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Women's Rights Movement / Feminism DBQ (1950s-70s)

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Feminism / Women's Rights movement of the 1950s-70s. Thirteen primary source documents (text and photographs) with guiding questions, leading up to a DBQ prompt that can be completed in-class or at home. An answer key for the guided questions is

Subjects:

Government, U.S. History, Women's Studies

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

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Civil Rights Movement DBQ

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This Civil Rights Movement DBQ includes eight primary source documents (text and photographs) with guided questions, leading up to a DBQ prompt that can be completed in-class or at home. This also includes an answer key for the short questions and a

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Civics, Government, U.S. History

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Central America & the Caribbean Human & Physical Geography Powerpoint & Notes

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This Central American and the Caribbean powerpoint covers the physical geography, climates, people, cultures, economies, and environmental and political problems of Central America and the Caribbean. A guided notes sheet and answer key are also

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World History, Geography

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Muckrakers Reading & Graphic Organizer - Progressive Era Distance Learning

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Quick 30-40 minute activity for the Progressive Era. A set of readings and a graphic organizer on some of the leading “muckrakers,” along with a primary source excerpt from Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle—a big hit with the high school set. Answer key

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U.S. History

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

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One-Child Policy Reading, Charts, & Questions Distance Learning

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China's One-Child Policy and updates! This short reading gives a great overview of the causes and effects of China's one-child policy and the nation's reasons for loosening these restrictions. It covers China's gender imbalance, growing aging

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Social Studies - History, World History, Geography

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

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Booker T. Washington, W.E.B DuBois, Marcus Garvey--Bios, Documents, & Questions

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Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Marcus Garvey in one handout! This download includes two versions of a handout that is suitable for an in-class activity or as homework. One version of the handout includes basic secondary-source biography

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Civics, U.S. History

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9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

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Gallery Walk: U.S. Imperialism Foreign Policy in Latin America & the Pacific

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Covers U.S. imperialism foreign policy including the Open Door Policy, the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, Taft's Dollar Diplomacy, Wilson's Moral Diplomacy, and FDR's Good Neighbor policy. This fun, interactive lesson can be done as a

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U.S. History

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Populist Party, Farmers, and the Election of 1896 Lesson

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All about the Populist Party and the Election of 1896! This lesson uses primary and secondary sources to cover the problems American farmers faced in the late 1800s, the rise of the Populist Party, and the election of 1896, when William Jennings

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U.S. History

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

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U.S. History Test Bundle: 12 Tests! Civil War-Early 2000s

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This bundle includes 12 tests and answer keys. The tests are mainly multiple choice and matching, with many questions based on graphs, quotes, or political cartoons. Each test also includes two-three writing prompts for students to choose from.

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Elections - Voting, Native Americans, U.S. History

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

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DBQ U.S. During the Cold War - Containment Policy

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Cold War U.S. containment policy DBQ. Students should have some prior knowledge of the early years of the Cold War and an understanding of the Berlin Blockade and airlift prior to completing this activity. The documents include an excerpt from

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U.S. History, World History

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

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Comparing & Contrasting Laissez-Faire, Social Darwinism, & the Gospel of Wealth

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Covers laissez-faire, Social Darwinism, and Andrew Carnegie's Gospel of Wealth. In this mini-DBQ, students can work independently or in small groups to read and analyze excerpts from Adam Smith on laissez-faire economics, Herbert Spencer on Social

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Government, U.S. History, World History

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

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U.S. Westward Expansion - Opportunity or Oppression? Reading & Writing Activity

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Interactive U.S. Westward Expansion lesson! This lesson has students decide if the American West during Manifest Destiny expansion was a place of opportunity or oppression for different groups, including homesteaders, cowboys, women, African

Subjects:

Native Americans, U.S. History

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

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The Rise of Labor Unions in the Gilded Age Lesson

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One day on Gilded Age industrialization, robber barons / captains of industry, and the rise of labor unions! This lesson opens with students reading and answering questions about an article about fast food workers going on strike for a higher

Subjects:

U.S. History

Grades:

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

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Activities, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

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Geography & History of Sudan, South Sudan & Darfur Distance Learning

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Explain the conflict in Sudan to students! In this lesson, students will learn about the causes of conflict in Sudan, leading to the creation of South Sudan and the ongoing fighting both there and in Darfur. After completing the reading (whole

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, World History, Geography

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

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Developed and Developing Nations

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Developed versus Developing Nations - what's the difference? This powerpoint defines the terms developed nation and developing nation, and then explains different factors that can be used to determine a nation's status, including infant mortality

Subjects:

World History, Geography, Economics

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Immigration in the Gilded Age & Progressive Era Lesson w/ Sources

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This lesson covers immigration in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, 1880s-1920s. Students will analyze primary and secondary sources to determine the push and pull factors that led immigrants to come to the U.S. by the millions in the

Subjects:

U.S. History

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

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Cold War Containment Primary Source & Political Cartoons Distance Learning

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Cold War Containment political cartoons and sources: covers containment, the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and NATO through short primary sources and political cartoons. Includes four documents, four cartoons, analytical questions, and an

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Government, U.S. History, World History

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

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Causes & Effects of the Dust Bowl Reading & Questions Distance Learning

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Covers the Dust Bowl's causes and effects, including the Okie migration and the federal government's response. This two-page assignment could be given as homework or as an in-class reading before delving deeper into the content. An answer key is

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U.S. History

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

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What Caused World War I? A Document-Based Lesson

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What caused World War I? Captivate your students and have them investigate the MAIN reasons for what caused World War I! In this lesson, students will first be hooked by reading a "case file" about the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz

Subjects:

European History, World History, British History

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

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Native Americans & Westward Expansion DBQ Distance Learning

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Covers impact of westward expansion on Native American people--includes documents covering the decline of the buffalo, the Dawes Act, and boarding schools. Answer key and rubric included!

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Native Americans, U.S. History

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

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have taught U.S. History, A.P. U.S. History, World History, middle school geography, and U.S. History and American Studies courses at the college level. I've also worked as professional development coordinator and content creator for universities and online programs. I am currently an instructor for a concurrent U.S. History course.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Interactive and student-centered. I work with the technology given to me, so most of my lessons are no-frills--made in Word, Powerpoint, or using Smartboard technology. The majority of my experience has been in low-income, high-risk schools with struggling students, so my lessons are primarily for on-level students with limited resources. They have worked for me, so hopefully they will work for you too!

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Full-time teacher and wife, with several semesters of perfect attendance (although not all!).

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.A., Wheelock College M.A., University of Illinois at Chicago

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I love teaching, history, my husband and family, and being outdoors!