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In this summative project, students work in small groups to create an interactive newspaper, telling stories of the American Revolution that showcase their understanding of major events as well as how perspective and bias shape the way the story is told (Patriot vs Loyalist). Combining the best of both worlds, students hand illustrate a "front page" of a newspaper then use a Google Slides template to bring it to life by linking to close-ups of the corresponding illustrations and the articles, w

This package includes a brief slideshow that will you help show your students what social breaching experiments are and it includes links to some funny clips on youtube. I've also included a parent letter explaining what the experiments entail and asking for permission (I taught 8th graders). Finally, it comes with a basic template for students to complete a post-experiment reflection and write-up describing the norms, experiments they completed, and reactions they observed. Enjoy! *I use

This lesson includes a PowerPoint slideshow that walks students through making sociological observations and writing about what they see. Keeping in mind key ideas such as socialization, roles, groups, and the three sociological perspectives, students keep a journal of observations they make at school, home, in the mall, wherever! Also included are .doc and .pdf versions of written guidelines and directions that also include a rubric. I had my students keep a journal with one observation a w

This package includes a PowerPoint presentation on socialization, a chart showing the three sociological perspectives' views on socialization, and project directions for a "How to be Me" trifold in which students select three roles they play in their life and contrast the spoken and unspoken rules associated with each. They also create one page in the pamphlet that contrasts their "I" and their "Me". Included in the lesson are: .ppt slideshow with links to outside resources .doc and .pdf versi

This poster walks students through the steps of structuring and composing an argument. I use this for having my students write constructed responses to our historical controversies prompts. Components include: introduction, statement (thesis), evidence (from a source), elaboration, counter-argument (and rebuttal), and conclusion. This could also be used in Language Arts classes! I also sell a set of sentence starters / frames posters that correspond to the poster for the evidence, elaboration,

This poster set includes five posters with definitions and example sentences for the skills most emphasized in history: analyze, evaluate, infer, interpret, and justify (make an argument).

If you have a Chromebook Cart in your classroom, library, or lab, this poster serves as a nice reminder of important procedures for students to follow.

This poster provides students some basic examples of shortcuts (shorthand) to use when taking notes. These are the ones I use most often in my History class.

This poster set is great for helping students structure and compose an argument. The set includes three starters/frames each for providing evidence, elaborating, and addressing a counter-argument. I also sell a Writing an Argument poster that guides students through the entire process of composing a structured argument with evidence, elaboration, and a counter-argument that is addressed.

This fun poster gives your students other options when they are nervous or not ready to give you a good answer to a question. To avoid anyone being embarrassed, I refer students to the poster, move on, then come back to them for an answer.

Add a decorative touch to your History classroom with this little poster.

In this common core standards-based project, students create a tri-fold pamphlet introducing travelers to life in the West through the lens of their choice. Options include but aren't limited to: the Oregon Trail, Mountain Men, Pioneer Women, and Missionaries. The purpose if for students to add to their existing knowledge and demonstrate what they know about life in the West by researching and creating a creative travel guide. Each panel in the brochure illustrates a different aspect of life in

Tired of hearing "What did I miss yesterday?" when your students are absent? Me too. Use this daily planner and agenda in Google Slides to house everything your students use and need in one place! How to do it: I use a new slideshow for each unit and the first two slides include a unit overview and calendar. Following these are the daily slides I create as I go. In the agenda, I link to every document, video, website, etc. that is shown or passed out in class. The slides also include sections

If you are like me, the idea of leaving your class in someone else's hands is a little scary. These maternity leave plans will help you feel confident that your students will be successful while you are away and you will return to a class that is on-track and not in chaos. This package is best suited for a secondary class. It includes my versions of the following documents. All of them will provide you an example and base to build your maternity leave plans. Class Information & Routines This

This student reading handout will guide students through reading an excerpt from the Seneca Falls Convention's Declaration of Sentiments. I use it after having introduced the various reform movements of the early 1800s. I like to read the handout with students under a document camera while modeling good processing for students by asking prompting questions and thinking aloud as I highlight, summarize, define terms, and make connections to prior knowledge while annotating the text. This docume

This common-core standards-based lesson and project package is designed to serve as a foundation for teaching about the controversial presidency of Andrew Jackson. Using an .ppt or .key presentation about the major policies, events, and impact of Jackson, students center their thinking around the essential question: "Was Andrew Jackson a Hero or Villain?" Following the main lesson, I have students research the presidency of Jackson online and generate a simple t-chart of evidence weighing his a

This common-core standards-based project is designed to serve as a cumulative assessment of students' knowledge of major policies, events, and impact of the first five presidencies. Using an activity menu of options, students showcase their understanding in a combination of activities that suit them best. Options range from 25 points to 75 points and students must submit a total of 100 points worth of activities. This .zip package includes: Activity Menu Project Directions with Rubric Crosswor

This .zip includes 4 tools for teaching and memorizing the Preamble to the United States Constitution. The .doc graphic organizer, designed to fit in an interactive notebook, is a useful tool to accompany any textbook, reading, presentation, or lecture you use to teach about the Preamble to the United States Constitution. Using this, students will have organized notes that summarize the purpose and intention of the six goals as well as the meaning behind those three important words "We the Peop

This common-core standards-based digital or paper project is designed to serve as a cumulative assessment of students' knowledge of the Constitution. This project elevates students' thinking by having them evaluate how well the Constitution itself as well as our existing government live up to the goals expressed in the Preamble. The essay is "deconstructed" in that the template provided breaks down each component of the writing task. Using the directions and template, both of which are provide

This .doc graphic organizer, designed to fit in an interactive notebook, is a useful tool to accompany any textbook, reading, presentation, or lecture you use to teach the first ten amendments. Using this, students will have organized notes that summarize each of these important additions to our Constitution. *I used a font called "US Declaration" that is available to download for free from www.dafont.com.