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In this lesson, students take on the roles of Constitutional Convention delegates and debate the creation of the Congress. Students are provided roles as either Virginia and New Jersey, and brief on the positions of their representative states. In the end, the students debate other classmates and develop their own form of government. An interactive and fun lesson that is sure to get students to remember how the legislative branch is divided, and the history behind how it came to be.

In this lesson Combo Pack, you get two great, student centered lessons on the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 at a discounted price! In the Witch Hunt Simulation Lesson, students each play the role of a citizen in Salem, Massachusetts at the beginning of the witch-hunts and trials. Students are provided “character cards” with relevant information about their character. Each character card also indicates if the student is a townsperson or a witch. Students spend 20 to 25 minutes interviewing their

A 45 page review packet with all of the important facts and key ideas from United States History. Great as a study guide for big test, like the New York State regents. Students will appreciate such an easy to use review packet. All you need to do is download, photocopy, and your students are on their way to higher test scores!

A 9 page review packet with all of the important facts about Early American History. Topics covered are for the colonies, the American Revolution, the Constitution, and the presidencies of George Washington and John Adams. Great to study for big test, like the New York State Regents.

In this lesson, students will watch a short video clip from the NY Times called "Tainted Meat." It explores E. Coli and the manufacturing practices of meat today in the United States. Next, students will read an excerpt from The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair. Finally, students will finish off the lesson by look at the original text from the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906. There are two versions of the document, the original, and a modified version for emerging readers.

In this lesson, students explore the reaction of the Europeans and the American Indian in their first encounters with each other. Students use primary source documents from Christopher Columbus and Chief Powhatan. The lesson contains original excerpts of the primary source documents, as well as modified versions for emerging readers.

In this 8 page lesson plan, students read a brief history of the Salem Witch Trials and answer text dependent questions. They also analyze primary source images of the Salem Witch Trial to investigate the circumstances surrounding the Salem Witch Trials and the evidence used in the trial that allowed over 200 innocent people to be put to death. In a rush? Simply download, print, and copy! That is all you have to do with a lesson plan from Social Studies Rescue!

A 9 page review packet with all of the important facts from the causes of World War I to the end of World War II. Topics covered are the causes of World War I, the roaring 20s, the causes and effects of the Great Depression, and the causes and effects of World War II. Great to study for big tests, like the New York State Regents.

In this lesson, students each play the role of a citizen in Salem, Massachusetts at the beginning of the witch-hunts and trials. Students are provided “character cards” with relevant information about their character. Each character card also indicates if the student is a townsperson or a witch. Students spend 20 to 25 minutes interviewing their classmates, trying to determine who among them are the witches. However, the trick is, no one in the class is a witch, everyone is a townsperson. Thi

Using political cartoons from the turn of the 20th century, students review key concepts connected to the Gilded Age, and the domestic reform policies of president Theodore Roosevelt. Building off of student's prior knowledge, this lesson is designed to support all types of learners. A great review lesson to re-teach those big ideas, like trust, Sherman Anti -Trust Act, the meat inspection Act, and others. Great at the end of a unit on big business in America.

In this lesson, students analyze a variety of primary source documents, like pictures, newspaper articles, and speeches. All documents included and easily reproducible. Students think about the different strategies the suffragist used to win support for the addition of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution.

In this six lesson, thematic unit on women's history in the U.S. students will explore the role of women during the colonial period, learn about the Seneca Falls Convention, the strategies used by the suffragist, the role of women during WWII, the beginnings of the women's movement in the 1960s, and the Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade. This thematic unit includes a variety of primary sources, drawings, speeches, newspaper articles, photographs, and more. All materials included are easy to r

This is a lesson plan that looks at the U.S. entry into the Korean War. Four primary documents from the Truman Presidential Library are used. Students read and summarize the documents, then create a timeline of events from information gathered from the documents. This is an inquiry and literacy based lesson that aligns to the Common Core Standards.

This unit covers the following topics: John Locke, the Quartering Act, the Boston Tea Party, the beliefs of the Loyalists, and Thomas Paine's Common Sense. This unit comes with five complete lesson plans, with a variety of primary source documents (both text and image), unit plan overview, final performance task, and differentiation support to ensure all students are reading and learning from the complex primary documents. The final performance task asks students to write a newspaper editorial

An 11 page lesson plan on Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin and the Southern Reaction to the abolitionist novel! Includes full instructional directions, text, text-dependent questions, small group discussion protocol, and graphic organizer. Additionally, the lesson plan contains six ways to differentiate to support developing readers. This lesson is filled with options. It can cover you for a day, take two, or even three depending on how deeply you want your students to dig into this

An 7 page lesson plan that uses excerpts from Thomas Paine's Common Sense to analyze his claims as to why the American colonies should seek independence from Great Britain. The lesson plan includes excerpts from the text, text-dependent questions, a full instructional plan, as well as differentiation strategies to support all readers. In a rush? Simply download, print, and copy! That is all you have to do with a lesson plan from Social Studies Rescue!

In this lesson, students learn about the Triangle Factory Fire in New York City in 1911. After reading some background on the fire, students move through three stations and evaluate the impact of the fire on the employees of the company and the community. If your students enjoy this lesson, check out my other! Feedback appreciated!

A 9 page lesson plan on John Locke's Second Treatise of Government! Includes full instructional directions, text, quote strips and graphic organizer. Additionally, the lesson plan contains six ways to differentiate to support developing readers. Students in your classroom will be working towards mastering the Common Core standards while learning directly from primary documents about one of the most important philosophical and political theories in world history. In a rush? Download, print

A 10 page review packet with all of the important facts about the causes and effects of the Civil War. Topics covered are for the period of expansion, the growing debate over slavery, the election of Lincoln, key events of the Civil War and Reconstruction. Great to study for big tests, like the New York State Regents.

Students learning about the United States entry into World War I by reading the complex text of William Jennings Bryan speech on the sinking of the Lusitania. Students begin the lesson looking at a drawing of the sinking of the Lusitania and engaging in a See, Think, Wonder activity. Next, Students engage in a close reading of Bryan's speech and cite textual evidence to identify the author's argument and determine significant evidence for the author's argument. Students complete the lesson wi