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Common Core SL.9-10.1 dbqs
Thomas Paine Common Sense: Primary Source Activity | American History
Thomas Paine's Common Sense was a little pamphlet with big ideas! This primary source activity gives students a chance to read through and analyze the major paragraphs, or arguments, within his pamphlet while answering various questions. I created this mini-unit for my own classroom to help students understand this important document that shaped the course of Independence. You will find that this resource is challenging yet capable for all. Students are analyzing text from the 1700's which ca
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6th - 12th
Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
School Dress Code: An Evidence-Based Argumentative Writing Unit - Google Drive
This argumentative writing unit focuses on utilizing a popular and controversial topic, school dress codes, to spark informal dialogue and debate as well as claim/counterclaim development and evidence-based writing through article and video study. Examining students’ school dress code experiences, students are given many opportunities throughout this unit to discuss their positions with peers. These conversations and informal writings combined with an analysis of the differing viewpoints present
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6th - 12th
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Cancel Culture: Lesson Plan, PowerPoint, Assessment, Activities, Rubrics & More
Unlock the Conversations of Tomorrow, Today!Are you ready to introduce your students to one of the most gripping and relevant discussions in our society? Our "Dive into Cancel Culture" lesson plan is tailor-made for secondary educators, eager to spark critical thinking, debate, and understanding around a topic that's shaping our digital and real-world landscapes.Inside Your Comprehensive Toolkit:Dynamic PowerPoint Presentation (40 mins): Jumpstart the dialogue with an engaging presentation desig
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Socratic Seminar: Who Should Be on American Currency?
The images we see around us daily have a subtle yet profound effect. In this Socratic seminar, students consider American currency and consider: should the faces on the bills be changed or stay the same? The learn who is featured on currency now and think on who could be. This activity can be used during an American History course as students learn about figures like Andrew Jackson and Harriet Tubman, or can be used as a general debate in any Social Studies or English-Language Arts classroom.
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8th - 12th
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Socratic Seminar: Martin Luther & Adolf Hitler
This Socratic Seminar is focused on the essential question: To what extent did Martin Luther influence Hitler? This is really surprising for students after discussing the Protestant Reformation. I like to go over that topic and then drop this "bomb" on them that Martin Luther was a known antisemite. I have gathered 3 documents that I believe help students formulate their own opinions on the EQ while also staying engaged!Document A- Excerpts from Martin Luther's "On Jews and Their Lies" Chapter X
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: WWII BUNDLE!!-- Engaging Resources for In-Depth Learning
BUNDLE! Lord of the Flies Book Study with Figurative Language
This is a COMPLETE BUNDLE with everything you need to cover a plethora of the CCSS - all while reading one novel! In this bundle you will get...* 12 chapter-by-chapter guided notes for students to fill in as they read (with a focus on literary devices for each chapter); this is not simply fill-in-the-blank notes. Students provide textual evidence for each focus from the 12 chapters to ensure reading comprehension and higher-level thinking! * Foldables with instructions for students to create an
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9th
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GDP and GNI as Measures of Development - IB Global Politics
This lesson introduces students to the concepts of GDP and GNI as measures of development. It begins with an interactive presentation that includes definitions, maps and visuals, and an explanation of some of the strengths and limitations of using GDP and GNI to measure development. The lesson also includes some source-based questions and a video clip of Martha Nussbaum, philosopher and author of the capabilities approach to development, explaining the limitations of only using GDP to measure d
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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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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Tell Tale Heart Reading/ Writing/ And Discussion
This product includes a slide deck and notes sheet to preview high leverage words in The Tell Tale Heart. It includes a first read annotation lesson with an audio file and a self grading post reading comprehension quiz. It includes a discussion lesson and discussion prep sheetAnd finally it includes a lesson where students will write an analytical paragraph about the text (with an included sample response and best evidence sorting activity)
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7th - 9th
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NYS Global II DBQ Jigsaw: Benito "Il Dude" Mussolini (Italy)
This lesson as most of my lesson is a jigsaw where students begin in their home group with their assigned document. They work independently for approximately 7 minutes. The students must answer the extension activity if they have completed their document before I call time is up. Once time is up, students must move to their expert group where they share the same document and grow as learners. That part of the activity takes about 10 minutes. Students then return to their home group and share out
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10th, Higher Education
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NYS Global II DBQ Road to WWII: Munich Conference and Appeasement
This lesson as most of my lesson is a jigsaw where students begin in their home group with their assigned document. They work independently for approximately 7 minutes. The students must answer the extension activity if they have completed their document before I call time is up. Once time is up, students must move to their expert group where they share the same document and grow as learners. That part of the activity takes about 10 minutes. Students then return to their home group and share out
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10th, Higher Education
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Discussion Activities for Lord of the Flies
This small bundle includes instructions for activities (5 total) that you can use to enhance students' understanding while reading Lord of the Flies. (Check out my book study bundle for a complete and thorough unit study with assessments, which includes these activities also!)It includes discussions based on character analysis, symbolism, theme, a pre- and post-reading text-to-self connections activity (which could be used as a springboard for a class debate!), and instructions for how to condu
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9th
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Also included in: BUNDLE! Lord of the Flies Book Study with Figurative Language
NYS Global II DBQ Jigsaw: Vladimir Lenin
This lesson as most of my lesson is a jigsaw where students begin in their home group with their assigned document. They work independently for approximately 7 minutes. The students must answer the extension activity if they have completed their document before I call time is up. Once time is up, students must move to their expert group where they share the same document and grow as learners. That part of the activity takes about 10 minutes. Students then return to their home group and share out
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10th, Higher Education
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NYS Global II DBQ Jigsaw: Hitler and the Nazi Party
This lesson as most of my lesson is a jigsaw where students begin in their home group with their assigned document. They work independently for approximately 7 minutes. The students must answer the extension activity if they have completed their document before I call time is up. Once time is up, students must move to their expert group where they share the same document and grow as learners. That part of the activity takes about 10 minutes. Students then return to their home group and share out
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10th, Higher Education
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NYS Global II DBQ Road to WWII: Military Aggression in Africa, Asia and Europe
This lesson as most of my lessons is a jigsaw but students must work in pairs for this lesson. This lesson is on military aggression in Africa, Asia and Europe. All questions prepare students for the new Global II Regent's exam. Each lesson contains an Aim, Do Now which choice, documents and questions aligned to the new Global II regents, an extension activity and an exit ticket which is an assessment of what they learned for the day.
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10th, Higher Education
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NYS Global II DBQ Jigsaw Road to WWII: Annexation of Austria (Propaganda Lesson)
In this lesson students will work in pairs on three documents pertaining to the annexation of Austria but through the lens of propaganda. The first document, they must work collaboratively. Documents 2 and 3, they work independently then analyze their documents together. If one student has complted their document before the other, they are to move on to the extension activity. This lesson contains an Aim, Do now with choice, primary sources, extension activity and exit ticket which is their asse
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10th, Higher Education
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Global Studies Regents Review
This graphic organizer will help students prepare for the Global Studies Regents. It reviews key parts related to the Ancient River Civilizations. This is something that I use on a regular basis within my classroom.
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9th - 10th
5 Types of Discussion Questions
These five types of open-ended, level three questions (enduring, critical, hypothetical, metacognitive, & socratic) provide students with structured ways to format ideas and facilitate higher-level discussion. These are especially good when using socratic seminars, whole class discussion, or generating ideas for analytical papers. Ideal for whole class novels, book clubs, articles, poems, short stories, or independent reading.Descriptions & examples of each type are provided on this one-
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9th - 12th
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