Jack Drummond

In this enrichment activity, students look at 3 primary source diary entries written by different Jamestown settlers at different periods. Students answer document based questions (DBQ's) as they analyze and respond to the different settler's claims. Students use critical thinking to respond to each of the 4 questions. This is great as a supplemental activity or as a challenging homework assignment.

This activity compares the Declaration of Independence and the Declaration of Sentiments. Document based questions follow the excerpts. This is a great, short primary source activity that covers and reviews several standards.

This activity uses various primary source documents (newspaper excerpt, etc.) to see how the Emancipation Proclamation was accepted in the United States. It is a fairly short activity that allows students to learn from documents of the period, including the Emancipation Proclamation itself.

This Bill of Rights Quiz is a great challenge for 5th grade students and good as a pre-test or formative assessment for 8th grade students. I used it for my struggling learners as well to end our unit. Easily modified and covers biggest points.

This simple formative assessment/extension activity has students use their knowledge of comparing and contrasting the two armies of the Revolutionary War. 4 analogy stems have students think critically as they create comparisons themselves. Great for a follow up to a T-Chart or other structured note. Simple but effective. Kids love these! Easily adjustable for all future units