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Jamestown mini-unit including text

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We Take Nothing by Conquest - a US History...

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Jamestown Survives board game

By Ye Olde US History Emporium

“My students were enthralled with this game and it really helped seal their understanding.” Jamestown was the first English foothold in North America, and the first colonists had a very rough go of it. In fact, during the “Starving Time” winter of

Subjects:

U.S. History

Grades:

8^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool, 7^th

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Homeschool Curricula, Activities, Games

$4.00

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You Be the Judge - analyzing Supreme Court cases on the Bill of Rights

By Ye Olde US History Emporium

It’s one thing to simply memorize the Bill of Rights; it’s quite another to actually understand how they apply in everyday life. Teaching the former gives students words but no understanding for what they mean; teaching the latter gives students

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Civics, Government

Grades:

8^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool, 7^th

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Homeschool Curricula, Activities

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CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.R.9, RH.6-8.2, RH.6-8.4, RH.6-8.6, RH.6-8.8, RH.6-8.10

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Plessy v. Ferguson/ Brown v. Board of Education primary source analysis activity

By Ye Olde US History Emporium

“Great!” In the 1896 case of Plessy v. Ferguson the Supreme Court ruled that segregation of races in public life was perfectly legal under the doctrine of “separate but equal.” This ruling legitimized Jim Crow laws and second-class citizenship for

Subjects:

Civics, Government, U.S. History

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8^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool, 7^th

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Homeschool Curricula, Lesson

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CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.R.10, RH.6-8.1, RH.6-8.2, RH.6-8.4, RH.6-8.5...

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Federalist Papers primary source analysis activity

By Ye Olde US History Emporium

Writing the U.S. Constitution was the easy part; the hard part was convincing the states to subordinate their freshly won sovereignty from England to the new national government to be created under the Constitution. The battle over ratification of

Subjects:

U.S. History

Grades:

8^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool, 7^th

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Activities

CCSS:

RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.4, RI.8.6, RI.8.8, RI.8.9, RI.8.10, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4...

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Louisiana Purchase primary source analysis activity

By Ye Olde US History Emporium

“Great primary source activity!”The Louisiana Purchase was one of the most defining moments in our nation’s development as a global power. For a relative pittance, the country doubled in size overnight. Yet this landmark purchase wasn’t even a

Subjects:

U.S. History, European History

Grades:

8^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool, 7^th

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.R.10, RH.6-8.1, RH.6-8.2...

$3.00

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Northwest Ordinance game - includes text

By Ye Olde US History Emporium

“My students loved this!!” Even before the Constitution had been ratified and the new nation created, the question had already been raised: how would new territories be included in the budding nation? It was Thomas Jefferson who provided the answer

Subjects:

Geography, U.S. History

Grades:

8^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool, 7^th

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Games

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.10, RH.6-8.2, RH.6-8.3, RH.6-8.4, RH.6-8.7, RH.6-8.10

$4.00

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The Development of Race Based Slavery/The Middle Passage unit, including text

By Ye Olde US History Emporium

“I really like your units. They are detailed and allows for critical thinking on the part of the students. Thank you!”Why did the European colonists in the New World use African slaves for their labor? How did the system of enslaving an entire race

Subjects:

U.S. History, World History, Black History Month

Grades:

8^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool, 7^th

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.4, RI.8.10, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.10, RH.6-8.1, RH.6-8.2...

$12.00

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African-Americans in the Civil War mini-unit, including text

By Ye Olde US History Emporium

Unlike the American Revolutionary War, there was no conflict or disagreement among African-Americans over which side to support. Although Northern policy at the beginning of the war was to preclude black participation in the war effort, both the

Subjects:

U.S. History, Black History Month

Grades:

8^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool, 7^th

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.4, RI.8.10, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.10, RH.6-8.1, RH.6-8.2...

$6.00

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Revolutionary War Board Game

By Ye Olde US History Emporium

“Helpful!!!” The American Revolutionary War was an epic and complex eight year struggle for independence. For the Americans it was, in many ways, a “two steps forward, one step back” slog of trying to hold on until the British – who struggled with

Subjects:

U.S. History

Grades:

8^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool, 5^th, 7^th

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Activities, Games

$4.00

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Did Pocahontas Save John Smith? An Investigation and Essay Activity

By Ye Olde US History Emporium

It’s a story familiar to every American child: John Smith, captured by Powhatan Indians, was about to have his head smashed in when suddenly the Chief’s daughter, Pocahontas, laid her head on his and begged her father not to kill Smith, thereby

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Native Americans, U.S. History

Grades:

8^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool, 7^th

Types:

Projects, Homeschool Curricula, Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.R.10, RH.6-8.1, RH.6-8.2, RH.6-8.4, RH.6-8.6...

$5.00

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Think You Know Your Rights? A Bill of Rights critical thinking worksheet

By Ye Olde US History Emporium

It’s one thing to simply memorize the Bill of Rights; it’s quite another to actually understand how these Amendments apply in everyday life. Teaching the former gives students words but no understanding for what they mean; teaching the latter gives

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Criminal Justice - Law, Civics

Grades:

8^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool, 7^th

Types:

Worksheets, Homeschool Curricula, Activities

$2.00

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African-Americans in the Revolutionary War mini-unit, including text

By Ye Olde US History Emporium

The American Revolutionary War didn’t just highlight the hypocrisy of those American leaders (such as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson) who fought for their own freedom while enslaving others. It also presented enslaved African-Americans with

Subjects:

U.S. History, Black History Month

Grades:

8^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool, 7^th

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.10, RH.6-8.1, RH.6-8.2, RH.6-8.3, RH.6-8.4, RH.6-8.5...

$6.00

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The Constitution and Bill of Rights unit bundle, including text

By Ye Olde US History Emporium

“I really like your units. They are detailed and allows for critical thinking on the part of the students. Thank you!”The end of the Revolutionary War did not create the United States; rather, it created 13 independent, sovereign states loosely

Subjects:

Criminal Justice - Law, Government, U.S. History

Grades:

8^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool, 7^th

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.8.1, RI.8.3, RI.8.4, RI.8.10, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.10, RH.6-8.1, RH.6-8.2, RH.6-8.3...

$60.00

$30.00

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Oregon Trail Board Game

By Ye Olde US History Emporium

With the discovery of the South Pass by whites (natives, of course, had known the way for generations), the Oregon Territory became open to a flood of settlement by Americans seeking land in the West. To get there, however, these “Pioneers” needed

Subjects:

U.S. History

Grades:

8^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool, 7^th

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Activities

$4.00

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Women in the Civil War mini-unit, including text

By Ye Olde US History Emporium

In this mini-unit, students will learn about the unique experience of women in the Civil War. Frustrated with societal norms that prevented them from participating as men could, many women disguised themselves as men and fought, spied for their

Subjects:

U.S. History, Women's History Month

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, Homeschool, 7^th

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.8.1, RI.8.10, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.R.10, RH.6-8.1, RH.6-8.2, RH.6-8.4...

$4.00

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A full year of curriculum - complete 10 unit bundle, US history 1492-1877

By Ye Olde US History Emporium

This bundle contains an entire year of curriculum in 10 units, covering Columbus through Reconstruction. Each unit includes text, activities, games, PowerPoints, study guides, daily quizzes, projects, assessments, answer sheets, and a teacher’s

Subjects:

Civics, Native Americans, U.S. History

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool, 7^th

Types:

Lesson

CCSS:

RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.3, RI.8.4, RI.8.5, RI.8.6, RI.8.8, RI.8.9, RI.8.10, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2...

$200.00

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The Civil War and Reconstruction unit bundle, including text

By Ye Olde US History Emporium

“Awesome work!”This 15 day complete unit covers the Civil War and the period of Reconstruction, 1861-1876. The unit examines: the political, military, economic and social strategies, triumphs and failures of the War itself; the Emancipation

Subjects:

U.S. History

Grades:

8^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool, 7^th

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.3, RI.8.4, RI.8.8, RI.8.9, RI.8.10, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4...

$50.00

$30.00

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US history 1788-1861 complete 3 unit bundle, including text

By Ye Olde US History Emporium

“Fantastic package. Very text based but wonderful none the less.”This multiple unit bundle covers US history from the ratification of the Constitution up to the start of the Civil War. This is a “warts and all” examination of this period of history;

Subjects:

U.S. History

Grades:

8^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool, 7^th

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.8.8, RI.8.9, RI.8.10, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.R.10...

$90.00

$75.00

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Political History of the early U.S., 1788-1836 unit bundle, including text

By Ye Olde US History Emporium

“I really like your units. They are detailed and allows for critical thinking on the part of the students. Thank you!”This 14 day complete unit covers the political and economic developments of the early years of the new American Republic, from the

Subjects:

U.S. History

Grades:

8^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool, 7^th

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.8.1, RI.8.3, RI.8.4, RI.8.7, RI.8.10, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.R.10...

$50.00

$30.00

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Primary Source Analysis Activity - Marbury v. Madison and Federalist #78

By Ye Olde US History Emporium

Everybody “knows” that the Courts have the power to declare any law passed by Congress “unconstitutional,” but where did that power come from? The Constitution itself is silent on the matter, and several founding fathers, including Jefferson, argued

Subjects:

Civics, Government, U.S. History

Grades:

8^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool, 7^th

Types:

Worksheets, Homeschool Curricula, Activities

$3.00

Digital Download ZIP (0.31 MB)

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Trial attorney for 18 years, teacher for 14.

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Demanding with a sense of humor. I respect my students as thoughtful, intelligent beings who want to be told the truth - warts and all - and can handle it.

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

BA in Psychology, UC Berkeley; JD, UC Davis; Single & Multiple subject credentials, Cal State East Bay

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Married, with one kid, a high school senior who wishes that they used my textbook in his school.

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