Michael Mitchell
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Statesville, North Carolina, United States
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I have 18 years experience teaching United States History, ten years experience teaching Advanced Placement U.S. History, and 18 years total teaching experience.
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Urbanization and Immigration Primary Source Activity
In this activity, students are placed in small groups (3 members each) and given a guiding question. Each student is given a different primary source document and uses the worksheet to guide their analysis. Then, using reciprocal teaching, each student "teaches" their document to his or her group members. Finally, the group works together to answer the guiding question by creating a thesis statement and defending it with evidence from the documents.
Instructions for the activity are provided o
9th - 12th
Social Studies, U.S. History
American (United States) History 1 Final Exam Review
This comprehensive study guide breaks the content of American History 1* into eight units, beginning with American colonization and ending with the onset of the Gilded Age and the closing of the Western Frontier. Each unit is subdivided into 25 key concepts for review.
The units are divided as follows:
1. Colonization of America
2. American Revolution and the Creation of the United States
3. Early United States through the War of 1812
4. The Era of Good Feelings and the Return of Sectionalism
9th - 12th
U.S. History
American History 1: Lesson 1.1: European Exploration and Discovery of America
Directions of Optimal Implementation of Lesson:
1. I HIGHLY recommend that teachers use both the PowerPoint and the graphic organizer in tandem. The notes provided by the PowerPoint exactly correlate to the graphic organizer (Word document) notes. Teachers should provide students with the graphic organizer notes and then proceed with delivering the PowerPoint-based lecture. As the lecture is delivered via PowerPoint, student should be expected to take notes (I ABSOLUTELY recommend handwritten n
9th - 12th
Other (Social Studies), Social Studies, U.S. History
New England Colonies Primary Source Activity
In this activity, students are placed in small groups (3 members each) and given a guiding question. Each student is given a different primary source document and uses the worksheet to guide their analysis. Then, using reciprocal teaching, each student "teaches" their document to his or her group members. Finally, the group works together to answer the guiding question by creating a thesis statement and defending it with evidence from the documents.
Instructions for the activity are provided o
9th - 12th
Social Studies, U.S. History
Plains Indians Wars Primary Source Activity
In this activity, students are placed in small groups (3 members each) and given a guiding question. Each student is given a different primary source document and uses the worksheet to guide their analysis. Then, using reciprocal teaching, each student "teaches" their document to his or her group members. Finally, the group works together to answer the guiding question by creating a thesis statement and defending it with evidence from the documents.
Instructions for the activity are provided o
9th - 12th
Social Studies, U.S. History
Southern Colonies Primary Source Activity
In this activity, students are placed in small groups (3 members each) and given a guiding question. Each student is given a different primary source document and uses the worksheet to guide their analysis. Then, using reciprocal teaching, each student "teaches" their document to his or her group members. Finally, the group works together to answer the guiding question by creating a thesis statement and defending it with evidence from the documents.
Instructions for the activity are provided o
9th - 12th
Social Studies, U.S. History
Unit 1 (The Gilded Age) Key Terms with Quiz and Key
Included in this package:
1. A list of key terms differentiated for average and above average students.
2. A 25 question matching quiz, also differentiated for average and above average students.
3. An answer key to the quiz (I require students to write out full answers, not just the letter).
For average students, the key terms list includes definitions on the second page (which are scrambled, requiring students to match the correct key term to each definition).
Typically, I give students
9th - 12th
Social Studies, U.S. History
Unit 1 (American Colonization) Key Terms with Quiz and Key
Included in this package:
1. A list of key terms differentiated for average and above average students.
2. A 25 question matching quiz, also differentiated for average and above average students.
3. An answer key to the quiz (I require students to write out full answers, not just the letter).
For average students, the key terms list includes definitions on the second page (which are scrambled, requiring students to match the correct key term to each definition).
Typically, I give students
9th - 12th
Social Studies, U.S. History
Unit 1 (The Gilded Age) Evidence-Based Writing
This worksheet is designed to conclude and review each unit of my American (United States) History classes.
This worksheet provides five thematic guided writing prompts. These "big picture" prompts help students synthesize the knowledge of each unit into thematic categories. The worksheets provide "guided writing frames" that promote the use of thesis statements and supporting evidence. I encourage students to use their lecture notes for reference when completing these worksheets.
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9th - 12th
Social Studies, U.S. History
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About the store
Experience
I have 18 years experience teaching United States History, ten years experience teaching Advanced Placement U.S. History, and 18 years total teaching experience.
Teaching style
Primary Source Analysis
My teaching style is to integrate high-level thinking and questioning with substantial use of primary sources.
I use primary source activities to expand content through student-led inquiry. Students work in small groups of three, with each student analyzing a different (edited but unabridged) document tied to the same guiding question. After reading and citing evidence, they “teach” their source to the group, then work together to build a thesis and supporting evidence.
To push higher-level thinking, I also mix in:
Comparing tone, purpose, and bias across sources.
Identifying counter-evidence that challenges their thesis.
Asking deeper questions like: Whose voice is missing? Why was this written? How does it complicate the story we’ve learned?
Presenting their synthesis in different formats (debate, editorial, argument chart, etc.).
Each packet starts with clear instructions and ends with a group product that forces them to source, corroborate, and contextualize—just like historians.
Quizzes:
At the beginning of each unit, students are given a key terms list. Halfway through the unit, they are quizzed on these terms. I find that this provides a vital foundation; once students know the key terms, they can then see how they interconnect within history.
Each quiz is 25 questions in a matching format.
Tests:
For each unit, I provide a study guide for the unit test. These study guides align with the unit lectures, and the tests align with the study guides and key terms lists.
Each test contains 45 multiple choice questions (some straighforward, some based on stimuli such as quotes, charts, political cartoons, etc.), 25 matching questions to review the key terms again, and five short essay prompts (students choose three).
Awards & shining teacher moments
1. Top pass rate on Advanced Placement U.S. History Exam in school district (2012-present, career 84% pass rate).
2. Top student growth on state exam for American History 1 in school district (2013-present, according to EVAAS index).
3. Top student growth on state exam for American History 2 in school district (2016-present, according to EVAAS index).
4. Voted "Reader's Choice Best High School Teacher" by local newspaper (2015).
5. National Board Certified Teacher (2014-present).
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