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This is a Jeopardy style review game for World War 1. It is simple and easy to use. The game moderator clicks on the desired point value and the clue pops up. To reveal the answers, just click the mouse again. The game board has 6 categories: Causes, Alliances, Weapons & Warfare, Weapons & Warfare 2, Important People and Countries. The game board is not locked, so it is easy to make any changes if would like to make them. The game also includes the Jeopardy theme music. Enjoy!

This lesson plan is designed to complement World War 1 study. There is a power point presentation and poster project assignment. The poster assignment includes a writing component to address common core standards. This will cover one block class period. I use the power point as a whole class discussion and the poster project as an individual assignment. The poster can easily become a much larger activity for greater point totals by adding a presentation piece. Another option would be to creat

This power point details one the most important time periods in World History, the French Revolution. Students are led through the series of events that caused the death of thousands in the name of democracy. Topics reviewed include: absolute rulers, the influence of the Enlightenment, revolutionary events and the Napoleonic Era. This slide show includes extensive notes for the teacher to utilize during the lecture, pictures and reference page. I've also included a student version/ skeleton no

This is a Jeopardy style review game for the French Revolution. It is simple and easy to use. The game moderator clicks on the desired point value and the clue pops up. To reveal the answers, just click the mouse again. The game board has 6 categories: Old Regime, Important People, Events, Reign of Terror, French Revolution and Napoleon. The game board is not locked, so it is easy to make any changes if would like to make them. The game also includes the Jeopardy theme music. Enjoy!

This is a power point lecture on credit basics for Economics and/or Personal Finance courses. This is a great spring board for discussion, rather than a straight lecture. The power point is designed to help students learn to navigate the ins and outs of credit in an accessible way. The student version of the skeleton notes includes, discussion questions and checking for understanding activities. Included in this folder you will find: Credit power point skeleton notes: Student version complete

This is a student handout and reference tool. The chart is designed to give a simple break down of the economic systems: Command/ Centrally Planned Economy, Mixed Economies (Socialist leaning and Government Assisted Capitalism) and Free Market Economy. The chart compares the systems in terms of government involvement, allocation of resources, ownership of resources and income distribution. Also included are 8 integral vacabulary words to foster greater understanding for this unit of study.

This is a graphic organizer to help students identify and chart the differences between the 4 Economic Systems. Students are tasked with the following for each system: draw a symbol to represent the system, identify key features and determine the economic goals. I typically use this as a means to reinforce a lesson plan or as a check for understanding. This can be used at the end of a lesson or as a starter activity to refresh the previous class lesson.

This is a series of graphic organizers to help guide language learners and struggling writers with cause and effect paragraphs. In this packet, you will find: 1 student handout with key terms and phrases 4 Graphic Organizers: Multiple Causes and Effects, 2 x Multiple Causes and 1 Effect, and 1 Cause and Effect Process 2 Paragraph Frames

The power point details the causes and outcomes of the Agricultural Revolution in England from 1700-1850's. This slide show includes teacher notes to utilize during the lecture, pictures and reference page. I've also included a student version/ skeleton notes. The skeleton notes have built in checking for understanding activities.

This is a great graphic organizer for the governments of the French Revolution. This activity can be used along with lecture notes and as a unit review. The timeline includes government, dates, type of government and important documents of this government. Included: Student worksheet Teacher key

Students will develop a monthly budget. This project was created with the intention of providing a realistic picture of how much something costs by using bills and advertisements. Based upon a monthly salary for the job selected, student's are responsible for determining all expenses from daily living needs such as laundry and food to larger fixed expenses such as health and car insurance.