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Common Core RI.9-10.2 dbqs
Julius Caesar: Hero or Tyrant Primary Source and Analysis Activity
Students put their CSI skills to work as they consider the character qualities of heroes and traitors, read through primary and secondary accounts, and write about historical events before rendering a verdict in the case of Caesar vs. the Roman Senate. To some Julius Caesar is a hero who acted as needed to defy the corrupt Roman Senate and make life better for the Roman people. To others, Caesar was a man of selfish ambition and a threat to the Roman order. In this activity: students will de
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Modern Era 1970s 80s 90s 2000 Primary Sources Activity Analysis Worksheets
Guide your students through the struggles of our recent Presidents, from Richard Nixon to Donald Trump with a focused analysis of up to 7 different primary source documents using the effective HIPPOS method! This resource also comes in Google Slide format for a paperless option!Featured Presidents:Richard NixonGerald FordJimmy CarterRonald ReaganGeorge W. BushBarak ObamaDonald Trump (BONUS!)The effective HIPPOS framework directly targets Common Core critical thinking skills:Historical ContextInt
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8th - 11th
Also included in: Modern US History Primary Source Analysis Activities Worksheets
Cross of Gold Speech Primary Source Reading Worksheet
This excerpt of William Jennings Bryan's Cross of Gold Speech is a great supplemental resource for your Populism/Gilded Age Unit. This resource provides an excerpt of his speech, as well as comprehension questions relating to the speech, bimetallism, and the Populist Party agenda.Feel free to preview this assignment!This primary source follows the reading strategy of SOAPstone. If you are unfamiliar with SOAPstone, please download my free resource on this reading strategy. SOAPstone Presentatio
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9th - 12th
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World History Sub Plan Bundle (Readings for each unit of Semester 1) High School
This bundle is a teacher's dream. Save time, money, and stress with a lesson for each of the units for semester one in High School World History! These are great for sub plans OR for exam review! You can assign them in class or to students as homework, extra credit, make-up options, etc. These are based on FL Standards but include a lesson for each of the following topics:World ReligionsMedieval Christian EuropeCivilizations of AsiaMuslim WorldAfricaThe AmericasRenaissanceNew Global Connections
Grades:
8th - 11th
WWI Technology CRQ Set 2-Similarity/Difference w/ Answer Key (10.5)
Unit 10.5 New Framework based Global Part II Constructed Response Question. This questions is based on chemical warfare used during WWI. Great assessment tool, great practice for regents exam! Full preview available!
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8th - 11th, Higher Education
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BLACK LIVES MATTER, Current Events, Common Core Unit
Great for Black History Month! This full unit covers multiple perspectives on the "Black Lives Matter" debate and allows students to find their own point of view on the issue. The unit includes a literary connection, background, historical connections, an implicit argument, arguments across multimedia, photographic connections, a class debate planning system, a research guide, and space for an argumentative essay.
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9th - 12th
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Crash Course Quilt: Alternative to Traditional DBQ Essay
Do your students love John Green’s Crash Course videos!?!? Well, this alternative project is inspired by the series and may be used in place of a traditional document based question (DBQ) essay.
After reading a chapter in the textbook, reviewing primary sources, or completing a unit, students will create a “quilt” using index cards. This printable file contains the directions for the front and back of each card. (4” x 6” index cards are recommended.) A rubric and student samples (fronts only)
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8th - 11th
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Valentine's Day Massacre / Historical Speech / Rhetorical Analysis
This lesson includes an original 2-page reading on the Valentines Day Massacre. Students love this story because of the sensational "mobster" aspect. This lesson is designed for either History classrooms or English classrooms. While it does cover a mobster massacre, it is not specifically graphic or disturbing. Students will answer document-based questions before they read part of a historical speech from FDR. Then students complete a rhetorical analysis (don't worry if you haven't done one, it
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8th - 11th
"Samurai and Bushido" - Article, Power Point, Activities, Assessments
The illustrated Article and Power Point define and detail the Samurai and the Code of Bushido by which they lived. Also, the legacy of both and the samurai's connection to Zen are clarified. Activities and Multiple Choice, as well as, Document-Based Question Assessments included.Lesson includes: - 3-Page Illustrated Article - 30-Slide Power Point Presentation- Multiple Choice / DBQ Assessment + Answer Key- Primary Source: "Hagakure" (The Book of the Samurai) - Common Core-Aligned DBQ Assessment
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5th - 9th
STAMPED by Jason Reynolds: 45 Close Reading Documents with questions
Making African American History = American HistoryDigital FriendlyReading Stamped is not required for the readings, but their are readings for every topic and issue in Jason Reynold's text.45 DocumentsDocuments will put the power of history in the student's hands and encourage them to make their own meaning through questioning and critical analysis. Students are forced to break from their poor habits as academic receptacles and expected to be active agents in their own learning. This pack of doc
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Stamped by Jason Reynolds Bundle
History of Chivalry (Reading and DBQs) - Works for Sub Plan
This lesson covers the history of Chivalry. It covers the origin of chivalry (how it started with military prowess) and the shift it took towards becoming a code of conduct and the purpose behind that. The reading is two pages. There is an additional page of 7 higher-order-thinking questions that requires students to process the information. Included in this resource: 2-page reading1 page of questionsa keyCheck out these other World History lessons:Feudal Roles in the Middle Ages (Gallery Walk /
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8th - 10th
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Also included in: Middle Ages BIG BUNDLE (5 readings, 1 gallery walk, 1 group project)
Reagan Challenger Disaster Speech Unit
Unit Activities and Assessments include the followingAcademic vocabulary for the unit. Examine the rhetorical situation using a rhetorical triangle infographic I created. For a better understanding of the text, we will examine the cultural context of America in January 1986.The text: “Address to the Nation on the Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger” by Ronald Reagan. Links to background videos.Ten multiple-choice reading comprehension questions, including an answer key. Eight short-answ
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8th - 12th
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Unit 3 - The Spanish Empire
This bundle includes a full unit of content covering the Spanish Empire in the Americas. Sessions 3.1-3.4 include the following resources:The full text of each Session from the Nomadic Professor's online American History course (nomadicprofessor.com)Exclusive on-location mini-lectures from the Nomadic Professor (the thumbnails for each video in the PDF are hyperlinked to their unlisted YouTube URLs)A professional audio recording (.mp3 or .m4a) of the full Session, including the audio from each v
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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CRQ Skill Builder & Workpages
1. This Powerpoint covers all areas of the Constructed Response Question that the students need to know in order to be successful. This is used in Co-Taught Special Education Global 10 Class. The lecture includes sample responses and answers for the students to clearly see what is expected of them. The preview includes the whole product!This skill builder covers:Question 1: Historical and Geographic ContextAll Questions 2: Audience, Purpose, Bias, Point of ViewQuestions 3: An overview of Cause a
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8th - 11th
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Dopesick AP English Language Style Essay (9)
Writing Prompts are based on the AP English Language ExamSynthesis, Rhetorical Analysis, and ArgumentNonfiction: Critical Reading and WritingText AnalysisTest Prep SAT, End of Course Exams, and Advanced PlacementNow a Movie!Prompts guaranteed to interest students. Each prompt is based on themes and issues from Dopesick. Students are typically interested in current social problems and want more information than they are afforded on the local or national news. Macy's text takes them inside the opi
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Social Justice: Critical Analysis Activities and AP Style Essay Prompts
A Divided Nation: The Issue of Slavery
A Divided Nation: The Issue of SlaveryInquiry Question: In what ways did the issue of slavery in the early 1850s dominate U.S. politics, and how did it shape the course of the nation's history?"Directions: As students read they will answer the reading comprehension questions & DBQs. Then they will work on the assessment/project at the end of the reading.Assessment/Project: "A Divided Nation: The Issue of Slavery in the Early 1850s"Objective: This project aims to explore the dominant role of
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8th - 12th
Also included in: US History Curriculum Bundle 1400-1877
The Federalist Papers
Help your students sharpen their close reading skills and understand the significance of the Federalist Papers #10, 51, 78 in a new way with this resource.In this resource you will find:3 – Before Reading activities2 – During Reading activity for each Federalist Paper1 - After Reading activity for each Federalist Paper ***Includes: ANSWER KEYS for all Federalist Paper activities ***I have also included some informative and interesting websites to help you teach these primary sources.COMING SOON!
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8th - 12th
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Age of Exploration and Colonization Primary Source Analyses
Primary Source and DBQ Analysis Activities which can be used in US or World History courses.
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8th - 11th
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World War II Changes on the Homefront Research Project & Primary Sources
World War II began in Europe on September 1, 1939 following Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland. Around the same time, the Japanese Empire was conquering territory in East and Southeast Asia. Despite the gains of the Axis Powers across the globe, the United States remained neutral, unwilling to get involved in a conflict many Americans believed did not affect them. This attitude changed, however, following the surprise attack by the Japanese on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on Decemb
Voting Rights Current Event Analysis - CER Method - Leveled
This Current Event analysis features critical thinking and DBQ style questions using the Claim, Evidence, Reasoning Method (CER). This resource features a content review, warm up activity linked to school elections, and 3 leveled articles to analyze (bronze, silver, gold) that all feature challenges to voting rights. Students must assess which Civil Rights era law the article current event scenario is opposing. Excellent cross-curricular links between History/Social Studies and ELA/English as we
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8th - 10th
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Invasive Species Article: Guiding Questions and Essay Prompt
Guided Reading perfect for Distance Learning! In this close reading lesson students will engage with an article on Invasive Species and summarize using guiding questions. They will then use the article to answer an essay prompt. This is suitable for an Environmental Science or Biology class, as well as ELA to cover aligning science literacy standards.
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9th - 12th
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HS-LS2-7
, HS-LS2-6
, HS-LS2-8
Unit 4 - The French and the English
This bundle includes a full unit of content covering the French and English colonization efforts in the Americas. Sessions 4.1-4.4 include the following resources:The full text of each Session from the Nomadic Professor's online American History course (nomadicprofessor.com)Exclusive on-location mini-lectures from the Nomadic Professor (the thumbnails for each video in the PDF are hyperlinked to their unlisted YouTube URLs)A professional audio recording (.mp3 or .m4a) of the full Session, includ
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
5.5 - Document lesson: Why do interpretations of past events change over time?
This file includes a full document-based lesson:6 primary and secondary sources grouped around a guiding questionA handout on historical literacy (sourcing, contextualizing, reading and inferring, and corroborating)A graphic organizer for focusing attention on key information, organizing ideas, and drawing attention to similarities and differences between the sourcesSupport for students working virtually and/or independently:Model answers in the student handoutVideo guidance modeling how to read
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Unit 5 - The North and the South
Consumerism (2-week Unit)
Includes high level questions, vocabulary lists, vocabulary quizzes (standard and modified for EC), and/or comprehension tests for two articles, a video, and a short story. I often do this unit before the holidays so students have a context for it.
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6th - 9th
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