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U.S. History Common Core RL.9-10.6 resources
The Book Thief Novel Study and Project Menu; Plus Digital Option
Everything you need to use Markus Zusaks's award-winning WW2 novel, The Book Thief effectively in your classroom! A no-prep standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every chapter as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this award winning novel in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance Learning".Eve
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5th - 9th
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Novel Study and Project Menu; Plus Digital Option
Everything you need to use John Boyne's award winning WWII novel, "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" effectively in your classroom! A no-prep standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every chapter as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this award winning novel in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distan
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5th - 9th
Also included in:Â World War II Novel Study Bundle, Seven Complete WWII Literature Units!
Document Comparison: Magna Carta, Bill of Rights, & Declaration of Independence
New and improved! Now available for distance learning as well through TPT!Are you looking for a way to integrate primary documents into your curriculum? This activity will get your students looking at primary source documents as well as fulfill the requirements of the Common Core. This assignment comes with a blank chart for students to complete. There are specific quotes from each of the documents, and students compare and contrast the documents and they identify the document's enduring impact
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8th - 12th
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World War I: Christmas Truce & Poetry Analysis (including "In Flanders Field")
About This LessonOne thing I am passionate about is infusing literacy and literary analysis into social studies. There is so much to be learned about a time period, conflict, and culture by reading their literature and primary source documents. This mini-lesson merges together themes of conflict, recognizing the humanity in someone you were made to believe is your enemy, courage, and resilience. Whether you’re a social studies teacher and adding this to your World War I unit or an ELA teacher wa
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7th - 12th
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Roaring 20's Research Project: Pre-Reading to "The Great Gatsby" or 1920's Era
In this product is everything you will need for a successful 1920's era project for your students! I used this project to teach my students about the 1920's era from a research format, though I plan to use it in the future for a pre-reading activity before reading The Great Gatsby. Each student will get to select a topic that is most interesting to them. Some options are: Economic Boom and Stock Market CrashThe Great DepressionFlappers and Women's RightsWW1 impactFilm Industry and Celebrity Wors
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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We Are Not Free by Chee Novel Japanese American Internment Digital Lesson
We Are Not Free by Traci Chee American History Novel Guide ideal for teaching about the Japanese American internment, the civil rights, the human rights and anti-racism. Asian Pacific Heritage Month ResourcePowerful and educational historical fiction (National Book Award finalist) that gives an account of fourteen teens as they live through the Japanese American internment. The best YA novel. This pack includes: Pre, during, and post-reading activities Background informationVisualsChapter by cha
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9th - 12th
All Quiet On The Western Front Movie Notes (1979)
This movie guide is from the 1979 version of All Quiet On The Western Front. It's a great way for the students to have some important concepts about World War I.
The video guide includes 22 short answer questions. The questions are in chronological order.
The product also includes six possible extended assignments.
4 discussion questions.
AND A FREE match the quote activity AND chart activity as it relates to the casualties from the war.
Thank you for checking out this product. Even if
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9th - 12th
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John Smith's Journal - 5 day unit - Excerpt from General History of Virginia
This is a 5-day unit in which students analyze an excerpt from the journal of John Smith. Students will: Delve into the context of the author's purpose, read the text (included), engage with the vocabulary, collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, make inferences supported by evidence, and complete a writing assignment from a choice board.Note on Level of Rigor: High school is the target grade range for the standards in this unit. However, this unit may also be used for 8th grade classes
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8th - 12th
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The Handmaid's Tale Companion: Extensive Chapter-by-Chapter Study Guide
By far the most comprehensive study guide available on The Handmaid's Tale — much greater detailed than SparkNotes, CliffNotes, LitCharts, or any other online guide. (This took me four years to complete!) The chapter-by-chapter literary guide is written as if I’m having a conversation with students about the novel. I was teaching the book for the fourth year just as the pandemic hit, so I started a series of typed notes in lieu of classroom discussions. As the notes kept expanding, I rewrote it
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Frederick Douglass Quiz: "What to a Slave is the Fourth of July?"
This is a quiz (and key) covering Frederick Douglass' famous speech "What to a Slave is the Fourth of July?" Reading this speech goes well with the study of the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. This is a 20-question multiple choice quiz (and key), useful as a reading check and springboard for discussion.
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8th - 11th
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Civil Disobedience Pieces: Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King
If you're looking for the perfect civil disobedience handout that covers the works of these two great men, then this is the place to be. Using an interdisciplinary approach, students in either English or social studies can use critical-thinking skills to dissect the pieces of each leader as well as find profound commonalities between their approaches. This is an ideal supplement for those who study the Romantic Period and/or history. A detailed answer sheet accompanies this printable.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Jazz Age Project (Choice Board)
Step into the vibrant world of the Jazz Age with our exciting "Jazz Age Projects"! In this collaborative endeavor, students will immerse themselves in the cultural elements of the 1920s, choosing from a rich tapestry of topics such as the Harlem Renaissance, Prohibition, Jazz Music, Innovations and Inventions, Corruption, the Automobile, Women Redefining Their Roles, or Money and Economics. With their chosen cultural element in hand, student groups will unleash their creativity by selecting a dy
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â The Great Gatsby Bundle
The Mayflower Compact - Mini Unit - Text Analysis, CCSS
This is a 3-day mini unit in which students analyze the text of the Mayflower Compact. This works well as a text analysis for ELA or in a history classroom. Students will read the text (included), engage with the vocabulary, collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, and complete a writing assessment from a choice board.Note on Level of Rigor: High school is the target grade range for the standards in this unit. However, this unit may also be used for 8th grade classes if the teacher determ
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Early America UNIT PLAN BUNDLE - 4 Weeks - Includes Pacing Guide
Thanksgiving Proclamation: Washington and Lincoln - Mini Unit - CCSS
This is a 3-day mini unit in which students analyze the National Thanksgiving Proclamation texts from both George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Students will: Read the texts (included), engage with the vocabulary, collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, and complete a fun creative writing assignment in which they write their own modern-day Thanksgiving Proclamation. They can even deliver them as speeches in front of the class! Note on Level of Rigor: High school is the target grade ran
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Thanksgiving Literature Bundle - 3 key units for the season - CCSS
Thanksgiving Literature Bundle - 3 key units for the season - CCSS
This is a bundle of our literature units for the Thanksgiving season. Students analyze three classic texts in the formation of the holiday. These include Of Plymouth Plantation, the Mayflower Compact, and the National Thanksgiving Proclamation. Students will delve into the context of each author's purpose, read the texts (included), engage with the vocabulary, collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, make inferences supported by evidence, and complete writing assignments. Each unit has da
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8th - 12th
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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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The Crucible and Joseph McCarthy Power Point Presentation
The Crucible and Joseph McCarthy Power Point Presentation
I’ve always believed that The Crucible is such a powerful and timeless work that it is as relevant today as it was in the time it was first produced, the early 1950s.
Yet a look at the McCarthy years and what inspired Miller to write this drama adds much to our understanding, and is a great way to integrate English and Social Studies.
This Power Point presentation gives a colorful introduction to the way Communism was perc
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10th - 12th
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"The Star-Spangled Banner" Worksheet, Test, or Homework and Detailed Answer Key
knowledge of "The Star-Spangled Banner" as they complete this worksheet! This "star" of a handout offers a series of critical-thinking questions about America's national anthem and incorporates literary terminology to provide readers with a full understanding of one of this country's most famous songs. A copy of the lyrics and a detailed answer key are included.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"The Ballad of Birmingham" Worksheet (or Test) and Detailed Answer Key
This Ballad of Birmingham assessment/worksheet will help students to thoroughly experience a memorable incident in America's civil rights movement. Questions delve into the events of the day and focus on setting, themes, inferences, irony, poetry characteristics, etc. A detailed answer key is included. (Teachers may want to use reputable on-line sources to play the recording of this poem as well as showcase videos and photos from September 15, 1963.)
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Tim O'Brien: "Ambush": Worksheet or Assessment & Detailed Answer Key
Teachers will not be "ambushed" by this short story when they have this perfect review or test to hand their students. This 15-question printable provides both a relevant and comprehensive analysis of this popular war story. A detailed answer key is included.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"A Rose For Emily" - Historical Context Worksheet/Activity
"A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner is a great interdisciplinary text as it examines life in the South following the Civil War and Reconstruction. In this worksheet, students will fill out the chart connecting the text to its historical context. Students will read the facts about Southern society, and provide a quote from the text that connects to each fact. Students will see how history is reflected in the short story.
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â A Rose For Emily - Activity Bundle
American Dream Anticipation Guide
This American Dream anticipation guide helps students conceptualize the definition of the American Dream and guides them to come up with their own opinions on how the American Dream is seen today. It includes:- A definition analysis for "American Dream"- A reflection on American Dream in current society- A quote analysis - A personal connection- A create-your-own quote about the American DreamThis anticipation guide is perfect for both English and History classes. This is especially helpful to g
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7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â "The Great Gatsby" Full Unit Bundle
Reconstruction Political Cartoon Stations Activity with Answer Sheet!
This is a great activity to get the kids out of their seats and moving. I usually give this assignment after I have done some videos, notes and reading so the students have a wealth of background to do this. Most of my on-level students can handle this with no problem. I know the thumbnails do not look Reconstruction-based but I promise the rest of them are. The reason those two are there is because one is of Thomas Nast who made the cartoons and the other one is an introduction to Nast's wo
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6th - 12th
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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee - Infographic Background Brief
Students need background knowledge to comprehend the novels of the EngageNY modules. Infographic Background Briefs are 1-page documents that serve as an anchor text. In visuals, they present the MOST important information students need to understand about the context of the novel. Introduce the Infographic Background Brief in the beginning of the unit, engage students in close reading of its parts, and use the brief to identify companion texts for students to read and deepen their knowledge of t
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7th - 10th
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