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Product Description:This is a 12 question viewing guide for TED Talk: The Danger of a Single Story. This resource talks about the importance of where we get our narratives from and making sure they tell the whole story. How Do I Use This?This resource is developed for both in-classroom use, where students can watch as a group, or as a homework assignment, where students can watch the video and fill in their questions at their own pace. I use this as a lead-in to my project DInner with Democrac

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Halloween Activity Book - 27 Pages of Spooky Fun | Printable Games & Puzzles for K-5 Transform your Halloween celebrations into an engaging learning experience with this comprehensive 27+ page Halloween Activity Book! Packed with puzzles, games, and creative challenges, this printable resource is perfect for classroom parties, early finishers, substitute plans, or October centers. 🎃 WHAT'S INCLUDED (27+ Pages): Puzzles & Brain Teasers:Halloween Word Search with 30+ spooky vocabulary wordsCa

Product Description:This is a 3 question primary source analysis of The Civil Rights Act of 1964. This resource is vital to helping students understand how the fight for equal rights led to the passage of this law, how the requirements of the law impacted US citizens then and how it impacts us today. How Do I Use This?This resource is developed for either in-classroom use, where students can work independently or in pairs,  or as a homework assignment, where students can fill in their question

Product Description:This is a 35 question viewing guide for When They See Us: Episode I. This resource for the Netflix original focuses on the crime, the interrogation and arrest of the Central Park 5. Questions are framed to examine the interrogation tactics and investigative failures of the police while trying to solve the case of the Central Park jogger. How Do I Use This?This resource is developed for and is best used for in-classroom use, where students can watch as a group, and then disc

Product Description:This is an 18 question viewing guide for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: US Territories. This resource thoroughly explains the differences in rights for US citizens living in US territories. Most of this information is unknown to most Americans and will come as a surprise to students. It A link to the video is provided for easy viewing. How Do I Use This?This resource is developed for both in-classroom use, where students can watch as a group, or as a homework assignmen

Product Description:This is a 6 question poetry analysis of “The New Colossus.”. This poem, which guided thousands of immigrants to their new home, shines as a great piece of American literature and as an argument for the types of immigrants the country desired. How Do I Use This?This resource is developed for both in-classroom use, where students can read and analyze individually or in a group, or for homework, where students can read and analyze at their own pace This resource includes:Poem “T

Product Description:This is a 4 question political cartoon analysis of Joseph’ Keppler’s Looking Backward, a commentary on US immigration in the 1890s. This resource is vital to helping students understand the hypocrisy of those who were against immigration and how these biases affect our thoughts on immigration today. How Do I Use This?This resource is developed for either in-classroom use, where students can work independently or in pairs,  or as a homework assignment, where students can fil

This is a 14 question listening guide for the podcast Tests and Tales of Becoming an American Citizen. This podcast, lasting about 12 minutes, features 3 new American citizens detailing what brought them to the US and what made them decide to become a US citizen.. How Do I Use This?This resource is developed for either in-classroom use, where students can work independently or listen as a whole class. It could also be used as a homework assignment, where students can fill in their questions at

Product Description:This is a 55 question viewing guide for When They See Us: Episode II. This resource for the Netflix Original focuses on the preparations for the court trial by both legal teams and the first two trials of the Central Park 5. Questions are framed to examine the inconsistencies in police and defendant testimony, and well as the investigative failures of the police while trying to solve the case of the Central Park jogger. How Do I Use This?This resource is developed for and i

This is a 31 question viewing guide for When They See Us: Episode III. This resource for the Netflix original focuses on the release of 4 of the Central Park 5 from prison-Yusef, Raymond, Kevin, and Antron.. Questions Examine the struggles and limitations the boys encounter after being released from prison and what ends up causing one to return to prison. How Do I Use This?This resource is developed for and is best used for in-classroom use, where students can watch as a group, and then discus

Product Description:This is a 14 question listening guide for Planet Money’s The Indicator: Health Policy Is Economic Policy. This resource talks about the economic impact of health care as it pertains to the coronavirus. This resource includes:14 Question Viewing Guide with link to podcast***I specifically did not include an Answer Key. As many schools are moving online during this pandemic, I would like all students to maintain academic integrity and I am creating assignments that ensure stud

Product Description:This is an 8 question viewing guide for TED Talk: The Power of Passion & perseverance. This resource talks about the relationship between student success and grit, and includes information on growth mindset. How Do I Use This?This resource is developed for both in-classroom use, where students can watch as a group, or as a homework assignment, where students can watch the video and fill in their questions at their own pace. I use this as a lead-in to Goal Setting at the beg

Product Description:This is a 9 question poetry analysis of Langston Hughes’ poem ”Let America Be America.” This poem explores the idea of the “American Dream” and current inequalities of various groups in the US. How Do I Use This?I assign this as a homework assignment to get kids thinking about the concept of the American Dream. After going over the poem and having some discussion, we watch a PBS debate, Is the American Dream Alive or Dead?. I then have students write a quick argumentative p

Product Description:This is a 16 question movie guide for Crash Course Government and Politics 23: Civil Rights & Liberties. This resource is vital to helping students learn the differences between civil rights and liberties, as well as how those rights and liberties are provided and protected. A link to the PBS video is provided for easy viewing. How Do I Use This?This resource is developed for both in-classroom use, where students can watch as a group, or as a homework assignment, where stud

Product Description:This is an 11 question listening guide for Planet Money’s The Indicator: Stimulus Rex. This resource talks about the Senate-approved bill to curb the economic impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) This resource includes:11 Question Viewing Guide with link to podcast and transcript***I specifically did not include an Answer Key. As many schools are moving online during this pandemic, I would like all students to maintain academic integrity and I am creating assignments that en

Product Description:This is a 4 question listening guide for Planet Money’s The Indicator: Tracking the Coronavirus In Real TIme.This resource talks about the economic impact of the coronavirus by looking at smaller indicators.  This resource includes:4 Question Viewing Guide with link to podcast***I specifically did not include an Answer Key. As many schools are moving online during this pandemic, I would like all students to maintain academic integrity and I am creating assignments that ensur

Product Description:This is a 7 question listening guide for Planet Money’s The Indicator: The Sudden Stop. This resource talks about the economic impact of the coronavirus and the sudden stoppage of industries. This resource includes:7 Question Viewing Guide with link to podcast***I specifically did not include an Answer Key. As many schools are moving online during this pandemic, I would like all students to maintain academic integrity and I am creating assignments that ensure students cannot

Product Description:This is a 20 question listening guide for the podcast To Be a Citizen? The History of Becoming American. This podcast, lasting about 54 minutes, features 4 stories from history of how the definition of “citizen” and the rights associated with it have changed over the years-how everyday Americans both gained and lost those rights and how they fought to get them back.   How Do I Use This?This resource is developed for either in-classroom use, where students can work independen

Product Description:This is a 8 question listening guide for Planet Money’s The Indicator: Coronavirus and the Labor Market. This resource talks about the economic impact of the coronavirus on specific sectors.  This resource includes:8 Question Viewing Guide with link to podcast***I specifically did not include an Answer Key. As many schools are moving online during this pandemic, I would like all students to maintain academic integrity and I am creating assignments that ensure students cannot