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Higher education social studies graphic organizers
The Declaration of Independence: BREAK-UP LETTER Activity
The Declaration of Independence: Break-up Letter and Rewrite Activity! Good for any ELA or Social Studies classroom!
The Declaration of Independence is modernized! In this product you will get TWO different activities that will help your students better understand our nations most important document! The lesson includes an activity of a re-write- taking passages from the document and putting them in your own words. Also there is a two-worksheet activity on writing a break-up letter to King Geor
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Rise of the Dictators | World War II | Digital Learning Activity
Teaching the Rise of Dictators can be tough. What should we talk about and how much should we talk about? We have it all laid out for you. This is our most popular product on TpT because we have done all the work for you. Detailed fact sheets give students access to the information they need to truly understand the important details of these infamous men. Digital and Paper Copies included! This "World War II: The Rise of the Dictators" Distance Learning Activity includes:1) A graphic organiz
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: World War II | Unit Activity | Digital Learning Bundle
Reading History & Social Studies Graphic Organizers 6-12
Common Core Reading History and Social Studies Graphic Organizers for Grades 6-12 *Newly Updated* Now includes a DIGITAL Google Slides version for distance learning!This IS included in the following bundles: • Common Core Bundle for Grades 6, 7, 8• Common Core Bundle for Grades 9-12Do you need to implement the Common Core Standards into your curriculum? These graphic organizers are written for each individual standard for Reading in History and Social Studies (RH) grades 6-8, 9-10, and 11-12. Th
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
Reading Graphic Organizers Gr 11-12 CCSS-aligned Distance Learning
Common Core Standards Graphic Organizers for ELA Reading Literature and Informational Nonfiction Texts Grades 11-12 (Also includes the organizers for grades 6, 7, 8, and 9-10 because the skills build upon one another each year.)UPDATED with new and revised organizers! 154 total!! I also added a link for the organizers to work in Google Slides! Perfect for distance learning!Find the EDITABLE ORGANIZERS HERE:Google Drive Literature Graphic Organizers (Common Core Aligned)This IS included in the fo
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for Jen W.
Forms of Government Simulation
In this simulation the entire class will be able to experience every form of government. I usually open the Forms of Government unit with this simulation and my students LOVE IT! They talk about it for years. This purchase will include: -Detailed teacher instructions and explanations of every form of government.- Printer Friendly Student Simulation Chart-Answer KeyForms of Government Covered: -Anarchy-Autocracy/ Dictatorship-Absolute Monarchy-Constitutional Monarchy-Oligarchy-Representative Dem
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
Criminal Cases Investigation Research Activity | Law & Justice | Civics
Examining Criminal Cases can be a fun way to teach the skills of research and analysis in a Law & Justice or Government & Civics class!This is a research activity in which students are directed to a website providing information on a number of current criminal cases. The cases are updated frequently, and students have much variety in the types of cases they can investigate. The handouts direct students to thoroughly research 5 of the cases and to compile information in the graphic orga
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Regions of Europe Centers Activity for European Geography or Culture Study
Introduce your students to the regions of Europe with this easy to prep Centers or Stations Activity. At each regional center, students will read geographic information on the region, view maps and discover physical features and statistics, view data from the region on cultural and human characteristics, and read current articles on the regions of Europe (using internet links provided in teacher directions). Included:Reading Cards on each RegionImage Cards on each RegionMap Cards on each Regi
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6th - 10th, Higher Education
English Reading Lit & NonFiction Graphic Organizers Bundle {Grades 6-12}
This is a bundle of my Common Core Standards Graphic Organizers for ELA Reading Literature and Informational Texts BUNDLE for Grades 6-12 *UPDATED Aug. 2014: Now contains over 175 organizers! Perfect for Reader's Notebooks.*Do you need to implement the Common Core Standards into your curriculum? These graphic organizers are written for each individual anchor standard for Reading Literature and Reading Informational (for non-fiction), and will work for any piece of literature or non-fiction: shor
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Serial Podcast People Map - Graphic Organizer
Already have your unit set up for students to listen to and analyzed Season 1 of the Serial podcast? Just need something to keep all the people straight?This document includes a the main people, and their connections, from Season 1 of Serial in three formats: just names with areas to write information, just information with spaces to fill in the names, and a completed map. Use as a class, individually, or in groups. Sized for 11 x 17 paper, though it could be made larger. A colleague wanted h
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
**Containment/Cold War Simulation**
The Containment/Cold War Simulation immerses students in the various events, proxy wars, and heated scenarios which the United States dealt with throughout the Cold War. Students will learn about how the end of WW2 led to the Cold War, NATO & the Warsaw Pact, as well as most of the main events of the Cold War.Some of the historical events included in the Simulation slides are:Truman Doctrine - Greece/Turkey 1947Berlin Airlift - 1948/49Korean War: 1950-1953Cuba - Bay of Pigs: 1961Vietnam War
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Amsco 2020 Guided Reading | APUSH Historical Periods 1 - 9
These guided reading notes are for the 2020 (most updated) Amsco book for AP United States History. This book does not go in order of chapters but instead by the CED topics. When purchased, you can download the pdf which will give you a link to an editable Google Slides version!Topics included are from all Historical Periods 1 -9__________________________________________________________________Follow my store to be the first to know when I launch new products. Simply click the little green star
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Sociology - Social Groups and Subculture Analysis Activity Package
Bikers, Hippies, Nerds, oh my!
How are the Amish different from gangsters? How are they similar? What values do they reject and what values do they share? Sociology must grapple with what binds groups together and sets them apart, and your now students can too.
This package is a collection of activities involving the study of human social groups and subcultures, designed to get students to discuss, analyze and think critically about how people interact collectively within society. You ca
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
American Imperialism Google Slides with Graphic Organizer & Worksheet
46 Slides (editable) with graphic organizer note taking guide and summative assessment worksheet. This Google Slides reviews how and why the United States engaged in imperialism 1880-1914.❗️❗️DISCLAIMER: The topic of American Imperialism includes information and topics that center around racism, xenophobia and discrimination. Although Teacher Bistro does not condone hate, these are topics that are a part of American history and should not be ignored. Please be sure to preview all of the mate
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Digital TED Talk Analysis Guide for ANY TED Talk
Guide students through an engaging analysis of any TED Talk. Using SOAPStone and reflection cues, students will analyze the rhetorical situation for any TED Talk.In this download, you will receive TED Talk Digital Analysis and a short video tutorial explaining how to open and save your Google Doc.Teachers can assign this resource using Google Classroom or Google Drive. Students will type in textboxes to answer cues and move circle guides to identify tone. Highlights • Compatible with Google Clas
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
*Justinian & Theodora Byzantine Empire Simulation*
The Justinian & Theodora simulation immerses students in the issues facing the Byzantine Empire through the eyes of one of the most famous co-ruling couples in history. This is in essence, a guided notes activity which fosters student debate and collaboration as a class to evaluate and make decisions for each turn of the simulation. This activity engages students with the course content and puts them in the driver's seat to make decisions regarding the situations and events which Justinian &
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Sectionalism, Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act
Graphic organizer to students understand sectionalism. Students will compare the three major compromises which preceded the American Civil War. Provides a visual way for students to compare and contrast the provisions of the the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act. An answer key is provided.
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6th - 11th, Higher Education
America in the 1920s Google Slides with Graphic Organizer & Worksheet
37Slides (editable) with graphic organizer note taking guide and summative assessment worksheet. This Google Slides reviews American politics, society and economics during the Roaring 1920s**The KKK, lynching and race riots are included in this Google Slides as they are major topics of 1920s America**This Google Slides:EditableHas checking for understanding/thinking questions throughout the Google SlidesInteresting and varied graphic designA variety of different sources to catch your students'
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
History of Astronomy- Famous Astronomers, Geocentric, Heliocentric
This PowerPoint is an updated version of the old power point, it has all of the same information, but goes into more depth with 67 more slides of information, activities, assessments, and small projects to do during the unit. This should now take a good couple of weeks to cover in depth and to complete all of the activities. It not only details the major events in the history of astronomy, examining the famous astronomers, such as Ptolemy, Copernicus, Brahe, Keppler, Galileo, It covers the ma
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Articles of Confederation & Constitution Slides, Graphic Organizer & Worksheet
37 Slides (editable) with graphic organizer note taking guide and summative assessment worksheet. This Google Slides reviews the Articles of Conferation and the Constitution of the United States✏️Note-Taking Guide with a Teacher's Key:Works with Google Classroom (students can type in a document or handwrite)Includes ideas on how to use this in your lessonGreat for IEP, 504, EL students or students who need modificationsHelps students be accountable for information during lectureComes with print
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: BUNDLE: New Nation Slides and Graphic Organizers
Thesis Statement
Use this worksheet to help students plan a thesis statement for a research paper. The thesis worksheet guides students to use three main points and meld them together in one sentence for a thesis statement. Effective scaffolding for students with writing accommodations and modifications or first-time writers! These handouts model sentence-by-sentence, paragraph-by-paragraph the basic structure of a five paragraph research paper.Use this worksheet in conjunction with the other 6 that I have pos
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Earthquakes / Faulting Graphic Organizer | Print & Digital
Earthquakes / Faulting Graphic Organizer - A great way for students to organize information on earthquakes and faulting. Instead of asking students to take traditional notes, they fill in the graphic organizer - either as review or instead of standard question and answer in a textbook. Excellent for review or group work. Includes 4 pages of organizers and all answer keys!Also includes a link to a Google™ Slides version of the organizers so students can add text, images, color and more while wo
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8th - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Plate Tectonics / Earthquakes / Volcanoes Organizers | PRINT & DIGITAL
Gilded Age Industrialization Google Slides with Graphic Organizer & Worksheet
26 Slides (editable) with graphic organizer note taking guide and summative assessment worksheet. This Google Slides reviews how America transformed into an industrial power 1875-1900This Google Slides:EditableHas checking for understanding/thinking questions throughout the Google SlidesInteresting and varied graphic designA variety of different sources to catch your students' attentions and engage them with the content: maps, charts, primary sources, quotes, timelines, etc.Major Concepts Revie
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: BUNDLE: Gilded Age Google Slides and Note Taking Guides
Editable Interactive Notebook Templates: 300+ Graphic Organizer Clipart Pack
Many of the templates can also simply be used as graphic organizers to save you time also! All the templates were created in Adobe Illustrator at 300 ppi (aka dpi), so they are bold, crisp, and clean! ***************************************************************************Includes:-581 template png images at 300 dpi with well over 300 templates-581 png images inserted into editable PowerPoints-Photographed directions in an unsecured PDF for the template types (and some sub-types)-Reference Gu
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
The Space Race Timeline
This is the timeline to be used with the PowerPoint "The Space Race". It covers the years from the launching of Sputnik in 1957 to the 1969 landing on the moon. The timeline focuses on the Soviet accomplishments and the American accomplishments on the way to the moon.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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