Allison Baumgartner

Included in this file is an entire cooperative learning activity which is great to invite an administrator in to observe. The students are in small groups and each group receives a reading (there are three readings - Ghana, Mali, Songhai) it examines the different aspects of each civilization. Students must work together to create a poster (on chart paper with markers) showing the key aspects of the civilization and using the guidelines sheet and rubric to create it. First they read and make not

Within this file are three do now/initial activities to start lessons on the rise of Islam and the Ottoman Empire (one on the Dome of the Rock, the second on the travels of Ibn Battuta), it also has a reading with a graphic organizer on the practice and beliefs of the Islamic religion. There is a station or gallery walk activity on Islamic achievements with a graphic organizer as well. It includes a 5-3-1 reading activity on the rise and spread of the Ottoman Empire and Suleiman the Magnificent.

Included in this file are three power point slides on absolutism and the rule of the different absolute monarchs as well as two videos explaining the mini lesson slides. There are several station or gallery walk activities (can be done independently or as a group), a silent conversation on Louis XIV, enduring issues paragraph, crq, do now worksheets, readings, projects and question sheets on the many absolute monarchs. Many of the activities deal with primary and secondary document analysis, ima

Included are three crqs (The Manor System, Crusades, and Black Death) and an enduring issues essay on the power of the Catholic Church during the Middle Ages. Also there are several exit tickets that can be used during the Middle Ages unit on feudalism/social structure and a creative art project on creating your own medieval crest. There are two different multiple choice exams, one exam is NYS Global II aligned.

Included are worksheets, readings, graphic organizers, a gallery walk, timeline activity, several do now activities, cartoon analysis, image analysis, and several assessments including a crq and enduring issues paragraph. The topics include: - OPEC - Arab Israeli conflict - geography - Terrorism - Arab Spring - Iranian Revolution

Exam consists of 20 stimulus based multiple choice questions and two sets of CRQ's - content consists of the ancient river valley civilizations - Egypt, Indus, China and Tigris/Euphrates, also Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, ancient Sumer and Hammurabi.

This includes readings on the geography of Africa along with a graphic organizer, a great poster activity analyzing the West African Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali and Songhai, a CRQ connecting Islam to Mali, readings on West African civilizations, a map observation activity, reading on the gold-salt trade and two do now activities on Ancient African terms. There is also a reading on African traditions and proverbs, an article on the tsetse fly, Bantu Migration and a short power point on a couple key v

Included are worksheets, cartoon and map analysis sheets and activities, gallery walks on German unification (skill based), CRQ Italian unification, enduring issues paragraph on German unification, Stick Figure activity on Italian unification, worksheet with question on Austro-Hungarian Empire break-up and several do now/initial activities. Also there are three sets of mini lesson slides on the following topics: unification of Germany, unification of Italy and the collapse of the Austrian and Ot

This includes readings on the geography of Africa along with a graphic organizer, a great poster activity analyzing the West African Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali and Songhai, a CRQ connecting Islam to Mali, readings on West African civilizations, a map observation activity, reading on the gold-salt trade and two do now activities on Ancient African terms. There is also a reading on African traditions and proverbs, an article on the tse-tse fly, Bantu Migration and a short power point on a couple key

Activity can be set up as stations, gallery walk or jigsaw activity. The graphic organizer supports a note catcher style where students read about the different civilizations and then fill in notes on each area. They have extension questions after completing the graphic organzier (higher order thinking). Covers: West Africa (Ghana, Mali, Songhai) East Africa (Aksum/Axum, Swahili Region) Southern Africa (the Great Zimbabwe) includes information on geography, location, trade, farming, culture, rel

This includes some art analysis during the Mexican Revolution and a reading with questions and a short activity on the Mexican Revolution covering Pancho Villa, Zapata, and Carranza. It also includes a image quadrant activity (cooperative learning) and a stick figure exit ticket.

Within this folder are multiple worksheets and activities to introduce the Mesoamerican Civilizations to students - there a different versions of worksheets and activities to allow teachers to choose what best suits their needs. There are group/cooperative learning activities that can used as jigsaw activities, gallery walks and station activities breaking down the Maya, Aztec and Inca civilizations with pieces on agriculture (adapting to and modifying their environment) and contributions/advanc

Included in this unit are activities, readings, cartoon and map analysis, gallery walk activity, enduring issues paragraph on nationalism, quiz and exit tickets. There are lessons and activities on the unification of Germany and Bismarck and the unification of Italy. There are three sets of mini lesson slides on each of the following topics: Unification of Germany, Unification of Italy and the Collapse of the Austrian and Ottoman Empires.

Essay includes documents connected to the Enlightenment and French Revolution - issues include impact of new ideas, power, inequality and conflict can be used with these documents. Also includes a check list success criteria outline of what should be included in the essay to help students who struggle write the essay.

Included in this are two sets of slides - one explaining what imperialism is and key vocabulary terms and a second explaining the economic, social and religious causes of imperialism (included are quotes from Cecil Rhodes, social darwinism, ethnocentrism and the White Man's Burden). There are also worksheets, readings and graphic organizers on the causes of imperialism, The White Man's Burden poem and vocabulary and an excerpt from the explorer David Livingstone.

included are 2 crq sets on World War I, three different multiple choice exams on WWI and an enduring issues paragraph on technology (connects technology from the agricultural and industrial revolutions with WWI technology). One of the exams is a stimulus based exam with a crq

Includes 2 videos on the genocide in Rwanda which explains the role Belgian played in dividing the Hutu and Tutsi tribes and the independence movements leading into the genocide. There is a video sheet guide for with instructions for an activity with the videos. There is a primary source document on the Rwanda genocide with a sourcing activity connected. There is also a reading on Darfur with an activity sheet having students work on geographic and historical context. There is a reading on the U

Included are 3 crq sets related to WWII, an enduring issues paragraph on fascism and communism, multiple choice exam, exit tickets, do nows and several quizzes including the causes of WWII, Hitler, Mussolini, and results of WWII.

This is an activity with primary and secondary sources in which you can do it as a station activity or a gallery walk - the students can work in a group or independently. there are documents and a student worksheet that goes with each absolute monarch - includes the following monarchs Maria Theresa, Elizabeth I, Phillip II and Louis XIV. there is also a separate set of documents on Peter and Catherine the Great of Russia as additional stations if needed.

Within this folder are many different files with all different types of worksheets, activities, do nows, exit tickets, assessments, crqs and enduring issues. There are many different sheets with activities that can be used as stations or gallery walks, document analysis sheets with map and image analysis - activities that practice crq skills to help prep for the NYS Global II regents exam. There are three CRQs and one enduring issues paragraph included. There are also visual analysis sheets and