Profoundly Grace
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West Jordan, Utah, United States
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Grace Struiksma currently teaches Humanities/Language & Literature courses at Channing Hall International Baccalaureate School. She has previously taught 6th grade, college-level English and high school social studies. She also served as the K-6 Project Coordinator for Utah Agriculture in the Classroom, facilitated the Food, Land and People graduate online course through Utah State University and conducted workshops for in-service and pre-service teacher programs throughout the state.
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American Revolution: Olive Branch Petition
Make the American Revolution and the study of the Olive Branch Petition come to life for your students as they write their own petition to King George III. This resource includes the handouts for the reading, notes on the strengths and weaknesses of the British and Colonial armies, along with the written assignment, and the IB grading rubric. The accompanying Google Slides presentation for class instruction is also available.
7th - 9th
Reading, U.S. History, Writing
CCSS
CCRA.W.1
Also included in: American Revolution: Olive Branch Petition Bundle
American Revolution: Olive Branch Petition Slides
Make the Olive Branch Petition come alive to your students as they write their own petition to King George III. The Slides cover the Second Continental Congress, Ethan Allen and the capture of Fort Ticonderoga, and the Olive Branch Petition. Accompanying handouts for notes, the reading, the written "petition" assignment, and the IB grading rubric are also available.
7th - 9th
U.S. History
Also included in: American Revolution: Olive Branch Petition Bundle
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Experience
Grace Struiksma currently teaches Humanities/Language & Literature courses at Channing Hall International Baccalaureate School. She has previously taught 6th grade, college-level English and high school social studies. She also served as the K-6 Project Coordinator for Utah Agriculture in the Classroom, facilitated the Food, Land and People graduate online course through Utah State University and conducted workshops for in-service and pre-service teacher programs throughout the state.
Teaching style
Educational opportunities must be provided that would allow all students to master basic skills in order to survive and succeed in a global world. Instruction must engage students and connect to real-world issues. Every student is entitled to a curriculum that respects and celebrates all cultures, perspectives, and abilities.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Pi Gamma Mu member (International Social Science Honor Society)
Outstanding Achievement in History at WNMU-- 2000
Teacher of the Year, 2014 -- Utah Agriculture in the Classroom
Utah’s Teacher of the Week -- 17 Apr 2012
Bill of Rights Founders Fellowship Awards -- 2015, 2016
Bill of Rights Colloquium -- 2017
My own education history
AS, Home and Family Development, Brigham Young University, 1988
BS, History, Western New Mexico University, 2000
MAT, Elementary Education, Western New Mexico University, 2002
Additional biographical information
Grace grew up in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and has also lived in Virginia, Idaho, Wyoming, New Mexico, Oregon, and Utah. She enjoys traveling, reading, and playing board games. When she isn't spending time with family, including husband, five children, and six grandchildren, she is exploring English and American History.
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