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This activity is meant to be completed at the start of a Great Depression Inquiry unit. Students will have had a BRIEF introduction to the Depression but will use this gallery walk to create more questions for an inquiry project. First, I use a quick depression simulation then I show a short video clip that discusses the causes of the Depression. You don't have to use this product in conjunction with an inquiry project however. You can use it as an anticipation activity. The inquiry project

This anticipation guide features 13 before and after reading questions about WWII. It also includes a spot for students to add evidence for their 'after reading' answers.

Use this anticipation guide to introduce the major topics of WWII. After you complete your unit, students will go back and change their answers while also citing textual evidence to prove their answers.

Practice sheet that presents students with 10 different scenarios. Students choose whether they agree or disagree with the scenario based on what they have learned and then they write which amendment is shown in the scenario. Answer key included.

This combination of games can be used with any novel. Have students create a set of cards for the characters in the novel they are reading. They can then use the cards to quiz their classmates individually or as a whole class activity. They can also use the cards for a matching game or as a study reference.

Help your students set reading goals with this handy goal sheet!

This is an excerpt from an Alabama Literacy Test. A great addition to your Civil Rights lesson plans.

A quick way for students to compare the cost of living in the 1920s vs. today. Integrate math in your social studies curriculum. Encourages a thoughtful discussion on minimum wage laws as well.