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Presidents' Day elections - voting rubrics
Abraham Lincoln Informative Writing Prompt with two Passages/Articles
With this resource, students must use information from two unique & engaging passages to write an evidence-based informative essay explaining three major things that Abraham Lincoln did during his lifetime. This writing prompt is perfect for Lincoln's birthday or for around President's Day. Many extras are included to help you along the way. If your students have to take a standardized writing test where the writing prompt includes passages/articles, then this product is a must-have!*Please
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3rd - 5th
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Patriotic Art Activity • Op Art Stars & Stripes • Elementary Art Lesson
Create an eye-catching patriotic display that will sure to be a show-stopper. This is a great lesson to do before the 4th of July, Veteran’s Day, President’s Day, Flag Day or anytime you want to show some patriotic spirit. I’ve included a lesson on how to draw a star that gives some unique strategies for spacing the star tips. This will help those students (and adults) that are intimidated by trying to draw a large symmetrical star. Using circles and a ruler and the sheets I’ve included will
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Op Art MEGA Bundle!
Fun Rhetorical Situation Project for AP Language or High School English
Looking for a fun project for AP Language or high school English to introduce rhetorical situation (speaker, purpose, and audience)? In this fun, multi-day writing and video project, groups of students just learning about rhetorical analysis, ethos/pathos/logos, and other essentials work together to launch a new political party, write a short speech, then adapt that speech to each of the audiences they encounter on the campaign trail! This project bundle includes a detailed teacher's guide, edit
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10th - 12th
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Debate Rubric
Having an in-class debate and struggling to determine guidelines for your students or grade them quickly on the fly? This handy rubric will enable you to grade students rapidly with content-based assessments during a debate. This file comes as a zip folder with a doc and pdf version. Feel free to modify scores and print for as many classes as you want. Please do not share on the internet. Do you love it? Let me know how you used it! Did you find an error? Let me know! Have a question? Reach out!
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Project Rubrics Bundle
PRESIDENTS DAY Biography Research Project with RUBRIC (Washington Lincoln Trump)
PRESIDENTS DAY Biography Research Project with RUBRIC This is an awesome Presidents Day (Biography) Research Project that can be best used with upper elementary and middle school students (4th-8th grade). This 2-Page Resource includes: EASY-TO-FOLLOW Step-by-step instructions for students, Engaging & Creative Research Options, and a Simple Rubric with Checklist. It's all done for you - just hand to your students and let them get busy!There are so many possible ways that this resource can be
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4th - 7th
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Presidents' Day Research Paper | Guidelines, Graphic Organizer, and Rubric
Elevate your Presidents Day curriculum with our all-inclusive "Presidents Day Research Paper" This comprehensive product provides teachers with a ready-to-use set of guidelines, a visually appealing graphic organizer, and a customizable rubric, streamlining the research paper experience for both educators and students. Dive into U.S. presidential history, encourage critical thinking, and celebrate Presidents Day with this versatile and engaging resource.Product Features:In-depth Research Paper G
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9th - 12th
Interest Group Speed Dating Activity (AP Gov Activity)
This is a fabulous AP Government activity - one of my students' favorite activities. This is a fun way to teach students how interest groups influence policy. In interest group speed dating, each student is assigned a different interest group (the project instructions have a list of interest groups). Students will research their interest group and create a resume for their interest group. The project instructions contain questions interest group resumes must answer and a sample resume to guide s
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10th - 12th
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American History Early Republic Cereal Box Project Activity
Get creative while teaching the history about the era of the U.S. Early Republic and George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe! For this project students will design a cereal box inspired by one of America's first presidents. This product includes detailed instructions of what students should put on each side of the box, and a grading rubric to guide them towards acing this project, and to make grading easier for you!HistoTeam- Trust the Team!Want to earn T
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Not Grade Specific
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Improving American Elections and Voting: A Project-Based Learning Experience
Engage your students in this in-depth project-based learning activity where they get to propose reforms to the American election system. In this activity, students work collaboratively to create their own interest group and develop a persuasive campaign to present before the "Presidential Commission on Electoral Reform." In their groups, students seek to identify three major areas of reform and propose solutions to these areas to help improve America's election system. This is a great activity f
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9th - 12th
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Duck for President {Close Reading Lesson aligned to Common Core}
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The goal of this 2-3 day lesson is to give students the opportunity to use the reading and writing habits they’ve been practicing on a regular basis to absorb deeper understanding from Doreen Cronin’s story. By reading and rereading the passage closely and focusing their reading through a series of questions and discussion about the text, students will identify how Duck changed throughout the story.
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This exemplar text from Doreen Cronin has a Lexile of 680,
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K - 2nd
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Opinion Writing Does It Make "Cents" to Keep the Penny? Presidents' Day
This is an opinion writing about whether or not the penny should continue to be minted and circulated or retired.It includes:A reading passage with pros and cons for students to ponder.Two writing Organizers are included. The first one is more detailed. The second organizer is simple and just consists of one page.A rubric is included.An exemplar is included so students have a model of a well-written essay.
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3rd - 5th
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Differentiated Presidential Research Project!
***************************************************************************This unit is part of my THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT UNIT and my BIG GOVERNMENT BUNDLE!!! Also be sure to check out my INTERACTIVE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS UNIT for more presidents fun!***************************************************************************Teaching about U.S. Presidents and want to give your students more options than just doing a research report? Well, you are in luck! This product includes 3 options fo
President Report
This is a project I do every year with my 4th and 5th grade social studies class. My kiddos always have a great time sharing what they have learned with one another. You will be amazed at the experts they become.
Your students will be assigned a United States president to research. They will rerearch and write a report on the presidents life before, during, and after their presidency.
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4th - 10th
President Report with Rubric
A PDF of a presidential research project. It includes early life, education, life before presidency, presidency, and life after presidency. There is an attached rubric for easy grading. This report outlines student expectations so there's no guessing at what information the student needs to include.
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5th - 8th
Campaign Slogan Project and Rubric - The Kid Who Ran for President
This project can be used for both ELA and Social Studies. I originally created it to go with the book, The Kid Who Ran for President. During this project, students will pretend that they are running for President and create their own campaign slogans. Student directions and a rubric are included.
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3rd - 6th
President Research Poster or Diorama Project: Perfect for Gifted Enrichment!
President Research Poster or Diorama Project: Perfect for Gifted Enrichment or for your whole class.
Can be used as a homework or in class project. The student is asked to pick a president to research. It allows for the student to choose either a poster or diorama to present facts learned.
This pack includes complete directions to give to students(one page with points added and one page without), a page with some helpful guidelines for student research, teacher score sheet, a compl
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1st - 3rd
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President Project- Speech and Poster
This document includes instructions for a poster and speech about a U.S. President. Also included is a rubric for the speech and poster.
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5th - 9th
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U.S. Government: Elections Exam with FRQ (+ Answer Key & Rubric)
Are you teaching U.S. Government? This exam culminates a unit on Elections - one of my personal favorites!!! I have used this exam with both my AP U.S. Government students and U.S. Government students...can be split into parts as the exam is divided into topics which correlate with CCSS. This exam also includes a choice of two FRQ prompts that are often assessed on the AP U.S. Government - includes a scoring rubric. For an AP class, the True/False, matching, and fill-in-the-blank can be easily r
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9th - 12th
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3rd Grade NEW KCAS for S.S. PowerPoint Civics for Kentuckians
Presentation includes interactive fields that could easily be utilized with a whiteboard or uploaded to a Google Slides presentation for remote use. Vocabulary Content Passages Straight from the Standards themselvesCompelling Questions that lead up to a Summative Task "What rules make a country better off?"3.C.CP.1 Explain the basic purposes and functions of differing governing bodies in the world. 3.C.CP.2 Compare how diverse societies govern themselves.3.C.RR.1 Examine how the government maint
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3rd
Also included in: 3rd Grade NEW KCAS for S.S. BUNDLE Civics for Kentuckians
Opinion Letter Writing: Why should Mr. President visit my state?
I try to integrate writing with content areas as much as possible. When my class has finished studying CT, I have them try to convince the president to visit our state by writing an opinion letter.
This product contains 2 colored slides to use on the SmartBoard during instruction.
Definition of Opinion
Question
There are also 25 black and white slides to use for instruction and student worksheets.
Common Core State Standards
List of Lead Sentence Starters
List of Linking Words
List of Clos
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2nd - 4th
Argumentative Letter to the Editor on a Candidate or Mandatory Voting and Rubric
Are you looking for an easy-prep, argumentative essay topic to energize your students for the 2024 election? Argumentative Letter to the Editor on a Candidate or Mandatory Voting and Rubric is just what you need for your middle and high school students. This 21-page editable resource provides your students, including ELL, RSP, and GATE, with everything they need to write a letter to the editor in which they express their stance on a presidential candidate or whether we should implement mandato
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7th - 10th
Also included in: Every Four Years...The Presidential Election Unit Bundle
United Desks of 1823
A few years ago I taught in classroom 1823, this was partially the inspiration for the name of the project. Within this package are the rubrics used to create your very own classroom government. The objectives for the unit are:
• Students will develop a presentation to teach others about the branches of government.
• Students will justify the importance of three branches of government.
• Students will analyze and interpret the United States Constitution.
• Students will analyze and amend the
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5th
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Social Studies Thematic Choice Boards Bundle
Bring excitement to the research process by allowing students to have choices in their learning. The Tic Tac Toe approach has moved into the 21st century with options that have students mixing traditional projects like magazine collage with digital design. Students will be highly engaged as they conduct research about various themes in social studies.
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⭐ Women's History, U.S. Presidents, and Black History each with...
⭐ Two student choice forms used to differentiate i
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3rd - 6th
Rubrics
These are rubrics I used with first and second graders in Writing, Social Studies and our Cultural Fair projects. They could also be used for third through fifth graders.This is my first product in my store, so please leave feedback. Thanks.Please only use these in one classroom. If you have friends that would benefit from these, please send them to my store. Thanks.
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1st - 4th
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