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Common Core WHST.9-10.1a resources
Declaration of Independence Activity: The Big Break Up Letter & Texting Activity
The Declaration of Independence was really just a big "break-up" letter written by the colonists to the King of Great Britain. This historical document was written to convince the world of the King's abuses and to let everyone know that the colonies no longer wanted to be in a relationship with Great Britain. While studying the Declaration of Independence, students will use this assignment as a reinforcement to understand just what Jefferson wrote in this historical document. The lesson start
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
AP World History: Modern - Full Curriculum Bundle - 90% Pass Rate - Google Drive
My AP World Full Year curriculum is a living bundle that includes Google Drive access with the download, and any other updates I may add in the future!This complete class curriculum is intended to best-prepare you and your students for passing the AP Test with the exact same model and approach I use. It has helped my students consistently achieve 90%+ passing rates, and I hope it can help some of you--especially those new to teaching AP! FOR BUYERS: MAKE SURE TO DOWNLOAD AND USE THE GOOGLE DRIV
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Who was Jack the Ripper? HISTORY MYSTERY
Can your students decide who Jack the Ripper was out of a cast of 12 suspects?In this lesson they will compare and evaluate 12 possible suspects before deciding on the most likely guilty person. They will then justifying their decision both verbally and in writing. The lesson works as a knockout tournament, comparing two suspects at a time. They must apply the background information presented to them along with the suspect cards to come up with the most plausible answer. It is great for develo
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: HISTORY MYSTERIES BUNDLE!
AP World History: Modern - Complete Unit 1 & 2 (Period 1) Pack, Google Drive!
The AP World Units 1 and 2 / Period 1 package is a living bundle that includes Google Drive access with the download, and any other updates I may add in the future! 90% Class Pass Rate! The Units 1 and 2 bundle of AP World History: Modern includes Google Drive access, as well as PowerPoints, activities, and assessments that analyze and/or practicing all Period 1 learning standards regarding Unit 1: The Global Tapestry (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, & 1.7) and Unit 2: Networks of Exchange (2
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Ronald Reagan and His Policies: Reaganomics, Iran-Contra Affair, Libya, Cold War
In this engaging, stations-based way to teach the policies of Ronald Reagan's presidency, students investigate many positive and negative aspects to his legacy to understand his role in American History. Students learn about his 1980 victory over Jimmy Carter, "Reaganomics", "trickle-down economics", the Iran-Contra Affair, the Reagan Doctrine, the Boland Amendments, Sandinistas and Contras, Ayatollah Khomeini, Hezbollah, Nicaragua, Operation El Dorado Canyon, Libya, the 1986 West Berlin bombin
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8th - 11th
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Famous Egyptian Pharaohs Reading Stations & Campaign Poster
Famous Egyptian Pharaohs Reading Stations, Campaign Poster, & Lesson Plan - Print & Digital, Answer Key, Rubric - Google DriveThis zero-prep, differentiated, fun activity covers famous Egyptian pharaohs. It is an excellent addition to your unit on Ancient Egypt and works great as a backup Sub-Lesson Plan! I like doing these activities because they get students up and moving. This resource comes as a Google Drive resource. If you would like to print the resource material, you can do so. S
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7th - 11th
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9th Grade Reading Passages & Comprehension Tasks | Informational Text Edition
HIGH-INTEREST 1-page reading comprehension passages 9th grade students enjoy paired with ELA tasks targeted to specific standards in an engaging, relevant way! Gets students reading, writing, identifying nuances in language, listening and viewing, exploring both historical and scientific primary sources, interpreting charts and diagrams, analyzing seminal U.S. documents, plus slave narratives, memoirs, and arguments. Students practice ELA skills aligned to ALL 10 Ninth Grade Reading Informationa
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9th - 10th
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American Revolution Stations Activity - Revolutionary War Centers - Digital
American Revolution stations packThis resource includes 7 stations that will enhance any US Revolutionary War unit. It is aligned to my American Revolution Unit Bundle. Each of the stations focuses on one aspect of the American Revolution. These engaging stations offer true student led learning opportunities. There is a PDF & a GOOGLE version of the stations so you can easily assign to your students if you are teaching virtually.Want to try a FREE stations pack? You can download my free Reco
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6th - 11th
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P.E.E.L. paragraphs literacy writing mat scaffold in history (PEEL)
This powerpoint contains a writing scaffold to help students frame their paragraphs using PEEL. Most students are familiar with PEE in their paragraphs but the L is what makes students show their understanding to a higher level.The first slide is a writing mat with the sentence starters. This can been laminated and given to students to use with their written work, in particular for essays. It could also be photocopied and stuck into the students books for regular reference. My classes have bot
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5th - 11th
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Why History Matters Escape Room-Inspired First Week Activity (Distance Learning)
One of my favorite things about teaching history is changing students' perceptions of it as a boring, irrelevant class. I use this escape room- inspired, low prep, engaging activity the first week of school to help students better understand the many reasons why history is worth studying and understanding. All 5 tasks are designed for students to work in small groups to not only complete the task, but also learn why history is relevant to them. Each task tests students skills so that you as the
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9th - 12th
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High School Life Science Biology- FULL YEAR Bundle!!!
These lessons are compatible with ALL of the High School Next Generation Life Science Standards* These lessons include a design challenge. It is compatible with HS-ETS1-1,3These lessons include a lab report and a research report on climate change. It is therefore also compatible with the following Common Core English Language Arts-Literacy Standards.Writing, History, Science, and Technical Subjects.9-10.1(A-E), 9-10.2(A-F), 6,7,8,9Reading Science and Technical Subjects.9-10.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
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9th - 12th
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HS-LS1-5
, HS-LS2-3
, HS-LS2-7
, HS-LS3-3
, HS-LS3-1
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American Revolution Unit - Revolutionary War Lessons - Activities - PPT - Test
This curriculum unit includes 7 American Revolution lessons for 7 weeks of instruction & includes a printable & digital version. Some components are editable so you can tweak it to your students’ needs. Audios of the reading passages, quizzes, & tests are included. This is perfect for students with read-aloud accommodations. The included Revolutionary War lessons help you easily integrate literacy with your social studies content with graphic organizers that focus on one specific re
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7th - 11th
Potsdam Conference, Berlin Airlift, Nuremberg Trials Stations Activity Resource
This detailed stations activity on the Potsdam Conference, the Nuremberg Trials, the Berlin Airlift (and more), students focus on the Yalta and Potsdam Conferences and, after investigation, students decide if the Potsdam Conference was a failure or a success. Students begin with an introductory background reading assignment with four overarching questions on the Yalta Conference, the changing political landscape before the Potsdam Conference that ended WWII, and the agreements between Truman, A
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6th - 10th
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Oregon Trail Activity, Game, & Simulation: Travel the Trail Journaling Activity
Enjoy taking your middle school and upper elementary students on an adventure of a lifetime known as the Oregon Trail! Students will form family wagon teams and race each other to the Oregon Territory. While learning about this important era in United States history, this guided simulation will allow students to learn about and experience history! It’s a fantastic activity for any early American History class or to even use as a westward expansion simulation!What's included:Full teacher and stud
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6th - 9th
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Bear Brook Murders Podcast "Interrupted" Case Study Worksheet: All Episodes(1-7)
The Bear Brook Murders : An "Interrupted" Case Study Using a Popular PodcastIn 1985, a hunter walking through Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown, New Hampshire made a grisly discovery: a 55 gallon drum left deep in the woods, containing two sets of skeletonized remains, which investigators believed had been left in the woods for years…. ....this is just the beginning to a facinating tale of a murder that would make forensic history! The effort to solve the many mysteries surrounding this inve
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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HS-LS3-1
Current Events Global Issues World or Human Geography Capstone Research Project
Culminate your Human Geography, Current Events, or Contemporary World Issues course with this highly scaffolded project that lets your students research and argue for the most urgent issues of the 21st century!It's two projects in one! Students can either: Design a one-pager poster, creating a visual learning tool for others Construct an in-depth research essay, diving into the roots of the issue and thoroughly dissecting possible solutionsEverything is included, from brainstorming to final edit
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Global Issues Contemporary World Problems Human Geography Course Bundle
US Civil War Simulation Activity, Tour of Duty
US Civil War simulation activity: Tour of DutyHistory can be difficult for students to understand and experience. Simulations help students put themselves in the past, learning about history in an authentically engaging way. Students love simulations because they don't know what the final outcome will be. It's an exciting learning experience!Want to try a FREE simulation? You can download my free World War 2 Battle of Iwo Jima simulation to get a closer look!This minimal prep simulation puts stu
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6th - 10th
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10th Grade Reading Passages & ELA Practice Tests | Informational Text Edition
HIGH-INTEREST 1-page reading comprehension passages 10th grade students enjoy paired with practice tests in both easy-print AND digital self-grading versions. ONE TEXT & ELA PRACTICE TEST FOR EVERY SINGLE 10th GRADE READING INFORMATIONAL TEXT STANDARD (ALL 10) PLUS ones aligned to Language, Speaking/Listening/Viewing, and Writing standards. A TRULY ENGAGING ELA RESOURCE!Gets students reading, writing, identifying nuances in language, listening and viewing, exploring both historical and scien
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10th
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The Enlightenment & Declaration of Independence: Document-Based Question (DBQ)
DBQs are an excellent way to hit most of the Common Core standards in your class. If there is one activity that encapsulates the requirements of the Common Core - the DBQ is it! Prompt: Analyze the impact that the Enlightenment thinkers had on the development and ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence. There are a total of 7 documents. Here is a list of the documents:1. John Locke Two Treatises of Government, 16902. Jean Jacques Rousseau The Social Contract - 17623. Jean Jacques Rous
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8th - 11th
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US History Course American Curriculum, Lessons, Projects, Activities, Evaluation
$100 OFF! Designed by an experienced educator to evaluate the good and bad of US History! The goal of the course is to help students gather evidence and form a position on the accuracy or inaccuracy of the American Dream (culminating project). Additionally, students will be kept engaged with differentiated evaluations, creative topic packages, and fun group activities covering the Original Colonies, American Revolution, Civil War, WW1, WW2, Civil Rights, Cold War, 911, and many more topics! DO
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9th - 11th
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Sentence Starters: Introducing Evidence / Elaboration Techniques - Printable
Are you tired of reading the same generic responses from your students? This useful charts helps students improve on their argumentative writing skills by adding variation to their sentences/transitions. It displays different sentence starters (and verbs) to help students introduce and elaborate on evidence when writing their essays (great way to add syntactic variety to formulaic written responses!). ► These charts may be printed out and laminated for students to use in the classroom/at home (T
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5th - 12th
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World War 2 Simulation Activity, Code Talkers Simulation
World War 2 Simulation: Code TalkersHistory can be difficult for students to understand and experience. Simulations help students put themselves in the past, learning about history in an authentically engaging way. Students love simulations because they don't know what the final outcome will be. It's an exciting learning experience!Want to try a FREE simulation? You can download my free World War 2 Battle of Iwo Jima simulation to get a closer look!This minimal prep simulation puts students in
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6th - 10th
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US History Curriculum Indigenous Peoples through Reconstruction Units - Lessons
This Part 1 American History Curriculum includes 6 comprehensive US History units that include Indigenous Peoples of North America through Reconstruction & includes a printable & digital version. Some components are editable so you can tweak it to your students’ needs. Audios of the reading passages, quizzes, & tests are included. This is perfect for students with read-aloud accommodations. The US History lessons included in this curriculum will help you easily integrate literacy wi
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7th - 11th
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AP European History / AP Euro: Complete Unit 1 & 2 (Period 1) Pack Google Drive!
Updated each summer! The AP Euro Units 1 and 2 / Period 1 package is a living bundle that includes Google Drive access with the download, and any other updates I may add in the future! 90% Class Pass Rate!The bundle includes PowerPoints, activities, and assessments that analyze and/or practicing all Period 1 learning standards regarding Unit 1: The Renaissance and Exploration (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, & 1.11) and Unit 2: Age of Reformation (2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5,
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: AP European History / AP Euro - Full Curriculum Bundle - Google Drive!
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