Montgomerystudies
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Columbia, Maryland, United States
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I create upper school Social Studies curriculum for middle and high school classrooms, specializing in U.S. History, World History, Economics, and Model United Nations. My background is in Political Science, and I've spent years in the classroom teaching everything from standard courses to AP, IB, and competitive academic programs like MUN and Mock Trial. Every resource in my store is classroom-tested, teacher-created, and built to deliver real rigor without adding to your prep time. If you teach history or social studies and want lessons that are actually ready to use — primary sources, scaffolding, answer keys, and all — you're in the right place.
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20th Century U.S. History: World Wars, Great Depression, Cold War Unit
One bundle. An entire semester (& more!). 35 no-prep. multi day lessons covering the most-tested content in U.S. History and World History — from the causes of WWI through the Cold War's end — built around real primary sources, rigorous analysis, and AP-ready writing scaffolds. This is a source-driven curriculum. Every lesson includes authentic primary documents with structured analysis, not worksheets built around textbook summaries. Students read Churchill, Eleanor Roosevelt, Haile Selassie, T
9th - 12th
Other (Social Studies), U.S. History, World History
World War II Unit Bundle: Causes, Events & Global Impact (14 Lessons)
Engage students with inquiry, primary sources, and critical thinking.Bring history to life with this comprehensive 14-lesson unit that guides students through the causes, conflicts, and consequences of World War II. Each lesson combines accessible readings, authentic primary sources, and critical reflection activities to help students understand not just what happened — but why it matters. This complete bundle is designed for middle and high school classrooms and includes everything teachers
9th - 12th
Government, Other (Social Studies), U.S. History
APUSH Reform, Expansion & Sectionalism Bundle: Essays, DBQs & No-Prep Activities
This APUSH mid-year bundle combines essay practice, DBQs, gallery walks, and full lessons focused on reform, westward expansion, sectional conflict, and Reconstruction. Designed for Periods 4–5, this bundle builds a consistent classroom routine while allowing students to apply historical thinking skills across multiple, connected topics. Each lesson reinforces causation, evaluation, and historical impact, helping students strengthen both content knowledge and APUSH-style writing skills du
9th - 12th
Government, U.S. History, Writing-Essays
APUSH Industrialization, Reform & Government Power Bundle: Essays & Activities
This APUSH Periods 6–7 bundle brings together essay practice, full lessons, readings, and no-prep activities focused on industrial expansion, Progressive reform, and the growth of federal government power. Designed for the middle of the APUSH curriculum, this bundle helps students master some of the most conceptually challenging content while reinforcing a consistent, repeatable writing routine. Students repeatedly practice evaluating cause and effect, reform efforts, and the expanding role
9th - 12th
Government, Other (Social Studies), U.S. History
Marsha P. Johnson Lesson: LGBTQ+ Activism, Stonewall & Civil Rights History
Marsha P. Johnson Lesson | DBQ + Creative Biography Project | Stonewall & STAR Introduce students to the life, activism, and legacy of Marsha P. Johnson through this engaging, high-level lesson that combines primary source analysis, visual projects, and structured writing. This comprehensive resource moves beyond a simple biography worksheet. Students examine intersectionality, grassroots activism, and the origins of modern LGBTQ+ rights through an expanded background reading, four primary sourc
9th - 12th
Government, Other (Social Studies), U.S. History
Also included in: Civil Rights Leaders Mini-DBQ Bundle | Voices, Leadership & Change
The Holocaust: Primary Source Analysis & Gallery Walk
Help students move beyond textbook summaries and engage deeply with the human voices of the Holocaust through this structured, inquiry-based gallery walk and primary source analysis lesson. This resource centers on Jewish testimony, poetry, memoirs, and reflections, guiding students to examine identity, perspective, resistance, and memory during one of history’s most devastating events. Designed for middle and high school social studies classrooms, this lesson balances historical context with
8th - 11th
Other (Social Studies), Religion, U.S. History
Also included in: World War II Unit Bundle: Causes, Events & Global Impact (14 Lessons)
Michelle Obama DBQ: Leadership, Policy & Public Service (Secondary U.S. History)
Help students explore modern American leadership through this powerful and engaging DBQ focused on Michelle Obama. This lesson goes far beyond simple biography—students analyze extended primary and secondary source excerpts, evaluate national initiatives, identify major themes in her work, and develop evidence-based arguments about her impact as First Lady. With a full background reading, five rich documents, scaffolded analysis questions, and a culminating essay prompt, this DBQ builds historic
8th - 11th
Black History, Other (Social Studies), U.S. History
Also included in: Civil Rights Leaders Mini-DBQ Bundle | Voices, Leadership & Change
Nixon & Watergate: Power, Corruption & Accountability | DBQ Primary Sources
What happens when the president breaks the law — and who stops him? This three-day primary source mini-unit examines the Watergate scandal through the lens of journalism and democratic accountability, tracing the story from the 1972 break-in through Nixon's resignation and asking the question that still matters today: what does it take for a democracy to hold its most powerful leader accountable? Built for mixed classrooms with AP/Advanced extension questions throughout. Designed as Part 3 of t
9th - 12th
Elections - Voting, Government, U.S. History
French Revolution Simulation Activity & Lesson: Causes, Roles, and Outcomes
Make the causes of the French Revolution click with this interactive Three Estates simulation that gets students thinking, debating, and writing from historical perspectives. In this lesson, students are assigned to the First Estate (Clergy), Second Estate (Nobility), or Third Estate (Commoners) and work through a sequence of structured scenario cards that build tension from financial crisis to political breakdown. Students experience how unequal taxation, privilege, and unfair representation
8th - 11th
European History, Government, World History
MLK Primary Source Mini DBQ Bundle: “I Have a Dream” + “Letter from Birmingham"
Strengthen your Civil Rights Movement unit with this two-part MLK primary source bundle designed to build historical thinking, close reading, and evidence-based writing skills. This set includes fully scaffolded mini-DBQs for both “I Have a Dream” and “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” allowing students to analyze Dr. King’s most influential works through accessible excerpts and guided questioning. Each assignment includes a learning goal, warm-up prompt, IB-aligned conceptual understanding, step-
9th - 12th
Civics, Government, U.S. History
Black Panther Party Primary Source Analysis Media Literacy Lesson
Most students have heard of the Black Panthers. Almost none of them know what the Black Panthers actually did. This full-length primary source investigation is built for 11th and 12th grade students who can handle genuine complexity. It moves against the frozen, weaponized image that dominates popular memory — berets, rifles, FBI threat assessments — and works through eight primary sources that tell the complete story: the Ten-Point Program, the free breakfast program that fed ten thousand child
9th - 12th
Black History, Government, U.S. History
Also included in: Civil Rights Bundle Primary Sources DBQ Rhetoric Media Literacy
Civil Rights Movement APUSH Essay Practice — Score, Annotate, Correct & Write
Stop telling your AP students what a good essay looks like — show them. This fully expanded APUSH essay mastery packet on the Civil Rights Movement walks students through every level of essay quality, from a 1/6 to a 6/6, and gives them the tools to understand exactly why each score was earned and how to improve their own writing. Built for AP United States History (APUSH) Long Essay Question (LEQ) and Document-Based Question (DBQ) preparation, this packet targets the skills AP readers actually
9th - 12th
Civics, Government, U.S. History
Great Society APUSH Essay Practice | SAQ LEQ DBQ | Writing Skills
Build every APUSH essay skill your students need with this comprehensive Great Society writing unit covering Short Answer Questions (SAQ), Long Essay Questions (LEQ), and Document-Based Questions (DBQ). Students analyze and correct tiered sample essays, practice thesis writing and evidence development, and draft a full LEQ response — all built around a single central prompt on LBJ's Great Society and the War on Poverty. Designed for APUSH and AP U.S. History courses in grades 10–12, this unit de
9th - 12th
Government, U.S. History, Writing-Essays
Jacksonian Democracy Mini-DBQ Champion or Tyrant? Primary Sources & AP Extension
Was Andrew Jackson truly a champion of democracy — or did his presidency betray the ideals he claimed to defend? This fully rebuilt Mini-DBQ gives students the sources, scaffolding, and analytical tools to wrestle with that question seriously. What's Included:✔ Eight-paragraph background reading covering Jackson's rise, the Bank War, Indian Removal, executive overreach, slavery, and the ongoing historical debate about his legacy ✔ HAPP primary source analysis framework with a fill-in graphic o
8th - 12th
Government, Other (Social Studies), U.S. History
Mughal Empire Lesson: Primary Sources, HAPP, Cause & Effect, CER Writing
Give your 9th and 10th grade World History students a complete, rigorous exploration of how the Mughal Empire rose from conquest to one of the most sophisticated states in the early modern world — with everything they need to analyze, compare, and write at a high level. This isn't just a reading and a worksheet. Students work with three real primary sources from Babur and his court historian, trace cause-and-effect relationships across six key factors, compare the Mughal model of empire to the O
8th - 10th
Ancient History, Asian Studies, World History
Also included in: Ancient World History Bundle: 8 Lessons: DBQ, Inquiry & Analysis
Immigration vs Migration Lesson | AP Human Geography | Case Studies
Build the foundational migration vocabulary and analytical skills your students need with this comprehensive, no-prep lesson on immigration vs. migration — designed for AP Human Geography Unit 2 and compatible with World History and Global Studies courses in grades 8–12. Students master key distinctions between migration types, apply AP Human Geography frameworks including Ravenstein's Laws, Zelinsky's Mobility Transition, and the gravity model, and analyze three in-depth real-world case studies
8th - 11th
Geography, Government, World History
Duck and Cover 1951 Film Viewing Guide Cold War at Home Primary Source Analysis
Engage students in one of the most iconic artifacts of Cold War domestic life with this rigorous film viewing guide for Duck and Cover (1951). This 9-minute public domain civil defense film — produced by the U.S. Federal Civil Defense Administration and preserved in the Library of Congress National Film Registry — is freely available at archive.org, requires no purchase or subscription, and pairs perfectly with any Cold War at Home unit. This guide goes far beyond basic comprehension questions.
8th - 12th
Civics, U.S. History, World History
Also included in: 20th Century U.S. History: World Wars, Great Depression, Cold War Unit
Women's History Primary Source Activity | APUSH Period 6 | Gilded Age HAPP
Give your AP US History students meaningful Women's History Month content that connects directly to Period 6 curriculum. This primary source document analysis packet features five excerpts from women who challenged the social, political, and economic forces of the Gilded Age — no detour from your pacing guide required. Students analyze each document using the HAPP framework (Historical Context, Audience, Purpose, Point of View), with guiding questions built into every analysis table so scaffoldi
10th - 12th
Government, Other (Social Studies), U.S. History
Dust Bowl Decision-Making Lesson: Causes, Impact & Choices (U.S. History)
Help students move beyond memorization and into real historical thinking with this immersive Dust Bowl decision-making lesson. Instead of simply reading about the 1930s environmental crisis, students step into the role of families living through drought, crop failure, foreclosure, migration, and federal intervention. Through structured scenarios, reflection, and environmental analysis, students evaluate the complex interaction between human choices, economic pressure, and natural forces. This le
8th - 11th
Government, Other (Social Studies), U.S. History
Who Was Nelson Mandela? Full Lesson | Apartheid, Primary Source, Activities
Help your high school students understand one of the most important leaders of the 20th century with this fully updated, classroom-tested lesson on Nelson Mandela and the fall of apartheid. What's Included:Rich background reading covering Mandela's life from birth through presidencyPrimary source excerpt from the 1964 Rivonia Trial statement with HAPP analysisComprehension short-response questions with an evaluative promptTrue/False activity with correction linesTimeline chart covering 11 key ev
7th - 10th
African History, Government, Other (Social Studies)
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About the store
Experience
I create upper school Social Studies curriculum for middle and high school classrooms, specializing in U.S. History, World History, Economics, and Model United Nations. My background is in Political Science, and I've spent years in the classroom teaching everything from standard courses to AP, IB, and competitive academic programs like MUN and Mock Trial. Every resource in my store is classroom-tested, teacher-created, and built to deliver real rigor without adding to your prep time. If you teach history or social studies and want lessons that are actually ready to use — primary sources, scaffolding, answer keys, and all — you're in the right place.
Teaching style
My teaching style emphasizes student engagement, critical thinking, and real-world connections. I design lessons that combine interactive activities — like debates, simulations, gallery walks, and graphic organizers — with clear scaffolding to support all learners. I believe students learn best when they can do something with the content: analyze a primary source, take on a role in a mock trial, or connect historical debates to modern issues. Every resource I create includes teacher supports, differentiation tips, and opportunities for active learning, so you can feel confident and ready to teach with no extra prep.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Some of my proudest moments as a teacher come when students light up with understanding — whether it’s debating historical “what ifs” in a mock trial, connecting federalism to real-life issues, or confidently citing evidence in their first research paper. I believe in creating those “aha!” moments where complex ideas suddenly make sense. My resources are designed to spark curiosity, give students ownership of their learning, and remind teachers why we fell in love with this profession in the first place.
My own education history
I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science with a focus in Comparative Politics and International Law. I studied at St. Mary’s College of Maryland and Towson University, where I also explored related fields including anthropology, sociology, women’s studies, U.S. government, and special education. This interdisciplinary foundation shapes the way I design lessons — connecting political theory and history to broader cultural, social, and legal contexts, while keeping student needs at the center.
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