John Meeks

Make the grade on the Florida Middle School Civics End of Course exam. These benchmark-based activities (with answer keys) are designed to teach or reinforce basic concepts in Middle School Civics and/or Law Studies. Perfect for school or home practice

If you are using McGraw-Hill's United States History: Voices and Perspectives, this is an entire year's worth of Cornell Notes to help your students make the grade in middle school history. The standard-based notes include the standard, objective, and essential question. Student voice is also included as they summarize what they learned in each lesson. Check it out today for a year of academic achievement!

These RAFT writing activities help teachers incorporate rigor into their civics activities. Each RAFT activity is based on Florida Civics benchmarks for middle school students.

This activity is designed to help students differentiate between delegated, concurrent, and reserved powers. It is helpful for reviewing the lesson as taught earlier. It is also helpful as remediation.

· SS.7.C.2.2: Evaluate the obligations citizens have to obey laws, pay taxes, defend the nation, and serve on juries.Essential Question: What does it mean to be a citizen?

Three simple rotation activities to help teach SS.7.C.1.6 (Interpret the intentions of the Preamble of the Constitution) in Florida Seventh Grade Civics.

Recognize how Enlightenment ideas including Montesquieu's view of separation of powers and John Locke's theories natural law and how Locke's social contract influenced the Founding Fathers.

Trace the impact that the Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Mayflower Compact, and Thomas Paine's Common Sense had on colonists' views of government.