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BUNDLE ---> Human: The World Within (Season 1 - 6 Episodes) ---> PBS / Netflix

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EPISODE SUMMARIES:Human: The World Within - Episode 1 "Birth"Episode Summary (Reproductive Systyem): Go on a journey with parents who are preparing for babies to see how our bodies create and sustain new life. Through their stories, we learn about

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Science, Anatomy, Biology

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Viewing Guide: Cinderella Man (Film Study) ---> Topic: Great Depression

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This viewing guide has 40 questions that go in order with the film Cinderella Man. There are also 6 post-viewing questions that are short answers. (Some of these questions make past to present connections.) This film portrays the events of the

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U.S. History

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Viewing Guide: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Film Study)

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This viewing guide has 46 questions that go in order with the HBO film Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. This film portrays the events (loss of buffalo, forced assimilation, Dawes Act, ghost dance, etc.) that lead up to the massacre at Wounded Knee.

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Native Americans, U.S. History

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Webquest: Ellis Island & the Immigration Experience (Scholastic)

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This webquest allows for students to explore Ellis Island and the process that immigrants had to endure to enter the United States. Students can use computers or smart phones to complete this. (Headphones are needed for audio questions.) This

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Social Studies - History, U.S. History

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9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Activities, Internet Activities, Webquests

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15 - Immigration & Urbanization - PowerPoint Notes

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This PowerPoint includes the following major topics: old vs. new immigrants, push vs. pull factors, nativism, Ellis and Angel Islands, Melting Pot Theory, Urbanization, benefits and problems with city life, gilded age.. (Essential Questions are

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U.S. History

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Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Scaffolded Notes

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Activity: Music Analysis - 1950s "Roots of Rock and Roll"

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This is an activity that I created for my American History class that can be done in the classroom or in the computer lab (need access to YouTube). **UPDATED on 6/28/20: This activity is available in the following formats: Microsoft Word, Google

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U.S. History, Music, Vocal Music

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9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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W22.2 + 22.3 - The Enlightenment - PowerPoint Notes

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This PowerPoint includes the following major topics: Enlightenment, Natural Laws, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Social Contract, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Rousseau, Cesare Beccaria, Mary Wollstonecraft, Adam Smith, Laissez Faire, Salons, Denis Diderot,

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Civics, European History, World History

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17 - The Progressive Era - PowerPoint Notes

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This PowerPoint includes the following major topics: Segregation, Jim Crow Laws, Plessy v. Ferguson, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, Muckrakers, Jacob Riis, Upton Sinclair, Hull House and Jane Addams, Government Reforms, Temperance Movement,

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U.S. History

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29 - The Vietnam War Era - PowerPoint Notes

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This PowerPoint includes the following major topics: Ho Chi Minh, Ngo Diem, Domino Theory, Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, Operation Rolling Thunder, Vietcong, Jungle Warfare, Napalm, Agent Orange, Living Room War, Credibility Gap, Conscientious

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U.S. History

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9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Activity: Music Analysis - Vietnam Protest Songs

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**UPDATE: This item is ONLY available as a Google Doc here, but if you want a Microsoft Word, PDF, and Google Doc version, just go to this listing:Activity: Music Analysis - Vietnam Protest Songs (Word, PDF, & Google Docs)This is an activity

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U.S. History

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Activities, Internet Activities, Google Apps

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Activity: Introduction to Cold War (We Didn't Start the Fire)

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I use this activity as a fun way to introduce the Cold War (and sometimes Billy Joel too) to students in my American History Class. This Activity has 5 handouts listed below:1. List of 33 Historical and 33 Cultural Terms used in the song. + I

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U.S. History

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9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Activities, Songs, Graphic Organizers

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15 - Immigration & Urbanization - Scaffold/Guided Notes (Blank and Filled-In)

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Please see my PowerPoint that coincides with these Guided Notes:15 - Immigration & Urbanization - PowerPoint NotesThese are the Guided Notes (Blank and Filled-In) for my PowerPoint: "Immigration & Urbanization"...which includes the following

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U.S. History

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9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Scaffolded Notes

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12 - The Reconstruction Era - Scaffold/Guided Notes (Blank and Filled-In)

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Please see my PowerPoint that coincides with these Guided Notes:12 - The Reconstruction Era - PowerPoint NotesThese are the Guided Notes (Blank and Filled-In) for my PowerPoint: "The Reconstruction Era"...which includes the following major topics:

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U.S. History

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9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Scaffolded Notes

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12 - The Reconstruction Era - PowerPoint Notes

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This PowerPoint includes the following major topics: 10% Plan, Johnson's Plan, Congressional Reconstruction, Freedmen's Bureau, Black Codes, Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, Carpetbagger, Scalawag, Hiram Revels, Sharecropping, Tenant

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U.S. History

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W22.2 + 22.3 - The Enlightenment Guided Notes (Blank & Filled-In)

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Please see my PowerPoint that coincides with these Guided Notes:WH 22.2 + 22.3 - The Enlightenment - PowerPoint NotesThese are the Guided Notes (Blank and Filled-In) for my PowerPoint: "The Enlightenment in Europe"...which includes the following

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Civics, European History, World History

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Viewing Guide --> Human: The World Within - Episode 2 "Pulse" (PBS / Netflix)

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Human: The World Within - Episode 2 "Pulse" (PBS & also airing on Netflix)Episode Summary: Dive into the world of an ice climber, a bus driver, a woman in labor and a senior dance club to show how the human heart and the circulatory system

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Science, Anatomy, Biology

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9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Activity: Music Analysis - 1980s "A Little Rock, But a Lot of Pop"

By The History Department

Subjects:

U.S. History, Music, Vocal Music

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W21.0 - Absolute Monarchs in Europe - PowerPoint Notes

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This World History / Global Studies PowerPoint includes the following major topics: Absolutism, Divine Right Theory, Spain - Charles V, Philip II, Spanish Armada, France - Henry IV, Edict of Nantes, Louis XIII & Cardinal Richelieu, Louis XIV,

Subjects:

European History, World History

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Scaffolded Notes

$6.00

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Viewing Guide: The French Revolution (History Channel)

By The History Department

This is a documentary made by the History Channel that I use for World History that helps enrich student's learning of the topic. These questions serve as a guide to ensure that students are paying attention to the information that is being

Subjects:

European History, World History

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Movie Guides, Video Files

$4.00

Digital Download PDF (0.18 MB)

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29 - The Vietnam War Era - Scaffold/Guided Notes (Blank and Filled-In)

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Please see my PowerPoint that coincides with these Guided Notes:29 - The Vietnam War Era - PowerPoint NotesThese are the Guided Notes (Blank and Filled-In) for my PowerPoint: "The Vietnam War Era"...which includes the following major topics: Ho Chi

Subjects:

U.S. History

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Scaffolded Notes

$4.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

This is my 13th year teaching at West Forsyth High School in Clemmons, NC. I enjoy working with students of all levels in school because of the various challenges associated with them. Currently Teaching: AP United States History, and World Geography & International Relations.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Enjoy using all types of methods that included, but are not limited to: Lecture, Facilitator, Collaboration, Activity-Based

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Being asked to teach Seminar World History in my second year of teaching. Really showed me that my administrators believed in me.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Attended State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego). Received my Bachelor's in History (2002). Received my Masters in Education (2007). Attended G. Ray Bodley High School in Fulton, NY and graduated in 1998.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Enjoy making materials for class and thought I would share some of my creations. I spent countless hours designing my powerpoint so that they look professional and are filled with graphics that students can make a connection to. I enjoy watching movies and staying up to date on pop-culture.