Question: How did the Civil War transform the nation?Historical Context From 1861 to 1865, the United States was divided by a bloody civil war. Both sides—the North and the South—entered the war with great confidence and mobilized forces quickly. Although most major battles were fought in the South, the war consumed the nation. In the end, the conflict resulted in freedom for some 4 million enslaved people and the preservation of the
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: US History Curriculum Bundle 1400-1877
Inherit the Wind: Mini Research Homework on Actual Trial with Attached Rubric
The verdict is in! This assignment will help students to gain an accurate historical perspective and context as they prepare to study the Scopes Monkey Trial or read Inherit the Wind. This mini, interdisciplinary research project will elicit integral discussion material about this famous event. A condensed rubric is included.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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COVID-19 or Coronavirus Blog Assignment for Students
This assignment was created for students to blog about their experiences as they live through a pandemic. It was created for my history students as they create their own primary documents, but it can be used in any class and for any reason to help students process what they are living through. It works for distance learning if the students have Internet access. It can easily be changed to a written journal if they do not have Internet access.Follow Learning the Social Sciences on TpTFollow on
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7th - 12th
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Alexander Hamilton Reading Comprehension
Who was Alexander Hamilton?Alexander Hamilton was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and the 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury. He was born on January 11, 1755 or 57 in Nevis, West Indies.Hamilton’s footprints in the history of the United States are extensive and awe-inducing. He wrote 51 of the 85 Federalist Papers and was one of the 39 men to sign the United States Constitution in 1787. He laid the foundations for the Coast Guard, developed our currency system, founded
Grades:
9th - 12th
DBQ & Persuasive Writing Prompt: Thomas Jefferson’s Views On Education
Thomas Jefferson called for a public-supported education system in 1779 through “A Bill for the More General Diffusion of Knowledge” as part of a greater plan to create an ideal republic. Few people question the need for education, but growing numbers question the close relationship between education and government. These activities provide opportunities for students to examine Jefferson’s 18th Century call for public education and to choose sides in the public education debate:
1) a think/pa
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8th - 10th
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